Chez Nous
Easter Monday and a dinner party at our house.
God, I hate Sainsbury's. It's impossible to plan a meal in advance, you have to just go and see what scraps they have left and then find a recipe to match. Apparently they have invested heavily in a new software system for managing their distribution. The result has been aisles of shelves stripped bare of everything edible for weeks on end - I'll bet their IT manager is thrilled. Incomprehensibly their financial results are actually improving - are they attracting a new breed of customer who is nostalgic for the 1970's or for Soviet Russia? Note to Sainsbury's - I shop with you because you're nearest - OK? The minute we get a Waitrose in Nottingham, I am gone.
I did a Jamie Oliver recipe, North African lamb with a spicy couscous. It works really well as long as you cook the lamb with the lid off (contrary to instructions), so as to reduce the vast quantities of tomato to a puree rather than a soup. The spicy couscous is fantastic - if you thought couscous was boring you need to try this. You have to hand it to Jamie - his recipes do work. They used to say that about Delia Smith but hers were always designed for someone who had 8 hours free to prepare a meal before hubby came home from the office. JO has captured the zeitgeist and his stuff is effortless if you don't count the chopping up.
I see that Jamie, sorry, Sir Jamie is now a member of Tony Blair's cabinet. Just in time for the election as well - the lad's done well. Now that Jamie has fixed the problem of child nutrition I hope he turns his attention to the railways and global warming.
God, I hate Sainsbury's. It's impossible to plan a meal in advance, you have to just go and see what scraps they have left and then find a recipe to match. Apparently they have invested heavily in a new software system for managing their distribution. The result has been aisles of shelves stripped bare of everything edible for weeks on end - I'll bet their IT manager is thrilled. Incomprehensibly their financial results are actually improving - are they attracting a new breed of customer who is nostalgic for the 1970's or for Soviet Russia? Note to Sainsbury's - I shop with you because you're nearest - OK? The minute we get a Waitrose in Nottingham, I am gone.
I did a Jamie Oliver recipe, North African lamb with a spicy couscous. It works really well as long as you cook the lamb with the lid off (contrary to instructions), so as to reduce the vast quantities of tomato to a puree rather than a soup. The spicy couscous is fantastic - if you thought couscous was boring you need to try this. You have to hand it to Jamie - his recipes do work. They used to say that about Delia Smith but hers were always designed for someone who had 8 hours free to prepare a meal before hubby came home from the office. JO has captured the zeitgeist and his stuff is effortless if you don't count the chopping up.
I see that Jamie, sorry, Sir Jamie is now a member of Tony Blair's cabinet. Just in time for the election as well - the lad's done well. Now that Jamie has fixed the problem of child nutrition I hope he turns his attention to the railways and global warming.
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Couldn't find a trackback link on this post so I will comment instead. I have written at 173 Drury Lane that Sainsbury's need to start listening to what bloggers are saying about them, and to join in the conversation. I link to this post by way of illustration.
My post is here:
http://173drurylane.typepad.com/main/2005/04/sainsburys_on_f.html
PS When in Nottingham, I always used to eat at Jesse's, in the old Boot's premises. Is Jesse's still there? and is it any good?
I love your website. Very entertaining. I just wondered at why you put a link to Sainsbury's (i.e. helping them to get business) when you're clearly not keen on them?
I dig your website. Very entertaining. I just wondered at why you put a link to Sainsbury's (i.e. helping them to get business) when you're clearly not keen on them?
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