That does sound good. Love the slow stews, especially with a variety of hearty flavored beans. And I like mixing chicken with other meats too. Almost no one ever does that.

That is so true. I remember trying out going to a veggie diet. I started eating only salads for lunch (and not from a particularly large selection of items), and I got burned out, bored, really fast. Wasn't until I discovered the vast array of beans, vegetables, legumes, whole gains, nuts, seeds, pastas, even throw in eggs, fish, yogurts, cheeses and creams, and how to spice and cook all these things, that I started eating a healthier diet.

I eat meat, but after trying a vegetarian diet (and listening/researching), I started eating a healthy diet.

Let me soapbox-it a minute -- people need fiber, and I sincerely suspect a vast array of micronutrients from uncooked veggies/fruit, to keep healthy and disease free. So eat a salad everyday. Especially if you need to lose some body fat, drink water, and almost never (if ever) soda (we're not humming birds, & you get used to water quickly). Only eat whole grains, and cut way down on carbohydrates, sugars, (candy, ice cream, cake, pasta) and all manner of overly processed foods, preservatives and fast food. Eat slowly (takes 30 mins for full stomach to register in brain), smaller bites/fork amounts, taste your food, chew thoroughly, and drink plenty of water with meal. The Atkins Diet works. OK I'm done. :)

:D I'm good thanks hammerfan, how have you been?.. hope you are well. Good to see you too :)


I roasted the meat in the oven and whilst that was cooking i prepared the veggies and stock with lots of fresh herbs then put everything together in a cast iron pot and cooked in the oven for 2hrs.

me too, I like making stews when the weather gets colder. Cooking different meats slowly together brings out the flavours better. :)

Shanks, you and ferret need to come cook for me! :D

Sure :) later today i'm getting the ingredients for a beef chilli. fresh minced chunks of beef with some chicken livers mixed in for flavour
the other main ingredients will be garlic, red kidney and borlotti beans and cumin, corriander and chilli flakes to season :D

and some sour cream and rice to go with it

I made chili last week. Used black beans instead of kidney, and used ground beef instead of chunks. Um, yeah, you'll never catch me eating chicken liver! *gag*

I put the meat through a mincer, I do that so I know what sort of quality the meat is. Chicken livers are very nice, alternatively i use anchove essence to add some stronger flavour.

You should try my chicken liver and marsala pasta it's delicious :)

If you don't tell me what it is, I would try it. Tell me after. :D

My next trip to England, I'm visiting you and ferret! :eek:

lol i could put all kinds of weird foods in it and still make it taste ok to eat :D

Holy Long Lost Missing Member, Batman!

Nice to see you're still alive and well, Shanksie :D