Dr Russell Jones

Chin... So... Heavy...

Starting the pub dog training for this year.

Today's lunch at Chez Jones: stir fried chicken thighs and courgette.

Sauce: ginger, garlic, Birdseye chilli, oyster sauce, msg, rice vinegar, Chinese cooking wine.

I wasn't keen on the snow globe either. There's some more interesting gameplay later though. Good you said that about unravelled 2 as I bought that on Nintendo store for about £4 but haven't played it yet

I think they needed to accept all the bad sht they'd done in the game and to their daughter, but it was just glossed over. Still, a good time was had. 7/10

Finally finished "It Takes Two" (it took quite a bit longer than expected because *someone* who isn't me died rather a lot) and I generally enjoyed its variety. But there was an awful lot of falling/sliding and the ending was a bit of a let down.

Tonight at Chez Jones: roast pork with crackling, apple sauce, roasted parsnips, sweet potatoes, onions, Brussels sprouts, plus carrots cooked in chicken stock, sage and onion gravy. Served with vintage English cider.

Apple sauce: apples, cider, cinnamon, cider vinegar.

Today's lunch at Chez Jones: mozzarella, tomato, balsamic, olive oil.

Tonight at Chez Jones: Use It Or Lose It Pasta.

Brown penne, pistachio mortadella, courgette, tarragon mushrooms in cheese and thyme sauce.

Sauce: butter, flour, milk, thyme, parmesan, smoked cheddar.

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*dried chillies

Tonight at Chez Jones: sweet and sour crispy tofu, pineapple, courgette and onion topped with sesame seeds and spring onions. With brown rice.

Sauce: fried chillies, red pepper, pineapple, pineapple juice, ketchup, honey, msg, rice vinegar, light soy sauce.

Today's lunch at Chez Jones (outside!): morning roll containing pistachio mortadella, lettuce and mayo.

yup. quite a few replies seemed to agree but they could also be bots / regular people who like to "social media"

I wonder if it's a weird social media thing then. Although when I lived in Japan I do think that sushi was considered a special treat. Maybe different these days. People ate a lot of ramen though, maybe because it was very cold in winter.

i'm just talking about social media Japanese people. Although I lived in Japan, I don't remember anyone saying this to me, or not eating those foods with me (and I ate them often when I lived there, especially ramen)

it's pretty popular! when i was in malaysia about 10 years ago i didn't see pizza, and in some countries i think it was viewed as "a wealthy person food" so not too many people ate it.

Tonight at Chez Jones: piri piri chicken wings, sweet potato fries, spicy creamed corn (corn, milk, cayenne, smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic, thyme, parsley, cinnamon, honey, lime juice).

you can buy them in the supermarkets, so it's an easy one to throw in the oven one night perhaps. maybe not the best pizzas though if frozen from a supermarket. could sprinkle some on another pizza i suppose!

oh haggis pakora is great! I assume you've tried it on pizza?

i haven't finished but i really hope they learn to be better to their daughter and still get a divorse because they do not seem capable of getting on

Dark times in "It Takes Two" involving a Queen Cutie / elephant.

These parents suck.

they sell kippers at my local morrinsons in edinburgh, but i've not bought them! probably should

I don't think that's necessarily the case here as I get the impression it's more chill in Scotland. But there are many ancient towns/sights around that visitors will drive about and see 20 things, I've not been to many. I really should though.

yeah when you live somewhere popular you tend not to do the tourist stuff! well, I tend not to. I live in Edinburgh and haven't done a bunch of stuff / visited a lot of places that the tourists visit

I wonder how common it is to eat rarebit and laverbread. I assume welshcakes are eaten on the regular

I love sushi in Japan, you can't really find a great equivalent here I think (unless perhaps if you remortgage your house and spend a fortune)

Today's brunch at Chez Jones: fried mortadella with pistachio, scrambled eggs, tomato and cucumber.

Yeah me too. Deep fried haggis supper was my go-to after a night on the drink. Or haggis pizza.

Tonight at Chez Jones: Indian spiced mutton chops with minted yogurt, coriander and Cucumber. Then, tandoori chicken leg, green daal, wholemeal chapati, red onion, cucumber, coriander.