@Firenze - I think your immoral chicken sounds lovely - I might even give it a go sometime, although it might be hard to find a small enough amount of haggis to stuff just one chicken-breast. Can you get McSween's in really small tins?
As the weather's meh, verging on dreich, amblage was limited to going across the road to Fork Handles, where I bought a medium-sized frying pan and a spoon-rest.
For the sort of things I actually need (including, but not limited to, a nutmeg grater and a bog-brush*), what I want is an Expotition to Ikea, but that would really be limited to when I could get transport. My sister-in-law quite likes a trawl round there occasionally, and I'd ask her for a lift, but she's retired, so doesn't need to go at weekends, when I imagine it's hoaching.
* I managed to snap the handle of the bog-brush that came with the flat - I don't know my own strength ...
My steak should have just about marinated enough, so I'm off to sort out some spuds and veggies to go with it.
I think this is what I saw in Tess Coe. It's not exactly Silly Money, so I might give it a try. If I only use half of it at one go, can I keep the other half in the fridge for a few days, or does it have to be frozen? The fridge on the Ark has only a small freezer compartment, which is usually full of Sweet Potato Fries or ordinary Chips...
I had haggis 35 years ago in a lovely hotel in Oban. I remember it being delicious ...
... but not quite delicious enough to repeat the experience for another 35 years?
Thanks for the haggis tips, everyone - next time I'm in Tessie's I'll have a shufti. Seeing the name Grant's and the tartan tin reminded me of A & B Roll, which was an occasional supper dish when I was growing up. Rather like Boogie and her haggis, I remember liking it, but I can't for the life of me remember the taste. I have a vague idea it may have been served with something equally enjoyable, like baked beans or spaghetti hoops ...
Well, I don’t know, I’d eat it hot one day and cold the next - so the question storing longer has never arisen. (It’s quite morish.)
O well - there's the answer! HOT one day, and COLD the next - sounds good to me...
You can fry up cold haggis as a hash with onions and other bits, perhaps with a SOSSIDGE on the side
Ooh...so I could!
I'm nearly out of SOSSIDGES at the moment, but an Expotition on Monday may well see the purchase of a fresh supply, along with Onions, and, of course, Haggis.
Yesterday I ventured into the city for the first time since March 2020 and treated myself to a ring, to celebrate the new found freedoms of being vaccinated and the fact that I haven’t spent any money on anything unnecessary for ages.
Today was mostly taken up with housework then I messed about online, quite forgetting I meant to do an online choir ( I can catch up).
Church choir tomorrow, Addington Service and an anthem. Singing for a wedding in two weeks’ time. Life must be getting back to some sort of normal.
Haggis also makes a great addition to scrambled eggs and is a fine garnish for nachos. I suggest buying a MacSween's, slicing it up raw and freezing, then you can retrieve a slice or two at leisure. I find it's quite rich and you don't need a vast amount of it.
I love haggis, you can get MacSween’s in Waitrose most of the year - I even like the veggie version.
I went to a posh pub a few years ago and had a haggis Scotch egg for starters.
I quite like vegetarian haggis, but not something I'd seek out.
It's my birthday tomorrow, but I opened presents today as son was heading home after he'd helped us get stuff out of the loft ahead of our move. I got a ring that I knew about and a stained glass teapot ornament. The latter was a sort of 'surprise', but I'd been lusting after it for years in the stained glass window shop down our road and I noticed it had disappeared on Friday night. Husband's reaction when I pointed that out made me guess I was getting it as a present.
As for the move, we still haven't exchanged so I have very little hope we'll actually be moving on the 18th. It'll be a pain getting everything back in the loft if the chain does collapse.
What a pain about your move, @Sarasa - maybe we'll get a walk in yet? Although I'm still avoiding public transport until my daughter is at least vaccinated the first time. Happy birthday for tomorrow.
This morning's walk was in glorious sunshine after yesterday's persistent rain and enlivened by clouds of mayflies. We had a similar couple of days with mayflies last year too. And one of the fields on the town development plan had hordes of metal detectorists, walking along on predetermined lines, like a police search pattern. All with headphones on, detectors to the ground and spades over their shoulders, insulated enough from the world that I couldn't ask them why.
I'm having a very lazy day so far; I've even just woken from a snoozette. I had a message earlier from my sister to ask if I wanted to go through to hers, as quite a few of the rest of the family were going to be there, finishing assembling her summer-house.
I'd have loved to go, but the chuffing trains are on strike, and the bus would have taken at least an hour just to get into Edinburgh, with another half-an-hour to get out to Balerno, and I didn't really relish doing that and then repeating the performance in reverse to get home.
As it looks (at least temporarily) quite nice out, I think I'll have a little amble to Tessie's and check out their haggis.
Just had the best time....Little Beaky and his family are staying in the New Forest courtesy of a charity which provides holidays for families with children with disabilities.
So we drove over and met them outside for lunch.
It was quite chilly and I'm still not quite warm but my heart is full- Little Beaky recognised our voices after all these months and his little brother played happily with us too.
We had a great catch up with daughter and son-in-law as well.
MrsBeaky, today is Mother's Day here in the States. Even though that's not what you were celebrating, it sounds as if you had a WONDERFUL Mother's Day! I'm so happy for you!
MrsBeaky, today is Mother's Day here in the States. Even though that's not what you were celebrating, it sounds as if you had a WONDERFUL Mother's Day! I'm so happy for you!
Thank you
I knew it was Mother's Day in the USA (dual heritage) but hadn't put the two together...
You're right I did have a wonderful day!
Excellent stuff, Mrs. B - so pleased you had a lovely day!
Haggis update: Tessie's had little packs with two slices of MacSween's haggis, so I bought one - no excuse now not to try it out for tomorrow's supper! I thought about getting a small bottle of WHISKY, sauce for the manufacture of, but their selection of half- and quarter-bottles was a bit woeful. I know it's only for cooking, but I'd be ashamed to be seen buying something that most self-respecting Scots would use to clean their headlamps.
I'm also a bit of a wimp when it comes to igniting things in the kitchen: I don't want to set the place on fire ...
I might try a creamy mushroom sauce, and just put some WINE in it.
It's a lovely afternoon here: 16° - I really didn't need a coat.
So pleased you've been able to see Little Beaky and the rest of his family @MrsBeaky
I took advantage of the sunny interlude after church to fill my garden bin ready for tomorrow's collection. That can count as my exercise for today! I was going to stay out for longer but concluded some laziness in the day was called for as well.
We had friends over this morning for coffee on our patio, with the most amazing coconut cake made by one of said friends, and it was really quite warm: I took my jacket off! This afternoon I was in a garden with some other friends and it was windy and started to rain so we ended up in the conservatory for the last 15 minutes or so. As the conservatory door was open it was still windy - though dry - and cold. Despite it being so much milder today I got thoroughly chilled and the only way to get warm on my return home has been to have a hot shower and don a winter track suit.
I've eaten haggis twice in my life and I wouldn't be in a hurry to make it thrice.
So glad you had a meet up with Little Beaky and his family @MrsBeaky . We went for a walk this afternoon and discovered that a private garden that we've been wanting to see for a while was having open house. We hadn't booked, but they let us in anyway and it was all rather lovely. So pleased as we'd been debating which of our local walks to do and nearly did another one instead.
The poor man's Balmoral Chicken (cheaper cut than breast, tinned haggis, creme fraiche instead of cream, cheap bourbon instead of whisky) was actually rather good. The surplus haggis has been frozen in individual helpings. (A strategy I've also adopted for coconut milk).
I happen to have a chicken breast in the freezer: I'd bought a couple as an experiment instead of salmon baked with veggies (it was OK, but no better than that), so I'll give it a go. I generally prefer thigh joints anyway - I think they've got better flavour.
As the oven's going to be on, I'll do potatoes and carrots in along with it - I haven't got any mashable spuds at the moment, just little new ones.
Today is my birthday, though we did the celebrating with our son at the weekend. Today we went to local house of interest for a change. The house isn't open yet, but the grounds were. There weren't anything amazing but we had a nice chat about gardening with one of the staff while admiring their community garden patch. It's given us some ideas for when (if) we move and have a much bigger garden than we've ever had before.
A day alternating between bursts of sunshine and violent downpours. Did a little light gardening, then set up the watercolours in the summerhouse and did a painting of green alkanet and dandelions. It was actually very restful with the rain drumming on the roof.
A day alternating between bursts of sunshine and violent downpours.
Yes. I started putting out the washing, but my wife said: "Just look at that dirty cloud coming along". I had hardly begun when the rain came. I hate it when she's proved right!!!
...and did a painting of green alkanet and dandelions. It was actually very restful with the rain drumming on the roof.
Sounds like you are looking at my garden!
And mine! Well, except for the geranium... Eventually there will be stuff I have sown but until then I'm leaving the bubblegum-pink geranium for the critters to sup on.
Happy birthday @Sarasa , glad you're having a good day.
I held my real life book group on my patio this afternoon. It's months since we met actually in real life. There are only five of us and two members are unreliable, both for not reading the books and for ducking out of the meetings at the last minute. That happened today, so there were only three of us, but we had a great discussion and the weather kept fine if breezy! We're going to have one more meeting sometime in June and see what happens with the others. It gets a bit trying when you power through a book that you wouldn't necessarily have chosen, and aren't particularly enjoying, for the sake of the group - only to find other people can't be bothered.
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As the weather's meh, verging on dreich, amblage was limited to going across the road to Fork Handles, where I bought a medium-sized frying pan and a spoon-rest.
For the sort of things I actually need (including, but not limited to, a nutmeg grater and a bog-brush*), what I want is an Expotition to Ikea, but that would really be limited to when I could get transport. My sister-in-law quite likes a trawl round there occasionally, and I'd ask her for a lift, but she's retired, so doesn't need to go at weekends, when I imagine it's hoaching.
* I managed to snap the handle of the bog-brush that came with the flat - I don't know my own strength ...
My steak should have just about marinated enough, so I'm off to sort out some spuds and veggies to go with it.
Bon appetit!
Tins, sachets, plastic as well as sheep stomachs. Oh, and on pizza and as a flavour of crisp.
ETA. I'm pretty sure I've seen it as pakora as well.
Wine wine not saki? Certainly shows a certain chutzpah selling it to France.
Is it available in one-person portions, whether tinned or otherwise?
Later, we have pork medaillons in Marsala with potatoes Anna and creamed leeks.
Aaah.
MMM
CHEESY Bread and CHEESE later, perhaps. No wonder I get funny dreams some nights...
We have an excellent local butcher not too far off - worth a look, I think.
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I think this is what I saw in Tess Coe. It's not exactly Silly Money, so I might give it a try. If I only use half of it at one go, can I keep the other half in the fridge for a few days, or does it have to be frozen? The fridge on the Ark has only a small freezer compartment, which is usually full of Sweet Potato Fries or ordinary Chips...
We went there for our last week as a couple as we were expecting Boogielet One. We were right to do it, no more peace for the next 21 years!
O well - there's the answer! HOT one day, and COLD the next - sounds good to me...
I'm afraid not - that image did flit through my head as I was assembling it though!
Thanks for the haggis tips, everyone - next time I'm in Tessie's I'll have a shufti. Seeing the name Grant's and the tartan tin reminded me of A & B Roll, which was an occasional supper dish when I was growing up. Rather like Boogie and her haggis, I remember liking it, but I can't for the life of me remember the taste. I have a vague idea it may have been served with something equally enjoyable, like baked beans or spaghetti hoops ...
You can fry up cold haggis as a hash with onions and other bits, perhaps with a SOSSIDGE on the side
Ooh...so I could!
I'm nearly out of SOSSIDGES at the moment, but an Expotition on Monday may well see the purchase of a fresh supply, along with Onions, and, of course, Haggis.
Freeze half in a placcy bag. If you microwave them you don't need the inner bag/sheep's stomach
I find it mildly weird that anyone finds difficulty in integrating haggis into everyday fare.
Today was mostly taken up with housework then I messed about online, quite forgetting I meant to do an online choir ( I can catch up).
Church choir tomorrow, Addington Service and an anthem. Singing for a wedding in two weeks’ time. Life must be getting back to some sort of normal.
I went to a posh pub a few years ago and had a haggis Scotch egg for starters.
It's my birthday tomorrow, but I opened presents today as son was heading home after he'd helped us get stuff out of the loft ahead of our move. I got a ring that I knew about and a stained glass teapot ornament. The latter was a sort of 'surprise', but I'd been lusting after it for years in the stained glass window shop down our road and I noticed it had disappeared on Friday night. Husband's reaction when I pointed that out made me guess I was getting it as a present.
As for the move, we still haven't exchanged so I have very little hope we'll actually be moving on the 18th. It'll be a pain getting everything back in the loft if the chain does collapse.
This morning's walk was in glorious sunshine after yesterday's persistent rain and enlivened by clouds of mayflies. We had a similar couple of days with mayflies last year too. And one of the fields on the town development plan had hordes of metal detectorists, walking along on predetermined lines, like a police search pattern. All with headphones on, detectors to the ground and spades over their shoulders, insulated enough from the world that I couldn't ask them why.
I'd have loved to go, but the chuffing trains are on strike, and the bus would have taken at least an hour just to get into Edinburgh, with another half-an-hour to get out to Balerno, and I didn't really relish doing that and then repeating the performance in reverse to get home.
As it looks (at least temporarily) quite nice out, I think I'll have a little amble to Tessie's and check out their haggis.
So we drove over and met them outside for lunch.
It was quite chilly and I'm still not quite warm but my heart is full- Little Beaky recognised our voices after all these months and his little brother played happily with us too.
We had a great catch up with daughter and son-in-law as well.
Thank you
I knew it was Mother's Day in the USA (dual heritage) but hadn't put the two together...
You're right I did have a wonderful day!
Haggis update: Tessie's had little packs with two slices of MacSween's haggis, so I bought one - no excuse now not to try it out for tomorrow's supper! I thought about getting a small bottle of WHISKY, sauce for the manufacture of, but their selection of half- and quarter-bottles was a bit woeful. I know it's only for cooking, but I'd be ashamed to be seen buying something that most self-respecting Scots would use to clean their headlamps.
I'm also a bit of a wimp when it comes to igniting things in the kitchen: I don't want to set the place on fire ...
I might try a creamy mushroom sauce, and just put some WINE in it.
It's a lovely afternoon here: 16° - I really didn't need a coat.
I took advantage of the sunny interlude after church to fill my garden bin ready for tomorrow's collection. That can count as my exercise for today! I was going to stay out for longer but concluded some laziness in the day was called for as well.
We had friends over this morning for coffee on our patio, with the most amazing coconut cake made by one of said friends, and it was really quite warm: I took my jacket off!
I've eaten haggis twice in my life and I wouldn't be in a hurry to make it thrice.
As the oven's going to be on, I'll do potatoes and carrots in along with it - I haven't got any mashable spuds at the moment, just little new ones.
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And mine! Well, except for the geranium... Eventually there will be stuff I have sown but until then I'm leaving the bubblegum-pink geranium for the critters to sup on.
I held my real life book group on my patio this afternoon. It's months since we met actually in real life. There are only five of us and two members are unreliable, both for not reading the books and for ducking out of the meetings at the last minute. That happened today, so there were only three of us, but we had a great discussion and the weather kept fine if breezy! We're going to have one more meeting sometime in June and see what happens with the others. It gets a bit trying when you power through a book that you wouldn't necessarily have chosen, and aren't particularly enjoying, for the sake of the group - only to find other people can't be bothered.
Stir fry for tea; there's some red wine left too.