I don't like pork chops. They are just too - big slabs of meat for me.

I do like lamb chops.

I'm going to try Curtaintwitcher's pasta with lemon over the weekend.

Did i tell you i am going to be a Great Aunty this Summer?  The mother comes from Fife!!!!!!  Jeez.... Accross the Bridge...

And, i know, the best pies are from Kirkaldy...

I knew the real chef would come along-

And i know the real carbonara is without cream.  But that is my way of making it. with lots of cream and yolks and cheese,  And i only did the scrambled eggs on ce.

We only live once.  And cholesterol goes out of the window sometimes,  also when i said bacon bits i did mean pancetta.  But i thought the amature cooks would rather bacon bits.

I love to cook, and getting tips from a real chef, to make my simple food a bit better,  Makes my day...Thank you.

Maybe the Swiss side with all that cream!!

Now, MrChef, do you not just love the taste of Morilles mushrooms.  I went picking mushies a few years ago.  I got one Morel Morilles...  And i cleaned it and chopped and put it on a fried egg!!  That's why i buy them dried now.  Hiking through woods just in case you find a mushroom is not my cup of tea anymore.

Lazy Stew

from Makro
1 kg frozen diced vegies.
1kkg frozen not diced....brokoli, cauliflower, carrot etc.
1 kg carrots fresh
2 kg roma tomatoes if they are cheap (Makro chiangrai seems to have a deal for good seconds from a farm that grows them for hotels.)
1k or 2kg onions
Large tin brooks tomatoes if roma are not available or small tin if fresh used.

1.5 to 2 kg meat cubes cut from shank.  Frozen from Makro or cut by Northern Farms.

Herbs....what there is or
Organo,
Thime,
sage (careful with this)
cummin
parsley.

cook spices gently in frypan to get rid of harsh tastes.

cut half of the onions small dice rest quartered.
brown onion dice, brown meat
put in pressure cooker with all the above except not diced vegies and undiced onion.
2 cups water.
cook 30 minutes,
open and add large vegies and adjust water  (beer or wine is best but I do not drink)
check seasonings and a little salt if needed (we use very little but many like more)
Cook 10 to 15 minutes more.

taste and adjust seasonings using 
Worstershire sauce
Balsamic Vinigar
Salt
Rewarm and mix
remove solids and prepare gravy with the juices though it is fine as it is runny.


Put into about 12 Makro plastic freezer packs or sealed thick plastic bags (If you use vacuam sealed bags you can reheat by just boiling in the bag)

Place in freezer.

Serve with

Mashed potato /peas

Puff Pastry

Fresh Crusty homebaked bread

Do not forget the HP sauce.

And I know it is not gourmet but it is with stuff available here and is quick tasty and only costs about 40 baht a really good meal.

Is there anywhere on this forum where we can post recipes to such as a pinned topic?

I have lots and would like to share them

Where did you get the gelatine from Bill?

I would like to have a go at the pork pie one.

Ta...

But there are a couple of snags there (no, not sausages) my closest Tops would be an 800km round trip and afaiac the only fruit that should be cooked is tomato.

BM have a mixture of products....some of them are excellent some not so but many of them are worth getting.  Their Canadian Bacon is quite acceptible.