What's for dinner/tea?

[Trumpet]

Had two thick sirloin steaks from Whitehouses Bridgtown branch last night.
They looked really nice but were tough as old shoe leather. I mean really tough as in couldn't eat them tough.
We have loads of stuff from them over the course of the year and never had any problems before.

 

[Carole]

Had two thick sirloin steaks from Whitehouses Bridgtown branch.
They were tough as old shoe leather. I mean really tough as in couldn't eat them tough..

We had sirloin steak and salad tonight and the steaks were beautiful and tender.

Steaks were from Aldi.

I know that I'm contradicting myself as I'm usually the first to support the independent retailers but as far as meat is concerned I now rarely buy from anywhere else but Aldi.
I've never been disappointed with the quality, it's really good stuff and an added bonus is what good value it is.

 

[Withnail]

Thinking i would knock up some Bombay Potato on the quick, i rather overdid it on the parboiling front.

So Bombay Mashed Potato it was - tasty enough, but not quite what i'd ordered.

 

[proactive]

Mrs p just in from work. p jr on a sleepover, bottle of red opened (with a spare on standby, just in case), home made Pommes Dauphinoise in the oven, a couple of sirloin steaks from Hindle's and some home-made onion rings ready to go at the appropriate time and home made Eaton Mess for pud.

Life's hard at times...

 

[Carole]

Mrs p just in from work. p jr on a sleepover, bottle of red opened (with a spare on standby, just in case), home made Pommes Dauphinoise in the oven, a couple of sirloin steaks from Hindle's and some home-made onion rings ready to go at the appropriate time and home made Eaton Mess for pud.

Life's hard at times...

If I'm doing forum afternoon tea, then you get my vote for forum dinner party.

 

[Gramaisc]

I'm doing forum afternoon tea

We need a process to select sittings for these teas, obviously we all can't just turn up.

How could we do this?

Most posts? Most likes? Longest time with the same avatar? What else could be sensibly used to prioritise the sittings..?

 

[Noah]

We need a process to select sittings for these teas, obviously we all can't just turn up.

How could we do this?

Most posts? Most likes? Longest time with the same avatar? What else could be sensibly used to prioritise the sittings..?

Random draw?

 

[Glam]

We need a process to select sittings for these teas, obviously we all can't just turn up.
Longest time with the same avatar?

Mr Marwood's buggered then.

 

[proactive]

Mr Marwood's buggered then.

If he's lucky.

 

[Gramaisc]

Have I misunderstood "afternoon tea", is it some kind of modern street slang?

 

[proactive]

Have I misunderstood "afternoon tea", is it some kind of modern street slang?

You know what these rural backwaters are like...

 

[Gramaisc]

You know what these rural backwaters are like...

Are you using the word "backwaters" deliberately.

 

[tek-monkey]

Back on topic....

Last night I cooked local cheese ravioli in a sauce made with the fillings of local sausages and lots of garlic and topped with bits of a local hard peppered cheese, and it was good. Inspired by something I tried in a restaurant earlier in the week.

Today I've eaten a rabbit pasty, much to the youngests horror, but when in Gozo!

 

[age'd parent]

We need a process to select sittings for these teas, obviously we all can't just turn up.

How could we do this?

Most posts? Most likes? Longest time with the same avatar? What else could be sensibly used to prioritise the sittings..?

Oh it's got to be oldest first surely, after all we've got less
time to to enjoy it and more free time to get stuck in.

 

[tek-monkey]

I think person whose avatar looks most like a happy alien would be the most logical way to do things

 

[Trumpet]

Or who look like they need a decent meal.

 

[proactive]

Saucisses, oeufs, boudin noir et frites tonight.

With red wine, bien sur!

 

[Gramaisc]

I was given a crumble today - I've just heated it up and my initial thoughts were that it was "not at all right" - both taste and texture were well outside expectations - then I realised that it was not an apple crumble, but a rhubarb one, and rather a nice one at that.

All is well - carry on.

 

[littleme]

I was given a crumble today - I've just heated it up and my initial thoughts were that it was "not at all right" - both taste and texture were well outside expectations - then I realised that it was not an apple crumble, but a rhubarb one, and rather a nice one at that.

All is well - carry on.

Mustn't crumble....

 

[Carole]

Husband can't cook (he's actually quite hopeless) but one of the easy recipes that I've taught him is tuna pasta.

So last night he cooked it and it tasted of "Christmas"

I said, "oh this is unusual, what have you done different?"

Him, .... "you said to put mixed spice in it"

Me, **rolled eyes**, "no, honey, I said mixed herbs"