Wednesday 27 April 2011

Arr ! Me Hearties !!

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Lamb Hearts and Potatoes

Owing to what this dish consists of, the heart of a ickle, ickle lamb, most people turn their asses around and run from a plate of this. More fool them sez I, because lamb hearts roasted with potatoes is a very fine and tasty meal. Trust me on that. And not only is it great tasting but its easy on the wallet too. You can pick up three hearts for under £2, and one heart would fill the average person when served with potatoes, swede, etc.
Simple to prepare; lob three hearts in an oven dish, surrounded by potatoes and bake for 1 hr 10 mins on a medium heat, making sure to baste them every 15 mins or so. Throw in some chopped onions on the last quarter of an hour and mosh! A delicious, nut twistngly good meal.
Lamb Hearts are not without their health benefits also because they contain CoQ10 which is a powerful anti-oxidant. Here are some hearty facts regarding health;

1. Destroys free radicals before they can damage your cell membranes.
2. Prevents arteriosclerosis by reducing he accumulation of oxidized fat in your blood vessels.
3. Eases heart disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.
4. Reduces chest pain and improves exercise tolerance in patients with chronic stable angina.
5. Regulates the rhythm of the heart rate.

So eat until your hearts content (terrible pun I know) for there might be some truth in the lore that eating somethings heart will empower the eater. Enjoy !!

Tuesday 26 April 2011

Pizza Plus Bourbon Equals Rockasm

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A typical supper for me

Whereas others opt to have milk and cookies at suppertime (some are more daring and have a can of beer with a packet of crisps), I like to have an entire pizza, followed by bourbon shots. Okay I put my hand up here and admit, this isn't homebaked pizza, but as I know from bitter-almost-roasted-alive experience, baking ovens and bourbon is never a safe mix, im happy to go with the flow of melted cheese.
The pizza in this photo was a Triple Cheese Feast and not my usual Pepperoni Meat Feast. To make the pizza complete I also fry an egg and plonk it in the middle but didn't fancy doing this with so much cheese.

Fried Chicken ~ Ballad Of The Breadcrumb

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One word: Awesome

May believe fried chicken was created in the Southern American states but truth is, this delicious food has been in the UK and Europe since the medieval period. In Italy, fried chicken was known as pollo fritto. It was Scottish immigrants who introduced our American cousins to this culinery delight, because unlike the english who boiled or roasted their chicken, the Scottish deep fried it in fat. Like I would have done. 'Tis the metal thing to do.
There is an episode of Spongebob Squarepants where the characters are in the prehistoric time and they discover fire and begin frying their food. They start frying everything because fried food TASTES F**KING GREAT!
I had a KFC like most children but it was at a picnic or barbecue that I remember really believing I had bit into Heaven's thigh when I had it. It was a simple meal of fried chicken and coleslaw and man I thought Id hit the mother lobe! It was the heroin for my taste buds and im not exaggerating here.
Fried chicken is the Second Coming.

Burgers From Outer Space

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Meaty petrol for the pit!

Look at that double slamming burger in the picture. Look At It! Settle your eyes on the image and try to smell the fantastic, greasy odour that is surely waiting to burst from behind the screen. That my headbanging friends is a work of Art. Enough to make Michelangelo look at his statue of David and weep frustrated tears.
And even the most Jager addled could knock one together (providing you're not making the burger from scratch). Personally I go for Oakland frozen patties, melted Wexford or Pembrokeshire cheese (mature) and thick cut slices of onion, lightly fried. Top it all off with a genorous squirt of Woeber's Genuine American yellow mustard and you're good to go!

Monday 25 April 2011

Roast Chicken

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I like my birds whole

Chicken, egg & chips is a grand meal. And after a heavy mosh session, whether listening to live bands or via the stereo, I love nothing more than kicking back with a few pints of chilled cider and a roasted chicken. And I do mean ALL of the bird. Granted im no fan of the white breast meat but I get the devil horn for all other parts of the sizzling fowl; wings, skin, legs, and all that beautiful dark meat. Hell I even eat the Parson's Nose (bird ass) and the preening glands. Mosh !!

The Classic

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Succulent piggy

If ever there was a classic snack then a swine sarnie is numero uno. Moshpits the world over would be less of a body slam were it not for the pig sandwich. They have healing properties I swear. Hungover? Fry some bacon, lay on the butter and HP brown sauce and voila ! Ready for another round of Jagerbombs and Slayer !!