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Title: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 02 December 2010, 16:38:19
no, not for the car, but me!  Cooking now:  A lovely beef stew :D :D :D :D :y :y :y :y

440g of lean diced casserole beef
3 Carrots,
2 Parsnips
2 Potatoes
1 large onion
1 large swede
10 button mushrooms
3 Oxo cubes in 2ltrs of boiling water
large 'pinch' of salt and pepper

Cooked slowly in large stew pot for 4 hours on the hob.  Add dumplings in the last 30 mins. of cooking.

Will last 3 days for one with top up's of tinned chopped tomato and tin of soup.

Yum, yum, yum!! :D :D :D :D

What is your favourite winter fuel?

Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: skyblue on 02 December 2010, 16:46:03
Minced beef with loads of onions, carrots,peas and mushrooms with a good amount of mashed spud with cabbage.... now you would be warming my heart then :) ;D ;D
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: henryd on 02 December 2010, 16:48:12
I love stew and dumplings,not the parsnip though :P
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 02 December 2010, 16:49:29
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Minced beef with loads of onions, carrots,peas and mushrooms with a good amount of mashed spud with cabbage.... now you would be warming my heart then :) ;D ;D


Lovely!! :y :y :y


It reminded me also that I didn't list another ingrediant I always put in as you do........mushrooms! :D :D :D ;)
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: albitz on 02 December 2010, 16:51:36
Had home made Beef stew & dumplings for dinner last night.
Made with  vegetables grown in the the back garden and beef from a local farm - laavlee. :)
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 02 December 2010, 16:52:55
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Had home made Beef stew & dumplings for dinner last night.
Made with  vegetables grown in the the back garden and beef from a local farm - laavlee. :)


Noone can beat that Albs!! :y :y :y :y :y :y  Lovely I bet! 8-) 8-)
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: skyblue on 02 December 2010, 16:53:41
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Minced beef with loads of onions, carrots,peas and mushrooms with a good amount of mashed spud with cabbage.... now you would be warming my heart then :) ;D ;D


Lovely!! :y :y :y


It reminded me also that I didn't list another ingrediant I always put in as you do........mushrooms! :D :D :D ;)


Just made a batch up for the freezer with one to be used tonight as a shep pie (with cheese on top ) with home cooked chips..... lovely getting hungery now
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: albitz on 02 December 2010, 16:59:50
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Had home made Beef stew & dumplings for dinner last night.
Made with  vegetables grown in the the back garden and beef from a local farm - laavlee. :)


Noone can beat that Albs!! :y :y :y :y :y :y  Lovely I bet! 8-) 8-)
Makes all the difference in the world tbh, so much more flavour than veg. or meat from supermarkets. Tastes like food used to when I were a lad. :y :)
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: Nickbat on 02 December 2010, 17:01:12
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Minced beef with loads of onions, carrots,peas and mushrooms with a good amount of mashed spud with cabbage.... now you would be warming my heart then :) ;D ;D


Lovely!! :y :y :y


It reminded me also that I didn't list another ingrediant I always put in as you do........mushrooms! :D :D :D ;)


Just made a batch up for the freezer with one to be used tonight as a shep pie (with cheese on top ) with home cooked chips..... lovely getting hungery now

Is that a Thai speciality? ;)
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: waspy on 02 December 2010, 17:02:46
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no, not for the car, but me!  Cooking now:  A lovely beef stew :D :D :D :D :y :y :y :y

440g of lean diced casserole beef
3 Carrots,
2 Parsnips
2 Potatoes
1 large onion
1 large swede
10 button mushrooms
3 Oxo cubes in 2ltrs of boiling water
large 'pinch' of salt and pepper

Cooked slowly in large stew pot for 4 hours on the hob.  Add dumplings in the last 30 mins. of cooking.

Will last 3 days for one with top up's of tinned chopped tomato and tin of soup.

Yum, yum, yum!! :D :D :D :D

What is your favourite winter fuel?

 

What you're having. I'm on me way ;D
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: millwall on 02 December 2010, 17:30:19
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Minced beef with loads of onions, carrots,peas and mushrooms with a good amount of mashed spud with cabbage.... now you would be warming my heart then :) ;D ;D


Lovely!! :y :y :y


It reminded me also that I didn't list another ingrediant I always put in as you do........mushrooms! :D :D :D ;)


Just made a batch up for the freezer with one to be used tonight as a shep pie (with cheese on top ) with home cooked chips..... lovely getting hungery now

Is that a Thai speciality? ;)
no hes eating the dog from blue peter ;D ;D
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: Auto Addict on 02 December 2010, 17:49:57
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no, not for the car, but me!  Cooking now:  A lovely beef stew :D :D :D :D :y :y :y :y

440g of lean diced casserole beef
3 Carrots,
2 Parsnips
2 Potatoes
1 large onion
1 large swede
10 button mushrooms
3 Oxo cubes in 2ltrs of boiling water
large 'pinch' of salt and pepper

Cooked slowly in large stew pot for 4 hours on the hob.  Add dumplings in the last 30 mins. of cooking.

Will last 3 days for one with top up's of tinned chopped tomato and tin of soup.

Yum, yum, yum!! :D :D :D :D

What is your favourite winter fuel?

 

No dumplins? :o
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 02 December 2010, 17:50:14
I don't eat very much meat - but I do like a good sausage every now and again. :-* :-* :y
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: millwall on 02 December 2010, 17:54:13
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I don't eat very much meat - but I do like a good sausage every now and again. :-* :-* :y

im resisting  no im not gonna comment ;D ;D
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 02 December 2010, 17:56:36
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I don't eat very much meat - but I do like a good sausage every now and again. :-* :-* :y


Do a sausage casserole or stew Zulu :D :D ;)
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: waspy on 02 December 2010, 17:59:43
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no, not for the car, but me!  Cooking now:  A lovely beef stew :D :D :D :D :y :y :y :y

440g of lean diced casserole beef
3 Carrots,
2 Parsnips
2 Potatoes
1 large onion
1 large swede
10 button mushrooms
3 Oxo cubes in 2ltrs of boiling water
large 'pinch' of salt and pepper

Cooked slowly in large stew pot for 4 hours on the hob.  Add dumplings in the last 30 mins. of cooking.

Will last 3 days for one with top up's of tinned chopped tomato and tin of soup.

Yum, yum, yum!! :D :D :D :D

What is your favourite winter fuel?

 

No dumplins? :o

Should have gone to Specsavers AA
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 02 December 2010, 18:01:54
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I don't eat very much meat - but I do like a good sausage every now and again. :-* :-* :y


Do a sausage casserole or stew Zulu :D :D ;)

Actually Lizzie I'm off to the kitchen shortly to do some sausages with an onion gravy, steamed broccoli and Charlotte potatoes. :P :P :y


Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: Auto Addict on 02 December 2010, 18:02:12
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no, not for the car, but me!  Cooking now:  A lovely beef stew :D :D :D :D :y :y :y :y

440g of lean diced casserole beef
3 Carrots,
2 Parsnips
2 Potatoes
1 large onion
1 large swede
10 button mushrooms
3 Oxo cubes in 2ltrs of boiling water
large 'pinch' of salt and pepper

Cooked slowly in large stew pot for 4 hours on the hob.  Add dumplings in the last 30 mins. of cooking.

Will last 3 days for one with top up's of tinned chopped tomato and tin of soup.

Yum, yum, yum!! :D :D :D :D

What is your favourite winter fuel?

 

No dumplins? :o

Should have gone to Specsavers AA

Did someone call.... ::)
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 02 December 2010, 18:03:18
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I don't eat very much meat - but I do like a good sausage every now and again. :-* :-* :y

im resisting  no im not gonna comment ;D ;D

Your restraint is impressive M. ;D ;D :y
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 02 December 2010, 18:23:11
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I don't eat very much meat - but I do like a good sausage every now and again. :-* :-* :y


Do a sausage casserole or stew Zulu :D :D ;)

Actually Lizzie I'm off to the kitchen shortly to do some sausages with an onion gravy, steamed broccoli and Charlotte potatoes. :P :P :y



Very nice Zulu! :y :y
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: Mysteryman on 02 December 2010, 18:24:07
Bottle of VAT69 for me, epicure that I am ;D
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 02 December 2010, 18:25:34
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Bottle of VAT69 for me, epicure that I am ;D


Why not Steve :y :y :y

It does put a lovely warm fire in the belly :D :D ;)
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: r1 on 02 December 2010, 18:30:04
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no, not for the car, but me! 

What is your favourite winter fuel?

 

sex sex and more sex
lots of advantages,you dont need the heat on,you spend more time ,together its great.
but there again im young and have a mrs
dont suppose its much fun by yourself ;D ;D
and you old ones feel the cold more.
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: geoffr70 on 02 December 2010, 18:33:59
I've just made a lovely big stew of pea/lentil mix, mushrooms, quorn chicken pieces, veg stock and veg dumplings, mmm  mmmmm  mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 02 December 2010, 18:35:53
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no, not for the car, but me! 

What is your favourite winter fuel?

 

sex sex and more sex
lots of advantages,you dont need the heat on,you spend more time ,together its great.
but there again im young and have a mrs
dont suppose its much fun by yourself ;D ;D
and you old ones feel the cold more.


Watch it you! :o :o :o

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 02 December 2010, 18:56:33
this one, but not cheap  :-/
http://big2beautiful.com/2010/09/amazing-shrimp-scampi/

but we add some milk butter..
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: Seth on 02 December 2010, 19:13:52
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no, not for the car, but me!  Cooking now:  A lovely beef stew :D :D :D :D :y :y :y :y

440g of lean diced casserole beef
3 Carrots,
2 Parsnips
2 Potatoes
1 large onion
1 large swede
10 button mushrooms
3 Oxo cubes in 2ltrs of boiling water
large 'pinch' of salt and pepper

Cooked slowly in large stew pot for 4 hours on the hob.  Add dumplings in the last 30 mins. of cooking.

Will last 3 days for one with top up's of tinned chopped tomato and tin of soup.

Yum, yum, yum!! :D :D :D :D

What is your favourite winter fuel?

 

Just had a similar beef stew for me tea here missus! :y
Mrs Sethsmate made a few gallons yesterday evening, though with no mushrooms ;D
Thoroughly enjoyed it - as you rightly say, brilliant winter fuel ;)
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: maria on 03 December 2010, 15:24:05
I love a good home made beef stew  :y
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: Olympia5776 on 03 December 2010, 18:27:59
My wife made up an Irish lamb Stew at 8 o'clock this morning and it's been simmering away in the slow cooker all day .
It smells lovely ( and is driving our three cats crazy  >:() but I have to say I'd much rather have that Beef Stew of yours Lizzie .
I'm neither a lamb nor pork man, Beef every time please..........
Enjoy it  :y
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 03 December 2010, 18:33:50
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My wife made up an Irish lamb Stew at 8 o'clock this morning and it's been simmering away in the slow cooker all day .
It smells lovely ( and is driving our three cats crazy  >:() but I have to say I'd much rather have that Beef Stew of yours Lizzie .
I'm neither a lamb nor pork man, Beef every time please..........
Enjoy it  :y


Thanks, and yes I'm going to enjoy the second nights helping in a few minutes :y :y :y

Enjoy the lamb stew though ;) ;)
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 03 December 2010, 18:40:33
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I've just made a lovely big stew of pea/lentil mix, mushrooms, quorn chicken pieces, veg stock and veg dumplings, mmm  mmmmm  mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Thats gonna need a double flush in the morning to shift the veggie floaters!  ;D
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: Pitchfork on 03 December 2010, 19:10:53
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no, not for the car, but me!  Cooking now:  A lovely beef stew :D :D :D :D :y :y :y :y

440g of lean diced casserole beef
3 Carrots,
2 Parsnips
2 Potatoes
1 large onion
1 large swede10 button mushrooms
3 Oxo cubes in 2ltrs of boiling water
large 'pinch' of salt and pepper

Cooked slowly in large stew pot for 4 hours on the hob.  Add dumplings in the last 30 mins. of cooking.

Will last 3 days for one with top up's of tinned chopped tomato and tin of soup.

Yum, yum, yum!! :D :D :D :D

What is your favourite winter fuel?

 

Was that Sven or Erik?? ::)
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 03 December 2010, 19:48:11
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no, not for the car, but me!  Cooking now:  A lovely beef stew :D :D :D :D :y :y :y :y

440g of lean diced casserole beef
3 Carrots,
2 Parsnips
2 Potatoes
1 large onion
1 large swede10 button mushrooms
3 Oxo cubes in 2ltrs of boiling water
large 'pinch' of salt and pepper

Cooked slowly in large stew pot for 4 hours on the hob.  Add dumplings in the last 30 mins. of cooking.

Will last 3 days for one with top up's of tinned chopped tomato and tin of soup.

Yum, yum, yum!! :D :D :D :D

What is your favourite winter fuel?

 

Was that Sven or Erik?? ::)

Not sure Pitchfork, but whichever it was they tasted good! :D :D :D ;)
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: Banjax on 03 December 2010, 19:54:38
just had a lovely plate of beef casserole with mashed tatties - she does OK with that stuff and (stews, mince n tatties, beans on toast, haggis etc) but leaves the fancy dishes to me :y
Title: Re: My Favourite Winter Fuel.....
Post by: albitz on 03 December 2010, 21:34:15
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I've just made a lovely big stew of pea/lentil mix, mushrooms, quorn chicken pieces, veg stock and veg dumplings, mmm  mmmmm  mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Thats gonna need a double flush in the morning to shift Tarka the Otter !  ;D
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