it's very fresh

[pensnest]

Had a very delicious lunch today!

Aldi had Ostrich Steaks for sale, which seemed like an excellent idea. We've given up beef, but I do like a steak, so I bought some, and miraculously managed to cook them perfectly. There were also green beans straight from the beanstalk, mushrooms cooked in butter, and home made oven chips with smoked salt and garlic pepper. Truly a fine feast!

We exercised this afternoon, which is unusual for us: we'd planned to go into town so that Beast could put some money into the chorus account, but it turns out that Barclays apparently close their counter service at 2pm—which seems so weird I'm seriously wondering whether it can really be true, even if it is up on their website. So we'll go tomorrow morning instead, and probably be rained on. I might have to try and seek out some new trainers, as I have worn large toe-holes in my current pair.

Comments

[watervole]

Brownie points for giving up beef :)

[pensnest]

We decided it was really quite an easy step to take, and therefore there was no excuse!
It is a bit harder giving up dairy, because Cheese, but we are making reasonable strides in that direction.

[watervole]

It's getting quite hard to get back accounts for clubs and societies now.

[pensnest]

Fortunately ours is well-established, as our mixed chorus comes under the umbrella of the Norwich Barbershop Harmony Club which has been around for more than forty years, but I'm a bit horrified at the lack of service being provided - particularly when our personal bank is open for traditional banking hours of up to 3.30pm plus extra time.

[turps]

An ostrich steak sounds interesting, and the sides delicious!

They shut the Barclays in our town completely. Now you have to travel to Sunderland if you want to go into a branch. While we do all our banking online, a lot of people must have been negatively affected by the closure.

[pensnest]

The ostrich steak was really good. I recommend it, if you get the chance! Not sure how it compares in price to beef, because I haven't bought beef in a while.

Turned out when Beast got to the Barclays he wasn't allowed to pay into the account there because he didn't have an account with them. WTF? It was cash, even! So he had to go back to our bank and do a transfer. What a waste of time.

I've not switched to banking online, but my banking requirements are few and it feels like it's good for me to go into town sometimes if I need to deal with the bank. But Barclays plainly don't feel any need to make things easy for their customers.

[sperrywink]

Ostrich! I don't think I am an adventurous eater enough for that. *g*

YAY exercise, but boo Barclays. SOunds like they took the customer out of customer service.

[pensnest]

Ostrich steak is surprisingly like beef steak, really - and it was very tender. Of course, it isn't necessarily available....

Yeah, that's a particularly odd specimen of bank, I think. Ours follows the old-fashioned banking hours of 10-3.30 (so that transactions may not go through until the following day) but is actually *open* 9 - 5, which is a lot handier.

[turlough]

I've never had ostrich but my mum did at a restaurant once and wasn't impressed. Yours sounds delicious however so hopefully her experience was a fluke. Any tips on how to cook it?

[pensnest]

I just fried it as though it were a beef steak, I guess 2 - 2.5 min per side, browning it first and then turning again. I wasn't actually timing it, but it worked out a lovely medium rare.

[frausorge]

That sounds delicious indeed!

[pensnest]

I shall be keeping an eye on the shelves for more ostrich, for sure!