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I bought a much newer RRS a while back and it’s not really practical to keep both on the road (also, this decision was assisted by my wife - haha).
I’m going to have to clean it up and advertise it - it has been a truly awesome beast (4.4TDV8 and has covered 170,000 miles flawlessly apart from normal wear on moving parts).
I do t know why folks moan about the reliability of RR - service them well and they just keep going.
I’m now on RR number 3 (also owned 4 LR’s in the past too).

Trying to work our way through 75 flavours !
It’s a bit of a trek for us but why not ?

Two naga plants are now starting to bear fruit. There are about 100 flowers so far so this could be a good haul if nothing goes wrong 😑

Better than the teriyaki beef but still disappointingly average. Also, these are really hard.
Of the three, these are second. Teriyaki beef at the bottom of the pile, but clear winners - Asian Salt n Pepper Spice.

There were nothing like as good as the Asian Salt n Pepper ones. No flavour and hard as hell.
2/10 for these.

These are very good !
£1.19

I am a big fan of double or triple cooked chips - in beef dripping in a deep fat fryer.
How does everyone else cook theirs ?
NB: I’m a Brit - these are chips !

I’m a huge fan of double or triple-cooked chips (in a deep fat fryer, using beef dripping).
What’s your go-to for chips ?
Similar to this ?
Air-fryer ?
Oven chips ?
Something else ?
I’m intrigued what people do for chips now (yes, I’m a Brit - these are chips, I’ll die on this hill !)

Polished my car yesterday and over the moon with the depth of shine. I know it will be a PITA to keep clean but it looks amazing when shiny.
Yes, I removed the background in the last picture as the attention should be on the car and not the fence or whatever !

Polished my car yesterday and over the moon with the depth of shine. I know it will be a PITA to keep clean but it looks amazing when shiny.
Yes, I removed the background in the last picture as the attention should be on the car and not the fence or whatever !

It’s hard work but damn it looks good when it’s done. Now I’m waiting for the rain so that I can marvel at the water when it beads off.
Am I on my own here or do others get the same enjoyment ?
I use Colour Magic to get the colour depth then Mer for the gloss. (Sometimes Autoglym) what are you using ?

Mature cheddar, Red Leicester and mozzarella over thinly sliced spring onions.
Perfect half-time snack !

Steak burger with cheesy crispy potato balls

After the recent ham n’ cheese ones, I wanted to try mushroom - and here they are.

Finely diced mushrooms sautéed in butter with a quarter of a clove of garlic added (with salt and pepper).
Added crème fraiche and a plastic cheese slice.

Result ?
Banging - won’t use a cheese slice next time (didn’t need it) and maybe will add a splash of milk with the crème fraiche to loosen the end result as it was quite thick

I’m loving this one too (5 days into 494 ownership)

After a recent post about crispy pancakes and toast toppers, I really wanted some - so I made some (and it worked a dream !)

Recipe:
One slice of ham small diced
One tsp plain flour
One tbsp butter a couple of slices of mature cheddar and one burger slice cheese.
About 50ml milk.
One good tbsp crème fraiche (or cream or at a pinch maybe a bit more milk)
Melt the butter and add the flour to make a light roux. Add the ham and fry for another minute or two. Add the milk and crème fraiche. Add the cheese and stir until melted.
That’s it - done ! Second pic is the final stage when preparing. First pic is the toasted article.

Spread on buttered toast and stick under the grill to get transported back to the 70’s.

Pork Stroganoff with rice for dinner.
Very easy to make but used crème fraiche instead of sour cream.

Now it’s cooled down a bit, roast beef dinner !