Food

good olive oil + fresh bread.
All you need.
also make it yourself for pennies... almonds are amazing.

This dukkah discovery is pretty lifechanging. A bit like the moment I first tried almond butter.

Thus proving that yes, almonds are the business.

patio, goldhawk road - cheap and cheerful Polish

@mashton , @bernard , @Apone , @bazschmaz - cheers all, will give it a shot

Scored some cheap oxtail at sainsburies 46p a kilo. Now am at a bit of a loss what to do with it as the gf doesn't eat beef...So what ever I make will have to suffer being frozen and reheated.
Also grabbed some beef shin. Was thinking osso bucco but once again it's the freeze and consume later.

boil it first, skim of the scum, cook it low and slow with whatever is kicking about in the cupboard.

boil it first, skim of the scum, cook it low and slow with whatever is kicking about in the cupboard. And serve on square plates for extra kudos.

Have a lot of stuff in the cupboard. Trying to come up with something that will live survive the freezer and reheat.

I have no square plates, but do have bit of slate that I serve all guest foods on one.

cook it low and slow with whatever is kicking about in the cupboard

did this, the result (from coffeemate, jelly cubes, tinned tuna and tinned peaches) was surprisingly palatable

I can't think of any slow cooked beef recipe which wouldn;t survive being frozen; ragu, stew etc.
What's the concern?

I'm pretty sure this was invented in my freshers halls.

http://www.kerbisher.co.uk/

or wahaca - fish tacos.

This weekend's delight is Pork Knuckle.
Will probably roast it quite slowly, needs to be slow enough to make it tender on the inside whilst making crackling on the outside.

Simon had a pork knuckle bigger than his head in Berlin, was glorious

you doing it with beer?? hmmm nice

Just been doing a bit of googling. Seeing as it's almost Oktoberfest time, I think I'll go the German route.
Roast on bed of onions and apples, rub skin with salt, garlic and caraway seeds. Baste with copious beer.
Serve with roast potatoes, sauerkraut and more copious beer.

And mustard! For the love of lederhosen, don't forget the mustard!

So I made lentils with a lot of garlic... two days later and the flat reeks.

This makes me feel manly and proud.

that sounds great!!

Very nice! Post a picture if you can!

I made chicken the same way once, using quadruple belgian ale, useless to say it was tasteful

Got home at 1 drunk last night, woke up at 5 to go to billingsgate:

2kg prawns
5kg mussels
1kg squid

Will become tomorrow's:

Starters:
Impepata of mussels
Prawns courgettes and strawberries salad
Main:
Spaghetti allo scoglio (with shaved bottarga on top, freshly smuggled from Sardinia)
Second course:
Prawns burgers with tartar sauce.

That's a good lunch

Also, about the burgers I made last weekend in Italy, I had the idea of making them 100% lean beef. This healthy idea then evolved into:

50% minced beef
30% minced pork
20% minced pork belly

They were outstanding! The gorgonzola and caramelized shallots on top were just the perfect touch for that meat orgy

Is it just me or is couscous the least satisfying carb ever? Just had a hige bowl of it and feels like I've not eaten a thing

It is rubbish on its own. Needs mint, onion, gherkins, tomatos and feta all fine diced in.