Futtocks Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 I've just roasted (well, dry-fried) coffee beans for the first time. The beans are currently cooling, but I think I had the hob heat too high, as the results are visually a little uneven. The tasting's the thing, though. Oh my, that's one hell of a brew! A little over-roasted for my taste, but incredibly aromatic. More practice will make for better and more even roasts in future. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Second attempt at coffee roasting/frying. I started on medium heat, then raised the temperature in two steps 'til the husks started cracking. I also used a very thick-bottomed saucepan, to even out the heat distribution and stirred the beans more than I did last time. A much more consistent-looking result. This batch will get its first grind for tomorrow morning's cuppa - I will report back. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ullman Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Depends on the size of the shop. The larger ones have a very good and varied wine section. Not sure about the beer, and the spirits are a mixture of own-brand and major brands. The food (both fresh produce and ready-meals) tends to be of good quality and the packaging will say if its freezable or not. M&S Simply Food stores do some really good quality beers. Cheap they ain't though. "I'm from a fishing family. Trawlermen are like pirates with biscuits." - Lucy Beaumont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longboard Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 A recipe for Futtocks perhaps? http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/boxing/i-eat-hedgehogs-marinated-in-honey-tyson-fury-sparks-fresh-controversy-34477423.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Ox cheek, cooked in a roasting bag in the slow cooker with the standard mirepoix mix (plus smoked garlic and three crushed juniper berries). Very easy, very tasty, extremely cheap. I served it with chunky sweet potato chips/fries and horseradish mayonnaise. I was going to steam some green beans, but forgot 'til it was too late. Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. I will eat something healthy tomorrow*, okay? I brought a knife to the table, but the meat was so tender it wasn't used. *yeah, right; I just bought a haggis! Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WearyRhino Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Been meaning to post this for a while. If you have a Lidl nearby and you're a wine drinker, I would urge you to check out their Spring Wine Collection. There are some exceptional wines. A white from Tokaji Furmint that isn't a desert wine (traditionally associated with the region) is particularly good. Two Australian Cabernet Sauvignons (Coonawarra & Margaret River) which at only £6.49 are frankly better than any reds I have had for under £50. An Australian Clare Valley Riesling is also exceptional. A New Zealand Syrah at a slightly more expensive £8.99 is also outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob8 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 For tea, I had sandwiches that were left over from a meeting at work. "You clearly have never met Bob8 then, he's like a veritable Bryan Ferry of RL." - Johnoco 19 Jul 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Been meaning to post this for a while. If you have a Lidl nearby and you're a wine drinker, I would urge you to check out their Spring Wine Collection. There are some exceptional wines. A white from Tokaji Furmint that isn't a desert wine (traditionally associated with the region) is particularly good. Two Australian Cabernet Sauvignons (Coonawarra & Margaret River) which at only £6.49 are frankly better than any reds I have had for under £50. An Australian Clare Valley Riesling is also exceptional. A New Zealand Syrah at a slightly more expensive £8.99 is also outstanding. Lidl is a bit of a frustrating shop for me. As the crow flies, my nearest branch is actually quite close, but a park, a reservoir and some convoluted streets in between make a trip there a longer journey than I fancy most of the time. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timtum Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 I'm currently a bit broke so am working my way through my collection of emergency tins. Boeuf Bourgignon budget style... Two tins of stewed steak One tin of new potatoes One tin of petit pois and mini carrots Smoked lardons Thyme Salt and pepper Crushed garlic Big splash of red Slap it all in a pan and heat. Served with home made bread. Will last me three / four days by the look of it. Tastes just the right side of ordinary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WearyRhino Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 I'm currently a bit broke so am working my way through my collection of emergency tins. Boeuf Bourgignon budget style... Two tins of stewed steak One tin of new potatoes One tin of petit pois and mini carrots Smoked lardons Thyme Salt and pepper Crushed garlic Big splash of red Slap it all in a pan and heat. Served with home made bread. Will last me three / four days by the look of it. Tastes just the right side of ordinary. And I always imagine you hunting wild boar in the garrigue Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearman Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 And I always imagine you hunting wild boar in the garrigue Tim.I was surprised when the Bears visited Toulouse last month.There we were in the home of Haute Cuisine and all the food outlets specialised in English food.... Kebabs,Pizza,Indian, Chinese.... Ron Banks Midlands Hurricanes and Barrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WearyRhino Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 I was surprised when the Bears visited Toulouse last month. There we were in the home of Haute Cuisine and all the food outlets specialised in English food.... Kebabs,Pizza,Indian, Chinese.... Tragic. There was a period about 20 years ago when buying M&S ready meals was de rigour amongst 30 something metropolitan French yuppies. About the same time, French farmers were driving tractors through the windows of MacDonalds'. I know whose side I was on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Lidl is a bit of a frustrating shop for me. As the crow flies, my nearest branch is actually quite close, but a park, a reservoir and some convoluted streets in between make a trip there a longer journey than I fancy most of the time. Lidl's is my nearest supermarket, but due to budget restraints, I do a shopping list & stick to it. Lidl's does not always have all the herbs I want & have to trundle up to Asda, or Sainsbury's. Their Aussie Chardonnay is £3.49, 12.5%, and is good enough for cooking. Their meat is the best of the supermarkets in Hastings/St. Leonards-on-Sea area, apart from the butchers in Queens Arcade, & Kings Rd. I don't rate the butchers on Norman Rd at all. Queens arcade also have game, and Kangeroo, & Venison, plus some great "home-made" sausages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WearyRhino Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Lidl's is my nearest supermarket, but due to budget restraints, I do a shopping list & stick to it. Lidl's does not always have all the herbs I want & have to trundle up to Asda, or Sainsbury's. Their Aussie Chardonnay is £3.49, 12.5%, and is good enough for cooking. Their meat is the best of the supermarkets in Hastings/St. Leonards-on-Sea area, apart from the butchers in Queens Arcade, & Kings Rd. I don't rate the butchers on Norman Rd at all. Queens arcade also have game, and Kangeroo, & Venison, plus some great "home-made" sausages. Lidl have very recently widened their range of fresh herbs. On the subject of fresh herbs, why is it so difficult to get chervil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Salted liquorice. Interesting. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 (edited) I had lunch here today. Imaginative and tasty recipes (check the menus), and decent sized servings too. We intended to eat at the excellent Caravan (next door), but we would have had to wait for a table. Nice to see the chef, Bruno Loubet, working in the open kitchen, too. I understand that the way a modern restaurant works doesn't require the star to be constantly present, but there he was, making tortellini. Gave us a nod and a smile as we left, too - he looked like a contented man. Edited May 17, 2016 by Futtocks Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Christ, why has buying proper pork scratchings become such a lottery these days? If I don't know the brand, I don't bother unless the bag's transparent, because I've had too many disappointments of late. There seems to be a trend towards crispy puffed skin dusted in flavourings, instead of proper hard scratchings with a layer of fat. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Ribs tonight, for the Football. A dry rub applied, before refrigerating overnight. Then 1 hour in the slow cooker unadorned, 2 hours with sauce on and 15 minutes in a hot oven (with a bit more sauce) to get 'em sticky all over and crisp at the edges. There's some black treacle and liquid smoke in the sauce, in addition to my usual ingredients. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GURNER Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 pork scratchings with fat here. Hope me gnashers hold up Caught by a feckin speed camera. try these I did and it saved me a heap o money and penalty points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 pork scratchings with fat here. Hope me gnashers hold up Pork scratchings without fat are not pork scratchings; they're chicharrones at best, and tasteless puffy disappointments dusted with artificial flavourings most of the time. There ought to be a EU correct nomenclature directive about... oh. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GURNER Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Pork scratchings without fat are not pork scratchings; they're chicharrones at best, and tasteless puffy disappointments dusted with artificial flavourings most of the time. There ought to be a EU correct nomenclature directive about... oh. They was called Q from black country snacks, very nice too Caught by a feckin speed camera. try these I did and it saved me a heap o money and penalty points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 (edited) The Burgess Burger? Edited July 5, 2016 by Futtocks Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 In the slow cooker for tonight, a couple of lamb neck fillets with shallots, chervil, English mustard and garlic. All inside a roasting bag, to keep in all the flavours. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 In the slow cooker for tonight, a couple of lamb neck fillets with shallots, chervil, English mustard and garlic. All inside a roasting bag, to keep in all the flavours. Mmm I'll be round in 30, I'll bring wine "Freedom without socialism is privilege and injustice, socialism without freedom is slavery and brutality" - Mikhail Bakunin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Mmm I'll be round in 30, I'll bring wine Too late, I scoffed the lot. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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