There’s lots of buttermilk substitutes available eg egg and yoghurt/milk/lemon juice.
(Sorry, we’ve been away for a few days and I’m very tired, but can give you the proportions tmrw if you want them. One is a JO soda bread recipe.)

Jamie’s gnarly lamb, with YELLOW SPLIT PEAS.

We slept on an Emma mattress for the first time last week. We were both disappointed. The worst problem was being disturbed by the other turning over in bed. But so saying, the pub with rooms was so nice, we’ll be giving it another chance.

Delias Basque. It’s so much easier these days, when I can use a small pack of sun-dried tomatoes from Tesco, and a small pack of chopped chorizo from Sainsbury’s. Both a perfect size for two people. And I add a large tin of butter beans too. Tasty. BTW I thought I’d bought chicken thighs today, but ...

Baby Guinness, so espresso liqueur (eg Kahlua) with BAILEYS.

Thai salmon traybake here. So very very easy.

I don’t like electric potato blenders, I like my potatoes mashed (possibly with lumps ), not puréed.

Interesting linked article about the dinner party gifts….I think I prefer the generic wine/flowers/chocolates.

Cod topped with pesto and breadcrumbs, and a huge salad.

Asparagus, wrapped in Parma ham, griddled (racletted?), and served with RACLETTE CHEESE.

I knew you’re veggie Herbi, but I wonder if you could adapt this roasted cauli recipe…we love it. I think we serve it with the spinach stirred through the rice.

https://www.womanandhome.com/recipes/ja ... li-recipe/

Maple syrup with CRISPY BACON.

Greek Orange and Honey Syrup Cake with Yoghurt and PISTACHIOS. Yum!

Thick cold butter on a HOT SCONE.

We had M&S Gastropub steak and ale pies. We won’t be having them again.

We used to be big Pataks fans too.

Also good on cheese toasties.

Focaccia with lots of extra virgin olive oil and ROSEMARY.
(No olives for me, thank you)

Pear, PECAN, and feta salad.

Typical Valentines for us…two different steaks (mine gets put on the griddle after his has finished cooking!) with chips, fried tomatoes, and fast fried mushrooms. And a gifted Christmas Prosecco with salted caramels. And the rugby

aero280 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 8:05 pm I congratulated myself that I always crack eggs into a teacup individually before adding them to a cake mix

I thought I was the only person who still does that!

What a lovely cake.

After not very much sleep, and a long day, we had a(n?) M&S gastropub moussaka. It was surprisingly nice.
I might fish the label out of the cardboard recycling to see if they’re freezable. I can’t see why not.