Needs proper beans. (Ayam, baked)
That's a Muy bonito from me.
A spot of traditional British fish and chips after the FA Cup final today..
^ A bit more char than I prefer on the sausages, but nice!
^ Did it live up to your lofty standards?
Went out to a mountain top Taverna
with a view of the Saronic and most of Attica
Had Lamb chops on the BBQ
BBQ chicken to melt in your mouth
and liver cooked on coals
washed down with a cold Alpha beer
Fried potatoes and zucchini
Salad and of course Tzatziki that i dont have a picture of.
All coded by Vangelis
and serenaded with Greek music.
and in the process made a friend.
The sooner you fall behind, the more time you have to catch up.
Every bit of that food looks good to me.
How much did you have to pay to get rid of the accordion player?
Ruddy hell, that's a very, very nice from me BB.
I could scoff that platter of lamb chops in one sitting.
That peppercorn gravy was da bomb!
I ask again, do you use butter when you're mashing and milk when you're whipping? I don't think you've got a grip on what fluffy mash actually is, but it's the exact opposite of what's in your pic. Not trying to be a cvnt, but with some butter/milk/cream/elbow grease everyone can easily avoid dry lumpy mash and make fluffy mash that looks like this:
^
What I do, is drain the water from the saucepan, then cover the pan with a tea towel and leave for a few minutes. The towel absorbs steam coming off the potatoes, and helps to get them as dry as possible before mashing. I roughly mash the potatoes before adding a raw egg. This helps make the mash smooth and rich tasting, along with some butter if needed. Also best not to use an electric hand blender as this turns it into a puree rather than mash.
^I've tried the egg trick before (actually it was just the yoke I think?) and the results weren't as good as the butter/milk method Mum taught me as a kid standing on a stool beside her in the kitchen. Fluffy creamy mash is about the easiest thing there is to get right, I cringe seeing lumpy dry mash knowing it could have been save with a splash of milk, a fork, and some elbow grease.
A Summer salad and slaw with homemade chips and a damn fine well done steak, very nice..
Nothing beats a home cooked meal on a Friday night.
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