Thread: Dinner

London, London, and London.

This Sea bass last night was superb.

^ That does look good!

British food is probably the best in the world, as you're discovering, Mr Willy.

I do often wonder why they call bass 'sea bass'... they don't call cod or haddock 'sea cod' or 'sea haddock'. Just a thought.

What about a steak... 'land steak'?

But the fish still looks very nice. Maybe this stuff is for your 'annoyances' thread?

But anyway, after a week of fish pie I was ready for a change.

The wife occasionally does this steamed chicken thing, with white noodles (that I dislike) and loads of various garden leaves.

Usually I just take my leg of chicken and roast it in the convection oven, roast potatoes, veg, gravy, proper style.

But last night I thought 'fuk it', I'm sick of cooking, just make a portion for me.

So, steamed chicken it was.



The idea is that you make little packages of chicken, noodles, leaves etc and wrap them in a lettuce leaf.



Et voila...



It's not as easy as I make it look... this meal is really fkin fiddly... I hate having to work for my food... crab, lobster... forget that shit. I want a meal ready to eat.

So I just shovelled this stuff into me gob, using my doubtless dog-tainted fingers.

No airline cutlery required.

Job done.

Nice Mendy, I always find that goes down nicely with some Lao khao.

Think I just found a great Panang

do often wonder why they call bass 'sea bass'... they don't

To differentiate them from the Bass that live in rivers and lakes…

Originally Posted by kingwilly

To differentiate them from the Bass that live in rivers and lakes…

That was quite easy, wasn't it ?



Willy giving Mendip the fundamentals about fish.




Dear Uncle Willy:

Why is it called ..'Ice- Fishing' ?

Has it to do with Minnesota in any way ?

Thanks in advance

^ Point taken, but there are no fresh water bass species in the UK.

If I ever open a restaurant back in Blighty, I'll just call it 'bass' on the menu.

Along with the 'cod' and 'haddock'.

But it's no big deal, I guess.

Busted out a lasagne half cut, didn't I.

Top half looks good. But how did it slice? Lately mine ever falling apart into a Mendyesque slop of béchamel sauce, mince and pasta sheets. I used to be able to have a lasagne hold together, so I’m not sure what I’ve changed…

Originally Posted by kingwilly

I used to be able to have a lasagne hold together, so I’m not sure what I’ve changed…

possibly not enough of the stuff that holds it together

Lamb steaks, very nice..

Hardly any mash and gravy with 3 x lamb ?

WTF ?

Looks ok though

Originally Posted by helge

Hardly any mash and gravy with 3 x lamb ?

He made up for it with the broccoli.

Originally Posted by Edmond

the broccoli.

Dipped in varnish

He uses the same piece in all his dinner photos

^lol!


Lao Lady brought a stack of food over in case I had run out



She also brought 3 cans of curiously branded beer, although I have never seen her drink alcohol. Maybe she has started doing housekeeping in a motel like Lao's lady.

We shared a jumbo chicken sandwich for starter



And then some curry she had made which was unusually spicy for lady-curry



Cut a few carbohydrate health corners with pudding in the shape of a box of certified zero percent protein or fibre chocolate wafers

Originally Posted by helge

He uses the same piece in all his dinner photos

Is that ice at the bottom?

Originally Posted by Joe 90

Lamb steaks, very nice..

Originally Posted by cyrille

Is that ice at the bottom?

I think it is mashed potato. That potato gravy lake reminds me of Greenland. Did you know that if Greenland melted there would be a huge lake in the middle and if you sucked the water out to bring it down to sea level there would still be a huge lake in the middle. Although glacial rebound would cause the earth to slowly rise and it might eventually dry out. Could make the Davos sovereignty negotiations quite gnarly.

Senorita brought a stack of food over from the oldies home in case I had run out



In return I cooked her up a fix of my finest Tom Yam while I made a dent in the tub of potato salad and chicken



2 of the boxes were filled with a childhood favourite...



Lemon Meringue Pie

Friday, innit.

^^ I haven't had lemon merangue pie for as long as I can remember... it used to be one of the staple puddings when I was growing up but I'd forgotten all about it.

I'm really annoyed that I didn't get my mum to make one over Christmas, now.

^My mum never made LMP.

My auntie used to make it when we went to stay with our cousins for the holidays, which was quite often.

It was a firm favourite which I also had not tasted in, I have no idea how long, but certainly decades.

I was listening on the radio today about both lasagne and cottage pie being made with haggis, I guess as part of the Burns Night discussion.

If haggis was readily available in Korat I'd certainly give the cottage pie a go.

Originally Posted by Mendip

If haggis was readily available in Korat I'd certainly give the cottage pie a go.

Sure you would, but you eat almost anything so that is not a surprise.

Originally Posted by Mendip

I was listening on the radio today about both lasagne and cottage pie being made with haggis, I guess as part of the Burns Night discussion.

If haggis was readily available in Korat I'd certainly give the cottage pie a go.

add small cubes of black pudding, i have taken to adding it to stews, it disappears and adds colour and richness

Originally Posted by Mendip

I was listening on the radio today about both lasagne and cottage pie being made with haggis, I guess as part of the Burns Night discussion.

If haggis was readily available in Korat I'd certainly give the cottage pie a go.

I was only saying last night about how much I like haggis; I guess it might be added to a cottage pie for texture and depth (a bit like nammers' suggestion regarding black pudding above).

I plan on adding a bit of (American style) smoked bacon.