Watch the Miniseries of battlestar gallactica.
Watch the Wire
Make some homebrew
You could probably get a bunch of Christmas food ready about now.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 28 Nov 2012, 13:18, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

Christmas food is a good idea. Ta.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Wed 28 Nov 2012, 13:19, Reply)

You'll only eat it instead of storing it.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 28 Nov 2012, 13:20, Reply)

He is a fat tounged spastic
but this is a great gravy recipe.
www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/other-recipes/get-ahead-gravy
(PsychoChomp, Wed 28 Nov 2012, 13:23, Reply)

I like gravy
but when I think about making it I always get upset about having to mash up then throw away all those vegetables
( glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Wed 28 Nov 2012, 13:25, Reply)

Blitz them up and make a soup you lazy twat.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 28 Nov 2012, 13:27, Reply)

have I not just boiled all the flavour out into my gravy?
Jamie is never this agressive on television :(
( glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Wed 28 Nov 2012, 13:52, Reply)

I like the look of that.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Wed 28 Nov 2012, 13:26, Reply)

I made a cracking onion gravy once
took about 45 minutes, though, so subsequently I have decided to settle for merely adequate gravy from granules.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 28 Nov 2012, 13:29, Reply)

'adequate gravy from granules' = you can take the bloke out of Birmingham...
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Wed 28 Nov 2012, 13:30, Reply)

Gravy is a drink in Birmingham.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 28 Nov 2012, 13:36, Reply)

Drunk through a cheese straw

( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 28 Nov 2012, 13:38, Reply)

I just do it while the meat's resting and the yorkshires are in.
Never taken me 45 mins.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 28 Nov 2012, 13:31, Reply)

It was a pretty elaborate recipe
I think the onions were cooked very slowly or something.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 28 Nov 2012, 13:41, Reply)

Slow cooking onions makes them taste absolutely amazing

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 28 Nov 2012, 13:42, Reply)

found the recipe
5 minutes initial prep, 40 minutes attended cooking (no sloping off for 20 minutes to watch a show)

1 onion, halved and thinly sliced. (I used 3/4 as it looked like a lot, if I'd used it all this would have done 2 servings instead of 1 huge serving)
1 tbsp vegetable oil and a little butter for frying

1 rounded tbsp of flour
1/2 pint of vegetable stock
1/2 a glass of wine (white or red, I used white)
Pick either a healthy glug of balsamic vinegar or a healthy glug of Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp basil
1 tsp marjoram
optional 1tsp paprika
next time 1 clove chopped garlic

Fry the onion in the oil and butter at a lowish heat until nicely browned - this took about 20 minutes for me. I monitored them fairly closely as I was worried I'd over- or under-do them but if you know what you're doing...

Sprinkle on the flour and stir in - I didn't think there would be enough liquid for this step but there was.

Pour on about half the stock, stirring well.

Add the wine and the balsamic or Worcestershire - I added both and it was bit much.

Sprinkle on some basil and marjoram - not much - and maybe some paprika. I also intend to add a clove of chopped garlic here next time.

Simmer and gradually add remainder of stock over 5 minutes. I also added some freshly ground pepper at this point.

Simmer and reduce by 1/3 over next 5-10 minutes.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 28 Nov 2012, 14:06, Reply)

+ pour into a pint glass and garnish with a small umbrella

( glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Wed 28 Nov 2012, 14:23, Reply)

I ain't just sayin' this, but Telma chicken stock cubes are the best powdered stock you can get, I reckon.
Jamie's "15 minutes" book is one of the best cook books I've ever had, i've cooked about 5 things from it over the last couple of weeks and they're all really good.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 28 Nov 2012, 14:09, Reply)

Experiment recipe wise
Find some new dishes to cook for when the family return
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 28 Nov 2012, 13:39, Reply)

I hope everybody has started boiling their sprouts

( glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Wed 28 Nov 2012, 13:23, Reply)

I've got my thermal underwear on, yes.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 28 Nov 2012, 13:24, Reply)