Making a Pig's Ear Out of Booking Mother's Day Lunch

[Frosties]

Right then, as per title started looking around about 3 weeks ago and bugger me near enough everywhere booked - wtf!!


Got the kids to consider aswell (7 & 9) so that they enjoy their meal, don't get the hump and then wind the misses up.


Finally found one we've been to a few times where the wife likes it, the kids love it.......buuuuuuuuuuut it's on the Saturday at 1.30pm - no problem me thinks, it's a meal booked....


How feckin wrong was I eh! Told her last night where & when we were going and that all other places were booked.......


1) "Should've looked earlier, you know they book early for mother's day.........."
2) "We don't have to go there.........."
3) "Suppose the kids will have their *whatever the feck she said* to eat..............."
4) "It's not the same on the Saturday...the whole idea is that I don't have to cook on the Sunday..............."


Going to be fun....not sure why I bother! :rolleyes


Anyone else in or going to be in the dog house? C'mon, fess up 

[fazersharp]

For many years, more than I can remember have not bothered trying to even try to do that on Mothers day, same goes for any other "day" and for the reasons you have found, and when you get there it will be crap.

[locksmith]

Frosty, why don't you and the kids cook a dinner at home for her?  Simples

You'll only get crap service on Mothers Day anyway so she might as well experience that at home :lol

[Frosties]

Not too sure if she'd appreciate a chip butty but not a bad shout  :lol .


Might have to give this a bit of thought........hmmmmmmm..done thinking.............I'll leave it 

[mr self destruct]

Got to agree with locksmith here, nothing will surprise her more than you & the kids cooking for her and you'll be mr golden bollocks for ages. 


Doesn't have to be a roast or anything fancy like that, a simple starter-main-dessert will do.


Starter: Prawn cocktail.
Get a packet of prawns, chop up some lettuce, mix 1 dessert spoon of tomato sauce with 4 spoons of mayonnaise, mix in the prawns, stick the lettuce in the bowls and put the prawns on top, maybe sprinkle a bit of paprika on if you have it. Couple of rounds of bread. Done.


Main: Seafood risotto.
Buy a steamer, a Seafood Selection (mixed fish, mussels, haddock bits etc.) bag from ASDA, a bag of Arborio rice, white sauce and a bottle of white wine.
Steam the fish and boil the rice, when the rice is done drain the water away. When the fish is done pour the water into a jug, add the white sauce and make a runny paste.
Stick it back in with the rice, add a splash of the wine, add the fish bits, add a bit of garlic (sauce, powder or fresh is ok), add a bit of mixed herbs from those little jars your mrs definitely has knocking about in the kitchen somewhere, mix it all up in the saucepan.
Pour out into bowls, sprinkle a bit of parmesan cheese on top and serve.


Dessert: Cheesecake.
Buy cheesecake, take out of box, put on a plate, serve.


Easy, only uses two saucepans and two hobs, and creates a shitload of washing up your kids can score brownie points by doing. 

[bigralphie]

Dont worry too much ,you was adopted  :lol

[dBfazer600]

:rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin Love it and glad to see I is not the only one that can not get anything right.  :o

Daz

[fazersharp]

Seafood risotto  :eek

He would be much better off with a leg of lamb,

[cfoley]

Roasting stuff is the easiest. In the oven for 2 hours at 200 C (or longer if it is big). The secret to stop it drying out is tin foil and a mug of water. It seems wrong but pour in a whole cup of water before you scrunch the tin foil together at the top. Perfect every time.

Roast your veg instead of boiling it. It's just as easy, keeps in the goodness and tastes 100 times better.

[hightower]

So wait, she wants a meal out so she doesn't have to cook. If you did manage to book a place on the Sunday would she then have to cook on the Saturday? And if so, what's so special about having the actual Sunday off? If you make as much of a fuss about her on the Saturday surely it means the same as it would on a Sunday?


Seems like she's twisting about nothing much here, but then people tell me I don't understand women.

[Frosties]

So wait, she wants a meal out so she doesn't have to cook. If you did manage to book a place on the Sunday would she then have to cook on the Saturday? And if so, what's so special about having the actual Sunday off? If you make as much of a fuss about her on the Saturday surely it means the same as it would on a Sunday?


Seems like she's twisting about nothing much here, but then people tell me I don't understand women.

My thoughts exactly - if I'd done feck all then yeah, moan away girl  :rolleyes . Its worse than when she was pregnant with the baby batter brain  :grumble


Right then - cooking  top .  I'm shite at cooking but going with the idea, a ready prepped choice from M&S, Tossco etc will do the Sunday job - buy, heat, slam on plate, job done. Aaaaaaaaand if that's wrong she'll have the Mr Self Destruct idea of cheesecake to have  (buy 8 varieties and ask her to think of one) and enjoy.


We're doooomed, dooooooooomed I tell ya    :rollin :rollin

[Frosties]

Dont worry too much ,you was adopted  :lol

:lol :lol :lol :lol

[fazersharp]

Roasting stuff is the easiest. In the oven for 2 hours at 200 C (or longer if it is big). The secret to stop it drying out is tin foil and a mug of water. It seems wrong but pour in a whole cup of water before you scrunch the tin foil together at the top. Perfect every time.

Roast your veg instead of boiling it. It's just as easy, keeps in the goodness and tastes 100 times better.

Do what he says -- its is so easy, you can get the kids to help she will be sooooo impressed. But take off the foil for the last 1/2 hour and put some salt on the top to get a nice crispy skin. Dont do the foil trick with pork as that needs to be un covered to get that crackling. Stick to lamb.
When it is almost ready the water will be gone and there will be lots of stuff - hard backed jucies that kind of thing, take out the meat and put the pan on the top hob and stick a glass of red wine in (drink the rest )and that will lift off all of that lamby taste - now stick that in a saucepan and add water and gravey granuals for an easy gravey cheat

[slimwilly]

So i see you have kept Sunday free to get the Fazer out,,,


good move :lol

[midden]

do a Jeremy kyle and tell her to man up and grow a pair.  that sunday is commercialized bollox and she being special is getting her very own day, that being saturday. Then give her a peck on the cheek, turn and walkaway muttering 'besides it's not like every other day of the year isn't your day'

[Frosties]

So i see you have kept Sunday free to get the Fazer out,,,


good move :lol

:lol :lol  I didn't plan it Slim.....the restaurant gods foretold the future and decided I needed some me time  :thumbup

[quote author=cfoley link=topic=12310.msg137095#msg137095 date=1395753353]
Roasting stuff is the easiest. In the oven for 2 hours at 200 C (or longer if it is big). The secret to stop it drying out is tin foil and a mug of water. It seems wrong but pour in a whole cup of water before you scrunch the tin foil together at the top. Perfect every time.

Roast your veg instead of boiling it. It's just as easy, keeps in the goodness and tastes 100 times better.

Do what he says -- its is so easy, you can get the kids to help she will be sooooo impressed. But take off the foil for the last 1/2 hour and put some salt on the top to get a nice crispy skin. Dont do the foil trick with pork as that needs to be un covered to get that crackling. Stick to lamb.
When it is almost ready the water will be gone and there will be lots of stuff - hard backed jucies that kind of thing, take out the meat and put the pan on the top hob and stick a glass of red wine in (drink the rest )and that will lift off all of that lamby taste - now stick that in a saucepan and add water and gravey granuals for an easy gravey cheat
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[quote author=cfoley link=topic=12310.msg137095#msg137095 date=1395753353]
Roasting stuff is the easiest. In the oven for 2 hours at 200 C (or longer if it is big). The secret to stop it drying out is tin foil and a mug of water. It seems wrong but pour in a whole cup of water before you scrunch the tin foil together at the top. Perfect every time.

Roast your veg instead of boiling it. It's just as easy, keeps in the goodness and tastes 100 times better.

Okayerrrrrrrr, I'm listening  :lol  . Sounds nice to me, but she'll only eat Chicken, Steak or Salmon - kids only Chicken out of those 3. Seriously, any easy ideas fellas? [/quote]

[richfzs]

Cooked (roast) chicken from the supermarket, all you've got to do is the veg...

[Frosties]

Cooked (roast) chicken from the supermarket, all you've got to do is the veg...

Now that is easy Rich - good shout fella  :thumbup . Followed by the 8 varieties of cheesecake.


Mushrooms in breadcrumbs for starters with dip ??

[Frosties]

do a Jeremy kyle and tell her to man up and grow a pair.  that sunday is commercialized bollox and she being special is getting her very own day, that being saturday. Then give her a peck on the cheek, turn and walkaway muttering 'besides it's not like every other day of the year isn't your day'

..........muttering as I get the bike out I take it  :lol

[hightower]

Just wake up early on the Sunday, and take the kids to a theme park or something - there'll be no queues on Mother's Day. Leave her a note explaining that you thought she needed time to "just be" - you know, do women's s***, bath, shave legs, whatever it is they "find so important but never have time for".