andsome Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 Roast gammon, with baby pearl spuds, carrots and sweetheart cabbage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 Boiled beef & carrots with chips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 Reverting back to last nights M&S meal. It wasn't brilliant but OK. I ate it without gagging - Libby really enjoyed it.  We had the lemon crumbed Chicken breasts with parmesan and smoked bacon lardons (It was lemon tangy but the crumb wasn't crispy) Layered peas, broad beans and finely chopped cabbage Black cherry sponges (Which were excellent)  This meal deal for 2 cost £6. It really is good value.  She is out shopping as I type - I wonder what cheapskate meal she will come home with................  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 4 hours ago, AlanHo said: Reverting back to last nights M&S meal. It wasn't brilliant but OK. I ate it without gagging - Libby really enjoyed it.  We had the lemon crumbed Chicken breasts with parmesan and smoked bacon lardons (It was lemon tangy but the crumb wasn't crispy) Layered peas, broad beans and finely chopped cabbage Black cherry sponges (Which were excellent)  This meal deal for 2 cost £6. It really is good value.  She is out shopping as I type - I wonder what cheapskate meal she will come home with................  Probably cheese sandwiches with Branston Pickle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 Baked ham with parsley & onion sauce served with new potatoes and green beans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 Â Â Â Â On 10/17/2018 at 4:53 PM, andsome said: Probably cheese sandwiches with Branston Pickle. I wouldn't mind a cheese sandwich with Branston Pickle - especially if it is the small cut Branston. Yummy. Â Instead we are having an Aldi pepperoni pizza with added onion and cheese. Accompanied by rabbit food (salad). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 2 hours ago, AlanHo said: Â Â Â Â I wouldn't mind a cheese sandwich with Branston Pickle - especially if it is the small cut Branston. Yummy. Â Instead we are having an Aldi pepperoni pizza with added onion and cheese. Accompanied by rabbit food (salad). Sounds good to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 Nice roast pork joint today with roast potatoes, roast carrots, cabbage, Paxo and gravy. Â There's enough meat on the joint to keep us going for a couple of more days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 Finishing almost the last of the roast gammon, with sweetheart cabbage, Carr and sweetheart cabbage. Just enough of it is left for a lunchtime sandwich tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted October 20, 2018 Report Share Posted October 20, 2018 Pork Saag Masala today with Naan bread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted October 20, 2018 Report Share Posted October 20, 2018 An interesting choice pops. I'm sure it is delicious but is not a meal you would easily find in India and especially Pakistan or Bangladesh  Pork, is of course frowned on - to put it mildly - by Muslims.  Before the British partitioned India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, pork was a rarity in India because of the Muslim population there. It's effect lives on today. During my travels in India I have only seen pork in a restaurant a couple of times - and that was in 5 star hotels catering for Western visitors and never in a curry.  For similar reasons you will not easily find beef in India's curries. Cows there are sacred and you don't eat them (I did - but only in Western hotels)  The message is simple - anyone who goes into a British Indian restaurant and thinks they are eating genuine Indian food is under an illusion. Curries here are contrived and nothing like the real stuff. Try going into restaurant in Dehli and asking for a Balti - or Tikka Masala - they wouldn't know what you are talking about.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted October 21, 2018 Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 I really wasn't expecting authenticity with my dinner - what can you expect with the leftovers from a roast joint and a jar of Sharwoods?  Regarding the consumption of pig meat in the far east, I can't help thinking about the amount of pork consumed by all the non-Islamic peoples especially in Japan, China, Korea, and numerous other states  I think my meal would have been classed (in restaurantese) as 'fusion cuisine'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted October 21, 2018 Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 We regularly have authenticity free cuisine in our house. Especially when my wife cooks dinner and wants to try out some weird exotic recipe she has unearthed from one of her knit and natter magazines.  So much so - we regularly have different meals.  For me the thought of something like crushed elephant goujons with carrot chips, fermented mushrooms and boiled holly leaves with a chiili strawberry blancmage sauce, is a touch off-putting.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted October 21, 2018 Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 Today is the last of the pork done in sweet and sour sauce, served with rice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted October 21, 2018 Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 Crikey pops - you must have purchased a big chunk of porker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 Don't know yet, something delicious at Warner's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 It was a big piece of pork but, there are only two of us and the dog most of the time.  Today is mixed fish pie with Parmentier potatoes and sugar snap peas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 3 hours ago, -pops- said: It was a big piece of pork but, there are only two of us and the dog most of the time. My mate wonders why he can't find halal pork anywhere ....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 11 hours ago, AlanHo said: My mate wonders why he can't find halal pork anywhere ....... Has he tried the Kosher butchers? (That is doubly offensive and non-PC) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 Don’t know until later on. Last night I had spiced duck with pak Choi and noodles in sweet and sour sauce. ‘Er indoors had roast beef. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 It's an M&S butter chicken curry with home boiled basmati rice tonight - preceded by papadums with assorted dips.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 Kippers with bread & butter yesterday. Â Today is boiled beef & carrots with chips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 A real basic meal tonight - Local butchers herb sausages with a tin of Napolina tomatoes and garlic bread  smothered in melted extra mature cheddar cheese  This will probably be followed by a couple of Gaviscon Double Action tablets for dessert.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Don’t know yet, depends what’s on the menu. Last night ‘Er indoors had roast beef. I had a portion each of three curries with pilau rice, and onion bhargis. I hope that’s the correct pronunciation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 'Tuscan' bean soup today - homemade, of course, and crusty bread. I'm thinking the soup will be nice with some thinly sliced Polish sausage in it. Â There are a couple of Polish families living near here and the corner shop, although Indian run, stocks a few Polish deli meat products - mainly for the Poles - I find them very enjoyable as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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