TONIGHT`S DINNER

Oh, and returning to the OP, were having roast pork, new pots, carrots and homemade apple sauce tonight.

Pork fillets with patatas bravas and asparagus. Meringues with pureed mixed fruits from the garden whipped into cream.

I gave my George Foreman to DD the coffee percolator is used about 4 times a year. The large Kenwood mixer that was inherited from MiL including several still boxed attachments has been sitting looking decorative in the corner for 20+ yrs

Honey glazed slow baked ham with roast vegs (Beetroot, garlic and red onion posted a while ago am giving it a go) and roast potatoes. Looking forward to the Men`s Final at Wimbeldon this afternoon

Mine is an old one, coolgran. May put it back in the cupboard
Along with the juicer, the electric carving knife, the coffee percolator, the water filter jug etc etc

rosequartz -
Mine is a new George Foreman - no sticking, just a wipe with kitchen roll after use. The old one was a nightmare. On this one I do bacon, sausages and fried egg on it. When you crack the egg onto it just tip the grill back a little, for a moment, until the white of the egg starts to set. Works perfectly.

Getting some good ideas on here.

So there you are then kitty - a brisk walk there and back to the takeaway would have worked off some of those calories beforehand, and made you fitter!

Ana it goes straight into the hot trolley when we get back because we then have a couple of drinks before we eat!

Some of our gooseberry bushes grew from cuttings from the originals so you could try that, Rowantree. Saves buying new ones, unless you want to try a different variety. I think a couple of ours were fungus-resistant varieties.

My herbs are now in pots; the chives look very sad but some are growing up through a crack in paving slabs and looking very healthy!

FIVE, rosequartz? That's just plain old greedy ;)
We wouldn't have room for more than a couple, unless I get shot of some of the herbs. H'mmm....
The thought of having more (or indeed ANY) gooseberries is very appealing!

We have 5 gooseberry bushes, Rowantree, and not sure of the variety. They are not in full sun, but do get some, and the soil is clay - lots of things don't survive but fruit bushes seem to do well. (Except the raspberries, my favourite!)

I used the george forman grill (found it stowed away in the top cupboard), it cooked well but cleaning it was a pain. Now I know why it was put in the cupboard!

Could have put the oven on before you left!

It gets cold!!

Smoked salmon pasta tonight, in a sour cream, onion and tomato sauce.

She probably had to fit it in during half time Ana....

It's a five minute walk but you drove, kittylester?

We had paella (home made) with chicken and shellfish for lunch. Tonight we are having courgette soup and sandwiches of some description, I haven't decided yet.Tomorrow until Wednesday I will be alone with the dog, DH is going to visit DD and SiL and DGC to help build furniture and a trampoline (? Spelling) as they have just moved house and he is getting to see it before me. I can't go.,on Dad duty this week.

I would point out though Nonu that, as DH is in sporting mode (watching it) I will be going to collect it. Take aways are usually Dh's department as they are classed, in my book, as a day off. So, not only do I not cook, I don't collect either.

We could have it delivered but DH objects to asking them to deliver free as it's only a five minute walk. He has two degrees I drove to collect it and caused havoc on the High Street by parking outside the takeaway. This is permitted although by the hoots and filthy looks I got, not a lot of people know that!!

And I'm a throw-it-in and walk away type of cook generally speaking. Which is why DH took over the roasts

Do you have one gooseberry bush or more, rosequartz? And what variety? I think I need to replace ours

Sorry my recipe is not a bit more precise, but I am a sort of throw it in and hope it works kind of cook (except with cakes). There will be some recipes on the net I am sure.

We have loads of gooseberries and have given lbs of them away. They seem to like our soil (clay)

Gammon this evening. I have a george foreman grill somewhere, may go and dig it out, had forgotten about it!

I LOVE gooseberries. We bought a pound of them from a roadside stall when we were out in the Kent countryside on Thursday. Haven't yet decided how to cook them!
But tonight I'm making chicken liver stroganoff. It's cheap, nutritious and healthy - hardly any waste and no fat.

Tomorrow, DH is doing roast lamb - he does roasts far better than I do. He likes doing things that are simple and take precision timing, whereas I do casseroles, bakes, salads, quiches, puds and pies.

I wish we could grow gooseberries. We have an apology for a gooseberry bush, but it's not produced fruit for years
In contrast we have loads of blackcurrants and we eat them just as they come. Delicious!

KITTY, don"t be a gooseberry !!

Curry for us tonight also , snap !