Thread: Dinner

^ Think you'll be getting a picture!

That'd be really nice if you'd controlled your gravy pouring hand, but I suppose you were still shaking from Dil's visit...

To be fair, Dilly didn't know what I was making.
Probably thought I was going to make him a black pudding sandwich!

Originally Posted by charleyboy

To be fair, Dilly didn't know what I was making.

bugger

Twas, delicious!

Well it nearly was ^ sprouts ??

^Finest vegetable on this planet, Nige!

Thats one good reason to retire to Thailand , they can't grow em there

Originally Posted by charleyboy

^Finest vegetable on this planet, Nige!

After potatos, and after asparagus, and after pumpkin.

But then, yes.

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

Using your mouse pad as a cutting board, Betsy?

Well....that's different.

^ the wife's cooking. Added some onion rings too...

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

Thats one good reason to retire to Thailand , they can't grow em there

But those Cloggy Bastids Makro (who sold out to CP) import them!! and they appear on buffets all over the place now!

^ I see fresh ones in supermarkets from time to time and judging by the non-astronomical prices, always assumed they're grown local. Don't know for sure though, and prefer the frozen ones anyway gently simmered then rolled around in a basin with salt, pepper, and a little butter.

They taste great!

Salad for a nice change tonight

So last night the wife was out and I went looking through the freezer what the 3 of us could have for dinner. Found 3 chicken breasts, some bacon, had butter, garlic and spices.

So I whipped up some spiced garlic butter by simply sautéing them off and refrigerating the butter mix.


Cut a pocket in the breast and spooned in the cold garlic butter.


wrapped them in bacon


Made some thinly sliced green beans, a rice pilaf, and served them up. I ate one and a half, the kids finished off the rest, but cut them in half to serve.


Simple but tasty.

Lamb chop, chicken thigh, lobster tail and a couple of prawns. With roast veg and a fresh watercress and stilton sauce.

I'd bring round a bottle of wine to go with that. But i bought a bottle yesterday and read the label without me specs on. I thought i was buying South African wine, it turns out to be Californian.

Haven't tasted it yet, but presume is going to be crap. Pretty label, though.

And people who poo poo screw top bottles. Remember that a few years ago wine was horrible because the corks had gone rotten. Which is why the cheaper ones, which are still drinkable, now have screw tops.

The californian one i am now looking at cost me the equivalent of 3 quid. It's called Geyser Peak!! and is a fruity little Merlot.

^^&^^^ Triffic work up there gents.

^ Same same looks wonderful grub

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

Tasted very nice, but I wasn't very hungry, so didn't have much..

Lets just read that last bit once again " I wasn't very HUNGRY , so didn't have much

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

Ten minutes later she comes back with 'T-Bone', basically massive pork chops with mushrooms; luverleee it was...

WTF ??? almost a Socal moment there Betts

Talking about him ,, who is he on here now ??

As nice as all this food is I have gone on a diet which is mostly cabbage + carrots ,

very little in the way of potatoes or rice

The crab stuffed prawns I did at New Years......

Originally Posted by patsycat

And people who poo poo screw top bottles. Remember that a few years ago wine was horrible because the corks had gone rotten. Which is why the cheaper ones, which are still drinkable, now have screw tops.

who?
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