What are you eating and drinking tonight?

[Bruce Rioja]

Need to learn how to make this.................... as a matter of some urgency

[Gooner Girl]

Need to learn how to make this.................... as a matter of some urgency

When you learn, leave out the baked beans and save some for me. I'll swap it for birthday cake of which I have masses and masses...

[Harry Genshaw]

Made some Onion & chive soup today with crusty bread on the side. Lovely. My eyes were streaming something rotten when I was peeling the onions though

[Bruce Rioja]

When you learn, leave out the baked beans and save some for me. I'll swap it for birthday cake of which I have masses and masses...

[Burnden Paddock]

Need to learn how to make this.................... as a matter of some urgency

I don't normally say things like this, but, OMFG! When you find out Bruce, post it here. Pretty please?

[Bruce Rioja]

I will, mate. I will. How the fecking hell does anyone manage to get an egg like that in the middle of a pie? KANGANA - WE'RE STARING AT YOU, MATE. STARING!!!!

[Burnden Paddock]

I will, mate. I will. How the fecking hell does anyone manage to get an egg like that in the middle of a pie? KANGANA - WE'RE STARING AT YOU, MATE. STARING!!!!

Staring and drooling LK. Staring and drooling.

Tell me it's a real pie! It's a fake, isn't it?

[clapton is god]

Sipping 15yr Glenfiddich out of a Plant Tuscan bone china tea cup, complete with saucer, and little finger stuck out at an angle, obviously.

[Prufrock]

Birthday do for our kid, mum forgot to put the beef roast in when she would have done so for once it wasn't cremated. Dipping bread in the pan when she wasn't looking too.

[thebish]

am feeling all hunter-gatherer...

as I was eating my brekkie this morning - realised that not much of it came from a shop...

quorn sausages - ok - came from a shop!

mushrooms - picked from local field yesterday
eggs - laid by my chickens down the garden
bread - home-made - and pretty awesome
juice - apple & pineapple - apples from my garden - juiced in my juicer - pineapple (going a bit soft - so couldn't go to the foodbank) - robbed from the harvest display as nobody else wanted it - juiced in my juicer...

yum!

(ok - the pineapple came from a shop, probably - but i did the juicing myself!)

[Gooner Girl]

am feeling all hunter-gatherer...

as I was eating my brekkie this morning - realised that not much of it came from a shop...

quorn sausages - ok - came from a shop!

mushrooms - picked from local field yesterday
eggs - laid by my chickens down the garden
bread - home-made - and pretty awesome
juice - apple & pineapple - apples from my garden - juiced in my juicer - pineapple (going a bit soft - so couldn't go to the foodbank) - robbed from the harvest display as nobody else wanted it - juiced in my juicer...

yum!

(ok - the pineapple came from a shop, probably - but i did the juicing myself!)

The Milky Way I ate for breakfast today came from sainsburys...

[thebish]

Need to learn how to make this.................... as a matter of some urgency

how on earth does that egg stay runny? or have they fished the hard one out after slicing it and wanged a fresh one in for the photo??

[Beefheart]

Working in Darlington for the next couple of weeks. Anyone know of any good places to eat? Ta.

[boltonboris]

Working in Darlington for the next couple of weeks. Anyone know of any good places to eat? Ta.

Yeah, Durham.

[Bruce Rioja]

Working in Darlington for the next couple of weeks. Anyone know of any good places to eat? Ta.

Yes. Here.

http://www.george-ontees.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[bobo the clown]

Working in Darlington for the next couple of weeks. Anyone know of any good places to eat? Ta.

Yes. Here.

http://www.george-ontees.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

... and Tapa here is good ; -
http://www.tapasbar.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

and Italian here ...
http://www.foffanos.com/map.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

... and, if willing to drive get into Yarm (maybe 20 minutes east) or Richmond (25 min west) and loads of good pub grub in the villages.

[Bruce Rioja]

I will, mate. I will. How the fecking hell does anyone manage to get an egg like that in the middle of a pie? KANGANA - WE'RE STARING AT YOU, MATE. STARING!!!!

Staring and drooling LK. Staring and drooling.

Tell me it's a real pie! It's a fake, isn't it?

Saw it on an M&S ad that popped up on my FB page, BP. Just managed to track it down again. They say;

Marks and Spencer Suet enriched shortcrust pastry deep filled brunch pie, in stores now.

[mrkint]

gonna make a big feck off veg soup tonight. Want it to be a big, hearty affair. What would people recommend? If it can incorporate kale then that is a bonus.

[William the White]

gonna make a big feck off veg soup tonight. Want it to be a big, hearty affair. What would people recommend? If it can incorporate kale then that is a bonus.

Mine goes carrots, parsnip, potato, turnip, onion in approx equal proportions. chop all of them up. Fry in oil/butter/both. Add water. simmer until they are all cooked. Add all below.

A good chunk of grated fresh ginger, garlic, black pepper, lemon juice. If I'm in the mood I might add some chilli as well.

Blend until smooth.

Make it creamy with a good splash of milk and large dollop of creme fraiche at the end.

Basic. but works.

[Bruce Rioja]

Used my Tagine for the first time on Saturday (complete with heat diffusing jobbie) and the results were tremendous. Fed me for four days - just had the last portion for lunch.

Girl Friday gave me a recipe. I didn't have one or two of the bits so this is how I did it.

Ingredients
1/2 tsp saffron, crushed
250 ml hot chicken stock
3 onions, chopped
2-3 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cumin
3 cloves garlic, sliced thinly
2 Chicken breasts
1 tsp black peppercorns, crushed
2 tsp of preserved lemon paste.
100 g mixed olives
2 tsp dried parsley
Lemon and rosemary rice (Uncle Ben's dead quick tackle).

Method
1. Put the saffron in the stock to infuse.

2. Meanwhile, gently fry the onions in the olive oil until soft. Add the ginger, cumin and garlic and cook gently for a couple of minutes.

3. Add the chicken pieces and stir to coat with the onion and spices. Sprinkle over the crushed peppercorns and preserved lemon. Add the saffron infused stock and bring to the boil.

4. Cover and cook on a very gentle heat for 1 hour, or until the chicken is falling apart. Add the olives and continue to simmer for another 10 minutes.

5. Stir in the parsley

6. Bang the rice in the microwave.