So, tonights tea was..........................

[Colin170CR]

Tonight was steak night. 

Sirloin with horseradish & veg. No carbs tonight - unless the beer counts. 

Lovely..

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[Gaz]

Chork pops:

 

 

 

Washed down with a Jam Shed Shiraz (don't judge - it was a present!)

 

Gaz

 

[Breezy_Pete]

^^ YUM!

[mac11irl]

i picked up a 4lb lump of featherblade today from my butcher... tied and all for me, itll get seared in mushroom and onion pan juices then popped in the oven at 130deg in a cast iron pot and lid on for about 6hrs sitting on a couple of carrots and parsnips to hold it up off the bottom.. it will disintegrate on contact with the air when it comes out. and the best part is i only pay the same as stewing beef, so about 22e where if it was topside or another "more desirable" cut that size piece could be near 40 or 50 quid..

ohhhh i cant wait to put it on!

[Colin170CR]

4 hours ago, Gaz said:

Chork pops:

 

 

 

Washed down with a Jam Shed Shiraz (don't judge - it was a present!)

 

Gaz

 

That's what I'm having tomorrow! 

[mac11irl]

 

 

0740am and the door got closed, wont be opened again until about... 1230?

if its looking pretty good il up the heat for 30mins without the lid on to brown and crisp the outside and the let it rest...

 

[mac11irl]

6hrs later...

 

 

 

 

its like chewing butter... 🥰

[Colin170CR]

Picked up a "catering pack" of Stewing steak from Costco today. Portioned up into 6 x  zip lock bags & now in freezer. 

 

I feel some home made steak, mushroom & Guinness pies coming on.  

Just got to get some pastry. 

Aiming for later this week for the first batch of 4/6 pies.

 

For tonight some it will be Pork Chops (delayed from the other night) with roasties etc. Pics hopefully to follow. 

[olddog]

3 hours ago, Colin170CR said:

...

Aiming for later this week for the first batch of 4/6 pies...

Sod 'later this week'.  How about tonight ?

 

[Colin170CR]

4 hours ago, olddog said:

Sod 'later this week'.  How about tonight ?

 

"Not tonight Josephine" - I got 2 x nearly out of date Pork chops to get through. Pic to follow.

[Colin170CR]

Pic of the aforementioned Pork Chops with some sprouting Broccoli, air fryer spuds & onion & garlic gravy. Fruity IPA to wash it down. 

[Lady Elanore]

Made a large pot of 'bitsa' soup. Enough to freeze several portions. It was a turkey, bacon, carrot, onion, celery, leek, pea, garlic....more garlic...potato, red lentil mishmash. Plus some herby things and a dash of chilli flakes. Managed to empty my fridge of lots of wibbly soft veg  

 

Tasted quite nice after a few hours of simmering  

 

 

 

[Colin170CR]

Pie night.😍 

 

Steak, Mushroom with Garlic & Onion gravy in a short crust pastry.

Started out with browning the meat & mushrooms then adding to the onion & garlic gravy made with Guinness. One for the pot & one for the chef.

Then I find out that SWMBO has bought a 4 pack of Guinness & the pie filling was taking a bit longer than expected to thicken up so, time for another can, then another 

Finally done & in the oven for 30mins. 

Half for now & half for tomorrow served with broccoli & extra gravy from the filling - & the last of 4 Guinness.

[Lady Elanore]

Blimey, thats a win and a half  

[olddog]

 

A-a-at last  ................

[Colin170CR]

50 minutes ago, olddog said:

 

A-a-at last  ................

I have a hyped up cat on 2 x steroid tabs a day who is acting just like that dog. Problem is he can only eat a special cat food which he's very bored of. He's also very agile & has already come a cropper leaping up onto the cooker hob & singed his fur & whiskers 🐈- not that he's got much hair atm. He has taken on the visual appearance & mannerisms' of a Gremlin crossed with Golam & a hairless Egyptian cat, poor old thing. 

[Gaz]

On 14/01/2024 at 14:42, mac11irl said:

 

 

Call me paranoid, but every time I scroll past this photo I get the feeling I'm being watched! 👀

 

G

 

[Colin170CR]

Tonight was the other half of last night's Steak & mushroom pie. Just as good as the first half.

 

No beer tonight as I have to concentrate on my tiling skills. Measure 20 times & cut once.

Currently I'm trying to lay 3m2 of Metro tiles in our kitchen (backsplash) & cut them in around a myriad of light & plug sockets. Took me hours just to set out the first row reasonably symmetrical without leaving some tiny slivers to cut. This is gonna take a while.   

[Lady Elanore]

Oooh a spot of mash would make that even more epic-er

[Colin170CR]

1 hour ago, Lady Elanore said:

Oooh a spot of mash would make that even more epic-er

Trying to keep down the carbs but I know what you mean. 

[Paws4Thot]

8 hours ago, Colin170CR said:

No beer tonight as I have to concentrate on my tiling skills. Measure 20 times & cut once.

Currently I'm trying to lay 3m2 of Metro tiles in our kitchen (backsplash) & cut them in around a myriad of light & plug sockets. Took me hours just to set out the first row reasonably symmetrical without leaving some tiny slivers to cut. This is gonna take a while.   

 

 

7 hours ago, Lady Elanore said:

Oooh a spot of mash would make that even more epic-er

That's an innovative choice of grout!!  

[Lady Elanore]

7 hours ago, Paws4Thot said:

 

That's an innovative choice of grout!!  

Mash makes EVERYTHING better, just as butter makes everything better  butter

[skomaz]

1 hour ago, Lady Elanore said:

just as butter makes everything better  butter

 

Unless it's Lurpak (Can't stand the stuff - it's got to be good lightly salted Irish butter for me).

[Lady Elanore]

44 minutes ago, skomaz said:

 

Unless it's Lurpak (Can't stand the stuff - it's got to be good lightly salted Irish butter for me).

 

You can send me your unwanted Lurpak. Send to Amanda, C/O Butter House, Crumpet Lane, Boozetown

[Mickvrs220]

48 minutes ago, Lady Elanore said:

 

You can send me your unwanted Lurpak. Send to Amanda, C/O Butter House, Crumpet Lane, Boozetown

I must live in same town as you amanda ,but i live in bacon butty avenue 😂