Tonight's Menu
#16
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Re: Tonight's Menu
Walk into any Spanish supermarket, especially the big ones like Carrefour and Al Campo et al, and the heady smell of sea salt and fish is enough to get our two year old retching away.
Now all we have to do is drive past any Mercadona, and he immediately covers his nose and shouts out "Don't like the smell of fish!".
It isn't helped by the fact that half of every supermarket seems to be devoted to the damn stuff. We had a friend over a couple of weeks ago and she suggested cooking us a meal. When she emerged from the freezer section clutching nothing short of a whole octopus - complete with tentacles - we all stood there in horror and politely suggested steak!
#17
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OMG, I thought you could only get an orgasm from pie and mash, but it turns out that is not the case. Went out for dinner to day and had "plato de mariscos" if it lives in a shell and hung out in the sea then it was on my plate.
I thought I had died and gone to heaven, if you can, visualise that scene from "When Harry met Sally" and the lady said to the waiter "I'll have whatever she had" well all the ladies in the restaurant were begging for some of the same. Mal was so eager to get home but alas I did what I always do after good sex I went to sleep, still there's always another day.
I thought I had died and gone to heaven, if you can, visualise that scene from "When Harry met Sally" and the lady said to the waiter "I'll have whatever she had" well all the ladies in the restaurant were begging for some of the same. Mal was so eager to get home but alas I did what I always do after good sex I went to sleep, still there's always another day.
I can so picture the scene Crispy!!
Personally, I really can't see the appeal of mariscos - but am really pleased that you've found something to bring a big smile to your face
#18
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Oh chiclanagirl I would be devasted if this happened to me, prawns in any shape or form and clams are my most favourite food stuff.
We have stir fry veg, noodles and prawns at least once a week usually with lemon chicken for Mal as he doesn't get a look in with the prawns.
Really am sorry you missed out
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Oh chiclanagirl I would be devasted if this happened to me, prawns in any shape or form and clams are my most favourite food stuff.
We have stir fry veg, noodles and prawns at least once a week usually with lemon chicken for Mal as he doesn't get a look in with the prawns.
Really am sorry you missed out
We have stir fry veg, noodles and prawns at least once a week usually with lemon chicken for Mal as he doesn't get a look in with the prawns.
Really am sorry you missed out
#21
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Sounds good to me, I might just pop in do you think I would be noticed just sat in the corner with my bowl My turn to rest this evening, OH cooking the very british dish of steak, chips, onion, mushrooms and corn on the cob.
#22
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I'm afraid we have been foolish enough to let our food stocks run low and drove round for half an hour earlier trying to find a food shop open....in vain!
Everywhere is boarded up and dead as a dodo, so we are making do with what's in the cupboard
hmm, what can you make with half a pot of jam and a mouldy carrot....
Everywhere is boarded up and dead as a dodo, so we are making do with what's in the cupboard
hmm, what can you make with half a pot of jam and a mouldy carrot....
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Have you tried the Petrol Stations?
They usually have a variety of canned foods.
They usually have a variety of canned foods.
#24
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Fish pie to day made with merluz, panga, smoked haddock and prawns it was tasty, tasty, very very tasty Mal and I really enjoyed it, the cat thought all his birthday had come at once when he got a great big spoonful plonked in his bowl.
#25
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We tried one petrol station actually, but even that seemed to be deserted....
Never mind, I am resorting to one of Nigella's cop-out recipes that is good when you have no food in.
Can of liquidised tomatoes in a pan, a bit of water and chuck in some rice, shake in some dried basil and lots of black pepper.....let it cook for about 15 mins and you end up with a gloopy, yummy bowl of comfort food
(nicer than it sounds, honest!)
I'm afraid compared to that posh-sounding fish pie it seems very peasant-like!
Never mind, I am resorting to one of Nigella's cop-out recipes that is good when you have no food in.
Can of liquidised tomatoes in a pan, a bit of water and chuck in some rice, shake in some dried basil and lots of black pepper.....let it cook for about 15 mins and you end up with a gloopy, yummy bowl of comfort food
(nicer than it sounds, honest!)
I'm afraid compared to that posh-sounding fish pie it seems very peasant-like!
#26
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Must try that.
I see you've tried panga now, Crispy - nice, innit?
I noticed that you had to have your daily ration of prawns too
What do you use as a topping? Mash? (Or does that make me a peasant?? )
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Hi Sam, yes panga is nice, we have been using it for quite a while, just recently I came across Merluz so at the moment we are overdosing on that, it is really good tasting fish and goes down well with pasta and mushroom sauce. If it ain't got a prawn in it then it ain't a proper dinner Always use mash, with either mashed up cabbage or cheese in it, today we had cheese
#28
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Hi Sam, yes panga is nice, we have been using it for quite a while, just recently I came across Merluz so at the moment we are overdosing on that, it is really good tasting fish and goes down well with pasta and mushroom sauce. If it ain't got a prawn in it then it ain't a proper dinner Always use mash, with either mashed up cabbage or cheese in it, today we had cheese
Hi Crispy,
Yes, we like merluza too
However, ours tends to come in the form of fish fingers, or battered boneless pieces that I fry until they're really crispy!
I didn't know it came as "proper" fish!
I think I've just proved that I really am a peasant
Will definitely give the fish pie a try, although Keith will have to pick all the prawns out as he doesn't like them
Actually, what type of sauce do you put in with it? White sauce/cheese sauce??
Cor, I'm hungry now! Off to get a bowl of cornflakes, and then I might think about going to bed
Night night hon xx
#29
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Have you ever tried Bacaloa a la Braz when you have been to Portugal? Now that is a delicious fish dish!
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Hi Pam, no haven't tried Bacaloa yet, Redlippie has been kind enough to post a couple of recipes in Portugal and I can't wait to try my hand at my first Portuguese dish.