What's Cookin' ?

[Kevin Farnell]

I thought there was ban on hunting!

Haggis have shorter legs on one side than the other, to prevent them from falling over when running around mountains. There are two distinct species, one with its left legs shorter (L Haggis) and one with the right legs shorter (R Haggis). This means that they cannot interbreed as the two species only ever meet face to face. For some unknown reason the L Haggis is much rarer than the R (in the same way that the Universe contains much more matter than anti-matter). Due to its rarity, the hunting ban only covers the L Haggis. R Haggis are fair game as they are becoming pests.

Kevin

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Despite my Scottish ancestry I am ashamed to admit to not ever having tried Haggis.

They'll never let you into Scotland, if they ever find out. Or, at the bare minimum you'll be force fed fried Mars bars as a penance.

Kevin

 

[JENNYJET]

Nice one Kevin, my day is brighter even before dawn. What a forum we have, Haggis appear cute, are there any breeders? Could they make nice pets? Will Peggy kill it before I get it registered at the veterinary?

 

[thunderchild]

Indoor BBQ (sort of) tonight, homemade beef burgers and chicken wings!

 

[superking]

If eating chicken be carefull,tesco,sainsbury and lidl have recalled all chicken products and whole chicken as well.

 

[Scottie Dog]

Interesting. Doing a search on Google it only seems to refer to items such as Chicken Nuggets etc. Hopefully the raw meat is okay.
Thanks for the 'heads up'.

 

[JENNYJET]

Rice and Peas, or Red beans. Simple but tasty provided the beans are soaked and cooked properly!

 

[Aviador]

Homemade curry here this evening washed down with a Malbec. Nothing special, just a cheapy from Sainsbury's.

 

[thunderchild]

If eating chicken be carefull,tesco,sainsbury and lidl have recalled all chicken products and whole chicken as well.

Well not wanting to sound too middle class but we had ours from Waitrose! lol

 

[Ray Finkle]

This evening we had Smoked haddock risotto with some very crispy pancetta, delicious.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

I've never been much of a fish eater, but I do have some favourites. Some years ago when working at Aston University, a group of us went out for a Chinese. One of the dishes was salmon fillet in black bean sauce served on stir fried veg and noodles. It was so good I've made it at home several times.
I also used to enjoy flaking smoked trout fillets into a carbonara style sauce and serve it pasta. I don't know if the supermarket changed their supplier, but the trout fillets went from having no bones to being full of them. I haven't bought them since. I also love sweet and sour fish at the Chinese. The fish (loin of cod) is always so succulent and I've never had a bone. When it comes to the chip shop, there's only one thing for me - cod roe (usually two portions), chips and curry sauce. Yum!

Kevin

 

[JENNYJET]

I worry about people that insist on Curry with something as delicate as fish, a contradiction if there was one.

Tonight, I am sharing a dinner with my Peggy, Rice and Peas. We love it! Tonight cooked in Saffron water with Mint. The Malbec regrettably is strictly forbidden to dogs as alcohol considered toxic! And I accept Red Wine with Rice may well be contradictory!

 

[TheLocalYokel]

And I accept Red Wine with Rice may well be contradictory!

If you enjoy it and it likes you then great. I've never been one for the idea that certain wines must go with certain foods.

Although we (Mr and Mrs TLY) are not huge drinkers, in general we drink red wine when the weather is colder (Merlot, Shiraz or Cabernet Sauvignon mainly) and white white in warmer times (Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc or Riesling by choice). It's not an inviolate 'rule' though and sometimes it's a case of how the mood takes us.

I think there can be an awful lot of snobbery about wine at times. We often find that a fairly cheap bottle of wine from a supermarket is as good, sometimes better, than more expensive stuff. Mrs TLY told me there is, or perhaps was, a programme on the telly where wine experts did blind tasting of various types of wine. It wasn't unheard of for an inexpensive bottle from a supermarket to come out top.

 

[HPsauce]

If you enjoy it and it likes you then great. I've never been one for the idea that certain wines must go with certain foods.

Although we (Mr and Mrs TLY) are not huge drinkers, in general we drink red wine when the weather is colder (Merlot, Shiraz or Cabernet Sauvignon mainly) and white white in warmer times (Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc or Riesling by choice). It's not an inviolate 'rule' though and sometimes it's a case of how the mood takes us.

I think there can be an awful lot of snobbery about wine at times. We often find that a fairly cheap bottle of from a supermarket is as good, sometimes better, than more expensive stuff. Mrs TLY told me there is, or perhaps was, a programme on the telly where wine experts did blind tasting of various types of wine. It wasn't unheard of for an inexpensive bottle from a supermarket to come out top.

 

[HPsauce]

Agree entirely about cheaper supermarket wines being as good as expensive ones, although i avoid the very cheapest. Around a fiver usually gives a very acceptable wine. Red is more of a darker months drink but not exclusively. Perhaps because it is enjoyed at room temperature?.

 

[Ray Finkle]

I've never been much of a fish eater, but I do have some favourites.

I do like my seafood, especially when abroad as it's just so fresh. I'll eat pretty much anything apart from scallops, I like them but unfortunately they don't seem to like me

I worry about people that insist on Curry with something as delicate as fish, a contradiction if there was one.

I'll eat a fish curry but agree that there is so much more to be done with it.

A decent fillet of sea bass in a pan with some garlic butter and asparagus served up with a little rice....... perfect.

Agree entirely about cheaper supermarket wines being as good as expensive ones, although i avoid the very cheapest. Around a fiver usually gives a very acceptable wine. Red is more of a darker months drink but not exclusively. Perhaps because it is enjoyed at room temperature?.

Mrs F usually grabs whatever is on offer in Tesco at the time and we rarely have a bad one.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

I worry about people that insist on Curry with something as delicate as fish, a contradiction if there was one.

I have plenty of Indian cook books with recipes for curried fish in them. When I got the salmon in black bean sauce, I had the same thought that the sauce would overpower the salmon, but it didn't. It works great.
Chip shop curry sauce is very mild and cod roe tastes nothing like cod.

I do like my seafood, especially when abroad as it's just so fresh. I'll eat pretty much anything apart from scallops, I like them but unfortunately they don't seem to like me

That's a shame. I love scallops. Had some many years back at a now long closed down restaurant in Lichfield. They were serve on black pudding and were delicious. I also love prawns (especially king prawns - I used to get Szechuan king prawns at a restaurant in Kings Heath. I'd have either that or the sweet and sour fish I mentioned above). I've tried lobster a couple of times and found it delicious. Once on holiday as a kid in St Ives, my Mom had it as a treat. I got to try some and it was so tasty. Another time, I was visiting my Sister in Australia. My Brother-in-law came home with a ready boiled lobster. It was cut in half and placed on the barbecue (how else do you cook in Australia?). Served with butter, it was unbelievably good.

Kevin

 

[JENNYJET]

I apologise if my comments re. Curry and fish upset anyone. I had one curry when as a patient at the Birmingham Accident Hospital whilst recovering from skin grafting surgery, and one mouthful hit me like a sledgehammer and have avoided the stuff ever since. If I want or need a heat hit, I use Naga Chilli or Cayenne but only a tiny bit as it is quite explosive on the palate. As to fish, as a delicate flesh that absorbs flavour, I usually steam or let it rest in warm water to cook. Slow cooked food is wonderful and easy.

 

[JENNYJET]

I was also informed that the first £5 of a bottle is taken with duties and tax making the more expensive bottles worth paying for. With that logic I appreciate my bottle of Malbec!

 

[Kevin Farnell]

I apologise if my comments re. Curry and fish upset anyone.

Please don't feel any need to apologise to me. We each have our different tastes in food and I respect those differences. I hope that my reply didn't cause any offence (it was certainly not intended), just a mention of recipes that I have and dishes that I like.

Kevin