Eat yer greens!

[Mrs M]

And how much wind tomorrow

A wee “turbo boost” on the bike

 

[Fab Foodie]

She read it in a magazine before Christmas. She said it was really simple - basically par boil the sprouts & chestnuts put in a tray and add diced bacon. Season and whack in oven for half an hour.

Ta!

 

[PeteXXX]

Tricky to boil on the stalk though..

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I am staggered by the number of vegetarians I’ve met who don’t like...

...vegetables.

All they eat is the processed ‘stuff’ you can buy. Vegetarian ‘bacon’ ‘chicken’ etc. Apart from incomplete nutrition it’s patronising. My opinion.

If you're not a vegetarian and/or you don't eat this stuff, why does it bother you so much?

 

[Heltor Chasca]

If you're not a vegetarian and/or you don't eat this stuff, why does it bother you so much?

*coughs*

Doesn’t bother me one bit. It surprises me though.

Almost as little as it doesn’t bother me that you didn’t consider if I was vegetarian or not. Or my teenage daughter. But carry on please.

I definitely feel patronised by food manufacturers selling and branding their products as ‘bacon’ etc when I don’t want to buy or eat bacon etc. I don’t need meat replacements. Plenty of protein from plant sources that I choose to eat.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

*coughs*

Doesn’t bother me one bit. It surprises me though.

Almost as little as it doesn’t bother me that you didn’t consider if I was vegetarian or not. Or my teenage daughter. But carry on please.

I definitely feel patronised by food manufacturers selling and branding their products as ‘bacon’ when I don’t want to buy or eat bacon. I don’t need meat replacements. Plenty of protein from plant sources that I choose to eat.

I still don't get the sensitivity to feeling patronised, if it's not for you give it a miss, no need to dwell on it just as meat eaters don't need to either.

But carry on please...

 

[Reynard]

I can understand why the stuff is sold as it does fill a niche in the market, but if one feels the need to eat mock bacon, then why not eat the real thing? The latter is far more tasty than the former.

And besides, there are some spectacularly good veggie dishes that don't pretend to be what they're not.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Deja feckin vu...

 

[galaxy]

Mmmmm, well I picked up a large bag of sprouts in Tesco last week for 13p, plus a big bunch of spring greens for 7p. I have plans for both.

I like them just steamed - sprouts are at their best at this time of year. But they're equally good alongside cauliflower and broccoli florets in a cheese sauce.

Were they nice with rotten Turkey, Tesco in for some stick.

 

[Reynard]

Were they nice with rotten Turkey, Tesco in for some stick.

I had gammon for Christmas.

Did buy a small bronze turkey on YS Xmas eve, but it went straight in the fridge, then deboned, jointed and frozen on Xmas morning. The bird got past my pair of very discerning quality control officers - as does all meat and fish that I buy.

TBH, I don't think Tesco is to blame. The woman braying the loudest had bought an extra large turkey. Those won't fit in a standard fridge, so where the blazes did she store it? Given the total randomness of the incidents, I rather suspect user end error.

 

[galaxy]

Its poultry processing plant, im thinking of going Vegan in the year.

 

[Dirk]

I'm thinking of eating more game..........with lots of extra veg of course!

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Its poultry processing plant, im thinking of going Vegan in the year.

I apprehended a thief a few years ago. I was out walking the dog past some industrial units and nabbed the toe rag. Once the commotion has dissipated and the police were about, it turned out he had nicked a box containing £700 worth of stainless steel turkey decapitating equipment for a processing factory.

Thread drift. Sorry.

 

[Reynard]

I apprehended a thief a few years ago. I was out walking the dog past some industrial units and nabbed the toe rag. Once the commotion has dissipated and the police were about, it turned out he had nicked a box containing £700 worth of stainless steel turkey dicapitating equipment for a processing factory.

Thread drift. Sorry.

 

[Dirk]

Share pleaze!

Found it!
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/74608/buttered-sprouts-with-chestnuts-and-bacon