The Accidental Smallholder Forum

Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: sellickbhoy on June 27, 2009, 05:57:05 pm

Title: Come dine with me
Post by: sellickbhoy on June 27, 2009, 05:57:05 pm
Ah, it's a great show

what would you all make? Can you cook?

I'd go for


Thai Duck Salad for starters
"Spicey" chicken provencale for my main
Flappleberryjack and cinnamon ice cream for pudding





Title: Re: Come dine with me
Post by: jameslindsay on June 27, 2009, 06:08:37 pm
SB - Menu sounds great when can we come and try it hee hee???
Title: Re: Come dine with me
Post by: sellickbhoy on June 27, 2009, 06:14:47 pm
depends what everyone else is cooking! you get nothing for nothing in this life
Title: Re: Come dine with me
Post by: doganjo on June 27, 2009, 06:42:50 pm
I've just had French visitors - lst night we had.
Haggis and Garlic 'won tons' with Whisky sauce
Venison and summer veg casserole with roast Mediterranean veges and baby potatoes
Home made apple crumble with Scottish honeycomb Ice cream

They weren't able for the four Scottish Cheeses and oatcakes but they managed another 'wee dram'
Title: Re: Come dine with me
Post by: jameslindsay on June 27, 2009, 11:47:30 pm
Annie your Haggis won tons sound delicious. :yum: :yum:

I bet they would sell like hot cakes on my menu.
Title: Re: Come dine with me
Post by: doganjo on June 28, 2009, 12:02:49 am
Feel free to try - they're delicious - especially with a nice whisky sauce.  Just filo pastry squares about 3 inch, heaped teaspoon raw haggis, fold corners into middle.  I did garlic ones separately and they're fine too.  Cook at preheated 200 for about 10/12 mins
Title: Re: Come dine with me
Post by: sellickbhoy on June 28, 2009, 12:06:21 am
my favourite thai restaurant sells gorgeous "won tons" in a whiskey sauce - def get them on the menu
Title: Re: Come dine with me
Post by: jameslindsay on June 28, 2009, 12:08:37 am
It's really hard these days to find nice haggis.
Title: Re: Come dine with me
Post by: doganjo on June 28, 2009, 12:11:02 am
I used Halls, to be honest I don't know if it would make a lot of difference provided it was a reasonable one.  The whisky sauce does change the flavour slightly.  MMMMMMMmmmmmmmmm - glad I've still got some in the freezer yum yum
Title: Re: Come dine with me
Post by: jameslindsay on June 28, 2009, 12:13:53 am
Defo gonna give them a try now.
Title: Re: Come dine with me
Post by: sandy on June 28, 2009, 08:35:36 am
Love Haggis but it is so filling :pig:
Title: Re: Come dine with me
Post by: northfifeduckling on June 28, 2009, 12:39:44 pm
Best Haggis we've ever had was McSween's vegetarian (although a bit high on salt)! Second best made with lamb by the Newburgh butcher who sadly closed down last year. Worst is definitely Lids, yuk! Don't even want to know what's in it...:&>
Title: Re: Come dine with me
Post by: sandy on June 28, 2009, 01:56:12 pm
After Burns night Tesco had some reduced to half price so I bough a large one and had it when my daughter visited, it was a good cheap meal that I loved but fels so full after my stomache felt like I had eaten bricks ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Come dine with me
Post by: Rosemary on June 28, 2009, 02:00:50 pm
Macsweens is very good.
Title: Re: Come dine with me
Post by: ukag0972 on June 28, 2009, 03:24:27 pm
I like Ramsays haggis, they also do a really good black pudding which may contain some of my pigs blood when they ae slaughtered, making it more tasty!!!!
Title: Re: Come dine with me
Post by: kingnigel on June 28, 2009, 06:21:01 pm
Defo gonna give them a try now.


and if you have them on the menu next time i am at your place i will have to try them,
hagis is almost as good a reason to visit scotland as racing my dogs is ;D
kn
Title: Re: Come dine with me
Post by: doganjo on June 28, 2009, 06:45:47 pm
Love Haggis but it is so filling :pig:
These are tiny, Sandy - a starter - so not filling at all.
Title: Re: Come dine with me
Post by: jameslindsay on June 28, 2009, 06:47:02 pm
We have Beef Olives, stuffed with haggis on the menu and they sell very well!
Title: Re: Come dine with me
Post by: doganjo on June 28, 2009, 11:00:52 pm
Oh YUMMY!!!  When I bring the kids and grandkids up to Guardbridge for Sunday Lunch in a few weeks time I'm having those!
Title: Re: Come dine with me
Post by: Fluffywelshsheep on June 29, 2009, 09:44:18 am
Hiya all,
Am affraid i would have to back out from the come dine with me if you gona have thai food, As quite a lot has peppers in it which i have an alergy,


lol

My menu would be simple

Fruit thicky or pawn cocktail

Swedish meatballs on a bed of rice with tomato sauce

Caramelised Seasonal fruit with vanilla ice cream.


I think that would work and be very simple

Title: Re: Come dine with me
Post by: jameslindsay on June 29, 2009, 10:35:30 am
Linz, that is a shame cos Thai food is my favourite. Just tell who ever is cooking "no peppers". I think I could live off it, I love hot and spicy foods.
Title: Re: Come dine with me
Post by: Fluffywelshsheep on June 29, 2009, 02:29:29 pm
It's a real pain in the royal @rse because as it isn't one of those things that is a reconised alergy (like dairy, glutten, nut) manufactor don't always specify it in large print, So i need to be really carefull (especially at the moment as i can't take tablets for it because of bump).

Manufactors have a habit of adding peppers to odd things so i have to me careful.

I love sweet and sour sauce but their is a common occurance for adding peppers in to the sauce at the moment.

Linz
Title: Re: Come dine with me
Post by: northfifeduckling on June 29, 2009, 09:31:04 pm
but you're ok with aubergines, tomatoes and potatoes, Linz? It's probably the chilly powder added to a lot of foods. :&>
Title: Re: Come dine with me
Post by: Fluffywelshsheep on July 01, 2009, 06:31:46 pm
It's something to do with the skin and some kind of chemical they uses, Some times i am okay with organic or homeground ones but sometimes i get reactions to them.

so best to avoid altogether especialy at the moment.

Linz
Title: Re: Come dine with me
Post by: doganjo on July 07, 2009, 12:13:37 am
I have just returned from Gujan-Mestras, near Arcachon - an area on the edge of a huge sheltered bay.  The programme of our visit (French dog club) included numerous wonderful meals, mostly of seafood.  I was eventually tempted to try oysters fro the first time and was pleasantly surprised.  I had always said I would never eat anything that was still alive.  Never say never
Title: Re: Come dine with me
Post by: northfifeduckling on July 07, 2009, 01:52:49 pm
there are 2 things I can live without - slugs, even if cooked the River Cottage way and eggs which are near hatching day (like they love them in the Phillippines)...:&>