Dinner

**kingwilly** · 03-11-2023, 10:04 AM

Didn’t you leave about 3 days ago? Was that all travel time?

**hallelujah** · 03-11-2023, 06:37 PM

A slight diversion from a dinner picture, but Friday is market day and a walk around the biggest market in Europe for next week's batch cooking lunches and dinners (a Keralan pork curry and a bolognese). I love a walk around a market anywhere in the world and always end up picking up lots of extra little goodies for the weekend. Today it was some pickles and a tub of Georgian spicy sauce...and a tin of baked beans from the supermarket next door!

Getting cold now, so a few of the stalls have left for the winter and prices are increasing with those remaining as more veggies and fruit now need to be imported.

The meat section

My Uzbek pals in the corner who sort me out with my lamb.

Today's fairly restrained extras apart from the usual haul of pork, beef and restocking my spice cabinet.

As Thin Lizzy famously sang: The Beans are Back in Town!

You can even get on the piss and have a bit of scran here, which I will be doing tomorrow, and there aren't that many tourists here at this time of year either, so a seat is a given even at the weekend.

Next to the cheese before the fish hall. A lovely aroma.

**BLD** · 03-11-2023, 06:52 PM

Originally Posted by Mendip

^ I'll go for a bit of that as well, thanks.

Bank details sent.

Nothing wrong with horseradish sauce with a roast

**Topper** · 03-11-2023, 09:36 PM

That looks amazing Hal. I wish there was stuff like that in this part of the world.

**kingwilly** · 04-11-2023, 12:42 AM

An excellent market. Love them. Hopefully, they start up the Xmas markets soon.

**NamPikToot** · 04-11-2023, 01:03 AM

Originally Posted by Topper

That looks amazing Hal. I wish there was stuff like that in this part of the world.

They have food courts.

**hallelujah** · 04-11-2023, 02:05 AM

Originally Posted by DrWilly

An excellent market. Love them. Hopefully, they start up the Xmas markets soon.

Yes, they begin on December 3rd, I believe.

Very beautiful in the old town, of course, but I'll be needing plenty of mulled wine to keep myself warm.

**Joe 90** · 04-11-2023, 02:30 AM

That mullered wine is gut rot!

**hallelujah** · 04-11-2023, 02:34 AM

Originally Posted by Joe 90

That mullered wine is gut rot!

Don't you be comparing a pleasant festive drink to those Aldi meths you knock back before beginning your abuse of innocents like Lu and Ant of an evening!

**Joe 90** · 04-11-2023, 02:57 AM

Warm red wine!!!

That's Lu and Ant in a bottle

**hallelujah** · 04-11-2023, 03:12 AM

Originally Posted by Joe 90

Warm red wine!!!

That's Lu and Ant in a bottle

Lu on red wine?

You don't think he's that manly, do you?

More like a lavender tea with a teeny weeny umbwella in the top and a likkle biscuit on the side.

**Happy As Larry** · 04-11-2023, 08:05 AM

Originally Posted by hallelujah

I love a walk around a market anywhere in the world

Likewise.
In my previous life I constantly travelled all over the world on business.
If I had downtime anywhere I would regularly seek out the local markets.
They are great fun to wander around - the sights, the smells and also the folks working them tend to be good people

**Stumpy** · 05-11-2023, 10:51 AM

After a Golden State Warriors win, some productive work around the ponderosa a good ribeye dinner was on the menu

Apologies on the beer being half empty, I was drinking it as I was grilling the Ribeye.

**BLD** · 05-11-2023, 04:41 PM

What's that in the tater? Sour cream and what else?

**aging one** · 05-11-2023, 04:49 PM

Bacon bits, real ones.

**kingwilly** · 05-11-2023, 05:45 PM

I just had a rib eye also. (Silly TD made it sideways)

**PAG** · 05-11-2023, 06:05 PM

Was making some spicy pork meatballs, and a tomato sauce, with some fresh pasta for lunch when disaster struck. A kitchen sink issue became more than a problem when disconnecting the (chrome metal) 'P' trap, it disintegrated. A call to our steadfast and do anything handyman, he couldn't come until mid afternoon. Wasn't going to start cooking without sink access, so lunch became dinner.

Anyway, meatballs were made (two varieties, firstly proper mince pork for me/secondly vegan 'pork mince' for M'Sahib) and kept in the fridge. Tomato sauce made, and will be split between two saucepans later for after the meatballs have been fried.

Started on the pasta. Going for a 100% semolina flour for this one, instead of the usual 50/50 semolina/00).

15 minutes of hard kneading to get that required 'play dough' consistency, before wrapped in clingfilm and in the fridge.

Did the actual rolling/cutting of the pasta on the outside table.

I usually cut the sheets into 12" lengths and let them rest before turning them into tagliatelle.

Fried the vegan meatballs first, so they wouldn't be contaminated by that nasty pork in the oil.....

Half my batch will be going into the freezer.

M'Sahib's meatballs on the pasta, with grated parmesan and chopped fresh pak chee. They actually taste not bad.

Though I'm happy to stick with the real thing.

Made garlic bread from a baguette in the freezer.

**Stumpy** · 05-11-2023, 06:50 PM

Gotta say PAG. You sure do throw it down. It shows a real love of food. What you do takes a good amount of time. Great hobby.

**BLD** · 05-11-2023, 07:13 PM

I'm gob smacked but impressed with his every post. It all looks like something I would happily pay for in a resto. I don't have the patience, skills,or even the enthusiasm to try to create quality food like that. Food is becoming expensive here in the West so we don't eat out often we cook at home it's more economical . I probably should get my shit together and make more of an effort to turn expensive grocery into something edible. The cooking threads here are great. I've learnt a lot but a ways to go yet. Mrs bld just came up with the goods with a Turkey mince laarp with chillies and mint from her garden. So I'm of the hook tonight but I need to put a bit of thought in for tomorrow..it's my turn

**dirk diggler** · 05-11-2023, 08:04 PM

Have you got a cook/recipe book?

Some of those are huge so you can scan through and check what's easy to shop for before getting your chef on.

A quick look came up with this:

Cooking for Blokes Paperback – August 1, 1996

by Dr Duncan Anderson (Author)

4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 98 ratings

See all formats and editions

Paperback
$11.39
22 Used from $0.01 7 New from $9.66
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This cookery book is designed to appeal specifically to blokes. It provides simple explanations for cooking whilst encouraging healthier eating, using less sugar, salt and fat. The recipes all fit on a single page and do not asume the cook has mastered any previous techniques.

https://www.amazon.com/Cooking-Bloke.../dp/0751515639

Can probably half-inch it off The Pirate Bay though.

**BLD** · 05-11-2023, 08:17 PM

I will give it a crack..cheers

**Reg Dingle** · 05-11-2023, 10:16 PM

Mendysize Me

**hallelujah** · 05-11-2023, 10:26 PM

Originally Posted by Reg Dingle

Mendysize Me

does that bottle say "exfoliate?"

**Joe 90** · 05-11-2023, 11:10 PM

Broccoli in a bowl, wtf.

Obviously eating out.

Splashing out with your breeders cup winnings, pretentiousness ...

Years ago that would be chicken n chips in a basket.

**kingwilly** · 06-11-2023, 12:36 AM

Slow cooked osso buko with mash tonight.

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