What are you cooking now?

[Padraig]

No idea what it's about, but 'He sits on the corner of Beggars Bush': a lane just outside Bristol is called Beggars Bush Lane. Wonder what the significance of that name is?

https://phildrane.com/track/339790/the-ballad-of-seth-davy

A case of Ireland stealing an English song? The reprobates!

[french frank]

Will this do?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N35orbNw7X0

No idea what it's about, but 'He sits on the corner of Beggars Bush': a lane just outside Bristol is called Beggars Bush Lane. Wonder what the significance of that name is?

[Padraig]

A vocal performance by, perhaps, some elderly reprobate - care to give us a chorus, Padraig

Will this do?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N35orbNw7X0

[french frank]

Are you a big fan f f? Music for cooking to?

Hehe! I was looking for a Youtube vocal performance by, perhaps, some elderly reprobate. Care to give us a chorus, Padraig? Not that I'm suggesting anything

[Padraig]

to the tune of:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpoyZ7wkz_A

Heard a mention today - In Tune? - of the BBC Midland Light Orchestra. That's twice in 'a brave few' years. Are you a big fan f f? Music for cooking to?

[french frank]

.Marmite....

Here's to the good old Marmite, drink it down, drink it down! to the tune of:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpoyZ7wkz_A

[eighthobstruction]

....toast....double butter....pos' Marmite....

....Fab soup ff....

[teamsaint]

Page 351? Does sound good - must try that.

I got the dry toasted flaked almond gsrnish from H F-W.

Yep , p351 indeed. It is a tiny bit dry, which is why I added the tomatoes late on. Looks like it is roasted Brussels with shallots tomorrow, p352 ) .

Have you thought of Instagramming your soups? You’re a natural !

[french frank]

That looks nice.

No time for lunch today, ( ok, a cappuccino and a tesco muffin) but last night did a Hugh Furry - Whittlingstick aubergine/potato / chickpea roast which I augmented with courgettes, cherry tomatoes and some fresh herbs. Very tasty.

Page 351? Does sound good - must try that.

I got the dry toasted flaked almond gsrnish from H F-W.

[teamsaint]

I love experimenting with different ingredients, especially leftovers, for lunchtime soups. Don't like puréed or thickened soup - just liquid and chunks of things. This may sound unlikely but worked quite well: asparagus and hazelnut soup, garnished with freshly chopped chives and dry fried almond flakes, why not? [And Coop Ancient Grains 'sourdough' - artisan bakers say supermarket sourdough isn't really sourdough, but it tastes all right to me).]

That looks nice.

No time for lunch today, ( ok, a cappuccino and a tesco muffin) but last night did a Hugh Furry - Whittlingstick aubergine/potato / chickpea roast which I augmented with courgettes, cherry tomatoes and some fresh herbs. Very tasty.

[french frank]

I love experimenting with different ingredients, especially leftovers, for lunchtime soups. Don't like puréed or thickened soup - just liquid and chunks of things. This may sound unlikely but worked quite well: asparagus and hazelnut soup, garnished with freshly chopped chives and dry fried almond flakes, why not? [And Coop Ancient Grains 'sourdough' - artisan bakers say supermarket sourdough isn't really sourdough, but it tastes all right to me).]

[teamsaint]

Stop me if I am repeating myself.

Last xmas I did this Nigel Slater ( didn’t he used to be a chess prodigy ?) smoked fish pie.

It is pretty simple actually, looks very impressive, and tastes fabulous.
A definite recommend if you want to cook something impressive but difficult to mess up .

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/nov/29/nigel-slaters-christmas-guide-part-3-fish-pie

The key is to prepare the filling in very good time, maybe the day before. i’m aiming to do this for xmas eve, preparing well in advance. The filling feeezes very well.

Tonight: veggie shepherd’s / cottage pie . Tchaikovsky ballet suites and a white Waitrose Spanish plonk to go with.

Yum.

[Serial_Apologist]

??? I'm stunned … I wear the same summer and winter, except more in winter.

T-shirts and short socks, with shorts whenever possible in summer, jeans or corduroys, proper shirts or polo-necks, plus pullovers when necessary in winter. This is for informal, of course. Oh, and light raincoat for summer, heavy padded number winter. And I grow my hair from around the start of November, and remove most of it in May or June.

[french frank]

it's rather like changing from winter to summer clobber, all waiting there in wardrobe and drawers

??? I'm stunned … I wear the same summer and winter, except more in winter.

Oh, forgot to add: tomorrow will be tarte flambée which is not at all like pizza

[Serial_Apologist]

Summer is rubbish for cooking really, isn’t it?

Tonight, Veggie lasagna, ( ok there is just a teeny bit of smoked bacon in there).

Mussorgsky and Aldi Premium cider to go with.
Yum.

( time to get the recipe books out and try something new , I think).

I virtually live off salads from the moment the temperatures out there regularly exceed 20 C - it's rather like changing from winter to summer clobber, all waiting there in wardrobe and drawers, and back again, usually around the end of September - something to look forward to. Tonight it will be raw celery sticks diced into small pieces, topped with with walnut halves, sprinkled with sunflower seeds and a grated eating apple and Cheddar cheese, dribbled (or whatever words is used) with plain old supermarket proprietory salad cream, served up in a cereal bowl. Nourishing and very digestible.