Topic: Winter foods (Read 25787 times)

sparkey · « **Reply #75 on:** October 10, 2015, 08:52:46 am »

The thought of all year BBQ's fills me with horror,our neighbours have drunken BBQ's every Saturday night in summer which last until about 2 in the morning followed by fireworks,their friends even park their Landrovers in my drive,the locals have tried complaining even called the police nothing changes,they are yuppies who are "something in the city" and feel entitled to do what they want,they don't speak anyone in the street and never have, the only glimmer of hope

is that their house is up for sale and they might be moving before next summer,nothing wrong with BBQ's but to carry on till all hours is out of order,I have my grandchildren staying with us at weekends and they are young children who need their sleep,we also have a few BBQ's in summer but these finish about 8pm,people need to be considerate of their neighbours especially in urban area...Ray.

tigertiger · « **Reply #76 on:** October 10, 2015, 10:31:08 am »

Quote from: sparkey on October 10, 2015, 08:52:46 am

...our neighbours have drunken BBQ's every Saturday night in summer which last until about 2 in the morning followed by fireworks,..,.

Noise abatement was dealt with by the local council environment dept., last time I looked. Try contacting them. If enough people complain I think they are obliged to act.

Klunk · « **Reply #77 on:** October 10, 2015, 12:35:26 pm »

I used to have a neighbour park his car on my drive regularly when I went to work. He had 5 cars. I came home early o e day and it was on my drive. I asked him to remove it which he refused to do. 30 minutes later it was hiabed off my drive by the local council. He ended up paying nearly 3000 quid recovery charges. I still take the mikey out oc him even hough he moved 5 years ago.

Klunk · « **Reply #78 on:** October 10, 2015, 12:35:51 pm »

Quote from: Klunk on October 10, 2015, 12:35:26 pm

I used to have a neighbour park his car on my drive regularly when I went to work. He had 5 cars. I came home early o e day and it was on my drive. I asked him to remove it which he refused to do. 30 minutes later it was hiabed off my drive by the local council. He ended up paying nearly 300 quid recovery charges. I still take the mikey out oc him even hough he moved 5 years ago.

ballastanksian · « **Reply #79 on:** October 10, 2015, 07:29:07 pm »

Good for you Klunk. My neighbours and I have an arrangement for parking their smaller car on my front shaled area. They put new stuff down from time to time and it keeps the weeds down as well:O)

My street is sometimes overflowing with parked cars. At one point they are parked three deep, which is funny when all the inner cars drive off leaving one car seemingly in the middle of the road (which is a no through road by the way, so not as important). Crewkerne is abysmal for parking and it took me a few weeks to realise why the houses I was looking at were so cheap to rent. a large proportion of them have no parking!

Klunk · « **Reply #80 on:** October 11, 2015, 06:37:47 am »

Today's offering will be

Roast chicken, roast beef and roast lamb
Roast potatoes with mash
Broccoli, cauliflower cheese, chanteny carrots, swede, roast parsnips
Chicken gravy and beef gravy both home made
Followed by caramelised apple crumble topped with walnuts.
All for 3 people!

Klunk · « **Reply #81 on:** October 11, 2015, 06:40:48 am »

Plus this morning down the club we are doing Bacon Roll Sunday. Once a month we fire up the bbq and everyone brings their own bacon and rolls and I cook them. Yes we fo get people who bring gammon steaks and sausages as well. P's this a god idea as it gets infrequent members to start participating

dougal99 · « **Reply #82 on:** October 11, 2015, 08:31:49 am »

Quote from: Klunk on October 11, 2015, 06:40:48 am

P's this a god idea

Does he have to pay subs?

Klunk · « **Reply #83 on:** October 11, 2015, 02:31:56 pm »

Fat gingers sorry

Klunk · « **Reply #84 on:** October 11, 2015, 02:32:12 pm »

Fingers! !!!

ballastanksian · « **Reply #85 on:** October 11, 2015, 03:41:35 pm »

essex2visuvesi · « **Reply #86 on:** October 17, 2015, 09:39:06 pm »

Son's idea of a burger

Thats a 15" plate that its sitting on lol

Klunk · « **Reply #87 on:** October 18, 2015, 05:02:54 am »

A proper burger!
Today's meal is lamb stew with homemade bread Yorkshire puddings and roast potatoes. Yum

dreadnought72 · « **Reply #88 on:** October 18, 2015, 11:53:01 am »

Winter foods?! My favourite is home made borscht. Thick and chunky, a splash of sour cream and some home made hot crusty rolls with butter. Nothing better for keeping the cold out.

Andy

Klunk · « **Reply #89 on:** October 18, 2015, 01:06:12 pm »

Quote from: dreadnought72 on October 18, 2015, 11:53:01 am

Winter foods?! My favourite is home made borscht. Thick and chunky, a splash of sour cream and some home made hot crusty rolls with butter. Nothing better for keeping the cold out.

Andy

Recipe please

grendel · « **Reply #90 on:** October 18, 2015, 01:25:21 pm »

just about to make some bacon and cheese wraps, - ingredients 1 roll of puff pastry, 6 rashers of bacon and plenty of cheese (a mix of mature cheddar for flavour and red leicester for colour.
unroll the puff pastry and cut into 6 squares, lay 1 rasher on each corner to corner, generous amount of cheese, fold the other 2 corners to the top, bake for 15-20 mins, yum.
Grendel

grendel · « **Reply #91 on:** October 18, 2015, 02:11:58 pm »

pre oven - just waiting for them to cook now

grendel · « **Reply #92 on:** October 18, 2015, 02:18:50 pm »

and the timer went off just as I posted - post oven pics - all ready for the team brief and charity bake tomorrow.

Klunk · « **Reply #93 on:** October 18, 2015, 03:04:16 pm »

They wouldn't last that long in my house max 1 hour

Netleyned · « **Reply #94 on:** October 18, 2015, 03:26:04 pm »

They look good must try them
Thanks for the recipe

Just waiting for the Borscht recipe

Ned

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #95 on:** October 18, 2015, 05:28:48 pm »

Quote from: grendel on October 18, 2015, 02:18:50 pm

- all ready for the team brief and charity bake tomorrow.

What charity? I'll buy all of them!

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #96 on:** October 18, 2015, 05:30:40 pm »

Quote from: essex2visuvesi on October 17, 2015, 09:39:06 pm

Son's idea of a burger..... Thats a 15" plate that its sitting on lol

Sheer joy!!

essex2visuvesi · « **Reply #97 on:** October 18, 2015, 05:35:25 pm »

Quote from: Martin [Admin] on October 18, 2015, 05:30:40 pm

Sheer joy!!

Yes indeed!
T'was a jolly good burger

dreadnought72 · « **Reply #98 on:** October 18, 2015, 06:29:07 pm »

Borscht: a kilo or so of beetroot, peeled and chopped. (Wear gloves and best cut on a glass surface. The mess is phenomenal.) A couple of finely chopped onions. A potato or two, peeled and chopped. Lightly fry the onion until soft. Place these and the beet/potato into a pressure cooker (just add a little water - a cupfull or so) or saucepan (enough water to just cover). "Boil until cooked". This can be fifteen/twenty minutes in a pressure cooker or about 45/60 in a saucepan.

Blend once cool. Add a little sour cream and stir in. You're aiming for a "broth" sort of consistency with beetroot pieces a few millimetres in size. The potato will have disintegrated.

You can freeze it at this point - nothing better than a freezer full of individual-portion borschtbergs. They last ages once frozen.

To serve, heat through and add a splodge of sour cream to the top. A splash of vodka is optional. Salt and pepper to your own preference.

Andy

ballastanksian · « **Reply #99 on:** October 18, 2015, 06:32:47 pm »

Sounds good! I will give it a go once my freezer is on line.

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