Awesome pic, Stan 
What's for tea tonight? (#8)
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Nigel and Steve live on the streets. They found me today and asked if they could stay the night, and if I could cook them liver and onions with mash. They bought the liver.
No problem - I'll enjoy that.
Steve's story...
About Four years ago whilst sharing drinks on the street, people wondered where Steve was. Olli decided to check his cave (some 4KM down the valley along precarious footpaths). Three hours later after carrying Steve for 3KM on his shoulders, he turned up with an unconscious body in a supermarket trolley asking if anyone had a phone to call an ambulance.
Steve was rushed to hospital. He remained in a coma for over Three months with TB and secondary meningitis. Myself and Olli organised a hospital watch to make sure no switches were switched off as much as anything. His family hadn't the resources to get involved.
Every time we visited Steve we had to wear sterile clothing to enter Steve's isolation ward. The nurses were very scared!
Eventually, Steve came around. Lacking memory, sense of smell and sight in One eye reduced to tunnel vision.
We got together to get him a new passport to get him home to get recuperative care. He made it home. Had a care worker, a place - safety.
Two years ago he returned. A mate paid for a flight to Malaga. So, here he is. He knows the risks and prefers the life he has. Him and Nigel are staying for a single night. They know it is just a single night with a good meal, shower and no-one waking them until they want to wake.
Real names. Real history.
Nigel's story comes next, but he is currently too excited in love to eat the very delicious liver and onions.
No problem - I'll enjoy that.
Steve's story...
About Four years ago whilst sharing drinks on the street, people wondered where Steve was. Olli decided to check his cave (some 4KM down the valley along precarious footpaths). Three hours later after carrying Steve for 3KM on his shoulders, he turned up with an unconscious body in a supermarket trolley asking if anyone had a phone to call an ambulance.
Steve was rushed to hospital. He remained in a coma for over Three months with TB and secondary meningitis. Myself and Olli organised a hospital watch to make sure no switches were switched off as much as anything. His family hadn't the resources to get involved.
Every time we visited Steve we had to wear sterile clothing to enter Steve's isolation ward. The nurses were very scared!
Eventually, Steve came around. Lacking memory, sense of smell and sight in One eye reduced to tunnel vision.
We got together to get him a new passport to get him home to get recuperative care. He made it home. Had a care worker, a place - safety.
Two years ago he returned. A mate paid for a flight to Malaga. So, here he is. He knows the risks and prefers the life he has. Him and Nigel are staying for a single night. They know it is just a single night with a good meal, shower and no-one waking them until they want to wake.
Real names. Real history.
Nigel's story comes next, but he is currently too excited in love to eat the very delicious liver and onions.
I will do Nigel's story another day in another place. It is far too long and interesting.
Johnny Vodka
The Abominable Scotsman
Is that you on the right, Stan? 
I had steak. Asda are doing 2 for £7 (or £4 each) and you can pick between rump, sirloin or ribeye. I picked 2 rump - more for your money and the rump is cut thick, besides I reckon rump can be as good as the two supposedly better cuts. Thickness makes all the difference with steak - much more forgiving in the cooking and easier to get the contrast between browned oustide and pink, bloody middle.
I had steak. Asda are doing 2 for £7 (or £4 each) and you can pick between rump, sirloin or ribeye. I picked 2 rump - more for your money and the rump is cut thick, besides I reckon rump can be as good as the two supposedly better cuts. Thickness makes all the difference with steak - much more forgiving in the cooking and easier to get the contrast between browned oustide and pink, bloody middle.
Is that you on the right, Stan?
Nope.
I should probably have fuzzed that one in PhotoShop!
Nice guy. Very good friend, but not me.
Maurice Picarda
Actually, might as well flounce.
Two pork pies with olives, one focaccia split and filled with thick carved ham and cheddar, pain aux raisin, two pecan and maple whirl pastries, one fudge yoghurt.
Sunday lunch for the fam is roast beef with rosemary, mashed potato and broccoli. Roast salmon for the vegetarian. Yesterday's coleslaw and potato salad with mint. Leftover desserts from freezer: rhubarb tart, vanilla icecream, mint vienetta, magnums.
Callie
Pivoting
im going to have lambs hearts, not totally sure how to cook them. will try to recreate how my nan used to do it minus the paxo but im not really sure how she cooked them? possibly just shoved in the oven but tinternet seems to think they would need braising rather than just baking
AFAIK, done in a covered casserole in the oven, braised at a fairly slow temperature (mark 4?). Do remember to snip out the tubes.
Veggie tagine - baby spuds, 2 aubergines, 2 courgettes, 2 onions, red & green pepper, garlic, cumin and coriander, toms, harissa paste, big handful of fresh coriander leaf, chickpeas, veg stock. Fuck me. Smells amazing
Made key lime pie for afters too
Oh, and May Kasahara I cooked enough chickpeas for 3 meals and froze two portions. Looking forward to seeing how they come out
Made key lime pie for afters too
Oh, and May Kasahara I cooked enough chickpeas for 3 meals and froze two portions. Looking forward to seeing how they come out
kittyP
Pluviophile
I adore chipolatas
I really want curry. Bank and my waist line say no but worrying head says yes
Addy
cooking...
This recipe delivers...
Crispy chilli beef
serves 1
150g frying steak sliced about 0.5 cm thick
2 eggs
1.5 tbsp cornflour mixed with a touch of water
0.5 tsp salt
1 carrot finely shredded
1 spring onion finely shredded
1 red chilli de-seeded & finely sliced
0.5 clove of garlic minced
2 tsp sugar
2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
2 tbsp rice vinegar
splash of light soy sauce
mix the egg, cornflour, and salt in a bowl add the beef and coat fry at 180 until crisp about 6 to 8 mins each batch.
Add some oil to a hot wok add the garlic chilli carrot and onion stir fry for a couple of minutes add the chilli sauce sugar soy and vinegar to the pan bring up to heat add the beef toss through to coat and warm up
you can adjust the chilli and vinegar to suit your own taste.
Usually served with Lemon Chicken
Lemon chicken
chicken breasts sliced
2 tbsp soy sauce
0.5 tsp salt
mix this in a bowl and set aside to marinade
Batter
2 large eggs
0.25 cup of cornflour mixed with a little water to stop lumps
0.5 tsp baking powder
pinch white pepper
mix all the above together and add the marinated chicken fry until golden brown and chicken is cooked
lemon sauce
1 3rd cup of sugar
1 cup chicken stock
1.5 tbsp corn flour mixed with water to prevent lumps
3 tbsp fresh lemon juice can used bottled but quantities may vary
0.75 tsp salt
2 tbsp oil
yellow food coulring optional but makes it look better
add all the ingredients to a pan except the lemon bring to the boil the simmer until a nice syrup i prefer to add the lemon gradually then you can add more or less depending on how strong you like it
The gravy on the beef worked a treat - was done with meat juices, water, fried onions and a little flour. Delish!
