Pistonheads Cooking competition no. 9: Picnic

[captainzep]

Cotty said:

Your kidding. I just do easy stuff and make it look nice.

Feck off. Its good food and you know it.

[Pixel-Snapper]

captainzep said:

Ooof!

Yes, I think several slices of that needs to be couriered by fast jet to my desk please. Without delay.

Blimey.

Yum.

Quick one Tony did you blind bake the base first before putting the filling in?

[zakelwe]

captainzep said:

I know -for a solid cast-iron fact. That you can bake a better pasty than fecking 'Gimpsters' Andy.

Mmmmm secret steak slice recipe ......



Andy

[Stu R]

Would it be cheating if I just cracked open one of my company's picnic hampers?

[21TonyK]

Pixel-Snapper said:

Quick one Tony did you blind bake the base first before putting the filling in?

Raw hot water paste and filling if I remember correctly. Looking at the worktops in the kitchen I did it years ago.

[Bob the Planner]

captainzep said:

Picnic.

This time we’re having a slight change of focus. Its summer (apparently) and this time we’ll be voting on the best picnic dish(es). No specific ingredients.

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Bit unfair for us in the southern hemisphere. Its 8C here in the mornings as we approach the shortest day. Oh and its raining most days. This may be an interesting picnic !

[Pixel-Snapper]

BUMP to the top.....

Nobody posted there entries yet?

Im probably going to have to give this one a miss unless I can find some time to get in the kitchen between now and sunday

Looking forward to seeing whats entered though.

[21TonyK]

Pixel-Snapper said:

BUMP to the top.....

Nobody posted there entries yet?

Im probably going to have to give this one a miss unless I can find some time to get in the kitchen between now and sunday

Looking forward to seeing whats entered though.

Ah, yes, just noticed it's this coming weekend. Doubt I can do anything this week, tad busy sorting out stuff plus big food market on Sunday to go to

I was going to go with a wild flower and herb salad, scotch eggs, piccalilli, bread and some home made butter. Realistically I won't have time to even boil the eggs :-(

Good luck everyone!

[cal72]

Have also been a bit busy this and last week and i don't think i am going to get any free time to try anything this weekend as the in-laws are stopping over for fathers day.

[Pixel-Snapper]

Well i did manage to start something last week i'd not tryed before but its abit lack luster on its own....

But then i might just enter it anyway and go up against simpo and the picnic bar

[captainzep]

I will be posting my entry this weekend.

Oh yes.

[Pixel-Snapper]

captainzep said:

I will be posting my entry this weekend.

Oh yes.

Thats me out then

[captainzep]

Pixel-Snapper said:

captainzep said:

I will be posting my entry this weekend.

Oh yes.

Thats me out then

I haven't made it yet.

Could be a crappy un-photogenic mess.

[BlackVanDyke]

Bob the Planner said:

Bit unfair for us in the southern hemisphere. Its 8C here in the mornings as we approach the shortest day. Oh and its raining most days. This may be an interesting picnic !

Bob - got kids? Do a car picnic or build a fort behind the couch and have it in there or something...

[calibrax]

Bob the Planner said:

Its 8C here in the mornings as we approach the shortest day. Oh and its raining most days

I don't see the problem. Replace the word "shortest" with "longest", and that's a good summer here in England...

[captainzep]

Well, it looks like the weather has made this a less than ideal theme this time.

Not to let the side down I did a few dishes, but I didn't even get to lay a blanket on the sodden lawn.

Still:



Some little pain bagnats made with Mrs Zep's delicious stilton and walnut baps. Mmmm. Baps.



Some sausage rolls made with a duxelles of mushrooms.



And some smoked mackerel toasts.



I'd have done more but was trying all day to shake off the hangover to be honest.

[Noger]

Picnic for one

[Pixel-Snapper]

Well that went down will Zep looks like you might win your own competition.

I made some pink pickled eggs as part of my dish but ran out of time to cook the rest of it, and also havn't had time to even cut one in half and take a picture.

Eggs where pretty good though.

[Simpo Two]

Bah, Noger pushed me out of Bronze Medal position on the line but fourth isn't bad at all!

[captainzep]

I'm not going to poll this competition.

However it would be good to get another ingredient agreed for the next round.

I propose a bit of democratic choice because there may be some people who have had a great idea for ingredients but they haven't had a chance to nominate them.

Hence I'm about to start a new thread!...