What are you having for lunch/dinner? (Part 1)

[Mollie]

@Kitty

well its very tasty Mollie, you should give it a try

but i do agree with you on the butty not something i would try out.

It’s certainly another idea for me to try out.

[mesco_m]

@Kitty

really? we always have sausage with chicken as long as i can remember even as a kid.

It would be interesting to know if anyone else has sausage with chicken

In Tesco they even do a sandwich, although i would not like it
cold

I always stuff my chicken with sausage meat. It keeps the chicken moist and it’s nice and tasty too.

[Uncle_Joe]

Bought a piece of belly pork the other day, placed it in my slow-cooker, added a large glass of cider and switched on last night before turning in. The smell of cooking and apples (from the cider) in my kitchen this morning is absolutely fabulous!!!

Will prepare the potatoes, parsnips and onions later on ready for roasting and carve some of the pork skin off to make ‘crackling’ with.

[Uncle_Joe]

Lunch over. The pork tasted fabulous!!! - and was so tender, I was able to remove the skin in one large slice. I placed that in the roasting tin with the potatoes, parsnips and onion and had a large piece of ‘crackling’ which I’ve now also eaten. Made the gravy with some of the cider from the slow cooker, that too was beautifully sweet and complimented the pork very well.

[Lynne55]

I cooked my Ham Shank in Cider today Uncle Joe. I’ve just taken it out of the slow cooker & it fell to bits its so tender. Looking forward to having some later with Mash Potatoes & veg

Hubby just came in & said “Is your ham shank done” I said “Yes Its fell to pieces while I was taking it out” He replied “Its probably drunk:lol: I fall to pieces when i’m drunk”

[Chippy]

It’s such a nice day today decided to take daughter and her B/F down to the river for lunch after church today. Got a shock, someone else has taken it over and It cost me £55 for 3 café lunches. 1 scampi, 1 cheeseburger and a ploughman’s, 2 diet cokes and a pot of tea for one. was very nice food and lovely sat by the river, but a bit expensive.

[Mags]

@Chippy

It’s such a nice day today decided to take daughter and her B/F down to the river for lunch after church today. Got a shock, someone else has taken it over and It cost me £55 for 3 café lunches. 1 scampi, 1 cheeseburger and a ploughman’s, 2 diet cokes and a pot of tea for one. was very nice food and lovely sat by the river, but a bit expensive.

Gosh Paul, their prices are a bit steep! :shock: I wonder if you are paying for the river view as well

[Mollie]

By anybody’s standards that’s a total rip-off! £25 should have more than covered that.

[Uncle_Joe]

@Chippy

It’s such a nice day today decided to take daughter and her B/F down to the river for lunch after church today. Got a shock, someone else has taken it over and It cost me £55 for 3 café lunches. 1 scampi, 1 cheeseburger and a ploughman’s, 2 diet cokes and a pot of tea for one. was very nice food and lovely sat by the river, but a bit expensive.

Whoa Paul matey, you’re buying a meal not the the whole damn pub!!!

[Chippy]

It’s lovely down there with the boats and everything, last year the same would have cost about £10 a head. Trouble is Knaresborough is a tourist town so the café’s charge tourist prices, but this is quite a hike since the last time we went.

[Kitty]

@mesco m

I always stuff my chicken with sausage meat. It keeps the chicken moist and it’s nice and tasty too.

I will try that out next time we have chicken sounds really nice

[Kitty]

@Uncle Joe

Bought a piece of belly pork the other day, placed it in my slow-cooker, added a large glass of cider and switched on last night before turning in. The smell of cooking and apples (from the cider) in my kitchen this morning is absolutely fabulous!!!

Will prepare the potatoes, parsnips and onions later on ready for roasting and carve some of the pork skin off to make ‘crackling’ with.

I don’t like belly pork, to much fat on it, but a nice loin pork joint cooked the same with cider would go down a treat

[Kitty]

@Chippy

It’s such a nice day today decided to take daughter and her B/F down to the river for lunch after church today. Got a shock, someone else has taken it over and It cost me £55 for 3 café lunches. 1 scampi, 1 cheeseburger and a ploughman’s, 2 diet cokes and a pot of tea for one. was very nice food and lovely sat by the river, but a bit expensive.

Ouch thats very expensive Paul, i would expect a 2/3 course meal for that price :shock:

[Annie_Jack]

It’s mid-afternoon here and I’m just debating whether I have the energy to cook… could do shepherd’s pie - easy enough. Maybe after my nap.

[Uncle_Joe]

@Uncle Joe

Lunch over. The pork tasted fabulous!!! - and was so tender, I was able to remove the skin in one large slice. I placed that in the roasting tin with the potatoes, parsnips and onion and had a large piece of ‘crackling’ which I’ve now also eaten. Made the gravy with some of the cider from the slow cooker, that too was beautifully sweet and complimented the pork very well.

@Kitty

I don’t like belly pork, to much fat on it, but a nice loin pork joint cooked the same with cider would go down a treat

Kitty darlin’ as I said I was able to cut and lift off the skin (with the fat) and placed it in the roasting tin with the vegetables, the fat melted and helped to cook the vegetables, and the skin caramelised and I had a large piece of ‘crackling’.

[Kitty]

@Uncle Joe

Kitty darlin’ as I said I was able to cut and lift off the skin (with the fat) and placed it in the roasting tin with the vegetables, the fat melted and helped to cook the vegetables, and the skin caramelised and I had a large piece of ‘crackling’.

yes i did read that you lifted the skin off Uncle Joe, but you would be very lucky to find a cut of belly pork without any fat on, unlike loin.

Any fat on any type of meat is a no no in our house, its not just the health factor, its not to our taste, even when we ave bacon we only ever eat rindless back bacon and i still trim off
the slightest bit of fat on it.

well today we have decided to stay at home, got up to late to go out

Hubby is cooking tonight we are having steak and ale pie

[Uncle_Joe]

Yes Kitty darlin’ I too am not that keen on ‘fat’ either, which is why I have advocated eating ‘safari’ meats as there is no fat on them whatsoever - just good, wholesome, solid meat which is very healthy!!!

[hazel]

@Kitty

Ouch thats very expensive Paul, i would expect a 2/3 course meal for that price :shock:

Bloody Norah!! Were they made of gold?? :surprised:

[hazel]

@Uncle Joe

Yes Kitty darlin’ I too am not that keen on ‘fat’ either, which is why I have advocated eating ‘safari’ meats as there is no fat on them whatsoever - just good, wholesome, solid meat which is very healthy!!!

You know a ham shank that you make pea soup with, I love nothing more than when the shank is cooked slicing the fat off while still hot and eating it, my hubby used to go green (he hated fat)

[Barry]

@Kitty

Any fat on any type of meat is a no no in our house, its not just the health factor, its not to our taste, even when we ave bacon we only ever eat rindless back bacon and i still trim off
the slightest bit of fat on it.

@Uncle Joe

Yes Kitty darlin’ I too am not that keen on ‘fat’ either, which is why I have advocated eating ‘safari’ meats as there is no fat on them whatsoever - just good, wholesome, solid meat which is very healthy!!!

Crikey you lot, the fat is the tastiest bit! Caramelised pork or lamb fat is glorious, and I often swap my lean bits for Mrs PM’s fatty bits, as she isn’t keen either…:shock:

Today I cooked roast chicken and served it with jacket spud and a crisp salad. With the leftover chicken I am baking a chicken, leek and mushroom pie tomorrow which I am serving with mash and green veg. I also picked some rhubarb from the garden today, which I stewed with some ginger and served up with creme fraiche for sweet…