What did you have for lunch thread - NO BLOG LINKS & NO PIC QUOTING

Tarzana · 17-10-2014 6:53pm

leahyl wrote: »

I went in January - it was a beautiful experience! Went with 3 friends (it was one of my friends 30th bday pressie) and we all ordered the traditional except for one of us - kind of wish I had gotten the peculiar one now as I preferred what was in that one but it was still lovely

My sis got the peculiar one on the day we went, and I have to say, I was happy with my choice!

But I love all the traditional afternoon tea accoutrements so it was a simple choice for me. The scone... nom! And there was this little custard tart thingie - the pastry was so crisp, it was perfect.

The Hill Billy · 18-10-2014 10:38am

LOL! @ Tilly.

Unfortunately, I am feeling under the weather today which means I can't join MissF in Zürich for a mini-Mod's beers.

But it gave me a graw for hearty comfort food, so I dragged myself out of my sickbed to make Brotsuppe for lunch. It is quick & easy...

I de-skinned a sausage & finely chopped the meat. I fried this in some oil & a knob of butter with a very finely sliced onion.
I poured off most of the oil & threw in shredded stale bread that I had left over from midweek. I gave it a good stir for the bread to absorb some of the sausage juices & oil, then added 1.5l of good quality beef stock.
Simmered very gently for an hour & ready for lunch later.

(Swiss bread is mad! If you buy a fresh loaf - it is almost stale by the time you get it home. You need to eat it on the same day to get the best out of it. On the other hand, if you buy a sliced pan here they last forever. It is the most processed crappy bread you will come across.)

Applause · 18-10-2014 11:27am

The Hill Billy wrote: »

(Swiss bread is mad! If you buy a fresh loaf - it is almost stale by the time you get it home. You need to eat it on the same day to get the best out of it. On the other hand, if you buy a sliced pan here they last forever. It is the most processed crappy bread you will come across.)

It's the same same in Portugal, from what I remember, in August the sliced white bread had an expiration date of mid-October, I found it so bizarre because fresh bread has to be eaten on the day it's made.

kerry4sam · 18-10-2014 4:46pm

The Hill Billy wrote: »

LOL! @ Tilly.

Unfortunately, I am feeling under the weather today which means I can't join MissF in Zürich for a mini-Mod's beers.

But it gave me a graw for hearty comfort food, so I dragged myself out of my sickbed to make Brotsuppe for lunch. It is quick & easy...

I de-skinned a sausage & finely chopped the meat. I fried this in some oil & a knob of butter with a very finely sliced onion.
I poured off most of the oil & threw in shredded stale bread that I had left over from midweek. I gave it a good stir for the bread to absorb some of the sausage juices & oil, then added 1.5l of good quality beef stock.
Simmered very gently for an hour & ready for lunch later.

(Swiss bread is mad! If you buy a fresh loaf - it is almost stale by the time you get it home. You need to eat it on the same day to get the best out of it. On the other hand, if you buy a sliced pan here they last forever. It is the most processed crappy bread you will come across.)

Lucky you being able to eat though. I'm smothered since yesterday and today
~ for b'fast before work : had a coffee
~ for lunch at work : pot of hot water with sliced lemons, honey and brown sugar. Cannot stomach food at all at the moment.

Envious of the lovely lunch-options being posted in here though,
kerry4sam

northgirl · 18-10-2014 7:24pm

Half a sourdough baguette and chicken liver pate with garlic from the Pig's Back in the English Market. Seriously hungover today. :rolleyes:

The Hill Billy · 18-10-2014 7:31pm

k4s - get well soon.

Dizzyblonde · 18-10-2014 7:42pm

The Hill Billy wrote: »

Unfortunately, I am feeling under the weather today which means I can't join MissF in Zürich for a mini-Mod's beers.

What a pity

Hope you feel better soon.

kerry4sam hope you're better soon too, I had that lurgy lately and it's a nasty one.

Mrs Fox · 19-10-2014 4:37pm

FIL took us out for a lovely lunch, I had a superbly crispy battered cod and chips. Well seasoned. Yum.

hardCopy · 19-10-2014 8:36pm

Some of last night's chicken in a pita with loads of mayonnaise and mushroom and onion stuffing

Mrs Fox · 20-10-2014 1:23pm

Turkey and cheese toastie, kale chips and sweet potato fries.

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Mrs Fox · 21-10-2014 1:33pm

Had leftover chicken Biryani, and also decided today is a good day to feel unskinny. Made churros and chocolate from the cooking club. Everything feels very snug now. Aaaaaah.

northgirl · 21-10-2014 1:52pm

Mrs Fox wrote: »

Had leftover chicken Biryani, and also decided today is a good day to feel unskinny. Made churros and chocolate from the cooking club. Everything feels very snug now. Aaaaaah.

Oh my that looks good, takes me back to Spain many years ago - great for keeping out the cold

:)

The Hill Billy · 21-10-2014 1:52pm

They look fantastic, Mrs Fox!

I had a toasted bacon & smoked cheese sandwich with a cup of Lyons tea that you could walk a horse across.

Mrs Fox · 22-10-2014 12:42pm

Fish pie fresh out of the oven, with steamed broccoli.

the beer revolu · 22-10-2014 2:47pm

^^
Such pretty piping!

Mrs Fox · 22-10-2014 4:03pm

the beer revolu wrote: »

^^
Such pretty piping!

A friend picked up an icing kit as a gift for me recently so instead of decorating cakes which I'm terrible at anyway, I've been putting them into good use (like yesterday's churros).

Faith · 22-10-2014 6:01pm

Mrs Fox, can you give me tips for piping? I've tried to pipe mash, but it's too hot* and too thick to pipe properly in my experience!

*Leaving it to cool is the obvious solution to this part, I know!

Mrs Fox · 22-10-2014 6:19pm

Faith wrote: »

Mrs Fox, can you give me tips for piping? I've tried to pipe mash, but it's too hot* and too thick to pipe properly in my experience!

*Leaving it to cool is the obvious solution to this part, I know!

I'll tell you exactly what I did, so I'll let you decide which tip to pick up. Oh and by the way I should credit the mash to you with the mayo addition

Steamed the quartered potatoes.
When done, I emptied and cleaned the wok I used under the steamer, and riced the potatoes into it.
I added a big dallop of mayo and a tbsp of butter. Mixed well with a wooden spoon. There's the mash ready. No cream no milk.
I quickly shaped a handful of the mash into a fat sausage because I needed to fill it into the icing tube, like this:

It's just quicker than stuffing with a spoon. The mash would've cooled down a little bit by then, probably because I had it in a wok so it cooled down faster in a bigger surface, I dunno.
Then pipe. It did come out smoothly.

the beer revolu · 22-10-2014 6:21pm

Leaving the mash to cool is not the solution as it will firm up and become hard to pipe.

I think you need to have the mash loose enough to pipe and just cool enough to handle.
Oh and you need chefy asbestos hands.

Faith · 22-10-2014 7:41pm

the beer revolu wrote: »

Oh and you need chefy asbestos hands.

Haha, that's what I'm missing so!

Mrs Fox · 22-10-2014 8:45pm

the beer revolu wrote: »

Leaving the mash to cool is not the solution as it will firm up and become hard to pipe.

I think you need to have the mash loose enough to pipe and just cool enough to handle.
Oh and you need chefy asbestos hands.

Nigella has a pair of these.
As did my grandmother.

The Hill Billy · 22-10-2014 8:57pm

I still cringe when I see Nana Billy plucking a chip with her bare fingers from the deep fryer to test it. :eek:

Tilly · 22-10-2014 9:03pm

The Hill Billy wrote: »

I still cringe when I see Nana Billy plucking a chip with her bare fingers from the deep fryer to test it. :eek:

Sweet mother of Jesus. Please tell me you're joking?

Also the mental image in my head is of a cute little nana with battered sausages for fingers

The Hill Billy · 22-10-2014 9:49pm

There's not a mark on her fingers.

She does have to do her nails again after deep frying though.

The Hill Billy · 22-10-2014 11:23pm

It got fierce chilly here today, so I threw together a big pot of Brotsuppe (bread soup) again for lunches for the rest of the week. I'm loving the stuff!

Mrs Fox · 23-10-2014 12:50pm

Spicy Thai chicken noodle soup from the cooking club. Hit the right spot, it did. Delicious.

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Tom Dunne · 25-10-2014 12:20pm

<I'll snip the picture until I get a non-monsterous one>

Lovely pizza and O'Haras Amber Adventure ale.

Applause · 25-10-2014 2:52pm

That life size pizza looks delicious. :pac:

Tom Dunne · 25-10-2014 3:46pm

Applause wrote: »

That life size pizza looks delicious. :pac:

I'm not going to lie to you - it was pretty damn good. Though I had to share it with herself. The pizza, that is, not the beer.

All joking aside, I used to go overboard on the sauce. I tried various concotions of sauces until I discovered that keeping simple with just a tin of chopped tomatoes worked the best. Let the toppings give the flavour.

Edit: balls. Sorry about the size of the photo. I'll try to adjust it.

kylith · 27-10-2014 10:48am

Lamb steak sandwich. Lamb, lettuce, tomato, cheese, and a seedy bap

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