Graham's Full Monty

On cold Spanish mornings (generally around 1.00pm) Graham and I would wander into Almunecar town to admire the historic buildings and carry out quality control checks on the numerous bars in town.
When we disagreed on our assessments we generally re-sampled using a famous mouth wash available in Spain known as Glenfiddech which is pure Scottish Whiskey  water.

FALL OFF A STOOL

Several years ago Carol and I stayed at the Holiday Inn in Manchester for a week during a very hot summer (that shows you how long ago it was!) and whilst having a drink at the bar we noticed they were serving ice creams. Looking at the menu we saw a really nice one, the name of which I cannot remember but it was fantastic.

CHRIS'S MEAT & VEG SOUP

Basically this is the same as a stew but with less of the main ingredient and more water!
Put some water in a saucepan to give you the volume for cooking the main ingredient you want to use. If it's uncooked meat simmer it for however long it takes to cook it  (2 hours+)and then chuck the murky water away and refill pan. Put in whatever vegetables you want plus mixed herbs, garlic?, (a must have is potatoes) and cook until virtually ready. Thicken it up with a little corn flower, stock cubes or gravy granules. Thereby, you have created a wonderful soup/stew.