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LameWolf

Carrots. Maybe wouldn't suit everyone, but I do Shepherd Spy with soya mince only, (cos I'm vegetarian, see) and very heavy on carrots in with it.

juliettet

Have you got the recipe please? it sounds fab :

A bit of a copy from Delia really .

Roasted veg covered with mash and chopped leeks cooked in butter and sprinkled with cheese. Also I have done with soya, quorn and lentils.

fuddle

Thank you for your Shepherd's spy advice. A lot of ideas to work through but definitely will go the lentil route first as I'd like to become more reliant on those useful little pulses of protein again.

mardatha

The thought of beans or tomatoes in shepherds pie makes me cringe!

maryb

I thought Liberty bodices were actually considered more free than corsets hence the name. Girls only started wearing things to shape their figures later on in their teens.

I sometimes read sewing blogs about vintage styles such as Gertie's Blog for better sewing. She went the whole hog and started wearing actual girdles:eek::eek: and bras that went down to her waist:eek: Why? Just...why?

fuddle

When I was caring I used to help a lady into a tight, boned number every day. There was one day I went in and she really wasn't very well. I tried my best to get her to just leave it off for the day. She wasn't happy. Then it became clear to me that she was likely having a TIA as her mouth began to droop and I couldn't understand her words. I explained that I was calling an ambulance and why. She became really animated. Worried she would make her condition worse I helped her to her chair. I couldn't understand what she was upset about. Social Services took over her care as she rehabilitated when released from hospital but a couple of months late I was able to help her again. That first day back she rollicked me wafting her newspaper about my head laughing. She was animated because she wanted her tight girlde on ready for the ambulance lads and mortified she couldn't make me understand and they had to see her without. Priorities eh? she was a hoot at 92 alright.

fuddle

Another cooking Q for meat eaters if I may?

We're pulling back the amount of meat we eat. That's enabling us to buy organic for the the meat we do eat in the week. That said I still would still like to keep a hold on my grocery budget.

Liver? What liver makes the most delicious liver and onions. I'm dubious as the only experience I have with liver is making my dog his meals of offal, rice and veg.

I know I ate it at my Grandma's house years ago but I was too small to learn anything about it. Any help would be great.

candygirl

juliettet wrote: »

Have you got the recipe please? it sounds fab :

A bit of a copy from Delia really .

Roasted veg covered with mash and chopped leeks cooked in butter and sprinkled with cheese. Also I have done with soya, quorn and lentils.

Will be trying this thanks x:D

Jazee

fuddle wrote: »

Another cooking Q for meat eaters if I may?

We're pulling back the amount of meat we eat. That's enabling us to buy organic for the the meat we do eat in the week. That said I still would still like to keep a hold on my grocery budget.

Liver? What liver makes the most delicious liver and onions. I'm dubious as the only experience I have with liver is making my dog his meals of offal, rice and veg.

I know I ate it at my Grandma's house years ago but I was too small to learn anything about it. Any help would be great.

Fuddle, we like lambs liver here, plenty of recipes online.

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Lambs liver is much nicer than pigs liver chicken livers are absolutely delicious but very soft textured so wouldn't stand up to the type of cooking to make liver and bacon BUT if you can ever find it at an affordable price calves liver is the absolute tops for flavour and texture and my favourite of all of them.