Exactly right!
Itâs a revelation isnât it.
I still occasionally have to cook what we call âdirty bolognaiseâ though because YoungAdults#1 & 2 still havenât weaned themselves off the student mince and mushrooms version.
Just had a beef stroganoff, cooked according to Felicity Cloakeâs recipe, served with fresh tagliatelle. Her recipes, I find, are always excellent, and this is no exception. The only difference was that I used Dijon mustard, as Iâd foolishly neglected to check whether we had English mustard in the house (we did, but only in powder form). Iâd say it wants a stronger mustard to give it that extra bit of zing, but it was, as Peter Beardsleyâs wife would say, fuckinâ lovely. I donât often eat beef, but I really enjoyed that.
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Funnily enough I use chestnut mushrooms.
We tend to have it with rice rather than pasta, but on a winterâs evening mash canât be beaten.
Chestnut mushrooms for me too - better flavour and less liquid comes out of them. I reckon it would be great with mash, but next time I do it Iâll have a stab at straw potatoes - presumably you need an implement for that, as you sure as hell couldnât do it with a knife.
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Straw potatoes? You mean posh thin chips? 
Bullshit. Beardsleyâs wife would say âget me some poachies you spooky doyleâ
And then, âno, I havenât nicked your walletâ
I am coming to the conclusion I married the wrong man, Mr Tigger doesnât even know where the kitchen is
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Weâre all tied to the kitchen sink by our apron strings (except @PhilippineSaint, where itâs an oil rig in the middle of nowhere )
Always has to be HP Sauce or equivalent with Pork Pies even though I eat English Mustard with everything else.
Ah well Bacon & HP
Sausages & Ketchup
Havenât seen a Pork Pie for 2 years or more
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The perils of choosing youth over experience, Tigger. You should have asked yourself âwell, he might look pretty, but can he cook a cherry pie?â 
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I think the next thing Iâm after making is authentic Texas chili. No beans, no tomatoes. Going to be interesting to see how much that bastard deviates from what weâd call chili con carne.
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The choice of chilli peppers will tell. Heat isnât all. Choose wisely
For a moment, I read that as Venice and thought what the fuck is he doing out there
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Yeah I did a double-take on that. 
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Just cooked this.
Too much bay leaf in the recipe (halve the amount)
Very fatty(I even used good quality low fat +90% coarse ground meat pork sausages) - itâs not a recipe if you are slimming.
Used mixed beans. No flatulent effect just yetâŚ
Had it with fresh crusty bread.
I enjoyed the bread most tbf - didnât float my boat.
Mrs C_S and YoungAdult#1 liked it.
Had a thoroughly enjoyable raclette meal with family last night. Basically an indoor table barbeque, very sociable and fun.
I first came across it in France when staying with a family in Paris. Recommended.
Dylan Moran nails the dinner partyâŚ
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I cooked for my wifeâs family while in Ireland. As they raise sheep it seemed appropriate to do a lamb dish.
I did this one and it was excellent. Took 5 hrs but worth it. Swapped the thyme for rosemary as they have a large bush of it.
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