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    ooooooh tagine, Suse! I think that's a very good move waiting until tomorrow to have it. Always better the next day.

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    oh - keep the capsicums out of the salad, you really need something sharp to complement the pears - some shaved parmesan perhaps.

    Blend the capsicum with some pasatta and a little fried garlic and onion to make a sauce...should go really nicely with that tart.

    That tagine sounds awesome, might have to give that a go later in the week.

    You should try the rabbit dish I made a couple of nights ago, although you could use chicken thighs or pork medallions if you don't fancy the rabbit.

    For 2 people:-
    Fry about 150g of coarsely chopped pancetta in a fry pan in a little olive oil
    When the fat has render out of the pancetta and it's started to crisp up, move it into a casserole dish leaving the fat in the pan.
    Brown the legs from the rabbit (4) or 4 chicken thighs (with the skin and bone) in the pan, then add them to the casserole
    Fry a chopped onion and a couple of sticks of celery in the pan without browning, then add to the casserole
    Add a couple of chopped carrots, bayleaf, thyme and 500ml of cider to the casserole then bring to the boil. Put the lid on and simmer for 75 minutes.

    Fish the meat out and put it on a plate in the bottom of the oven to keep warm
    Pour the sauce through a sieve back into the frying pan - don't discard the vegies and pancetta, use them for a stock or soup.
    Boil the sauce in the frying pan hard until you have about 200ml of liquid left
    Add 200ml of double cream and a good tablespoon of dijon or wholegrain mustard and bring to the boil again whilst stirring - you should now have a wonderful creamy apple-cider-mustard sauce to go with the meat.
    Season with salt and pepper and then serve mash and wilted spinach/greens.

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    Love your work Bear. I shall do that.

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    plain old roast vege bake here to night I hope it does the job and warms us up....

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    LOL Lucy, isn't it amazing how good something tastes when you don't have to prepare it yourself! That being said, I love cooking, but I think I get more out of the process than the eating (unless it's something sweet ).

    I'm ashamed to admit that tonight I'm having spaghetti on toast DH is out, so why not? I have a sick little one, so I'd rather spend time cuddling him on the couch, than cooking up a storm. Besides, sketti on toast is rooly good, VERY occasionally

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    Yummo Bear (and vege bake sounds pretty good too Tali - nothing like comfort food in winter)

    I'll post the tagine recipe soon, might not be till tomorrow though...

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    I'm packing my bags and moving in with The Bear!

    I'm off to Nonna & Nonno's for dinner so probably pasta & salad.

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    Hey Diamond75 - the bear is my DH!!!!!! Hands off!
    LOL
    But if you're in the area we'll consider inviting you over for dinner!

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    OMG I had no idea he was a male! (sorry thebear!) wow you are one very very lucky lady thepixie!!!

    When I my DH offers to cook he actually means he is offering to phone for pizza! but I love him!

    Edited to add.. only two days to go pixie! wow how very very exciting! All the best to you and bear.

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    damn - I've been outed...surely I can't be the only guy that emjoys doing all the cooking, can I?
    Last edited by TheBear; July 27th, 2008 at 10:38 PM.

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    Thanks Diamond - and you're not the first on BB to mistake the Bear for a chick - he should put a photo in his signature - that would fix it! LOL

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    Lol - although I can't think of too many women who would go by the username Bear - it's pretty blokey!!

    Happy EDD pixie!!