The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
21-01-2012, 11:27
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Re: The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
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Going to make up some steak-in-ale pies this afternoon: 900g lean stewing steak, John Smith's bitter, onions, mushrooms, garlic, stock, herbs, etc. Slow cooked for 2-3 hours then into individual #2 ceramic pie dishes and topped with puff pastry. Yum! Should be enough filling to make 4 so two to freeze for later. I keep the pastry separate and only put it on just before cooking.
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You should try it with a darker ale, it'll impart more flavor to the gravy
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21-01-2012, 11:39
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Re: The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
All this talk of food is making me hungry. 
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21-01-2012, 18:01
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Re: The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
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Beef in Guiness is one of the classics, the recipe I use as a base comes from a pub chef who recommended JS bitter and that's what I had a tinny of in the cupboard. I like to add some extras like soy sauce, Lea and Perrins and a glug of mushroom ketchup
Been cooking gently now for an hour and a half. OH keeps coming in and wanting a taste. No chance, that's cooks privelege. 
I'll be serving it pub style with lots of chips, battered onion rings and peas. |
Yum.............even though I have had my dinner it is still making my mouth water! 
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22-01-2012, 12:24
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Re: The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
Went to the Peugeot dealer yesterday - they've had a despatch notice and my car is hopefully going to arrive in three days
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22-01-2012, 12:26
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Re: The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
We had an early Burns Supper last night, as we had some friends visiting from Pennsylvania.
Cock-a-leekie soup, followed by a choice of Bridies or Haggis (or both), with Tatties and Neeps, and Cranachan for dessert (with the Selkirk Grace and Address to a Haggis at the appropriate times).
Just checking the empties this morning, and we went through six bottles of champagne, five bottles of red, a bottle of 18 year old single malt, and six bottles of Deuachars IPA - not bad for eight of us (and we still got up for church this morning.......).
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22-01-2012, 12:27
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Re: The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
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Went to the Peugeot dealer yesterday - they've had a despatch notice and my car is hopefully going to arrive in three days |
Thats great news and l bet you cannot wait now dilli.
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22-01-2012, 12:28
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Re: The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
Yup - can't wait
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23-01-2012, 18:13
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Re: The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
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We had an early Burns Supper last night, as we had some friends visiting from Pennsylvania.
Cock-a-leekie soup, followed by a choice of Bridies or Haggis (or both), with Tatties and Neeps, and Cranachan for dessert (with the Selkirk Grace and Address to a Haggis at the appropriate times).
Just checking the empties this morning, and we went through six bottles of champagne, five bottles of red, a bottle of 18 year old single malt, and six bottles of Deuachars IPA - not bad for eight of us (and we still got up for church this morning.......).
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Rabbie would have approved.
Not sure what to do this year. The kids won't eat Haggis and she who must be obeyed is adhering to her diet. I'm not aware of any Scottish cuisine healthy diet options.
I may just get a haggis supper for myself from the chippy and wash it doon wae irn bru since I'm off the drink for a month.
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23-01-2012, 19:19
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Re: The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
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Just checking the empties this morning, and we went through six bottles of champagne, five bottles of red, a bottle of 18 year old single malt, and six bottles of Deuachars IPA - not bad for eight of us (and we still got up for church this morning.......).
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I'm surprised the vicar got up in the morning for church too. you should have seen what he had to drink the night before.
my happy thought is thinking of getting a new car.
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23-01-2012, 21:37
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Re: The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
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I'm surprised the vicar got up in the morning for church too. you should have seen what he had to drink the night before.
my happy thought is thinking of getting a new car.
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He didn't - he's been quite poorly for a couple of weeks, so the locum vicar took the service again.
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23-01-2012, 22:14
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Re: The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
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He didn't - he's been quite poorly for a couple of weeks, so the locum vicar took the service again.
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Yeh, that's who I was talking about. the locum vicar.
what's wrong with the normal vicar anyway?
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24-01-2012, 15:28
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Re: The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
WE just had a very nice weekend in London to visit my son & his wife. Weather was nice & dry we had 2 nights of entertainment in the British Legend. All went very well. Nice happy thoughts now,
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24-01-2012, 15:31
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WE just had a very nice weekend in London to visit my son & his wife. Weather was nice & dry we had 2 nights of entertainment in the British Legend. All went very well. Nice happy thoughts now,
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Yes its nice when we have good memories like that to look back upon and l hope you have many many more to look forward to in the future.
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24-01-2012, 15:51
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Re: The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
The new car is ready and I'm picking it up on Thursday
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24-01-2012, 15:56
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Re: The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
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The new car is ready and I'm picking it up on Thursday |
Thats fantastic to hear.
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