Food

Didn't get time to grab the recipe last night, but this is the book incase anyone can find it online (Sebastien Serveau's Macaron Faciles). It also has a photo guide to each step of the baking process which I found really useful, so well worth buying/borrowing a copy if you can find one.

This looks nuts.

Im going to Roast tonight

:)

And what did you have????

No pictures but I made lasagne last night a la Giorgio Locatelli. Had to use wheat free pasta but it was still full of win, that man is a genius
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At one point we mooted the idea of crowdsourcing our own cow from a farmer, paying for the animal's up keep until slaughter and then getting it hung for like 45-60 days. That never went anywhere I'm afraid.

er, sorry to dredge this, how did i miss this?

how far did you get?

always be scared of a man who breeds pigs

i might be tempted by this. how much freezer space am i going to need?

How big is the pig? Short answer is probably: a lot.

Vegetable stock cubes make good soup by themselves. Having one now and its great.

Not that great actually, pretty salty.

Not that great actually, pretty salty.

Veggy stock cube with a tin of mushy peas and half a pint of water makes fantastic soup when microwaved and then blended.

Veggy stock cube with a tin of mushy peas and half a pint of water makes fantastic soup when microwaved and then blended.

Or for the same price you could get some nice soup?

I have just cooked up six rashers of bacon, two fried eggs, and some tomatoes ftw. Sometimes it's just got to be done......

Or for the same price you could get some nice soup?

when you are pushed for time/ingredients and can't be bothered to cook?

when you are pushed for time/ingredients and can't be bothered to cook?

Heating a can of nice soup up isn't that much of a time consuming chore. And, crucially, is highly unlikely to yield a meal of watery mushy peas and stock cubes...

Heating a can of nice soup up isn't that much of a time consuming chore. And, crucially, is highly unlikely to yield a meal of watery mushy peas and stock cubes...

Don't knock it until you've tried it. Especially if you like mushy peas.

making teenslain's famous napoli sauce and meatballs (TWO types of meat... nom nom nom)

making teenslain's famous napoli sauce and meatballs (TWO types of meat... nom nom nom)

They have two types of meat 99% of the time, pork & beef.....

Cheese inside?

yes cheese....

parmesan...

Mmmmmm. Parmesan might be a bit rich though.....?

Also nice with Mozarella or Ricotta

nah parmesan goes really well... makes them super fluffy

Wendsleydale is the only cheese for Italian dishes. Oh, and Christmas stamps.

I'm gettin hungry now, haven't made meatballs for yonks, might do some tonight

Got some lush peppery olive oil from Borough Market the other day

mmmm sounds awesome! chili oil is good too
get your hands on some awesome pork sausage mince.. the stuff they had at coles was mingin', but it'll have to do...

I like meatballs made with minced lamb, garlic, cumin and oregano. Really tasty.

-cumin and ground coriander, ftw