"I prefer Nigella Lawson to Delia Smith."

Well don't we all. But I was talking about the cooking... :)

Hi mhaze,

I was talking about Nigella Lawson's
cooking as well.

However, Delia Smith's recipe of
the onion and Guinness steaks does
sound delish and worth trying.

It may be of interest to those who are film and movie lovers
that there is a newly released movie now available for
purchase on DVD from JB HI FI stores. The DVD was released
on the 2nd March 2020 under the title " Ashes In The Snow."

This film is based on the New York Best Seller 2011 novel
of Ruta Sepetys " Between Shades of Gray."
Ruta Sepetys, a Lithuanian American writer based her novel
on the true story of Irena Spakauskiene, who as a 16 year old
Lithuanian girl was deported from Lithuania to Siberia during
the Soviet occupation of Lithuania in 1941, at the height of
WWII.

Stalin's Red Army violently invaded and ruthlessly deported
Baltic families from their homes. Marius A. Markevicius,
a Lithuanian based in Los Angeles is the director of the film.

The film is the highest grossing release of all time in
Lithuania according to Film New Europe with more than 265,000
admissions and more than 1.3 million EUR gross.

The US/Lithuanian production outperformed James Cameron's
blockbuster "Avatar."

The film is brutal, and it must have been quite a challenge to
execute this kind of film. However, the history is very much worth
retelling.

It was filmed in Lithuania, and has an international cast.

You can read more about it on the web, and at the following
link:

http://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/ashes-in-the-snow-2018-dvd

Hi All, glad everyone seems to be in good sprites,

"New law in my house, if you must stick "stuff" on your steak, or soak your steak in it, use your own pan to cook it."

"If you want to use my cooking gear, cook your food as it came out of the paddock, much healthier that way as well."

Hassy, could not agree more, A FINE STEAK LIKE A FINE SCOTCH NEEDS NOTHING ADDED!

The secret to a good steak is all in the cooking. Personally I prefer a medium rare job. For me its a fairly hot heavy based pan, or BBQ plate, a little oil, then 4 mins one side, turn over, 3 minutes other side, depending on thickness, allow to rest for 4 or 5 mins on a warm plate. I like a good rump, T-Bone or scotch fillet, not that keen on eye fillet, expensive, and a bit tasteless. If you have a bit of old cow, then its best you beat it, bang it or bash it, but unfortunately its still bloody old cow, and it will have its revenge on you when you go to eat it. My older brother likes his steak still mooing! 6 seconds one side, 6 seconds the other on a very hot grill, I kid you not, what a shocker. Tip; never salt you meat before cooking, never use that meat spice rubbish, if you need salt at all put it on the table, next to the pepper.

Mentioned me old neighbour the other day, not seeing her, well called at her front door, good as gold, just been keeping inside with her little dog 'Misty', a lot of watching TV, been getting her groceries through another friend.

Hi Paul,

The way you cook your steaks sounds great.
Glad to hear that your lady neighbour is fine.
Our youngest son dropped by earlier this afternoon
and left some groceries for us at the front door.
I'd given him a list earlier. We spoke through our
screen door. He did not want to come in. We
managed to come out for a few minutes after he
got into his car to wave to the grand-kids. They
were so excited at seeing us in person. Even from
a distance. It meant a lot to all of us.

Stay safe and stay positive.

I find that limiting
the bad news intake helps me to focus on the
positives. It makes me realise how much we already have
in this beautiful country of ours. I'm so proud of the way
most of us are reacting in this crisis.

Steaks! Scotch! Soy sauce! If you lot are talking like this now then what the hell are you going to be like 12 months from now when the Wuhan flu is still raging outside your door.

Or are you misguided fools who think this pandemic will all be over and forgotten about in a few more weeks?

Q: How long will things be like this?
A: How long will it take to develop the vaccine to fight the Wuhan virus?

Now you know how long you are going to be locked up in your room.

May I suggest you use the time learning a language or completing a masters degree because you will definitely be having plenty of time to yourself while waiting in your room for someone to come up with the vaccine. What are they saying: 12 to 18 months?