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[wanye]

Originally Posted by Princess Ariel

I need those pretzel buns in my life!

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check your local lidl bakery section!

[wanye]

Originally Posted by Colette-S

Looks absolutely delicious. The chicken crackling looks like my ultimate dream snack.
Mr B is going to be so disappointed when he starts school and goes for play dates realising not everyone eats like he does! Lucky boy

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its a bit of effort, but SO WORTH IT! previous attempts didnt come out nearly as good as this (tried boiling the skins or using a dehydrator - both had ok results, but compared to sticking them in between a couple of heavy duty sheet pans in a low oven for a few hours, i'll be making the extra effort from now on!

i usually buy boneless/skinless thighs for most things, but i'll not bother in future! ill just get better at deboning them myself...

[Bootrip2]

ONG I think I’ve put on a stone just reading your updates! Loving the ideas!

DD found the pretzel buns on Sunday in Lidl! 👍

[Gryff]

For anyone looking for them in the US Winn Dixie and Aldi do them

[Colette-S]

Originally Posted by wanye

its a bit of effort, but SO WORTH IT! previous attempts didnt come out nearly as good as this (tried boiling the skins or using a dehydrator - both had ok results, but compared to sticking them in between a couple of heavy duty sheet pans in a low oven for a few hours, i'll be making the extra effort from now on!

i usually buy boneless/skinless thighs for most things, but i'll not bother in future! ill just get better at deboning them myself...

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All lost on me sadly, I can burn pot noodles. You are so talented

[wanye]

shio koji marinaded chicken thighs are in the fridge ready for frying up later!

may or may not do churros as well. will see!

[wanye]

well that was a resounding success!

because i used pre-made shio koji (with added sugar) it was a little sweet, which was kinda strange, but it worked!

when i do my own shio koji rice, there wont be any sugar

but for a first attempt, nailed it!

need to figure out a properly lit shot of the next one, fried chicken burgers don't look that great in photos

didnt end up having churros, gf nipped to the tesco down the road for a bottle of wine, and came back with some krispy kreme doughnuts, so i fried them off and served with some icecream...

so far, KK and dunkin are best, but ++expensive. morrisons is decent and costs a quarter of the rivals. asda are meh - not nearly enough glaze on the donuts for them to caremelise and turn crunchy...

[wanye]

quick dinner yesterday, B has been ill, so we've mostly been just chilling in bed or on the sofa with him. so a trip to project pies for one of dan's large steak and stilton pies.

was going to do chips and gravy with it, but i pivoted, and went with as easy as i can.

a packet of idahoan loaded skins instant mash that we brought back from florida last year, and a pouch of some loyd grossman posh cheese sauce.

but as chef damaris phillips says, i gussied them up!

i had a wedge of colston bassett stilton in the fridge, so i put a load of it in both the sauce and the mash, along with a load of parmigiano reggiano, and fresh chopped parsley and chives from the garden. the instant mash also had a small tub of leftover balsemic caramelised onions that were lurking in the back of the fridge and a big chunk of butter.

served with frozen petits pois and sweetcorn (i used the cooking water to make the mash afterwards for extra flavour) that are doused in butter

anyway. i have a load of the sauce left over. i'm nipping out to the shops for supplies once B wakes up, so if you can suggest anything to make to go with the rest of the sauce, shout up!

(if i dont think of something, i'll probably freeze it and use it another time)

i would do steak, but we had that last week!

in related news, how much is ribeye steak at your local butchers? the farm shop down the road has gone up to £45 a kilo!

i'm going to be concentrating on buying the cheapest cuts and seeing what i can do with them while it's that price!

heres some beef birria i made last week too ready for some tacos...

beef shin, £10 a kilo. 90 mins in the pressure cooker...

[Gryff]

Our butcher it was £35 a kilo but I buy in bulk so £28 for me
I only noticed as I was putting in a Christmas order

[Princess Ariel]

Originally Posted by wanye

check your local lidl bakery section!

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I got some! Had a lovely roll on Thursday!