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by Bunni » Tue Oct 22, 2019 12:26 pm

Went to The Ivy last night. My lamb was alright, but his pork chop was mental tasty.

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by Jenuall » Tue Oct 22, 2019 12:38 pm

Bunni wrote:Went to The Ivy last night. My lamb was alright, but his pork chop was mental tasty.

The actual original "The Ivy" or one of "The Ivy Collection" restaurants that are dotted around the country?

Went to the one in Cheltenham a few times and was very impressed with it, excellent food and a great setting. There's one opening up in Cardiff soon which I'm keen to get along to as well!

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by Bunni » Tue Oct 22, 2019 12:54 pm

The one just opened in Glasgow. Not quite as good as OG but the quality reflects the price.

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by LewisD » Tue Oct 22, 2019 1:47 pm

Bunni wrote:his pork chop was mental tasty.


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by Rax » Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:07 pm

Went to a restaurant near the office for lunch, first time seeing Nasi Goreng on a menu so I had to partake, it was delicious as it always is but there was no fried egg on top so it felt incomplete.

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by No:1 Final Fantasy Fan » Thu Oct 24, 2019 10:12 pm

Popped into Iceland and noticed Gino Di'Campo has his own range of ready meals. I got the meatballs and cooked it in the oven and had it with pasta. Wow it was so tasty the meatballs and the sauce!
I recommend you guys to try them too

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by Poser » Fri Oct 25, 2019 10:38 am

Rax wrote:Went to a restaurant near the office for lunch, first time seeing Nasi Goreng on a menu so I had to partake, it was delicious as it always is but there was no fried egg on top so it felt incomplete.


Might look into that. I have a tonne of rice in the house (true story: I did a No Deal Brexit stockpile in March :lol: ).

So I need some good ideas for new rice dishes to mix it up a bit.

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by Rex Kramer » Fri Oct 25, 2019 10:45 am

Poser wrote:
Rax wrote:Went to a restaurant near the office for lunch, first time seeing Nasi Goreng on a menu so I had to partake, it was delicious as it always is but there was no fried egg on top so it felt incomplete.


Might look into that. I have a tonne of rice in the house (true story: I did a No Deal Brexit stockpile in March :lol: ).

So I need some good ideas for new rice dishes to mix it up a bit.

Try this

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... ice-recipe

It's divine (tahdig :wub: ).

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by Poser » Fri Oct 25, 2019 12:48 pm

Rex Kramer wrote:
Poser wrote:
Rax wrote:Went to a restaurant near the office for lunch, first time seeing Nasi Goreng on a menu so I had to partake, it was delicious as it always is but there was no fried egg on top so it felt incomplete.


Might look into that. I have a tonne of rice in the house (true story: I did a No Deal Brexit stockpile in March :lol: ).

So I need some good ideas for new rice dishes to mix it up a bit.

Try this

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... ice-recipe

It's divine (tahdig :wub: ).


Looks lush. It actually looks pretty festive. Is it a meal in itself or did you have it with stuff?

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by Rex Kramer » Fri Oct 25, 2019 12:56 pm

I did it as part of a vegetarian buffet at a christmas party with some other middle eastern dishes (things like borekas, muhammara, hummus, falafel).

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PostRe: Food and Cooking Thread
by Rax » Fri Oct 25, 2019 1:55 pm

Nasi Goreng is a winner, its handy enough to make too, you can tweak it any way you like, just get that fried egg on there.

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by Dowbocop » Fri Oct 25, 2019 6:10 pm

Poser wrote:
Rax wrote:Went to a restaurant near the office for lunch, first time seeing Nasi Goreng on a menu so I had to partake, it was delicious as it always is but there was no fried egg on top so it felt incomplete.


Might look into that. I have a tonne of rice in the house (true story: I did a No Deal Brexit stockpile in March :lol: ).

So I need some good ideas for new rice dishes to mix it up a bit.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/1_mi ... _and_84703

Made this a few weeks ago, was good...

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PostRe: Food and Cooking Thread
by Errkal » Sun Oct 27, 2019 7:06 pm

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Mmmmm roast potatoes.

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PostRe: Food and Cooking Thread
by Tomous » Tue Oct 29, 2019 3:21 pm

Love a bit of Nasi Goreng. When I was in Indonesia the food was absolutely brilliant, at all times.

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by Knoyleo » Sun Jan 26, 2020 3:46 pm

Has anyone got any recommendations for good vegetarian recipe books, or a good online resource? I'm trying to cook more meat free meals, but struggling to find a variety of recipes that are getting me interested.

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by Rex Kramer » Sun Jan 26, 2020 4:36 pm

Knoyleo wrote:Has anyone got any recommendations for good vegetarian recipe books, or a good online resource? I'm trying to cook more meat free meals, but struggling to find a variety of recipes that are getting me interested.

My favourite veggie cookbook is Hugh F-W's Veg every day. Its excellent, has a good mix of food from different countries and doesn't insist on difficult to buy ingredients.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cottage-Fearnl ... g+e&sr=8-4

The follow up is also good but is vegan and I can't live without cheese. Delia's veggie book from a few years ago is also good as are the recent ones from Nigel Slater (greenfeast I think).

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by Dual » Sun Jan 26, 2020 5:10 pm

Knoyleo wrote:Has anyone got any recommendations for good vegetarian recipe books, or a good online resource? I'm trying to cook more meat free meals, but struggling to find a variety of recipes that are getting me interested.


hugh ferning whittingstall

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by Knoyleo » Mon Jan 27, 2020 3:27 pm

Rex Kramer wrote:
Knoyleo wrote:Has anyone got any recommendations for good vegetarian recipe books, or a good online resource? I'm trying to cook more meat free meals, but struggling to find a variety of recipes that are getting me interested.

My favourite veggie cookbook is Hugh F-W's Veg every day. Its excellent, has a good mix of food from different countries and doesn't insist on difficult to buy ingredients.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cottage-Fearnl ... g+e&sr=8-4

The follow up is also good but is vegan and I can't live without cheese. Delia's veggie book from a few years ago is also good as are the recent ones from Nigel Slater (greenfeast I think).

Thanks, guess I'll pick up the HFW book and give it a go.

I've actually got one of the Nigel Slater Greenfeast books, but it's the spring /summer one, so it's a bit more salad based than I'd like.

I think I'm struggling to get away from thinking about meat as the centerpiece of most meals, and consequently viewing a lot of vegetarian meals as looking like side dishes with the meat component missing.

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by Cumberdanes » Mon Feb 24, 2020 6:00 pm

I made pork mince bolognese sauce on Saturday, I was planning on having the rest of it today but my fresh pasta was going a bit funny and I had to throw it out. Now I wasn’t gonna waste half a pan of bolognese so I improvised... Sloppy Joes.

I picked up some fresh buns and extra mature cheddar on the way home from work, grilled the buns with the cheese on them while the sauce was reheating in the microwave. I might have overfilled the buns a little bit man was that a delicious meal.

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by Ironhide » Mon Feb 24, 2020 6:21 pm

Cumberdanes wrote:I made pork mince bolognese sauce on Saturday, I was planning on having the rest of it today but my fresh pasta was going a bit funny and I had to throw it out. Now I wasn’t gonna waste half a pan of bolognese so I improvised... Sloppy Joes.

I picked up some fresh buns and extra mature cheddar on the way home from work, grilled the buns with the cheese on them while the sauce was reheating in the microwave. I might have overfilled the buns a little bit man was that a delicious meal.


Bolognese sauce also works well in toasted sandwiches :datass:

As does the wild boar sauce sold at Carluccios but it's a bit expensive to have regularly.

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