Preparing a special dinner the the little lady, are we?

[Burney]

Cod cheeks, lentils, salsa verde.

Pol Roger.

And I've got Endeavour recorded

Sounds lovely. Champagne, though. I've come to the conclusion that if I never tasted Champagne again I wouldn't care. It - and I include all sparkling wine in this - is absurdly overrated.

Btw, how are you panné-ing those cod cheeks without using bread?

[Sir C]

Sounds lovely. Champagne, though. I've come to the conclusion that if I never tasted Champagne again I wouldn't care. It - and I include all sparkling wine in this - is absurdly overrated.

Btw, how are you panné-ing those cod cheeks without using bread?

You're lucky, in that case, that I'm not planning on forcing you to drink my champagne.

They aren't to be pannéed today. I shall simply sauté them hard for 30 seconds a side. Treat them like scallops.

[Burney]

You're lucky, in that case, that I'm not planning on forcing you to drink my champagne.

They aren't to be pannéed today. I shall simply sauté them hard for 30 seconds a side. Treat them like scallops.

I wasn't having a pop at you drinking Champagne, simply expressing my present feelings about it, you touchy little thing, you.

Is there a sauce? Something to zhuzh them up a bit?

[Sir C]

I wasn't having a pop at you drinking Champagne, simply expressing my present feelings about it, you touchy little thing, you.

Is there a sauce? Something zhuzh them up a bit?

They will, of course, be treated to a spritz of lemon juice before leaving the pan. The salsa verde is what makes the dish, tbh. It's a recipe from Polpo, and it's jolly good there.

[Burney]

They will, of course, be treated to a spritz of lemon juice before leaving the pan. The salsa verde is what makes the dish, tbh. It's a recipe from Polpo, and it's jolly good there.

Of course. If I'd actually read the original post properly, I'd have realised that.

This the fellow, is it?

polpo.jpg

[Sir C]

Of course. If I'd actually read the original post properly, I'd have realised that.

This the fellow, is it?

polpo.jpg

That's him, although in fairness I don't remember the one I had looking quite so grey and gruel-like.

[Burney]

That's him, although in fairness I don't remember the one I had looking quite so grey and gruel-like.

It does look a little bit as though someone's already eaten it, doesn't it?