Today, 10 group members went to a Chinese Supermarket, and with Denis’s, help have purchased many items, so hopefully over the next month, we will all be producing some tasty Chinese dishes.  The focus of the group when we started was to encourage each other to try new dishes, and with this theme we certainly have done that.

We finished the day off by having a meal at the Tai Pan, which at £6.50 for a two course meal was very good value.  Our next meeting will carry on the Chinese theme and cover dim sum.  Check the website in a few weeks for some good dim sum recipes.

Denis Stevens demonstrated how to make 5 Chinese dishes, showing us how easy and cheap cooking your own Chinese dishes can be once you have the basic sauces etc.  We plan to visit a  Chinese supermarket at our next meeting to purchase some of the ingredients needed.  This will give us the chance to bulk buy and divide items around the group. We will finish the outing by having a meal at the Tai Pan Chinese restaurant. Lets hope they are up to Denis’s standard.

Some of the recipes Denis used today Stir fried Pork with Spring Onions, Sichuan Prawns in Chilli Sauce, Mushrooms in Oyster Sauce.  Beef and peppers in black been sauce, and stir fired mixed vegetables.

We looked at the produce from a local farmer who delivers fresh vegetable/fruits to your door,  we all agreed it was good value for money, if you want to have a look put the following into your search engine: www.thecabbagebox.com

Two new members joined the group today, this means we now have 14 members, and a waiting list is now in operation.