Thread: Dinner

Looks good to me!

Landreth, have you ever been called a twat?

Damn fine looking food!

Take 5

Spaghetti
Olive Oil
Garlic and herb cream cheese
Lemon
Smoked Salmon

6 minutes

Madre Dios !

Que pasa ?


Cuba si !

Donde casa de puta? Qhe?

Donde casa de cambio

SL, always posting up the best eatin'....

Makro were out of New Zealand lamb last week... but they did have New Zealand venison in the lamb freezer. How can you not?



A top tip I've learnt is that if you don't have a decent kitchen knife, then cut up meat while it's still partially frozen. It works a treat.

Nice lean meat.



A pre-kick-off Irish venison stew.





Finished off with a half-time chocolate brownie garnished with quartet of ice cream and whipped cream.

Originally Posted by Mendip

they did have New Zealand venison

Oh deer!

Originally Posted by Shutree

Oh deer!

You're on fire this morning Shutree!

Is the garden too wet to shuffle around in?

Originally Posted by Mendip

Is the garden too wet to shuffle around in?

We did indeed have the promised thunderstorm last night so I have an hour when I am not out watering the plants. Next job is to fire up the strimmer, that grass ain't goin' to cut itself.

How was the stew? Can you make an Irish stew with New Zealand venison? If I see it in Makro I might give it a try in the slow cooker one of these chilly winter evenings.

Originally Posted by S Landreth

Cuban sandwich – purchased

¡Los sándwiches cubanos son riquísimos!

Originally Posted by Shutree

How was the stew?

Delicious as always. Two clean plates!

I didn't tell the daughter it was deer until this morning as you never know how kids will take it.

And no problem making Irish stew with Kiwi venison... it was the stout that gave it the Irish flavour.

^ My thinking is that I'm pretty sure that venison is always deer meat, regardless of where it comes from.

I also use a lot of Thai beef for stews and pies no problem but just thought we'd have a change. It was a little bit gamey which is very nice for me and I'll definitely buy more the next time we visit Makro.

In fact I'm now thinking of a venison pie.

Originally Posted by Mendip

^ My thinking is that I'm pretty sure that venison is always deer meat, regardless of where it comes from.

I also use a lot of Thai beef for stews and pies no problem but just thought we'd have a change. It was a little bit gamey which is very nice for me and I'll definitely buy more the next time we visit Makro.

In fact I'm now thinking of a venison pie.

I'l give it a try. What do I have to lose, It could be a nice variation.
Raining heavily for the second day here in Khon Kaen. I would had been a good day for it.
As It is I am making chicken soup.
Wife buys those chicken carcasses they sell at Macro after they remove most of the mear.
She buys them for the dogs.
I stole two of them, did not care that the dogs were growling at me . The bastards eat better than I do!!
and I am now slow cooking it for over an Hour .to make a chicken broth. I just cut up some chicken breast I had, , will cook it
for at least 30 minutes, at which point I will put half a cup of rice, Not too much rise otherwise you will have a risotto instead of a soup and will thicken it with a lemon and egg mix.
Will post picture when its done.

^ Sounds nice. I like to throw a couple of handfuls of pearl barley into a chicken broth but not sure if you can buy it here. I brought over a couple of bags from the UK.

Has the gardener been at your bread?

I know this is a family thread, but did you and the *gardener* have a quick play about with the bread?

Those holes look man made.

I'd better investigate.

I've always asked him to stick with the water melons.

Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai

I'l give it a try. What do I have to lose, It could be a nice variation.
Raining heavily for the second day here in Khon Kaen. I would had been a good day for it.
As It is I am making chicken soup.
Wife buys those chicken carcasses they sell at Macro after they remove most of the mear.
She buys them for the dogs.
I stole two of them, did not care that the dogs were growling at me . The bastards eat better than I do!!
and I am now slow cooking it for over an Hour .to make a chicken broth. I just cut up some chicken breast I had, , will cook it
for at least 30 minutes, at which point I will put half a cup of rice, Not too much rise otherwise you will have a risotto instead of a soup and will thicken it with a lemon and egg mix.
Will post picture when its done.

To follow up

It does not look like much but it sure tastes great.I guess I could had uses some garnish but the hell with it I was hungry.
Heading for my second bowl

^ i'm sure it tastes great. I save and freeze the left over chicken carcasses from the roasts and once i have 3 i make soup, i add carrot, leek, onion, herbs and rosecoco beans or pearl barley. Some carrot might add some colour.