Good British Meals.

**somtamslap** · 18-02-2012, 09:00 AM

Mathos, where do I fill out an application form to be your grandson?

**Bogon** · 18-02-2012, 09:11 AM

^Join the queue Sommy.

I have a cunning plan to overturn my car on a snowy day outside Matho's place and stumble to his door seeking refuge and aid. Hopefully he willl look after me through the winter months like the girl from the film Misery.
I will also allow Mathos to break both my ankles like in the film so I'll have to stay there longer and be fed and watered.

The blokes a legend with his travel and food pics.
Always look forward to when he pops into a local pub on his travels and gives the low-down.

**nigelandjan** · 18-02-2012, 02:36 PM

Brilliant Matt just solved our Sunday dinner for this week ,, I'm off to the butchers now on me bike , he often has the lamb chops on special offer ,, if it turns out ok will post result

**jizzybloke** · 18-02-2012, 08:29 PM

^There's an awsome butchers not far from me Nigel, just a shame I can't make feck all edible myself!

William Rose Butchers - about us

**nigelandjan** · 19-02-2012, 01:03 AM

Looks the biz Jizz mind you I bet the prices match the looks.

Seem to be coming back into fashion now the independents which is a good thing ,, our local butcher produces some fine sausages at £5.49p per kilo ,, yes I know its a lot of dough for mashed up pig but there's no crap or fat in there ,, you can cook as many as you like in a non stick pan and the pan will be dry after cooking'

When we was on holiday last year in Scotland we spent some dough in this wonderful butcher in Lauder Shaws Fine Meats

**jizzybloke** · 19-02-2012, 01:12 AM

Used to do some work close to this place, had some of their pasties as well as a few other bits and peices.

If you're ever passing in your truck it's well worth a stop mate!

Lidgates Butchers Londons Best Butcher

**nigelandjan** · 19-02-2012, 01:24 AM

^ Thats fantastic Jizz thinking of ordering online when we come back from Thai ,, just checked out the large sausage roll at £1.30p now that is half price of the M+S special sausage roll which is about 3 inches long !

**Mathos** · 19-02-2012, 03:20 AM

Originally Posted by laymond

gee,that looks sensational,do you eat the beetroot hot like a veg???just wondering as someone told me its great to eat hot.in oz its always eaten cold as like salad.

Hi Laymond,

You can eat them hot or cold.

Taste nice either way.

Most folk are only familiar with the pickled beetroot's
in all honesty the vinegar spoils the true taste.

You can boil them for a while let them simmer for an
hour or more in a pan of boiling water, with a lid on.

Check they are soft all the way through with a knife.

Alternatively you can scrub them up a little, cover them in
some olive oil (or similar) and wrap them in tin foil.

Similar to doing a jacket potato.

Leave the large ones in the oven for about an hour and a half.

We like them done that way, they are meant to be good for
you.

Natural properties are good for depression, and as a stamina
booster.

Also good for cleansing the body, like a detox.

You can buy organic beet-juice, we buy a dozen bottles a
year or so.

Helps to keep blood pressure in check as well.

There's a link here, I always buy from Whites,
but you can get it in Sainsbury's and health shops,
maybe elsewhere too.

James White Drinks - Brilliant non-alcoholic drinks - Home

**Mathos** · 19-02-2012, 03:23 AM

Originally Posted by somtamslap

Mathos, where do I fill out an application form to be your grandson?

There's one in the post for you Somtam.

**Mathos** · 19-02-2012, 03:40 AM

Originally Posted by Bogon

^Join the queue Sommy.

I have a cunning plan to overturn my car on a snowy day outside Matho's place and stumble to his door seeking refuge and aid. Hopefully he willl look after me through the winter months like the girl from the film Misery.
I will also allow Mathos to break both my ankles like in the film so I'll have to stay there longer and be fed and watered.

The blokes a legend with his travel and food pics.
Always look forward to when he pops into a local pub on his travels and gives the low-down.

You've thought this one out Bogon.

Cheers mate.

Nice steak pie, chips and peas.

That should get the mouth watering.

**Mathos** · 19-02-2012, 03:46 AM

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

Brilliant Matt just solved our Sunday dinner for this week ,, I'm off to the butchers now on me bike , he often has the lamb chops on special offer ,, if it turns out ok will post result

That is the secret Matt.

A good Butcher selling quality meat.

It makes all the difference, from how and where the animals are
raised, fed and the immediate conditions, they thrive with tranquility.

Then there's the hanging, it's all an art and the best butchers
are normally connected to the farmers, one way or another.

Make sure you get the small chops, 'cutlets' Flobo always asks for,
they are meatier and much sweeter tasting than the larger chops.

**laymond** · 19-02-2012, 10:45 AM

thanks for the imfo on the beetroot mate,will have a crack at it shortly.
cheers and beers.

**nigelandjan** · 20-02-2012, 02:33 AM

Well here's my effort on the lamb chop stew I have to say it tasted a whole lot better than it looked , Jan suggested I put some Worcester sauce in with the mix which I duly did ,, just as well as I had run out of gravy stock so just used Marmite + WS delicious, have to admit been busy erecting my new shed in the garden today so not 100% given to the meal .

Anyway Jan weighed in today making the most delicious Buttercake ? something I never heard of still live and learn ,, to be honest I had to walk out the kitchen ,, she began with flour in the bowl ?????? then the butter, then 4 eggs etc ,, I was out of there back to me shed . But anyway a delicious result + another couple of inches on the waistline .

**caller** · 20-02-2012, 03:55 AM

Hi Mathos, I do like the look of that Lamb stew! I came here from the Lancs thread in the hope you'd let on about what stock was used?

And thanks for the ongoing travel thread!

**Mathos** · 25-02-2012, 04:18 AM

Originally Posted by caller

Hi Mathos, I do like the look of that Lamb stew! I came here from the Lancs thread in the hope you'd let on about what stock was used?

And thanks for the ongoing travel thread!

Cheers Caller, just seen your post.

I'll find out from Flobo and let you know.

She's singing in the bath at present.

**Mathos** · 28-02-2012, 03:12 AM

Flobo tells me making a stock of your own is really far too
time consuming.

Obviously she uses the quality enhancement of bones in most
of the stews and casseroles she makes.

The majority of stock additives you can buy are as a rule very
much commercial brands which contain nothing but chemicals,
and are best avoided.

This particular brand:-

'More Than Gourmet Glace d'Agneau Gold.'

Is one exceptionally good genuine stock.

It's prepared with Madeira wine, plus spices to improve the
natural flavours and juices already part of the stew or other.

Also, she has used 'Knorr Stock Pot' considered to be an
excellent stock enhancer, made from only the most
carefully select ingredients.

According to the Knorr label.

Going back over the years, I had an aunt who
used to make many a beef stew, she always
added a cow heel bone to the pot.

That was shortly after the war ended though,
no doubt folk had many an idea to give a tasty
flavour to stews.

It didn't half thicken it up giving it a very tasty
end result.

She lived on Grey Mare Lane not far from Belle Vue.

We lived in the Middleton area.

Not far from where Bernard Manning (RIP) had his famous
Embassy Club. Harpurhey.

It's like the twinlkling of an eye thinking back.

Then we moved to Victoria Avenue East, Blackley.

A real move that, out of a terraced house, into
a semi-detached with a garden, front and back.

I still remember the bombed out buildings around Manchester,
strange how the memory kicks into over-drive when you start
drifting.

A couple of really interesting links here.

VE Day 60 Years: Manchester - A City In World War Two | Culture24

Link4Life | Bombed Out! | cultural trust, leisure trust, arts heritage ...

I can still remember the old air raid shelters.

**caller** · 29-02-2012, 04:31 AM

Thanks for that Mathos, whilst the knorr stock pot / cube is a good reliable stand-by that I use a lot, I'd never heard of 'More Than Gourmet Glace d'Agneau Gold' or the rest of the range - I've had a look and will give them a try!

**Mathos** · 14-03-2012, 04:56 AM

I keep forgetting to post on here.

Nice leg of English lamb over the weekend.

Delicious.

Flobo had hers with mashed potato, and a few greens.

I had mine with some roasted potato's and
roasted mixed vegetables.

Both pictures prior to the gravy going over.

Exceptionally nice.

The meat was superb.

Flobo is making a hot pot this week I think, I'll make sure to take
the photographs.

**Cujo** · 14-03-2012, 10:37 AM

I'm hungry now.

**grasshopper** · 14-03-2012, 02:43 PM

Dunno whether its the age I am, or the pictures. Either way, I am drooling.

**natalie8** · 14-03-2012, 06:16 PM

Originally Posted by Mathos

Flobo is making a hot pot this week I think, I'll make sure to take the photographs.

Please do!

I'm loving your lamb pics. I'm planning on making lamb next week when my mom & stepfather are here.

**Beautiful World** · 14-03-2012, 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by grasshopper

Dunno whether its the age I am, or the pictures. Either way, I am drooling.

Great thread, Quality English food really is great, hopefully this thread will put a few people straight. Please tell the Mrs her cooking has made me think about going back to the UK for the first time in ten years. Getting all nostalgic like. The power of Teakdoor?.

Does anyone know anywhere in Thailand that sells food like this?...

**Looper** · 14-03-2012, 11:05 PM

This thread should be banned. It is torture to look at the pictures but not be able to taste it!

Is Flobo Thai Mathos? and she has picked up all this traditional british cooking - bladdy hell your on a winner there - more power to ya.

**Mathos** · 15-03-2012, 04:48 AM

Natalie, Beautiful World, Grasshopper, Kujo.

Thanks for the input.

I think Flobo is making a nice hot-pot tomorrow.

If she does I'll get it all photographed

Thanks for the greens of late as well.

**Mathos** · 15-03-2012, 04:56 AM

Originally Posted by Looper

This thread should be banned. It is torture to look at the pictures but not be able to taste it!

Is Flobo Thai Mathos? and she has picked up all this traditional british cooking - bladdy hell your on a winner there - more power to ya.

Cheers Looper.

She is a good cook Looper.

Took a bit of getting her used to cooking English Style,
but we got there in the end.

The pipe was a bit of a nuisance at first,
but she only smokes it in the garden nowadays,
or when she visits the pub. Then she has to go
out back with it.

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