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

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.

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.

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.

Romance scam blog/thread, posts this evening.

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.

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.

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

It takes one to know one

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

Excellent post merlot, you do make me laugh.

OK. 'Grasp your sausage and straighten it!'

That's where I've been going wrong.

Yeah, right.

Totally apologies phoenix. Maybe I just don't get people that start off with some sort of argument then it transpires that they're jovially almost going for a recipe book.

I think a decision that was only half formed, has just set like concrete.

Riveting reading.

The "chicken parcels" work well when it isn't practical to do a whole chicken, for example if you don't want to spend the next few days either eating cold chicken, or preparing pie or curry!

Get a decent sized chicken breast, pat dry with kitchen roll, slap it a bit with your hand.

Firmly grasp the chipolata, and straighten it (they tend to be curved in their natural state!).

Put it on top of the chicken breast, (sometimes the sort of underside of the breast is easier, as it often has a slightly concave surface). Using rashers of streaky bacon, wrap them around the chicken/chipolata combo so that they go over and under, if that makes sense!

Sprinkle with a bit of dried sage, if liked, or pop a fresh sage leaf on the chicken before wrapping.

If you pop them in a dish where they fit reasonably closely, they should stay in one piece, but you can secure with cocktail sticks if you don't trust them!

It sounds delicious, I may be around with all the other GN who have invited themselves.

DH criticised in the kitchen for years-not so much at the content of the meal but rather my prep and methods. I was using the wrong knife, why didn't I add more stock, too many potatoes in the pan, wrong amount of water in the kettle etc etc. I snapped. Told him that he could just cook everything himself as I was fed up with the niggly criticism. He's cooked most nights since then! It's actually worked out well as he enjoys cooking and I don't.

Didn't the bacon ping open and the sausage fall off the top of the chicken breast?

Mine would have done.

Can we book with you for a Sunday dinner? You are making sure he gets enough vitamins and all the rest from the vegetables....

Yes please.

Except people show pictures of their cooking on FB
Photos next time please phoenix

Thread reminds me of Facebook

He would have got leftovers here tonight

Oh you lot do make me smile!

He is actually a very good chap, and always appreciative of my efforts, perhaps I phrased my op badly!

(No one forced him to eat that last roast potato......)