tsk tsk tsk t_a....if moomoo was here you'd get a good lashingtwisted_angel said:Erm..galaxy bar, bag of tootie fruities and a lemsip
What's for tea tonight? (pt3)
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If in doubt.. mumble.
I know ...i want to adopt her as my mum even though i think shes younger than meDetroit City said:tsk tsk tsk t_a....if moomoo was here you'd get a good lashing
I have fallen out with cooking and my son seems to eat out all the time at the moment ( new gf) so seems pointless.
Battered cod with my signature salad* - been enjoying fish a lot more recently, probably having it more than meat with my main meal. And so along with my usual fish/seafood purchases (tuna, salmon, king prawns, squid) I get from the local Chinese Cash and Carry (either Wing Yip nr Ancoats or Chi Yip** which is Middleton/Chadderton way) I got me some cod. At just over £4 a kilo it were a damn site cheaper than any supermarket I know of too.
Made a simple batter (flour, water, salt, lemon juice), heated the deep pan of oil really hot, quick dipped me fish in (over half a kilos worth - I was really hungry!) and stuck it in the pan.
Was absolutely gorgeous - better than any decent chippy fish I've had (which was my litmus test). I think it'll be on the menu next time I have friends/a woman round for dinner.
* Thinly sliced pepper, sweetcorn, cherry tomatoes halved, thinly sliced red onion, sliced avocado, lots of feta cheese, olive oil/white wine vinegar/lemon/salt and pepper to taste.
** First time I'd been in since my dad died. He was in the restaurant trade and I often went in there with him when he shopped there. I went round the place with a tear in my eye, recalling the last time I was in there around eighteen months ago.
A fellow Spanish friend called him that he'd known since the 70's called him, him answering his phone in his customary manner ("Good morning/afternoon/evening [the name of the business] how can I help you?") that we all used to take him off with. I think his friend wanted to do something with him, knowing that it was the day the business was closed, but my dad speaking with him in Spanish told him he was talking me/us out for some food (I think my then partner came). He used to absolutely love taking people out for food on his day off - if I worked in a restaurant I imagine the last place I'd want to see on my day off would be the inside of another one.
So yeah, was a bittersweet experience.
Made a simple batter (flour, water, salt, lemon juice), heated the deep pan of oil really hot, quick dipped me fish in (over half a kilos worth - I was really hungry!) and stuck it in the pan.
Was absolutely gorgeous - better than any decent chippy fish I've had (which was my litmus test). I think it'll be on the menu next time I have friends/a woman round for dinner.
* Thinly sliced pepper, sweetcorn, cherry tomatoes halved, thinly sliced red onion, sliced avocado, lots of feta cheese, olive oil/white wine vinegar/lemon/salt and pepper to taste.
** First time I'd been in since my dad died. He was in the restaurant trade and I often went in there with him when he shopped there. I went round the place with a tear in my eye, recalling the last time I was in there around eighteen months ago.
A fellow Spanish friend called him that he'd known since the 70's called him, him answering his phone in his customary manner ("Good morning/afternoon/evening [the name of the business] how can I help you?") that we all used to take him off with. I think his friend wanted to do something with him, knowing that it was the day the business was closed, but my dad speaking with him in Spanish told him he was talking me/us out for some food (I think my then partner came). He used to absolutely love taking people out for food on his day off - if I worked in a restaurant I imagine the last place I'd want to see on my day off would be the inside of another one.
So yeah, was a bittersweet experience.
but surely you can do better than a chocolate bar and a bag of candytwisted_angel said:
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Leek and potato soup
thats all for dinner?May Kasahara said:Leek and potato soup
i'm about to have same thing as last nite, meatloaf with mash/gravy, corn, green beans and a cornbread muffin
twisted_angel
If in doubt.. mumble.
Not when your too tired to move of the sofa.Detroit City said:but surely you can do better than a chocolate bar and a bag of candy
I will do better tonight i promise
pootle
little moran
Detroit City said:i'm about to have same thing as last nite, meatloaf with mash/gravy, corn, green beans and a cornbread muffin
Yum! Yum! Yum! Yet another reason why I wish I lived in magic america!
Tonight it smoky sausage cassoulet with jacket spuds which will hopefully turn out better than my terrible rice and peas stodge episode. Tcch!
aqua
made of cheese and gin
I had to stop the falacy that I was making enough for lunch the next day cos we'd always just have seconds insteadbaldrick said:i always make enough to take some to work for lunch, but strangely enough, it all gets eaten
tonight will be pork with apple sauce and blue cheese with a jacket spud, brocolli and carrots - just me in tonight so will be nice and quick
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
missfran said:Leek and potato soup is very hearty and plenty for dinner
Innit
although it does make me fart something terrible Never mind. Think I will make a big pot of stew tonight: either gaijingirl's butternut squash and barley stew, or some generic vegetable stew
pootle
little moran
BiddlyBee said:rice and peas didn't work well then?
Nut
it came out really stodgy and nothing like the rice and peas I've eaten when done properly...maybe I used too much liquid or something? Oh well! Back to the drawing board (or maybe push myself and have a stab at tarannau's recipe as he seems to know what's he's talking about, grub wise! )
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
*sends virtual cake to feyr*
ScallyWag II
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After reading the omlette thread I reckon I'm having omlette tonight with a gruyere and chive filling
This caught my eyemoonsi til said:
I've been looking out for a decent big pasta/soup bowl for AGES now, and I can't find any. They're either too small, or they look like fruit bowls.
Where did you get yours from?
I'm on either leftover soup, or, if I don't fancy that, pesto pasta and olives
Mrs Miggins
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I'm not sure what I will end up with as I've got to go to a leaving do and have no idea what sustenance will be on offer I'm glad the girl is leaving though because she is hopeless so it should be a fun evening!
I'm glad the girl is leaving though because she is hopeless so it should be a fun evening!last night i had a massive feast:
lentil, chickpea and sausage soup,Dhal with spinach then apple crumble with loads of custard. Not all at once in the same bowl though
tonight i will have:
chicken with sundried tomato and olive pasta with garlic spinach. probably...
lentil, chickpea and sausage soup,Dhal with spinach then apple crumble with loads of custard. Not all at once in the same bowl though
tonight i will have:
chicken with sundried tomato and olive pasta with garlic spinach. probably...
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