mashed potatoes with roasted garlic.

 

Decided to make braised short ribs served with creamy polenta and roasted delicata squash

 

Tolosa beans recipe. This is one of the most traditional and iconic dishes of the Basque Country. Strong recipe ideal for winter months. Black beans, chorizo, blood sausage, cabbage, green peppers and bacon.

 

Greetings from Chitown. This is what we call an Italian Beef (from Portillos)

 

Gotta get it wet!

 

Christmas lunch sorted

 

Decided to sous vide a rack of pork for dinner. Got to keep my game sharp!

 

Eating Santa’s cookies presently.

 

You are sure going to need a mountain of chips (fries) to go with that one

 

Santa’s gonna be mad

 

Something rather basic as in roast beef with a mustard sauce, roasted potatoes and cauliflower in a white sauce and of course some Yorkshire puddings.
Happy days

 

Wife's version/variation of Watergate Salad. Tasted fabulous.

 

Cooking up a storm for tomorrow - so tonight it’s crappy breaded chicken and chips.
But it’s Christmas so why cheat yourself?
So why not pair it with a nice bottle of Cloudy Bay.

 

Will be be baked whole with mrs standy,s famous blue cheeese potato salad and salads. (Been nearly 40C and humid)

 

Pizza tonight. Turkey tomorrow

 

A roast today
Turkey tomorrow

 

Our Christmas Day tradition is ham, turkey, prawns, salmon and salads. It's summer here but fortunately today is not too hot to eat comfortably outside, around 27C.

Merry Christmas to everyone in OF and best of health and happiness in 2019.

 

Lutjanus sebae - AKA - the Red Emperor

Take one of these

Bit of lemon and dill and a touch of oil



220C for 30 minutes


Mrs standy,s famous Blue Vein Potato Salad ( + a green salad not pictured )


Xmas dinner sorted

 

Steak and chips and a bottle of Shiraz

 

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