Brock Manson

Succeeded in my goal to achieve a vegetative state. Didn't have much involvement in the dinner as I was spending it with the lass & her family. Her brother brought out some Czech digestive late on that hit me for six. Hope everyone enjoyed the day.

Very true.

Well done the mackems.

A drubbing! Roll on motd

The theatrics on display in those highlights was pathetic. Mike Dean was having an absolute mare as well. Imagine having to support a team full of playacting caths ffs.

Good at free kicks, mind.

I'd sooner tell my child it's the ISS tbh.

What's the big fucking deal? Why are you allowed access to a computer past your bedtime?

I'm sure you'll tell us the outcome, regardless.

Honey and dijon mustard also make fab cocktail sausages. Remember going to a party once where the hosts had a pot of homemade BBQ sauce that they'd slow-cooked sausages inside. You just fished them out. Got harder as they dwindled, obviously but it was lush.

You cock-juggling thundercath.

He's such an illiterate mong that he can't even use the CT smiley correctly. Palace are dreadful. Chamakh their only half-decent player and our defence should keep him quiet. 2-1 to us.

Catts fer me like.

Robert, like practically the entire squad suffered when Bobby left. We've yet to recover fully from the Sounness era.

To actually bloody finish something and not be sat on a tonne of things almost ready to go.

We won't sign anyone. We should/must sign a centre back.

I'll be in Glastonbury with the lass and her family. Not sure I'll be cooking anything, but I'll offer out of courtesy. Realistically I hope to be sedated in a corner off of wine and baileys as per usual at Christmas. Going to make up some Christmas canapes - boozy dates stuffed with mascarpone & pistachio. Bit of chutney won't go amiss either so will make that too!

Yu wrak disaprin.

Robert.

Mental hailstorm. Remember playing through all kinds of abysmal weather back at school.

Envy!

A few xmas dinner tips I use: When you're doing your turkey, make sure you account for how much food is in the oven as the temperature will drop. You don't want an underdone turkey when everything else is ready to go! Don't stuff the centre - this'll stop the bird cooking from the inside out and instead cook outside in, which will make the thing dry as a nun's cath. Stuff under the skin, saving things like herbs and garlic for the middle. Cooking it upside down also helps keep it moist. Gravy - skim off the excess fat and save the juices into a pan. Sautee some onions with butter, herbs and salt & pepper. Whisk in redcurrant jelly when the onions are soft. Shake in a bit of flour to make a roux then gradually add in the juices, whisking all the while until you get your preferred consistency. Add a drop or two of soy sauce to darken it up a bit if you like. Spuds - bring them up to a boil in cold water (I add in veg stock when it boils so the potatoes soak up extra flavour) them until they're just tender (easy to pierce with a knife). Get a pan of fat in the oven until it's super hot. Place the potatoes in and don't do anything except sticking them in the oven. Give them 30 minutes and then flip them over. Season with what you want, then back in until the rest of the food is done. They'll be perfectly crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. Use maris pipers or something similar. Sprouts - give them a very quick boil (deffo no more than 4 minutes). Shock them in ice water straight away so they stop cooking. Cut in half, sautee in a pan with breadcrumbs, a pinch of mixed spice and redcurrant jelly.

Jesus cathing Christ.

Chelsea can't have a great record in the NE under Abramovich.

A real chef NEVER uses gravy granules. NEVER!!! Don't need them! Why why why would you go to the trouble of using the meat juices from your roast only to completely mask the flavour with gravy granules??? Oh and re: your earlier question; when you shock veg, you're just dunking them in and out of the water real quick. They'll still be warm enough when served.