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Mr P has just complained about his dinner, who's right, him or me?

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phoenix Sun 09-Apr-17 18:45:11

Evening all,

Mr P is currently away from Monday morning until Friday afternoon, with no access to a kitchen and a limited budget for eating out.

So, when he IS home, I try to do reasonably healthy food.

Friday. Sweet chili chicken, bami goreng, small salad on the side.

Saturday. Grilled ribeye steak (on special offer in Lidl) jacket potato, salad.

Sunday. Chicken parcels (a chicken breast, a quality chipolata sausage on top, wrap the whole thing in bacon, bung in dish and roast) roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese (not a whole cauliflower, just cut off a few decent sized florets) leeks, mashed swede, stuffing, a few carrots for me (he's not keen on carrots confused) gravy, of course.

He says I do too many different veg, I disagree!

I prep them all, (apart from the potatoes, somehow we have got into the habit of doing them together, him peeling, me chopping ready for par boiling, while listening to the omnibus edition of the Archers blush )

I feel that he eats some pretty crap food while away, so like to feel that I'm at least giving him something halfway decent when he's at home!

BTW, he did say he enjoyed his meal, just that there was a bit too much. Didn't see anything left on the plate though.........

phoenix Mon 10-Apr-17 21:37:55

Yeah, right.

merlotgran Mon 10-Apr-17 22:08:13

OK. 'Grasp your sausage and straighten it!'

That's where I've been going wrong. grin

stillaliveandkicking Mon 10-Apr-17 22:15:25

Excellent post merlot, you do make me laugh.

phoenix Mon 10-Apr-17 22:28:31

merlot always "gets" me, we've been bantering for quite a while wink

merlotgran Mon 10-Apr-17 22:30:13

It takes one to know one grin

stillaliveandkicking Mon 10-Apr-17 22:30:20

Glad to hear it Phoenix. I however don't but it takes all sorts.

phoenix Mon 10-Apr-17 22:40:52

Indeed it does,*Saak*, indeed it does.

Perhaps I'm wrong (often am) but you seemed to be saying something along the lines of "I get you Phoenix" on another thread, along with a thinly veiled implication that I was a bit thick and needed things explained to me.

stillaliveandkicking Mon 10-Apr-17 22:46:51

Not sure what you mean Phoenix? I address each thread by the content of what it is opened by then the postings after. Everyone has different experiences/feelings about each thread, well that is my understanding anyway.

phoenix Mon 10-Apr-17 22:51:10

Romance scam blog/thread, posts this evening.

stillaliveandkicking Mon 10-Apr-17 22:51:28

I also wouldn't throw too much into cooking for him all the time. But then again that's me. If he complained I'd tell him to bloody do it himself, not post what fantastically balanced menu's you create.

stillaliveandkicking Mon 10-Apr-17 22:53:33

Why are you crossing over with different threads? What is said on one surely stays there? It's a different subject and people think differently/react differently on each.

Crafting Mon 10-Apr-17 23:01:50

I was just about to ask how long you cook them for Phoenix as it sounds a good alternative to a full roast.. sorry still but I for one am interested.

aggie Mon 10-Apr-17 23:18:35

Yes I am interested in the rest of the recipe !

phoenix Mon 10-Apr-17 23:40:33

Oh Saak, you really aren't a very nice person, are you?

FYI, not that you will be remotely interested, previous threads have included falling in a wheelie bin, underwear malfunctions on trains and other places, and various topics . I will confess to having once posted about cooking gammon at Christmas, but the content hardly counted as a recipe. (Members who have been around longer than you will "get" it)

I think your comment that I am posting about "my fantastically balanced menus" is borderline rude/offensive, but on reflection that does seem to be your preferred style.

kittylester Tue 11-Apr-17 07:17:54

Most of us 'get', phoenix if we've been around a while and have a sense of humour!

Who can forget the anti Idiot curse! Might need it again soon phoenix.

Anya Tue 11-Apr-17 07:26:43

Wise words from Abe Lincoln "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."

phoenix Tue 11-Apr-17 07:52:58

OK Anya I'll shut up then.

Anya Tue 11-Apr-17 07:55:36

Not you!!

phoenix Tue 11-Apr-17 08:03:46

Oh, I see!blush

Anya Tue 11-Apr-17 08:24:09

Sorry. I didn't for one minute consider you would think that.

phoenix Tue 11-Apr-17 08:30:29

grin

MawBroon Tue 11-Apr-17 08:37:04

"Cooking" the gammon? phoenix - wasn't it cursing the gammon? grin

(Ignore, if you can, someone getting the wrong end of the stick and then beating you about the head with it) grin roastchicken

kooklafan Tue 11-Apr-17 08:43:16

or is it because he has to help prepare them LOL

It sounds like a visual feast XX

tiggypiro Tue 11-Apr-17 08:50:35

Have you got room for me too on Sunday phoenix ? I will need to be back by 7pm to go to the pub quiz though. This is turning into one of our infamous virtual parties (which lots of us 'got' and no doubt a few others did not).

aggie Tue 11-Apr-17 08:58:35

I am one of those miserable gits that don't "get" virtual parties , however I do enjoy tongue in the cheek threads and am taken aback when the cold water brigade ride in all afire ......... oh dear mixed metaphor there !