What are you eating and drinking tonight?

[CrazyHorse]

Quality.
Sup up lad, I've spilt more ale down me waistcoat than you've supped thenight.

[mummywhycantieatcrayons]

I'm sure I've asked this before, but I stil haven't got it it right.

A few times I've tried to make spaghetti carbonara the proper way - so with no cream.

I do it with pecorino romano cheese and and the spaghetti to the egg and cheese mixture, rather than putting the mixture into the hot pan.

Trouble is, I always find it a bit dry. What's the likely problem? Too much pasta? Does it need a big glug of olive oil?

[bobo the clown]

I'm sure I've asked this before, but I stil haven't got it it right.

A few times I've tried to make spaghetti carbonara the proper way - so with no cream.

I do it with pecorino romano cheese and and the spaghetti to the egg and cheese mixture, rather than putting the mixture into the hot pan.

Trouble is, I always find it a bit dry. What's the likely problem? Too much pasta? Does it need a big glug of olive oil?

That's because, made that way it IS a bit dry.

You're used to the cream added way, this ... I think proper ... method, with a little olive-oil on the spagetti, is a drier version.

[mummywhycantieatcrayons]

Perhaps. I'm sure I have had it a few times made the proper way and it's also been pleasingly moist. I'm just saying it's my own attempts that are a bit dry.

[BWFC_Insane]

Perhaps. I'm sure I have had it a few times made the proper way and it's also been pleasingly moist. I'm just saying it's my own attempts that are a bit dry.

Add a little glug of the water you cooked the pasta in, if the end result is a little dry.

Probably the ratio of pasta to egg isn't quite right if it's very dry. The egg should stay runny and just coat the pasta.

[William the White]

Chicken Chasseur... this is what winter does to me - sends me to the casseroles...

I used Chilean Pinot Noir for the casserole...

Guess what I'm drinking with it...

In about half an hour...

[bobo the clown]

Mike Harding ; My granddad said "Eeeh, them Pan's People. I wouldn't half like to be casserolled by them."

"You mean caressed, granddad."

"No I don't ... I've looked it up ... it says "casserolled ; to be done slowly fo 6 hours". Now THAT's what I want !"

[TANGODANCER]

Had a roast beef dinner yesterday and the wife brought in some large Beef Dripping Yorkshire puds. from Asda (own brand) Best shop-bought ones I've had. Real tasy.

[thebish]

made a sweet potato and spinach curry tonight with coconut milk...

never used coconut milk before - it's ace!!

[Lord Kangana]

I hope you're not a vegan bish.

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Had turkey last night.

Tis the season n all that.

Very nice it was too.

[thebish]

I hope you're not a vegan bish.

I'm not!

[thebish]

in Lidl right now they are selling reindeer meat. now - that's not right, is it?? (my middle son wants some!)

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Tell him he can have some but it means santa won't be able to deliver his presents to him !

[Gary the Enfield]

in Lidl right now they are selling reindeer meat. now - that's not right, is it?? (my middle son wants some!)

It's seasonal.

Would be funnier if they sold it for half price on Boxing Day.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Maybe Lidl could do puppy meat after Christmas - save the RSPCA the bother of burying them. Cheesus, why the fickety feck would anybody be wishing to buy reindeer meat?

[ohjimmyjimmy]

I don't know, maybe it tastes good? I imagine it's popular in Scandinavia?

I'm also fairly sure they don't really fly Father Christmas round the world delivering presents, they probably just stand there and shit most of the day like other animals !

[Lost Leopard Spot]

I don't know, maybe it tastes good? I imagine it's popular in Scandinavia?

I'm also fairly sure they don't really fly Father Christmas round the world delivering presents, they probably just stand there and shit most of the day like other animals !

Just because something may (or may not) taste good is not a reason to be slaughtering them. I'm sure some total tw*t somewhere wants some Sumatran Rhino because it might taste good. There's also a zillion Chinese after the last remaining tigers because they believe eating them alleviates their acne. It's just wrong. reindeer meat is no more popular in Scandinavia than sea-water crocodile is in Australia, or badger burgers in this country or bonobo ape in Congo or bird of paradise fillets in Papua New Guinea or etc etc etc

(and of course they feckin fly Santa around the world delivering presents).

[ohjimmyjimmy]

I'm missing the point here, is there a reason we shouldn't be eating reindeer, is it an endangered species or something? Is it considered more wrong because it's got a fuzzy warm christmassy persona that a cow doesn't have? Genuinely curious, i'm not well up on reindeer trivia!

[Lost Leopard Spot]

I'm missing the point here, is there a reason we shouldn't be eating reindeer, is it an endangered species or something? Is it considered more wrong because it's got a fuzzy warm christmassy persona that a cow doesn't have? Genuinely curious, i'm not well up on reindeer trivia!

The point is if you'll only consider not eating a species when it has reached endangered status, that is not a healthy way to manage the ecosystem. flying reindeer meat halfway around the world is stupid when there is locally available managed veal to be had. Eating reindeer just because is one step away from grinding tiger bones into aphrodisiac powder.