Daughter and her hubby are doing all the cooking for us this year, we're having a prawn cocktail starter apparently.
Just done an Aldi shop on the way home from work. New one just opened in Holmes Chapel, it was ok. Cheap booze, crisps & pickles. Can't believe I'm in 'til the death (should that be birth & death at Easter) this year. Final round of cakes delivered tomorrow. She's been on the cup cakes & chocolate cakes today. House smelt ducking* lovely when I walked in. EDIT: *Obviously meant to be "****ing" & is a simple typo/ autocorrect. I haven't been sampling the booze on the drive home.
You go in now but I seem to remember you led the protests about it opening up!! Nimbyism at its worst. very 70's wonder what your daughter has told him about you?
I'm gonna request a prawn cocktail for this year, not had one for years but I fancy one now. Last year it was Potted Crab with her "Nan's" Soda Bread. Pissed her off a little when I asked if it'd be ok 'cos her Nan died in 2003. I found it strange that she got more annoyed when I described it as pate on toast. I'd love one of ours, or all the ****ers, to cook for us one year. Eldest has invited us round on New Year's Day, that'll just turn into a "who can get over the limit first" race between me & the Mrs.
have a giant one, put turkey, mash, stuffing and anything else in it, smoother it in gravy. then scran the lot. yummy
Absolutely, yes. We've decided to do a standing rib roast this year, instead of a traditional turkey. Therefore, Yorkshire pud and my world-class roasties (see earlier in this thread) are obligatory, as are roasted Brussels sprouts. For the puds, I've found that EVOO works best (smoking hot), and whole milk and a little Kosher salt are essential in the mix. Don't bother refrigerating the mix overnight; an hour at room temperature after a brisk whisk works just fine. Individual puds in a muffin tin are better than a big one in a pie tin.
When I was little we used to have yorkshires for starters with gravy, then for pud with treacle (golden syrup). Not at Christmas though.
It's ok in Holmes Chapel, that's next town along, they're primitive. Middlewich, next town the other way have a Lidl, they're scary folk. I'm happy with our Waitrose* but do reserve the right to exploit the cheap alcohol sales. Think it was Poynton kicking up a fuss over theirs opening as it was "too common" for them.
I call it Yorshire pie and it's always the thing I eat last. It's the the most wonderful thing in the entire universe and you've just massively gone up in my estimation. Lads, can Patty join the clique? I want Patty in the clique.
More posts like that & I think there's more chance of you being de-cliqued. Pattie in the clique? Whatever next?
