What are you cooking now?

[vinteuil]

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... and to go with, I hope you have sniffed out an excellent reasonably-priced claret from your friendly local coöp?

[cloughie]

Tonight I am sampling Coop's Rack of Lamb, with Breadcrumb, garlic and herb crust. With leeks and tenderstem broccoli. Need to seek out a good sauce. Not sure that onion sauce will be quite right - usually good with lamb.

Quick shufti a t' internet: looks like red wine, rosemary and garlic sort of thingly. And stuff.

A spot of redcurrant jelly or cranberry added in would probably go. A bottle of Chilean or Argie Malbec would accompany well!

[french frank]

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... and to go with, I hope you have sniffed out an excellent reasonably-priced claret from your friendly local coöp?

Heh, heh Yep - it's called "Claret, Bordeaux" (AOP) and is a blend of merlot and cabernet sauvignon, bottled by Les grands chais de France, Landiras. It was what I would call, erm, 'reasonably-priced'. What you would call it, mon cher monsieur, I can only speculate

cloughie - my jar of redcurrant jelly - usual accompaniment for chops - is down to a few scrapings in the bottom, and Coop were 'out' when I looked.

[greenilex]

Sounds good. I grilled a veggie burger, put it between two halves of a toasted muffin with Lurpak and accompanied it by poached sprouts (30p at Coop)with onion. Not too bad. Now for plain yoghurt with marmalade.

[cloughie]

Sounds good. I grilled a veggie burger, put it between two halves of a toasted muffin with Lurpak and accompanied it by poached sprouts (30p at Coop)with onion. Not too bad. Now for plain yoghurt with marmalade.

Just had the traditional dish of today. Haggis, tatties and neeps with just a wee tot of Whisky.

[ardcarp]

I notice Lidl has a haggis offer...with neeps and tatties if you want the full McMonty.

https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Pick-of-Scotland-673.htm?gclid=CjwKCAiAnabTBRA6EiwAemvBd1_Qsop1XXmSkUu48AEtRJVvBbWAKmOCgc8cZa7mCdDCwAu8OS4w7BoC0JEQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CKSC1_b-89gCFU5FGwodFiAOZg

[french frank]

Sounds good. I grilled a veggie burger, put it between two halves of a toasted muffin with Lurpak and accompanied it by poached sprouts (30p at Coop)with onion. Not too bad. Now for plain yoghurt with marmalade.

Kind of thing I like, being, sort of, 85% vegetarian i.e. not vegetarian at all, just like vegetables and fruit more than meat and don't eat much of it. I thought the Coop rack of lamb ( ¡ New ! ) was a challenge.

Verdict: perfectly edible 6/10 . If Salsa opus coronat, must practise my red wine sauce. If I'd been in a restaurant, I'd have sent it back. But the meat and vegetables were okay. Followed by taleggio and persimmon, and flat bread heated up from lunchtime. Filling .

Forgot about haggis. Didn't see any in the Coop. Perhaps the butcher will still have some …

[greenilex]

Usquebaugh would probably do the trick, failing haggis...

[teamsaint]

Kind of thing I like, being, sort of, 85% vegetarian i.e. not vegetarian at all, just like vegetables and fruit more than meat and don't eat much of it. I thought the Coop rack of lamb ( ¡ New ! ) was a challenge.

Verdict: perfectly edible 6/10 . If Salsa opus coronat, must practise my red wine sauce. If I'd been in a restaurant, I'd have sent it back. But the meat and vegetables were okay. Followed by taleggio and persimmon, and flat bread heated up from lunchtime. Filling .

Forgot about haggis. Didn't see any in the Coop. Perhaps the butcher will still have some …

Waitrose do nice veggie haggis.

Or maybe it is 85 % veggie........

[french frank]

Usquebaugh would probably do the trick, failing haggis...

I'm more for the grape these days. After years in Aberdeen* I developed a 'habit' for single malts, even in my nightly Horlicks. Now I'm more for an Armagnac, or Cognac, which I see as part and parcel of a meal. Whereas apart from with haggis, I'd seldom drink whisky with a meal.

* The university refectory served haggis pudd'n. Took me quite some time to pluck up courage to try it …

[french frank]

Waitrose do nice veggie haggis.

Or maybe it is 85 % veggie........

I had a veggie haggis once, but somehow …

[teamsaint]

I had a veggie haggis once, but somehow …

I think the trick may be to have it served as a canape, with lots of prosecco.......worked for me on NYE........

[cloughie]

I had a veggie haggis once, but somehow …

You can't beat the real thing. Talking of which one of my preferred pasty suppliers has recently started doing a Quornish Pasty with Bisto Gravy! Nuff said!

Mine's a standard steak!

[Nick Armstrong]

I think the trick may be to have it served as a canape, with lots of prosecco.......worked for me on NYE........

There are other things you can do with haggis.

Here's a man taking his for a walk (Glasgow 1967):

[Beef Oven!]

Easiest 'spot the ball' ever!