I read this with a mixture of horror and fascination. What a combination. I think you and the dogs were wise not to try it.
Luckily can’t smell a thing and I’m off work with Covid and a chest infection (severe, confirmed) so I cannot comment. I will ask Mols thoughMolly's face!
I may regret asking this, but did the slop smell in any way edible?
Someone needs to photoshop that trowel onto a pumble.This may be the single greatest image ever recorded.
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Oh my. Wish we could stack emojis as that deserves them all. Mol’s’ face has given me literal tears, and that never happens with tinterwebs stuff. Please someone make that your user pic.Dudes and frauens. The day has come. I have maketh the pear and mussel abomination. I know I promised this weeks ago, but in keeping with our Jackie - I do like an empty promise and a vague indication that things are in the pipeline. See Jacinda/Eels/Granola etc etc.
I'm actually off work sick - was planning on going back tomorrow but now may need an appointment with occy health first.
Ok. So it started with the original post. Bearing in mind there was no 'official' recipe so I was flying blind.
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I started with assembling the ingredients.
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My first thought was that I didn't know how to caramelise a pear so I took to google
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The majority of the internet seemed to recommend brown sugar and cinnamon - but I took the bold assumption that this would have no place in a savoury dish. i settled for butter.
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Everything got boiled, caramelised and blitzed. Apart from a few leeks I set aside as the original photo appeared to have whole ones nestling alongside the mussels and spuds.
Oh, i forgot to add the chickpeas so that was a late addition.
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Time to assemble. There were no instructions if the mussels should be hot or cold. I mean I'm a lunatic but even i couldn't eat cold pickled mussels. There was no guidance on type of mustard so I just chose a random one from my cupboard. It was a hot one I bought from the local Polski supermarket because I liked the jar it was in.
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Time to serve!
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I'm so sorry lads after the build-up and excitement. i just couldn't do it. I couldn't even try it. So I offered it to Molly.
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She actually growled at it I kid you not. This hound eats anything and everything.
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Her bro just looked her agog that she even went near it. Again - he is a literal hungry caterpillar.
So sadly it has gone outside in the food bin which the foxes will probably rob. I'll be having the last laugh then tonight you foxy guys. I will donate every spare penny I have this month to my local food bank. That was a crime against food and humanity.
Poor dogDudes and frauens. The day has come. I have maketh the pear and mussel abomination. I know I promised this weeks ago, but in keeping with our Jackie - I do like an empty promise and a vague indication that things are in the pipeline. See Jacinda/Eels/Granola etc etc.
I'm actually off work sick - was planning on going back tomorrow but now may need an appointment with occy health first.
Ok. So it started with the original post. Bearing in mind there was no 'official' recipe so I was flying blind.
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I started with assembling the ingredients.
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My first thought was that I didn't know how to caramelise a pear so I took to google
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The majority of the internet seemed to recommend brown sugar and cinnamon - but I took the bold assumption that this would have no place in a savoury dish. i settled for butter.
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Everything got boiled, caramelised and blitzed. Apart from a few leeks I set aside as the original photo appeared to have whole ones nestling alongside the mussels and spuds.
Oh, i forgot to add the chickpeas so that was a late addition.
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Time to assemble. There were no instructions if the mussels should be hot or cold. I mean I'm a lunatic but even i couldn't eat cold pickled mussels. There was no guidance on type of mustard so I just chose a random one from my cupboard. It was a hot one I bought from the local Polski supermarket because I liked the jar it was in.
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Time to serve!
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I'm so sorry lads after the build-up and excitement. i just couldn't do it. I couldn't even try it. So I offered it to Molly.
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She actually growled at it I kid you not. This hound eats anything and everything.
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Her bro just looked her agog that she even went near it. Again - he is a literal hungry caterpillar.
So sadly it has gone outside in the food bin which the foxes will probably rob. I'll be having the last laugh then tonight you foxy guys. I will donate every spare penny I have this month to my local food bank. That was a crime against food and humanity.
THE DOGS!!!!Dudes and frauens. The day has come. I have maketh the pear and mussel abomination. I know I promised this weeks ago, but in keeping with our Jackie - I do like an empty promise and a vague indication that things are in the pipeline. See Jacinda/Eels/Granola etc etc.
I'm actually off work sick - was planning on going back tomorrow but now may need an appointment with occy health first.
Ok. So it started with the original post. Bearing in mind there was no 'official' recipe so I was flying blind.
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I started with assembling the ingredients.
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My first thought was that I didn't know how to caramelise a pear so I took to google
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The majority of the internet seemed to recommend brown sugar and cinnamon - but I took the bold assumption that this would have no place in a savoury dish. i settled for butter.
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Everything got boiled, caramelised and blitzed. Apart from a few leeks I set aside as the original photo appeared to have whole ones nestling alongside the mussels and spuds.
Oh, i forgot to add the chickpeas so that was a late addition.
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Time to assemble. There were no instructions if the mussels should be hot or cold. I mean I'm a lunatic but even i couldn't eat cold pickled mussels. There was no guidance on type of mustard so I just chose a random one from my cupboard. It was a hot one I bought from the local Polski supermarket because I liked the jar it was in.
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Time to serve!
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I'm so sorry lads after the build-up and excitement. i just couldn't do it. I couldn't even try it. So I offered it to Molly.
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She actually growled at it I kid you not. This hound eats anything and everything.
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Her bro just looked her agog that she even went near it. Again - he is a literal hungry caterpillar.
So sadly it has gone outside in the food bin which the foxes will probably rob. I'll be having the last laugh then tonight you foxy guys. I will donate every spare penny I have this month to my local food bank. That was a crime against food and humanity.
The growl and the traumatised stare. The only sane reaction to a slop. Dogs know.