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[hyperD]

Lobster has been duly killed and shelled, shell added to stock for fish soup.

Stock has another 4 hours to simmer before I have to faff with blending and straining it.

I think I've made waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much and don't have enough tupperware containers or space in the crappy freezer

Am rethinking the lobster, looks like it will be a mango chilli and lobster salad to start, followed by pan fried mackerel and if I can be bothered an orange beurre blanc.

Got a nice provencal rose to accompany it.

Sounds excellent norrahe - any leftovers for a tagliatelle with creamy lobster sauce?

[norrahe]

No seriously, nom nom nom.

A chef mate of mine used to do pheasant scotch eggs, but instead of using sausage meat, he used his own home made black pudding. They were fantastic.

[SimonMac]

No seriously, nom nom nom.

No doubt they very very nice, that's not what I was commenting on you flash poncy bastard

[norrahe]

Sounds excellent norrahe - any leftovers for a tagliatelle with creamy lobster sauce?

hmmmmm!

I can over-reduce the soup to make a sauce, I don't have any pasta flour handy to make the pasta. and none of the local shops sell it. I have to get it at a cash and carry place the other side of the city. I may see if the local Italian will sell me some, they normally sell me ad-hoc ingredients.

I do need to cook some of my own recipes and take pics though. All I've got are pics of the carrageen panna cotta and home made herby sausages so far.

Tomorrow I need to cook fajitas, soda bread, a summer chicken stew, chicken satay, and some NHYFC ( norrahe and HyperD's fried chicken).

We'll definitely have to include pics of grub club pig feast in the book

[hyperD]

A chef mate of mine used to do pheasant scotch eggs, but instead of using sausage meat, he used his own home made black pudding. They were fantastic.

Black pudding! Brilliant! I'll makes some Monday and upload some piccies. Cheers!

[hyperD]

No doubt they very very nice, that's not what I was commenting on you flash poncy bastard

[norrahe]

Black pudding! Brilliant! I'll makes some Monday and upload some piccies. Cheers!

I have some black pudding my brother brought over from Ireland, thing is, he brought one nice normal one and one bleedin novelty one with fecking apricots in it

[norrahe]

contemplating a negroni or a gimlet.

Might wait till Mr N gets home rather than, having a head start

Don't want him to get the idea I'm sitting at home all day drinking

[hyperD]

Don't want him to get the idea I'm sitting at home all day drinking

No, no, no, that would be bad!

GF#1 texted me earlier to say whether I was having a good day and if I was working.

I replied saying yes, it was a good day, sunny, warm and I was working.

Forgot to mention it was on a new recipe!

No Espresso Martinis were harmed in the making of that text.

[Alias]

well i'm home...on a 3 hour call with the US ()....

Irish coffee next to me to get me thru (well, its friday!)