GW / Gove Plant Pot Crusade

pete · Sep 30, 2018

Scrungee said: ↑
Some people don't want flower pot recycling in their back yard Hundreds protest against recycling centre
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Well there you go, not in my backyard.
They are consumers but consider themselves above this kind of thing.
They say it should be on an industrial estate, OK so make this an industrial estate.
I agree often roads are not up to the job in these rural areas, but do they want the roads upgrading? would that make it OK?

I just get totally fed up with villagers thinking their area should not be dragged into the 21st century and they should be left out of the development that the rest of us are having to put up with.

pete · Sep 30, 2018

Mike Allen said: ↑
From what I see today, sadly lacking from many homes is even basic experience in the kitchen. No joke. My neighbour downstairs. When she decides to make a cuppa, the smoke alarm goes off, so perhaps, yes, you can burn water.

Locally more and more resteraunts are opening, mostly providing foreign dishes. Where during the day, a parking space is hard to find in the high street, now at ten pm it's still the same. Yes it's nice to experience new menus and to give the wife/mum a chance to sit and enjoy a meal without all the preparation. So what's happened to good old home cooking?

I tend to think. Much of the younger generation are children [kids] born of children [kids]. Parental teaching and guidance is missing. So in many cases, that tempting Pizza flyer that's come through the door ends up as the family's evening meal. I wonder. Given the chance to have a few lessons in the kitchen.....how many youngsters would say. Yes please. Perhaps many homes have a fridge. Contents. Milk, butter, marge or veg spread and eggs. Oh and of course, the booze. In the freezer. You'll never guess..........Pizzas.
I at times watch the odd TV chef program. A great deal can be learned from the experts but. I'm hungry, I want to eat the meal, not frame it or put it in a display case and admire it.
So back to basics. I still remember my mum sending me to the greengocer at the end of the street. Yes Michael, what can we do for you. Mum says, can she have two pennarth of carrot and onion mixed please. Note the 'Please' is that still part of the english language. Back home, mum would conjour up exscuse the language, a bloody good meald for next to nothing. A stew might contain rabbit or chicken. We bred our own, or even meat scraps from the butcher. Add some mixed veg and a few dumplings. Now I dare you to stand up and dance around. LOL.
Back to FC's potato & leek soup plus whatever. Val would often get the steamer out and do this huge pot of potato & leek. Part of the ingrediants would be part liquidised the rest diced up. Truthfully, we'd have several bowlfulls, then what was left over would be frozen in containers.

Nowadays, for those who do have a go in the kitchen. Fair do's you tried this or that and it didn't work out, so it gets binned. Lack of know-how or poor planning results in so much food being wasted. I don't know...................................If only. Go on get stuck in and enjoy.
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I've just dug out the remains of a casserole I made two weeks ago, I'll add some dumplings and potatoes along with sprouts, I do this all the time, make one meal and freeze any left over.
There are somethings it dont work with though.

mazambo · Sep 30, 2018

@shiney OMG are you sure that was a chicken and not an ostrich

shiney · Sep 30, 2018

mazambo said: ↑
OMG are you sure that was a chicken and not an ostrich
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The breasts weighed 11oz each so each one was plenty for two when done with loads of veg etc.

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