What have you had for dinner

[Mottie]

Roasted Mediterranean veg and that was it! I bought some butterflied sea bass for our dinner tonight from Sainsbury’s this morning but could I find it? Could I feck. I searched the fridge, the freezer, the cupboards, and even the boot of the car* - nowhere to be seen! I even dug out the receipt and they were definitely on there. Had to top up the veg with some penne pasta to bulk it up a bit. I reckon some bar steward swiped them out of my trolley after I’d scanned them. I’m bloody starving now - might have some toast in a minute.

*I found an avocado in the boot of the other car this week. Well rotten and I hadn’t used that car for shopping for a couple of weeks.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Smoked haddock, poached egg, green beans, and a couple of slices of Lidl's delicious wholemeal bread. The smoked haddock this time, bought from Sainsbury, as an alternative to our usual Tesco. Similar price, but a touch smaller portions.

This past two weeks, we've been trying to get to grips with gravy. Gravy, so far as I'm concerned, can make or wreck a meal. We have so far 'made do', with the Bisto type gravy granules. We have tried making it from scratch, using a recipe, using a stock cube, that proved very salty. Bought some ready-made, just heat, for beef, that tasted very tomato. Since when, we have bought some other, ready-mades, to test.

 

[MNW67]

This past two weeks, we've been trying to get to grips with gravy. Gravy, so far as I'm concerned, can make or wreck a meal. We have so far 'made do', with the Bisto type gravy granules. We have tried making it from scratch, using a recipe, using a stock cube, that proved very salty. Bought some ready-made, just heat, for beef, that tasted very tomato. Since when, we have bought some other, ready-mades, to test.

I don't think you can make top notch gravy without the juices from the roast. Morrisons the Best beef gravy granules are the probably next best thing.

 

[MNW67]

This past two weeks, we've been trying to get to grips with gravy. Gravy, so far as I'm concerned, can make or wreck a meal. We have so far 'made do', with the Bisto type gravy granules. We have tried making it from scratch, using a recipe, using a stock cube, that proved very salty. Bought some ready-made, just heat, for beef, that tasted very tomato. Since when, we have bought some other, ready-mades, to test.

We used to make amazing onion gravy using Morrisons best granules.

 

[Mottie]

We had to babysit our Grandaughter while our grandson went to an escape room for his birthday with his parents and friends and we met them afterwards in a Nando's where they were having a party. I bought chicken and chips and a corn on the cob for myself, just chips for Mrs Mottie (she was concerned about gluten contamination in anything else as she has coeliac disease) and two diet cokes. Cost me £30. The chicken was nothing special and my granddaughter nicked my corn on the cob!

 

[MNW67]

We had to babysit our Grandaughter while our grandson went to an escape room for his birthday with his parents and friends and we met them afterwards in a Nando's where they were having a party. I bought chicken and chips and a corn on the cob for myself, just chips for Mrs Mottie (she was concerned about gluten contamination in anything else as she has coeliac disease) and two diet cokes. Cost me £30. The chicken was nothing special and my granddaughter nicked my corn on the cob!

Have you had Nando's before. We've only tried it once and we thought it was massively overhyped.

 

[pete01]

Have you had Nando's before. We've only tried it once and we thought it was massively overhyped.

Me too I dont get all the fuss and they don't serve alcohol, do they?

 

[pete01]

Me too I dont get all the fuss and they don't serve alcohol, do they?

OMG

 

[MNW67]

Me too I dont get all the fuss and they don't serve alcohol, do they?

I can't remember about the alcohol. I just thought it was very dry chicken and not very nice sides. Also, neither of us liked the flavour, even though we went for a mild one. The young ones rave about it, though.

 

[SPLINE]

Most Nando's are 'Halal friendly'.

There's two words that don't go together!

Boycott.

 

[pete01]

OMG anyone else love these

 

[Mottie]

Have you had Nando's before. We've only tried it once and we thought it was massively overhyped.

I think we might have had it once about 15 years ago. I can’t see the attraction myself but maybe it’s for the young 'uns. Crowded and noisy too. As I said, nothing special and to my mind, expensive. Over a tenner for a bit of chicken and £4.25 for a Diet Coke (unlimited refills but who wants that?) Our son thought the birthday food for the kids was cheap - seven kids with sharing platters and cokes and ice cream for about £100. He said when he goes there with his wife and our grandson (Grandaughter just has picky bits from their plates) he says it sets him back about £65. A fast food meal for two adults and a child for £65!

 

[SPLINE]

OMG anyone else love these

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I'm not keen on those Pete, but I love tins of PEK pork and ham.

 

[securespark]

OMG anyone else love these

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The ingredients are the pits!

65% Mechanically Separated Chicken, Water, Starch, Chicken Collagen, Salt, Beef Collagen, Spices, Stabilisers (Triphosphates, Polyphosphates), Herbs, Thickener (Guar Gum), Spice Extracts, Smoke Flavour, Preservative (Sodium Nitrite), Brine: Water, Salt, Smoke Flavour

The PEK is 21 pc fat and 16 pc protein.

Around 10% protein and 10% fat from memory for the dogs.

 

[Mottie]

OMG anyone else love these

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Mrs Mottie calls them Bum'ole and eyelash sausages.