Nice People Thread No. 15, a Cyber Summer

michaels

It costs 2.50 plus for 500g of mince here which we use to make 5 portions....

Doozergirl

Just waiting for it to stop raining so I can walk the dogs.

Doozer has a hangover and camped out lst night. I haven't told him we have friends with kids coming for a late lunch.

Wondering whether to do a lasagne or a roast. Fancy lasagne but haven't had a roast for weeks as we've been away. Lasagne might mean marginally less washing up.

chris_m

PasturesNew wrote: »

Weather's cold/wet today.

You must have what we had on Friday & yesterday.

Law of S*d, I had been intending to mow the lawns on Friday ready for green bin collection tomorrow, until I got up and saw what was coming down :mad:

Just done the grass now. Bit wet really but the lawns did need a haircut and I want as much in the green bin as possible because I've a load more (the sifted-out dead matter from the veggie patch ex-lawn) to go in when it's been emptied.

I do have a bin for compost but it's only an old dustbin so I can't get a huge amount in that. When I've worked out where everything's going I'll sort a proper compost bin.

Pyxis

What puzzles me a bit about the Brexit thing, is this:
For years Britain was trying desperately to get into the Common Market. As a child, I remember De Gaulle constantly saying 'Non!', exercising his veto over us joining.
Successive governments of both parties tried and failed.
The name De Gaulle became synonymous with the word Non.

Then we finally got in.

Then successive governments of both parties were happy for us to be in.

Now both the major parties want us to stay in.

If being in the EU were such a dreadful thing for Britain, why did successive governments want us in, were happy for us to be in and want us to stay in?

If it were such a dreadful thing for Britain, why weren't we pulled out of it long ago?

I can only draw one conclusion.





Veering off at a tangent, I used to make my own pasta sauces, but they never really tasted authentic.

Then I discovered Sacla stir-in sauces and pestos. They are delicious!
My favourite one has Gorgonzola in it, but I haven't seen it in the shops for ages.
I also like the aubergine one, and the roasted red pepper one.

They are so delicious, that I won't eat any other ready sauce. When I do try another brand, even a new one, it's always a big disappointment.

Sacla have some fantastic flavours, and sometimes I mix them up a bit! For example, to a basic Neapolitan sauce, I might add a dessert spoon of Sacla's fiery chilli pesto, to give it a kick.

Sometimes I put a bit into a vegetable stirfry, as they can be a bit bland.

My advice is, don't bother with any other make of pasta sauce, but try Sacla!



(Ps. I don't have shares in Sacla! )

Generali

michaels wrote: »

It costs 2.50 plus for 500g of mince here which we use to make 5 portions....

Aldi charges $4.49 for 500g of beef mince and I reckon I add about 1kg of veggies & toms to make my ragu. If I go to the butcher then it's more like $6-7/kg and it's about $5.50/kg at Woolies (think Tesco or Sainers). Halve the numbers to convert $ to squids.

As I say, I reckon I get 12 portions out of that, fewer if I use the ragu to make cottage pie. I'd get 4 portions of cottage pie and 4 portions of spag bol.

The problem I have with processed food is that they f%%% about with it and put a ton of sugar and salt that you'd never use at home. Read the labels and it opens your eyes.

I came across a great idea that you can eat what you fancy as long as you make it yourself. If you have to make your own crisps than you CBA most of the time.

PasturesNew

Pyxis wrote: »

.... they never really tasted authentic.

For me, I've never tasted "authentic", so have nothing to base any taste on. To me if it's edible, that's fine.



I've never eaten pasta out, away from home. Only ever had a couple of works' canteen meals about 30 years ago ... and some cheap supermarket ready meals.... and what I've chucked into the SC randomly.

Pyxis

PasturesNew wrote: »

For me, I've never tasted "authentic", so have nothing to base any taste on. To me if it's edible, that's fine.



I've never eaten pasta out, away from home. Only ever had a couple of works' canteen meals about 30 years ago ... and some cheap supermarket ready meals.... and what I've chucked into the SC randomly.

I can honestly say I have never eaten pasta in restaurants, or as ready meals, in England that tastes authentic.
Restaurant pasta seems to be particularly awful.
And I'm talking about 'Italian' restaurants, sadly.

The pasta's always overcooked and the sauce isn't right.

PasturesNew

I'd begrudge spending any money on pasta on a menu. I see it as a cheap/filler food, not a "meal out".

I've always felt that way about it. Never been able to take pasta "seriously" as a menu option for a main meal.

chris_m

PasturesNew wrote: »

I'd begrudge spending any money on pasta on a menu. I see it as a cheap/filler food, not a "meal out".
I've always felt that way about it. Never been able to take pasta "seriously" as a menu option for a main meal.
More pies!!!!

How about these?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-33269658

ivyleaf

GDB2222 wrote: »

You may be right, but there's a fair bit of unrest within the EU. If we leave, so may others, and the EU may break up. Hence, they have said that they will not make it easy for us if we leave, so as to discourage others doing the same.

As someone said on another thread, do we really want to belong to a club that threatens its members if they want to leave?

Pyxis If i'm making spag bol I do my own sauce, but if I'm just doing "pasta with sauce" because I'm in a rush or not feeling great, it has to be Sacla every time. I quite like a couple of the Loyd Grossman ones too though, e.g. the one with smoked bacon in it.