What are you cooking now?

[jean]

the coop got a gold medal for their epoisses

http://www.co-operative.coop/corpora...ll-year-round/

The Co-Op round here has been doing very badly - one nearby store closed when Tesco opened opposite them, another when Aldi appeared.

And I'm obliged to boycott the newest one in Lark Lane, which was the subject of a furious (but failed) campaign to keep it out.

[teamsaint]

No, it's in their Winter Harvest 2015 booklet (free at checkout!) and it's a different recipe, has chili, almonds, carrots and peas in it (I used green beans instead of peas), there's some nice recipes, inc. root veg and barley casserole which tempts me - having yet got to grips with barley - and quite a bit of veggie stuff you might like.

Ah excellent !
Thanks for that, I'll pop in and pick one up .

( and get a free coffee with my " My Waitrose " card....)

and then pop round to Lidl for the ingredients.......

[french frank]

I save it for special occasions, when good friends are coming round for supper.

Does it keep well in between times? :-)

The Coop Epoisses was good, but I haven't seen it for a while (the last one I had was possibly a tiny bit too ripe ). I'm happy to move over to the Chaource now, though. And I've swapped the Saint Agur for a Roquefort this week.

[Anna]

and then pop round to Lidl for the ingredients.......

Don't we all? (Actually the Waitrose quarterly recipes booklets are pretty good, far, far, better than the Waitrose Kitchen magazine)
Offtopic - quite a bit. I caught some of the BBC Eat for Less programmes and was quite horrified, they pick couples with usually two young children and analyse their food bill. £13000 to £17000 per annum on supermarket food shopping! Crikey, remind me what's the average wage? Who buys 400g of carrot batons for £1.00+ when fresh carrots are around 57p a kilogram? <baffled emoticon>

Jean, I sympathise. We lost not only some butchers and greengrocers when the supermarkets moved it but also the delicatessans and the remaining fishmonger

[jean]

...I've swapped the Saint Agur for a Roquefort this week.

I still prefer a good Stilton.

I didn't really know St Agur until I lived in Poland, when I found it everywhere - almost the only cheese you could get which wasn't Polish. And believe me Polish cheese isn't exciting, though they did a passable Brie.

So St Agur will always be associated in my mind with Poland. An extremely successful exercise in saturation marketing.

[Beef Oven!]

I still prefer a good Stilton.

I didn't really know St Agur until I lived in Poland, when I found it everywhere - almost the only cheese you could get which wasn't Polish. And believe me Polish cheese isn't exciting, though they did a passable Brie.

So St Agur will always be associated in my mind with Poland. An extremely successful exercise in saturation marketing.

The supermarkets do St Agur in liquid form.

It's a great cheat.

Just a couple of table spoons over a portion of gnocchi (ready-made supermarket gnocchi is alright, all things considered) and Bob's yer mum's brother!

At just over £2 a pot, it works out very cheap.

Nothing beats Stilton. Having some as I type. Gorgonzola is a good runner-up, IMV.

[Anna]

The supermarkets do St Agur in liquid form.

Philadelphia garlic & herb also comes in a sachet to anoint your gnocchi if you are so inclined!

I tried this at Christmas: A unique soft blue veined cheese. With a distinctive amber hue, Blacksticks Blue reveals a delicious creamy smooth yet tangy taste. this very special soft blue cheese is one of a kind - an upbeat British classic that is truly different to other blue cheeses.

Agree with you jean and Beefy, Stilton wins hands down when it comes to serious blue.

[Beef Oven!]

Don't we all? (Actually the Waitrose quarterly recipes booklets are pretty good, far, far, better than the Waitrose Kitchen magazine)
Offtopic - quite a bit. I caught some of the BBC Eat for Less programmes and was quite horrified, they pick couples with usually two young children and analyse their food bill. £13000 to £17000 per annum on supermarket food shopping! Crikey, remind me what's the average wage? Who buys 400g of carrot batons for £1.00+ when fresh carrots are around 57p a kilogram? <baffled emoticon>

Jean, I sympathise. We lost not only some butchers and greengrocers when the supermarkets moved it but also the delicatessans and the remaining fishmonger

The loss of fishmongers is the biggest loss - although lots of south-Asian migrants seem to be setting up shops. Walthamstow market has quite a few of them. Cheap, great variety and only slightly not benefiting from the last 30 years of Foods Standards Agency oversight, IMV. That will change in time.

[french frank]

I didn't really know St Agur until I lived in Poland, when I found it everywhere - almost the only cheese you could get which wasn't Polish. And believe me Polish cheese isn't exciting, though they did a passable Brie.

So St Agur will always be associated in my mind with Poland. An extremely successful exercise in saturation marketing.

We have a Polish deli (I go there for sausage) - I must see what cheeses they have. I'm sure they need Polish food.

[Beef Oven!]

Philadelphia garlic & herb also comes in a sachet to anoint your gnocchi if you are so inclined!

I tried this at Christmas: A unique soft blue veined cheese. With a distinctive amber hue, Blacksticks Blue reveals a delicious creamy smooth yet tangy taste. this very special soft blue cheese is one of a kind - an upbeat British classic that is truly different to other blue cheeses.

Agree with you jean and Beefy, Stilton wins hands down when it comes to serious blue.

When they start talking about creamy smooth, soft and tangy in relation to blue cheese, I run to the hills!

[Beef Oven!]

We have a Polish deli (I go there for sausage) - I must see what cheeses they have. I'm sure they need Polish food.

I have never bought sausage in a Polish Deli. I want to, but I don't know where to start. Any recommendations?

Well, I'm fibbing, but where would a beginner start?

[french frank]

I have never bought sausage in a Polish Deli. I want to, but I don't know where to start. Any recommendations?

Well, I'm fibbing, but where would a beginner start?

Ask Jean I just go in and ask for garlic sausage and hold two fingers apart for how big a piece I want. I asked on Friday what they called it, but couldn't catch the name - I didn't like to keep asking. (They say it isn't garlic sausage - but she knows what it is I want)

[MrGongGong]

Well, I'm fibbing, but where would a beginner start?

You walk in, you try NOT to say "what do you think you are doing coming over here and stealing all our jobs?"
but rather you say
"Hi, i'm interested in Polish sausage, what would you suggest? I'm keen on coarse/smoked/strong/garlicky/paprika type ..........

[Beef Oven!]

Ask Jean I just go in and ask for garlic sausage and hold two fingers apart for how big a piece I want. I asked on Friday what they called it, but couldn't catch the name - I didn't like to keep asking. (They say it isn't garlic sausage - but she knows what it is I want)

They still love Winston!!??

[Beef Oven!]

You walk in, you try NOT to say "what do you think you are doing coming over here and stealing all our jobs?"
but rather you say
"Hi, i'm interested in Polish sausage, what would you suggest? I'm keen on coarse/smoked/strong/garlicky/paprika type ..........