Food

Xmas pickle and mincemeat, pies are being made tonight.

I've got 2 hours to kill between finishing work and getting a train to Nottingham tonight, anyone recommend somewhere cheap/cheerful around Holborn/British Museum I can go for dinner, and generally loiter in the warm? Prefably somewhere where I won't look like a complete loser for eating on my own. Also its payday, so budget is flexy.

I've got 2 hours to kill between finishing work and getting a train to Nottingham tonight, anyone recommend somewhere cheap/cheerful around Holborn/British Museum I can go for dinner, and generally loiter in the warm? Prefably somewhere where I won't look like a complete loser for eating on my own. Also its payday, so budget is flexy.

Go to the sit-down chippie on High Holborn with a newspaper/book, and have slap-up feed!

For u Bagheera...

prepared belly, ready for slow cooking tomorrow.

hoeing into the double extra thick cream on hot mince pies as we speak.

Marinating

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Served

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Dessert

[IMG]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5042/5284595930_de0f29a247_z.jpg

...Another dessert

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:D

Yep - that'll do :)

Particularly the first dessert! What was that? Looked awesome..

Pie.
Apple and Berries.

Nuknow - you got a walnut (rye) bread recipe you can share?? Going to try to make some to have with my xmas cheeses!

Sorry, no.
But I have one of butternut squash cakes.
You would love these.
I just made a whole bunch.

I just obliterated a bacon and egg roll and 2 powerades. Followed up with two of these bad boys:

Char Sui buns FTW!

Nuknow this is the recipe I use for sweet potato cakes. What's yours for butternut squash?

I sometimes add nuts, I made them about 3 days ago had them with beetroot, honey, walnut and goats cheese salad, and some quinoa, mint, preserved lemon and raisin salad. good eatz.

Balki what is doez buns?

Porchetta's ready for the oven, bloody forgot to put the bacon on before I tied it up tho'... Grrr... Belly of pork rubbed with salt, pepper, sage, rosemary, thyme, garlic and olive oil... I dry roasted a few pine nuts and chucked them in just before rolling... This'll be in the oven by 9am on Saturday... Got our pheasant today as well... We'll be roasting carrots, parsnips and some little roasties done with loads of rosemary and olive oit... I cannot wait...

Awwwwww...... Woof Woof!

Very good looking young'un there.

The duck in the background needs a bit of fattening to be ready for boxing day me thinks, and good luck with the pork.

For u Bagheera...

prepared belly, ready for slow cooking tomorrow.

oof, i fucking love pork buns. where they the big man-size ones or the nancy dim sum ones?

Can I just state for the record one of the best breakfasts ever is: 2 egg omlette with spring onion and a bit of fetta + some pan fried ham carved off the bone, plus half an avocado... all on top a toasted english muffin. Dribble with a bit of sweet chilli sauce.
OMG
My walnut rye bread is proving (I hope)

Wild Hare stew

Pork has been in since 1pm, gonna have it ready for 6pm. Just taken off the skin so I can put it on a tray and turbo crisp it...

My dough is in the airing cupboard proving, in preparation for the most epic of Ploughman's for dinner tonight

Going for a turkey crown/Cote de Boeuf lunch/dinner combo tomorrow. Cannot wait.

See you on the other side

So excited for the meal tomorrow. This time of year is acceptable for me to release my inner obesity.
Nuknow that hair soup looks rough.

Im having beans on toast, with extra cheese, salt and black pepper, cant wait.

sausage chesnut stuffing..... Done
Gravy....... Done
Cranberry Sauce.....Done
Two birds, Two days- no problem.
also made some more muffins, much better result this time, and some rosemary white bread for ham tonight.