This looks so so SO delicious. I make @Flumps sag aloo about once a week. I could eat it all day every day and never get bored.i just have to share my lunch of dreams today! The dregs of last night's homemade sag aloo (basically just curried spinach), a freshly made chapati, garlic yogurt, lime pickle, mango chutney and some coriander. All rolled up and eaten as a wrap. omg i could eat a million of these.
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any ideas how this penis themed carnival came about?! I keep forgetting we are even in 2021 tbh as it seems the whole of last year kind of didn;t happen, I keep mentioning things I did "last year" and realising it was 2019 when we could actually do anything funHappy Lunar New Year to any frauen or herren who celebrate! I do but this year...ehh...not so much.
It's also carnival here which is usually very big but obviously not this year. I did see a couple of kids dressed up, and most of the shops have window displays for it, but nothing like normal. Last year I went to a village which celebrates carnival in a very strange way, everything is penis-themed including a giant pyrotechnic penis, a complex story involving an evil wizard who wants to chop off a stupid giant's penis and make stew, and penis-shaped sandwiches for everyone to enjoy. This was the second Catalan penis-themed festival I've been to, and it was a bit like opening the wrong drawer in Jack Monroe's dresser.
Anyway, no real carnival this year. Anyone else kind of over 2021 already?
Sadly I don't think it's an ancient tradition with origins lost to the mists of time...the other penis festival I've been to was invented in the 80s by a local organisation because their town was so very dull, and I think the penis carnival is similar.any ideas how this penis themed carnival came about?! I keep forgetting we are even in 2021 tbh as it seems the whole of last year kind of didn;t happen, I keep mentioning things I did "last year" and realising it was 2019 when we could actually do anything fun
I constantly refer to 2019 as last year! I am very much looking forward to my very first penis festival in 2022 now that @colouredlines has brought this to my attention.any ideas how this penis themed carnival came about?! I keep forgetting we are even in 2021 tbh as it seems the whole of last year kind of didn;t happen, I keep mentioning things I did "last year" and realising it was 2019 when we could actually do anything fun
How about Vivienne (RIP)?Okay, 24 has eaten from my hand a second day, so she's eligible to join the ranks of the namedWhat shall I call her? How about Tattle??
It's what she would have wanted...How about Vivienne (RIP)?
god I feel cold just looking at that! it is still freezing here but no snow which is just disappointing.Good moaning
I can feel the coldness from here.Good moaning
thats actually what i ended uo doing with caramelised onions and tomatoes. was yum!I can feel the coldness from here.
@emm with 300g all I can come up with is a burger, perhaps two once bulked out with onions. Maybe a cottage pie for two with tons of veg?
It's loosely based on That Man's recipe, which is perfectly lovely -omg that looks incredible - wonderful photography too! what's your butternut squash dal recipe ?
Redrickshaw.com may be worth a lookIt's loosely based on That Man's recipe, which is perfectly lovely -
Delicious squash daal with fried egg | Vegetable recipes | Jamie Oliver
Learn how to make this delicious, cheap and healthy dhal recipe which consists of beautiful, seasonal squash and a fried egg for that little extra taste.www.jamieoliver.com
however these days I don't usually bother with making the temper, and I change the spices up sometimes too. For the one I made the other day I used a couple of tablespoons of garam masala and a couple of a mild Madras powder that I had in. One thing I always do now with any dhal I make (albeit there's only 3 in my repertoire - cauli, aubergine and this one) is stir through some mango chutney at the end. I think it balances the flavours out nicely, but I am a bit of a fan of a sweetish curry. I also often get the kids portions sorted first, then heat up mine and Mr NT's with some dried or fresh chilli.
Talking of spices, does anyone bulk buy them anywhere? I usually get the larger bags from the "world food" section at Morrisons, but seem to be struggling to get hold of them lately, always seem to be out of stock.
Just out of curiosity, how much is a sheep?Valais Blacknose! Gorgeous but phenomenally expensive at the moment because there aren't many in the country - they come from Switzerland and the Swiss aren't terribly keen on exporting them.
A Valais Blacknose or something a bit more ordinary? A Valais Blacknose ewe lamb around £2,500-£3,000 each. For North Country Cheviots, like mine, if you were buying from my friend Joyce, who has proven herself with her stock time and time again in the sale ring that she breeds a sheep which will grow on quickly and easily for meat or will birth and rear healthy lambs with very little intervention needed, then you'd be looking at about £200 for a ewe lamb or one of her retiring 5-year-old ewes (they'll carry on having lambs for a good 5 or 6 years more, but need either better grazing or less harsh weather to do really well from then on). From someone like me, just doing it for a hobby, about £50. Bear in mind they can't live alone, so budget for at least 2 and preferably 3 because then when one inevitably drops dead for no apparent reason, the other one still has company.Just out of curiosity, how much is a sheep?
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