What are you eating and drinking tonight?

[bobo the clown]

back to tango's original post...

Toad in the Hole (or - frog in the bog as we used to hilariously refer to it in our house)

I haven't had that in YEARS!!! I am quite tempted to have a go... that recipe, though - EIGHT eggs??? Granny obviously had chickens and times were not as frugal as grandparents make out!!

Toad in the Hole - I lump that in with other old traditional dishes that my mum usd to make - but you rarely see today - like Stew and dumplings...

i fancy some dumplings now...

There was ox-tail stew and dumplings at the Big Top on Thursday. Unbelievably good.

[William the White]

Olympus for Fish n Chips.

with good T-W company.

excellent.

[Bruce Rioja]

who's James Martin and why is he making you drool with his toad-in-the-hole in the morning? the world needs to know!

tbh, your reverendshipness, I think the World DOES know. It's just you who doesn't.

Even I know who James Martin is and I'm shit on toast when it comes to that sort of thing.

[Worthy4England]

who's James Martin and why is he making you drool with his toad-in-the-hole in the morning? the world needs to know!

tbh, your reverendshipness, I think the World DOES know. It's just you who doesn't.

Even I know who James Martin is and I'm shit on toast when it comes to that sort of thing.

Never heard of him here, either. Although looking on Google, I recognize him from the tellybox.

[thebish]

who's James Martin and why is he making you drool with his toad-in-the-hole in the morning? the world needs to know!

tbh, your reverendshipness, I think the World DOES know. It's just you who doesn't.

Even I know who James Martin is and I'm shit on toast when it comes to that sort of thing.

pah - you wouldn't know a chef from a rugby player!!

[thebish]

who's James Martin and why is he making you drool with his toad-in-the-hole in the morning? the world needs to know!

tbh, your reverendshipness, I think the World DOES know. It's just you who doesn't.

Even I know who James Martin is and I'm shit on toast when it comes to that sort of thing.

Never heard of him here, either. Although looking on Google, I recognize him from the tellybox.

some sanity at last!!

[Bruce Rioja]

who's James Martin and why is he making you drool with his toad-in-the-hole in the morning? the world needs to know!

tbh, your reverendshipness, I think the World DOES know. It's just you who doesn't.

Even I know who James Martin is and I'm shit on toast when it comes to that sort of thing.

pah - you wouldn't know a chef from a rugby player!!

There is that!

[Worthy4England]

I had to look that one up, too, at the time...

[thebish]

ok - I was gonna ask the congregation - but when it came to it I totally forgot the name of the bloke I was supposed to be asking about!!

[Prufrock]

It was either Dean Martin or James Dean.

[thebish]

It was either Dean Martin or James Dean.

instead I asked if any of them had ever heard of bobo the clown - and nobody had...

[Bruce Rioja]

Chicken chasseur in the oven and smelling well fit. A lovely 2008 Tuscan Sasso al Poggio on the go. Feeling no pain here whatsoever.

[William the White]

Cauliflower cheese, various green veg and roast taters... In the oven...

New Zealand Pinot Gris already opened... And going down well...

[thebish]

made another batch of Keyser's jambalaya (adapted for veggie) recommended recipe!

yum!

[William the White]

I know people will be sceptical, I was sceptical myself, but my sister-in-law recommended a Spanish merlot from Aldi. Now, i like Aldi - do a fine job, but this one retails at £3.29. (This is not a typo!).

It should, by rights, at that price, be totally undrinkable.

It is, in fact, very drinkable. and is about to accompany the Monday night pasta putannesca.

This is worth a go - I've tasted stuff at £6 or 7 not as good.

[malcd1]

I know people will be sceptical, I was sceptical myself, but my sister-in-law recommended a Spanish merlot from Aldi. Now, i like Aldi - do a fine job, but this one retails at £3.29. (This is not a typo!).

It should, by rights, at that price, be totally undrinkable.

It is, in fact, very drinkable. and is about to accompany the Monday night pasta putannesca.

This is worth a go - I've tasted stuff at £6 or 7 not as good.

I know what you are saying but I had the opportunity to tour round the Thwaites Brewery a few years for my job. It involved a full site inspection including the places not normally seen by visitors. Up in the roof space were all the individual ingredients for making beer and lager (You will be surprised how many different beers they brew for other breweries and supermarket own brands).

I asked the question who has the best quality hops and other ingredients. The answer was very surprising in that it was Aldi's own beer (cans). So your comment is surprising but it appears not uncommon when it comes to alcohol.

[William the White]

I know people will be sceptical, I was sceptical myself, but my sister-in-law recommended a Spanish merlot from Aldi. Now, i like Aldi - do a fine job, but this one retails at £3.29. (This is not a typo!).

It should, by rights, at that price, be totally undrinkable.

It is, in fact, very drinkable. and is about to accompany the Monday night pasta putannesca.

This is worth a go - I've tasted stuff at £6 or 7 not as good.

I know what you are saying but I had the opportunity to tour round the Thwaites Brewery a few years for my job. It involved a full site inspection including the places not normally seen by visitors. Up in the roof space were all the individual ingredients for making beer and lager (You will be surprised how many different beers they brew for other breweries and supermarket own brands).

I asked the question who has the best quality hops and other ingredients. The answer was very surprising in that it was Aldi's own beer (cans). So your comment is surprising but it appears not uncommon when it comes to alcohol.

Yep - for years they had a Macon-Villages for under a fiver (now, alas, vanished). This was followed by an Albarino from Galicia for a fiver (which also seems to have gone the way of all flesh). But this one is head-shakingly not possible... I don't want to exaggerate - it is only 'decent' midweek drinking - but it is also only £3.29!

[thebish]

Yep - for years they had a Macon-Villages for under a fiver (now, alas, vanished). This was followed by an Albarino from Galicia for a fiver (which also seems to have gone the way of all flesh). But this one is head-shakingly not possible... I don't want to exaggerate - it is only 'decent' midweek drinking - but it is also only £3.29!

aye - none of us on here would dream of drinking it on a weekend! imagine!!

[William the White]

Yep - for years they had a Macon-Villages for under a fiver (now, alas, vanished). This was followed by an Albarino from Galicia for a fiver (which also seems to have gone the way of all flesh). But this one is head-shakingly not possible... I don't want to exaggerate - it is only 'decent' midweek drinking - but it is also only £3.29!

aye - none of us on here would dream of drinking it on a weekend! imagine!!

Do your lot do the blood of Christ type of 'communion'?

[bobo the clown]

Yep - for years they had a Macon-Villages for under a fiver (now, alas, vanished). This was followed by an Albarino from Galicia for a fiver (which also seems to have gone the way of all flesh). But this one is head-shakingly not possible... I don't want to exaggerate - it is only 'decent' midweek drinking - but it is also only £3.29!

aye - none of us on here would dream of drinking it on a weekend! imagine!!

Do your lot do the blood of Christ type of 'communion'?

Not for £3.29 a chuck they don't.

Well. I got 4 bottles to try (if I don't go for a wine first time I feel it deserves a second go), so you'll know about it if I'm forcing those third & fourth bottles down. They took some finding .... all on the very bottom, in boxes. You'd have to be a terrific short-arse to see them quickly .... Billy.