The Retirement Thread

[cougie uk]

So long as you don't use the 'W' word......yer in.

Thank you. Good to have rules.
Spent most of the day tarting up the summer bike. Finally got round to putting the new bars on after I bought them last September. And then I may as well get new cables etc etc..

This isn't going to be finished in a day so I've done half of it and hopefully get out for my first week day bike ride tomorrow !

Can't wait 👍😎

 

[gavroche]

Back home from Devon now and I must say I enjoyed the drive again as both motorways were moving at 70 mph all the way, so we even took time to stop at our other daughter near Stoke for a cup of coffee and cake. If only it could be like that every time.
Tomorrow, I shall clean the car inside and out and the grass needs cutting again even though I did it just before we left last week.

 

[Paulus]

I have just cooked the braising steak, kidneys and mushrooms in a rich gravy for tomorrows pie. The mixture will now marinate until tomorrow afternoon to improve the flavour.

 

[Dave7]

I have just cooked the braising steak, kidneys and mushrooms in a rich gravy for tomorrows pie. The mixture will now marinate until tomorrow afternoon to improve the flavour.

Sounds yummy to me.
How will you make the pie ??

 

[Paulus]

Sounds yummy to me.
How will you make the pie ??

I am useless at making pastry, so jusrol ready made will be the pastry case. Not just a pastry top. That would be a casserole with a lid.
I line a dish with pastry, after first rubbing a little margarine all around the dish. Then spoon in the meat mixture. Then pour in a little of the gravy and then put the pastry top on. Joining the edge with a little egg wash and using a fork to press the edges down. Prick a few little holes in the top to let the steam out and glaze with a little more egg wash. . Cook for 40 mins on a hot oven 180c

 

[classic33]

I am useless at making pastry, so jusrol ready made will be the pastry case. Not just a pastry top. That would be a casserole with a lid.
I line a dish with pastry, after first rubbing a little margarine all around the dish. Then spoon in the meat mixture. Then pour in a little of the gravy and then put the pastry top on. Joining the edge with a little egg wash and using a fork to press the edges down. Prick a few little holes in the top to let the steam out and glaze with a little more egg wash. . Cook for 40 mins on a hot oven 180cc

Powerful oven, 180cc!!

What time do we all turn up then.

 

[12boy]

Loaded up my ol truck with branches etc and unloaded it at the balefill in exchange for $10 off a cubic yard of compost (loaded by me) as I did a couple of days ago but that load wasn't enough to fill the hole from which the rose bushes and a couple of tons of clay and rock were removed so another load was required . Got done while still fairly cool. Ran some errands and been goofing off for the rest of the day, except for......at the store the other day I'd found a BOGO on 3lb packages of steak, not the tenderest and kinda fatty, so I grilled one package that night and saved the other for today. So today I browned the last 3 lbs and put that in a crockpot. Then Mrs 12 made some red Chile sauce to add to the beef. This is basically a roux made with powdered dry red chile, flour and bacon drippings to which beer is added to add some liquid. By the time dinner rolls around it will be fork tender and SPICY. There will be new crop pinto beans, tortillas (like naan, if you are not familiar), tomatoes and chopped lettuce. Usually this is made with pork chops but it takes even me a while to eat 6 lbs of steak so this was a good choice.

 

[FrankCrank]

Morning all,
Just back from local Tesco to grab a few groceries. Lucky today - some blocks of cheese and chocolate bars were half price - lovely, ta.
On the way out you pass by a DQ stand, so continued my winning streak with a double dollop choc dip, most delicious.

 

[Mo1959]

Morning. Glad to see the back of yesterday's continuous, heavy rain. Still overcast and might be a shower or two but not too bad. Off for my usual morning walk shortly. Hope the path isn't too muddy.

 

[screenman]

Morning all, very windy out today and to start the day off I was woken by a stupid crow banging his head on the garage window, will soon put a stop to that.

 

[FrankCrank]

Morning. Glad to see the back of yesterday's continuous, heavy rain. Still overcast and might be a shower or two but not too bad. Off for my usual morning walk shortly. Hope the path isn't too muddy.

Funny that Mo, had the same here, pelted down most of yesterday, right through to the morning. Missed 2 bike rides, but managed a morning walk clutching my trusty umbrella ☔

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning folks.

 

[Drago]

I have risen!

Today I get to clean the conservatory in and out. What joy.

 

[Dave7]

I am useless at making pastry, so jusrol ready made will be the pastry case. Not just a pastry top. That would be a casserole with a lid.
I line a dish with pastry, after first rubbing a little margarine all around the dish. Then spoon in the meat mixture. Then pour in a little of the gravy and then put the pastry top on. Joining the edge with a little egg wash and using a fork to press the edges down. Prick a few little holes in the top to let the steam out and glaze with a little more egg wash. . Cook for 40 mins on a hot oven 180c

Nowt wrong with jusroll imo.
That now sounds double yummy.
Confession
We tend to do pies with only a pastry top (casserole as you mistakenly call it).

 

[Dave7]

Good morning.
Another crap day weather wise.
Woke at 0600. I really wanted to go back to sleep but no chance.
Waiting for MrsD to emerge and decide what we are doing (could be a long wait).
I am doing a Drago and cleaning the conservatory. Difference being I am only doing the inside and not wearing scaggy
y fronts.