Thread: Lunch ... the second course

Venison steak today, quite lean and rich.


The smell sent the dog bonkers..


Bought some duck breasts and corn fed chicken breasts also from Tesco's finest section.

Three different meats for a tenner.

Originally Posted by Joe 90

Three different meats for a tenner.

You bagged a granny ?

Originally Posted by Joe 90

Three different meats for a tenner.

Lucky you were furloughed otherwise you would not be able to justify the cheap eating.

Originally Posted by Joe 90

Venison steak today, quite lean and rich.

Originally Posted by Joe 90

Bought some duck breasts and corn fed chicken breasts also from Tesco's finest section.

You're certainly upping your game . . . (yes, pun intended)

My daughter sent me this pic of Massaman curry on a bed of couscous. The verdict was that "Massaman is awesome" on a bed of fluffy couscous.

Originally Posted by happynz

My daughter sent me this pic of Massaman curry on a bed of couscous. The verdict was that "Massaman is awesome" on a bed of fluffy couscous.

Love me a good curry, what is couscous ?

Sausages and onion in bread... nice option!

I like to add a bit of cheese also.

Originally Posted by happynz

My daughter sent me this pic of Massaman curry on a bed of couscous. The verdict was that "Massaman is awesome" on a bed of fluffy couscous.

The other half swears that Massaman in a soft white bread roll in Thailand is a winner.

I never personally saw it, but can imagine it tastes great ... maybe no potato bits on the roll though?

Originally Posted by Fondles

what is couscous ?

Apparently it's steamed semolina. Then I had to find out what semolina is. Semolina is durum wheat similar to millet and sorghum....and wheeee, down the rabbit hole I go.

The day after Friday is Pieday

Two Steak and Kidney and one Pork and Black Pudding

Pork and black pudding sounds interesting.
I had a corn beef hash pie the other day, was lush.

^ What I would give for a pie shop like that in Korat!

My mouth is watering

^^ its been costing me up to £12 a week, i confess that i am sold, norvern pies are the dogs. The people whilst hard to understand on account of them not speaking English are the friendliest you could meet. There is a queue every morning for her pies, open at 08.30 mostly sold out by 11

Brunch again. Two fresh mackerel my favourite fish.

^ Mackerel is a nice fish but can turn bad quickly, so a good supplier is important to ensure it's fresh.

Speaking of fish, it's becoming increasingly difficult to get a good variety of fresh fish here, and the prices are horrendous . . . so we find ourselves eating less fish and more meat or simply no meat. Surprising for an island nation . . . 95% of caught fish is exported and 75% of aquaculture is exported - simply ridiculous . . . the same goes for meats, fruits etc...

A nation that can feed itself five times over but exports 95% and charges an arm and a leg domestically. In KL you can buy NZ fish cheaper than here.



Anyway . . .

Mrs Hat cooked up a storm for lunch . . . simply fabulous sweet pork ribs with shallots, garlic and ginger . . . all I know is that she adds brown sugar, brown and white vinegar, sesame seeds sprinkled on top . . . and it tastes very, very good.



Veggie dish was also very tasty with asparagus, shiitake mushrooms, capsicum (bell peppers), onions, garlic and ginger . . . in a light brown sauce



. . . washed down with a cold Blackberry cider.

As it is spring and a lovely 25 degrees we ate outside by the pool, which has a lovely temperature of 12 degrees

Burp . . .

Originally Posted by malmomike77

its been costing me up to £12 a week, i confess that i am sold, norvern pies are the dogs. The people whilst hard to understand on account of them not speaking English are the friendliest you could meet

I met a Northern butcher before, he had a glint in his eye and the Fred Elliot look about him, like that guy in your photo. He regaled how he once took a 16 inch black pudding out of shop window and pumelled it inside some Indian woman with learning difficulties who used to walk past his shop and how he then put it back out for resale.


I guess the moral of the story is to do your own mincing

^ How long until that thing joins the bread maker at the back of the cupboard?

No, this one is different, it can make dough,cakes, burgers and pasta.

That breadmaker went for a song in a fire sale in Asia along with a load of other good ideas at the time

I could do with going to a car boot sale with some of the shit I've collected in the UK already.

Did you see on the news about Amazon dumping all their returns? Well they started doing Amazon Clearance Sales after the commotion.

That kenwood k mix in the photo was only 90 quid, rrp 250.
I got a 350 quid magnifica s bean to coffee maker for 110, a 150 quid singer sewing machine for 75 quid for the wife and a pair of jeans I needed a button moved on, steamer, toaster, microwave, egg poacher, garlic crusher, avocado slicer etc etc

It's virtually brand new tge Amazon shit, although sold as used and at a big discount.
I will post it up when they do another sale.

Originally Posted by Reg Dingle

a pair of jeans I needed a button moved on

For the expanded gut, doubtless.

Originally Posted by panama hat

Mackerel is a nice fish but can turn bad quickly, so a good supplier is important to ensure it's fresh.
Speaking of fish, it's becoming increasingly difficult to get a good variety of fresh fish here, and the prices are horrendous . .

From the fishmonger who's son catches them. £4.80p / Kg, not as cheap as it used to be but still a bargain.

Those ribs look good.

Originally Posted by Reg Dingle

It's virtually brand new tge Amazon shit, although sold as used and at a big discount.
I will post it up when they do another sale.

How is it only Dill knows when the fires sales are on? You probably need help

Have you chipped in your bus drivers job for a £70K HGV one?

^ nom nom nom nom nom

Originally Posted by malmomike77

Have you chipped in your bus drivers job for a £70K HGV one?

Fuck those buses, schoolkids, the elderly, the infirm, the ramps, the cameras and audio equipment, the lack of music and every kunt wanting to get in front of you for a laugh


I begin the truckin adventure next week.

I'll soon be slaying prostitutes at truck stops and driving around in a frock like Nige