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A proper dinner!

PostPosted: 13 Jul 2014, 18:10
by Diflower
We haven't had many decent meals this week - last night was (very nice, bargain Pizza express) pizza, Friday we'd been out for lunch so I had a fish finger sarnie, he had a fried egg one :D

I'd cleared room in the freezer so we could get 3 of the W/rose chickens for a tenner. I've got some of their profits on that, they're all meant to be 1.2kg - this one's 1.8 :shock: :D No wonder people undercook them!

So it's nearly done. There was the end of a pack of butter so I mashed it with lots of fresh thyme, garlic, lemon zest and stuffed it under and over the skin :)
The halved new pots would have gone in the same tray but the chicken filled it so they're in a separate one but with juice from the chook plus more lemon juice.
Then W/rose had a pack of tenderstem brocolli with fine beans reduced to 85p so am about to steam them, then mix into the potatoes and juices :) There's a courgette, I might add that...
Can you smell it from there? :D

Re: A proper dinner!

PostPosted: 13 Jul 2014, 18:19
by saundra
I not only can smell it I can ftast it enjoy it

Re: A proper dinner!

PostPosted: 13 Jul 2014, 18:29
by tonicha
Not quite Di ;) ;)

Re: A proper dinner!

PostPosted: 13 Jul 2014, 18:39
by Nanna
Yum yum :D

Re: A proper dinner!

PostPosted: 13 Jul 2014, 19:27
by Diflower
It was very very yum yum :D

Re: A proper dinner!

PostPosted: 13 Jul 2014, 19:57
by JoM
That does sound really lovely! What a bargain on the chickens too!

Re: A proper dinner!

PostPosted: 13 Jul 2014, 20:23
by Diflower
Those chickens are well worth it Jo, they're all labelled 1.2kg, and £4.39 each, so 3 for £10 is brilliant.
When we have freezer space I've realised it's the best way to buy chickens, and just go through the shelf picking each one up - it's easy to pick the heaviest and seems silly not too ;) :D

It's annoying that they usually have these hard plastic outers, so to get them in the freezer I have to take them out, wrap in clingfilm and then in a bag. If the date's long enough we're quite happy to keep a second in the fridge and cook two in a week :)

Re: A proper dinner!

PostPosted: 13 Jul 2014, 20:28
by JoM
You wouldn't get 3 at that size in Aldi for £10! I wish we had a Waitrose near to us, the nearest is in Lichfield and even then it's quite a way out of town :?

Re: A proper dinner!

PostPosted: 13 Jul 2014, 20:40
by Diflower
Exactly!
I wouldn't want to have to do a whole weekly shop there but if you pick and choose you can get some lovely stuff :)

Re: A proper dinner!

PostPosted: 14 Jul 2014, 07:42
by Kaz
Yummmm any left over for a nice sarnie? :D