What are ye eatin' and drinkin' - The Eatening

bassy · 20-02-2021 11:56pm

Grandeeod wrote: »

Ah I'm just having a few Heineken's with Mrs G. She's having a few glasses of vino. Gonna order a Chinese for myself in a bit. Fed the ladies earlier. An enjoyable evening.

nice one G,what age are the girls well i know the wee one was 13 not so long ago.my fella was 22 on tuesday,showing my age now

lol

Grandeeod · 21-02-2021 12:03am

bassy wrote: »

nice one G,what age are the girls well i know the wee one was 13 not so long ago.my fella was 22 on tuesday,showing my age now lol

I couldn't possibly tell you Mrs Gs age.:eek::D But I do have a 29 year old too.:eek: From a previous.:)

Mrs G having some brown bread and cheese, just to stay on topic. Headin to the leaba after the curry.:pac:

bassy · 21-02-2021 12:04am

Grandeeod wrote: »

I couldn't possibly tell you Mrs Gs age.:eek::D But I do have a 29 year old too.:eek: From a previous.:)

Mrs G having some brown bread and cheese, just to stay on topic. Headin to the leaba after the curry.:pac:

i was on about the girls not mrs G lol

Grandeeod · 21-02-2021 12:06am

bassy wrote: »

i was on about the girls not mrs G lol

Mrs G is one of "the" girls.:D

bassy · 21-02-2021 12:07am

Grandeeod wrote: »

Mrs G is one of "the" girls.:D

more of a woman not a girl,maturity lol

vafankillar · 21-02-2021 12:19am

i recently just started following some food review youtubers & god it's depressing the great selection of food places they get over there & generally more flavours & limitted edition products. i almost feel like unfollowing cos there's so much delicious stuff I can never try. worse is so much of it is products or restaurants we actually do have here but we just miss out on

Grandeeod · 21-02-2021 7:56pm

Traditional Sunday fare today. Can't beat a decent roast dinner. Stuffed chicken and ham with trimmings. More or less like last weekend but without the roasties. However it was the dessert that made it. Ferrero Rocher cheese cakes from Coolhull Farm in Wexford. There should be a law against them.:D

bassy · 21-02-2021 11:15pm

mince carrots onions sweet potatoe and normal spuds

with soy sauce.

bassy · 21-02-2021 11:16pm

is everyone apart from me and G on hunger strike today,rows are you doing a bobby sands lol

Grandeeod · 21-02-2021 11:29pm

bassy wrote: »

is everyone apart from me and G on hunger strike today,rows are you doing a bobby sands lol

Across a few threads, it's Ghost town stuff these days bassy. Keep cooking. Keep posting and keep eatin'. Keep getting more skinny too.:pac: I'm away to the telly!

Autosport · 22-02-2021 12:23am

Burger King today, tried the BBQ Texas king burger, sweet divine it was gorgeous. The 2nd time I’ve had onion rings on a burger

Full all day after it

bassy · 22-02-2021 8:05pm

left overs from yeterday of mince onions carrots sweet potatoe and the normal auld humble spud

pint of chilled water.

Archeron · 22-02-2021 8:13pm

A big giant fresh crusty roll the size of my leg with fresh cold butter and slices of ham two inches thick. Lots of English mustard and a sharing bag (yeah right) of quavers. All washed down with a bottle of cherry Pepsi max

Rows Grower · 22-02-2021 8:16pm

Herself made a venison fillet strogonoff today with the recipe I got here recently plus a bit of extra cream that was made anyway, a dollop of mustard and a drop of Hennessy's thrown in.

She nailed it, best strogonoff ever and I've had a few. Chips weren't the Mae West because they were made with white potatoes instead of roosters but none were left to tell the tale.

Autosport · 23-02-2021 12:32am

Mashed potatoes, carrots, peas and a homemade beef burger all covered in gravy

igCorcaigh · 23-02-2021 1:50am

Something Mexican inspired.

There is chorizo, black beans and El Pato salsa there, with flatbread, cheddar and onion from Dunnes.

Porklife · 23-02-2021 10:10am

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Something Mexican inspired.

There is chorizo, black beans and El Pato salsa there, with flatbread, cheddar and onion from Dunnes.

Hope it was nice. Is that Tapati hot sauce nice? Is it smokey or more zesty? I live beside a Mexican restaurant but the food is really bad. The smell keeps luring me in like a beautiful mermaid though...maybe this time it will be better..maybe there's a new chef! Nothing that smells that good can be bad surely!
Burrito like a soggy nappy = kicking myself every time:)

igCorcaigh · 23-02-2021 12:40pm

Porklife wrote: »

Hope it was nice. Is that Tapati hot sauce nice? Is it smokey or more zesty? I live beside a Mexican restaurant but the food is really bad. The smell keeps luring me in like a beautiful mermaid though...maybe this time it will be better..maybe there's a new chef! Nothing that smells that good can be bad surely!
Burrito like a soggy nappy = kicking myself every time:)

That's a shame! We are really lacking decent Mexican food here.

The Tapati is a good all rounder type hot sauce. Not smokey, more of a cumin flavour. Not too hot. It's tasty.

f1000 · 23-02-2021 10:18pm

Carlsberg and salted Pistachio nuts

Autosport · 23-02-2021 11:04pm

Beef stew

Now munching in chocolate Hob Nobs

Rows Grower · 23-02-2021 11:17pm

My better half made a sauce Sunday for a breast on the bone dinner that was top notch. It's one of those sauces with the all the heart attack ingredients.

I would have happily had it with just fresh oven baked bread to dip into it today but had to settle for more chicken with honey and mustard baked ham and boiled potatoes. It's a tough ol' station.

Porklife · 24-02-2021 8:27pm

Decided to go all out calorie wise this evening and made my own burgers with minced garlic, mustard and a whole host of spices.
I made chips and mixed sour cream with cajun spice and chilli powder as a dip.
Bunsen eat your heart out, mine was way nicer although I feel like i doubled in size by my last bite

...but there's always room for dessert which will be white chocolate mousse from Lidl...nom nom

Grandeeod · 24-02-2021 8:39pm

Rows Grower wrote: »

My better half made a sauce Sunday for a breast on the bone dinner that was top notch. It's one of those sauces with the all the heart attack ingredients.

I would have happily had it with just fresh oven baked bread to dip into it today but had to settle for more chicken with honey and mustard baked ham and boiled potatoes. It's a tough ol' station.

I want to borrow your better half for a weekend RG, just to cook while I get sloshed. I'll pay handsomely. Your well looked after at the table!:)

Porklife wrote: »

Decided to go all out calorie wise this evening and made my own burgers with minced garlic, mustard and a whole host of spices.
I made chips and mixed sour cream with cajun spice and chilli powder as a dip.
Bunsen eat your heart out, mine was way nicer although I feel like i doubled in size by my last bite

...but there's always room for dessert which will be white chocolate mousse from Lidl...nom nom

I usually make my own burgers, but today I spotted some 6oz Angus burgers in Tescos on special offer. Gonna have one later with mash, garden peas and beef gravy.

Having some Wednesday night beers as I do. (usually in a pub with football)
Tescos were once again selling off Canadian beer at €1 a can.

Rows Grower · 24-02-2021 8:53pm

Back to the homemade gratin potatoes today with a steak that was sold as sirloin but would have passed for a fillet.

Couple of Jive bars for dessert.

(Sorry Grandeeod she likes it here too much).

igCorcaigh · 24-02-2021 9:11pm

Porklife wrote: »

Decided to go all out calorie wise this evening and made my own burgers with minced garlic, mustard and a whole host of spices.
I made chips and mixed sour cream with cajun spice and chilli powder as a dip.
Bunsen eat your heart out, mine was way nicer although I feel like i doubled in size by my last bite

...but there's always room for dessert which will be white chocolate mousse from Lidl...nom nom

Homemade burgers are the way to go.
I've never tried, but had some my OH made ages ago.

Don't know why we don't make them, but you have given me a great food idea!

I like the free range beef mince from Aldi a lot, so I'm going to try it soon.

To salt or not salt the mince, I remember reading that food site that does experiments with food, but I can't recall that post they had on this question, but apparently it does make a difference?

Rows Grower · 24-02-2021 9:17pm

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Homemade burgers are the way to go.
I've never tried, but had some my OH made ages ago.

Don't know why we don't make them, but you have given me a great food idea!

I like the free range beef mince from Aldi a lot, so I'm going to try it soon.

To salt or not salt the mince, I remember reading that food site that does experiments with food, but I can't recall that post they had on this question, but apparently it does make a difference?

We always do homemade burgers but it's only recently I picked up a cheap burger press from Amazon and they make a huge difference. You get a neater burger that cooks more evenly and there's a little attachment for making stuffed burgers too. I season them well before cooking.

igCorcaigh · 24-02-2021 9:20pm

Rows Grower wrote: »

We always do homemade burgers but it's only recently I picked up a cheap burger press from Amazon and they make a huge difference. You get a neater burger that cooks more evenly and there's a little attachment for making stuffed burgers too. I season them well before cooking.

Do you salt the burgers after shaping, or salt the mince first?
Apparently the salt makes the meat more dense and it loses the grainy consistency.
I'll try to find that link.

Edit: Here it is:

https://aht.seriouseats.com/2009/12/the-burger-lab-salting-ground-beef.html

Porklife · 24-02-2021 9:29pm

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Do you salt the burgers after shaping, or salt the mince first?
Apparently the salt makes the meat more dense and it loses the grainy consistency.
I'll try to find that link.

Edit: Here it is:

https://aht.seriouseats.com/2009/12/the-burger-lab-salting-ground-beef.html

Apparently it's best not to season the mince and to just season the pattie before cooking. Salt dehydrates the meat and changes the texture according to Chefs like Ramsey but my natural instinct is to always reach for the salt and pepper!
I seasoned the mince in a bowl with salt, pepper, garlic powder and fresh minced garlic, cayenne powder, cinnamon, honey, soy sauce, mustard and nutmeg. Yep...i definitely hold back with cooking

The burger was bursting with juices and flavour and im not convinced salting them last minute would make any difference.

igCorcaigh · 24-02-2021 9:34pm

Porklife wrote: »

Apparently it's best not to season the mince and to just season the pattie before cooking. Salt dehydrates the meat and changes the texture according to Chefs like Ramsey but my natural instinct is to always reach for the salt and pepper!
I seasoned the mince in a bowl with salt, pepper, garlic powder and fresh minced garlic, cayenne powder, cinnamon, honey, soy sauce, mustard and nutmeg. Yep...i definitely hold back with cooking
The burger was bursting with juices and flavour and im not convinced salting them last minute would make any difference.

Yeah, I question the science too, and go with the tastebuds.
That sounds magical, and you have inspired me to go adventure!

Rows Grower · 25-02-2021 12:07pm

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Do you salt the burgers after shaping, or salt the mince first?
Apparently the salt makes the meat more dense and it loses the grainy consistency.
I'll try to find that link.

Edit: Here it is:

https://aht.seriouseats.com/2009/12/the-burger-lab-salting-ground-beef.html

I add everything before shaping the mince, cover them on a plate with clingfilm and leave them in the fridge for a couple of hours before cooking in the oven.

IrishLad90 · 25-02-2021 5:17pm

Turkey burgers, onion, tomato, lettuce, peri sauce, fresh baps.. Thoroughly enjoyed

As i wandered the lidl aisles i realised I Had missed breakfast and lunch. Feeling hunger at that stage my entire shop seemed to be centered around one meal.. I grabbed some burger buns, fresh veg and when i got to the frozen section the LMC veg burgers were sold out and i lacked the inspiration to style another dish so another lap of the shop and i settled on TB..

Porklife · 25-02-2021 7:07pm

We're all on a burger buzz it seems!

I just had pasta stuffed with ricotta and spinach with a lemon, sour cream, chilli and honey sauce with cheddar and parmesan on top.
How those stuffed pastas are supposed to serve 2 people is beyond me!

Mam of 4 · 25-02-2021 7:22pm

Burger and chips this evening , not from the chippers either !

The Princess Bride · 25-02-2021 7:25pm

A big mug of hot chocolate.

Rows Grower · 25-02-2021 7:32pm

Venison lasagne with chips.

GY A1 · 25-02-2021 7:59pm

Creamy mash
Peas
And couple aldi mince pies

bassy · 25-02-2021 9:01pm

invested in a airfryer today its all new to me its a 5.5 litre one.done some aldo skin on frozen chip and steamed my sweet sour chicken peppers.

https://ibb.co/HnnsGQL

Grandeeod · 25-02-2021 9:28pm

Welcome to the club bassy!

bassy · 25-02-2021 9:39pm

Grandeeod wrote: »

Welcome to the club bassy!

what club G?,the airfyer club ye ?

Fathom · 25-02-2021 9:47pm

Coffee cake and dark roast.

Grandeeod · 25-02-2021 10:42pm

bassy wrote: »

what club G?,the airfyer club ye ?

Yup.

Autosport · 25-02-2021 11:57pm

Toasted cheese sandwiches

Rows Grower · 26-02-2021 7:43pm

A just back from Lidl buffet...

26-02-2021 7:45pm

(Bad) chinese takeaway

bassy · 26-02-2021 8:09pm

Rows Grower wrote: »

A just back from Lidl buffet...

Watch the fox ðŸ¦Š doesn't scarper with the lot rows

Grandeeod · 26-02-2021 8:10pm

Deleted User wrote: »

(Bad) chinese takeaway

It's good. Keep repeating that. It's good, It's good.

Having a few scoops here with a duuurty chinese takeaway later. I'm adding my own spring rolls to the mix as in from the freezer, but they're nicer.:D

Rows Grower · 26-02-2021 8:18pm

bassy wrote: »

Watch the fox �� doesn't scarper with the lot rows

Always on the look out bassy, this is all that's left of the last fox that got a notion to steal my food..

igCorcaigh · 26-02-2021 8:20pm

Grandeeod wrote: »

I'm adding my own spring rolls to the mix as in from the freezer, but they're nicer.:D

Dunnes frozen vegetable ones are actually quite nice. Very hard to find a decent spring roll from a Chinese takeaway. They just use frozen, and not the best.

The plan is to make a broccoli, mushroom, tofu stir fry with noodles.

I'm using my own sauce, but loosely based on this:

https://www.myplantifulcooking.com/vegan-asian-broccoli-mushroom-tofu-stir-fry/#wprm-recipe-container-2561

I must get pressing that tofu.

bassy · 26-02-2021 8:20pm

Rows Grower wrote: »

Always on the look out bassy, this is all that's left of the last fox that got a notion to steal my food..

I see the hare is doing a road runner on it

VW 1 · 26-02-2021 8:35pm

Boiled bacon ribs, SuperValu sausages and fresh crusty bread with lashings of butter. Lovely easy Friday dinner

What are ye eatin' and drinkin' - The Eatening

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