Aylesford Village Festival 2009

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 25 Jun 09 - 05:16 PM

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Harissa 1 (makes about half a jamjarful)
3 to 4 tbsp dried chili flakes
A bulb of garlic
About 2 tbstp red paprika
2 tsp (NOT tbsp) caraway seed
2 tsp (NOT tbsp) coriander seed
1 or 2 tsp (NOT tbsp) cumin seed (technically you should dry roast this then grind it)
HALF tsp salt (or a good grind of nice salt – do not overdo it)
A good grind of black pepper
A handful of leaves of fresh mint (theoretically spearmint, but any other mint will do, I used lemon mint)

Soak the chilli flakes in boiling water. Drain AND KEEP the water (to use for thinning the paste if required)

Put the flakes and everything else in the blender and blend like the hammers of hell for several minutes, thinning as necessary with equal quantities of extra virgin (ie not from Knockholt) olive oil (or trendy modern seed oil of choice). Contemplate on the vicissitudes of life of the poor Moroccans who had to do that by hand.

Taste with great care. If much too fiery, try adding a little lemon or lime (supermarket juice like Jif will do but fresh and with the rind is nicer).

Put in jar in fridge. A thin layer of olive oil will help it keep.

Simples!


Harissa 2 (makes about two pound jamjarful)
9 oz of fresh chilis. I used about half a doz of the long ones for flavour, one Scotch bonnet 'cos it was all I had, and the rest frozen bird-eyes, so if you use 9 oz of fresh bonnets or 9 oz of fresh bird-eyes it will be hotter still.
2 tbsp honey, clear and runny if possible
A small grind of sea salt or more to taste
3 heaped tsp (not tbsp) carraway seeds (should be ground but if you blend hard enough who cares?)
3 heaped tsp (not tbsp) cumin seeds
Another tsp BLACK cumin seeds if you can get them
A bulb of garlic
4 oz of fresh piquillo peppers (whatever they are if you can get them) or bell peppers (preferably red, and you can roast and peel them if you like)
2 tsp tomato puree
2 tsp (NOT tbsp) red wine vinegar
4 tsp (NOT tbsp) extra virgin (ie not from Knockholt) olive oil (or trendy modern seed oil of choice)
About 2 tbstp red paprika
Half tbsp of the kernels from cardamom seeds. Shelling the cardomoms is boring.


Put everything in the blender and blend like the hammers of hell for several minutes. Thinning should not be needed. Contemplate on the vicissitudes of life of the poor Moroccans who had to do that by hand.

Taste with great care. If much too fiery, try adding a little lemon or lime (supermarket juice like Jif will do but fresh and with the rind is nicer).

Put in jar in fridge. A thin layer of olive oil will help it keep.



Lamb Tagine (you can scale down the dosage as necessary)
200g of dried apricots (fresh or tinned will do but then you don't need to soak them)
1 ½ to 2 kg of lamb. Most recipes say boned shoulder and that is what I used at Knockers, but I suspect that breast would be very good for the fat to absorb the spices – and cheaper too. You can use chicken or even vegetables in stead but then you will need another source of fats to absorb the spices. Diced turkey is cheap in supermarkets sometimes.
A big onion or two smaller. Red ones might be nice but I haven't tried them. Spanish are probably too mild.
A bulb of garlic (notice the cavalier attitude to garlic, here. Be careful if you are on the pull)
2 tsp (NOT tbsp) coriander seed OR 1 or 2 tbsp coriander leaves
1 or 2 tsp (NOT tbsp) cumin seed
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
400 g or more of tomatoes
4 tbsp extra virgin (ie not from Knockholt) olive oil (or trendy modern seed oil of choice)
500g or more of carrots (chunked)
500g or more courgettes (chunked)
3cm of root ginger
A lemon (or lime)
As much saffron as you can afford (Linda had a lump the size of a golfball that she got cheap in Morocco so we used all of that)
20 black olives (pitted, WITHOUT the brine they came in!)
Tbsp ground almonds if you fancy them: I don't
A large tablespoon of harissa or more to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
Flour to thicken


Fry the meat in the oil until sealed
Fry the onions in the oil until translucent (add more oil if you like)
Put in tagine. If you have not got a tagine a thick-bottomed cast iron pot or a Dutch oven or a casserole will do but you may need to be wary ofcooking on open fire!
Grate the ginger into the tagine.
Slice the lemon into circles, and segment – about 8 to a slice. They will make little sour bombs as you eat!
Fold the ginger and lemon into the contents of the tagine.
Add water so that it nearly covers.
Bring to boil and simmer GENTLY for an hour or more (on fire, in oven or in chimnea or on BBQ – but GENTLY. It doesn't matter if it goes off the boil so long as it does not cool below about 80 degrees centigrade.
Take off some liquid, make a flour paste, fry, adding a little liquid to make a roux, and return to the pot to thicken. Or just dump some flour in if you prefer, or you could add some cornflour to cool water and add so it thicken s of its own accord as it heats. If you want to be really ethnic you could use chickpeas – but BEWARE you don't want it so thick it sticks to the bottom of the pan.
Add everything else except for the courgettes and olives (well, you want the courgettes with some texture and the olives in one piece, don't you?)
Simmer gently for half to three quarters of an hour
Add the courgettes and olives.   Get going on your rice or cous-cous at this point too.
Simmer for about another 15 minutes, thickening and adding salt and pepper to taste


Serve over rice or cous-cous – or fancy bread if you prefer but I hate Morroccan and Eritrean breads.

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 25 Jun 09 - 04:26 PM

The malt is called "The Singleton" and it is from the Dufftown distillery, but there is only about a third of a bottle left apart from what remains in my flask.   

Kev has asked me to post revisions to singing arrangements. The Friday night will still be in the Chequers. Sunday will still be on the terrace of the Chequers so far as necessary to avoid spoiling the pub's profit from Sunday lunch - and the rest of Sunday in the Chequers. The landlord of the Chequers "forgot" that he had a 60-person party on the Saturday night for two people emigrating - with karaoke and a BBQ on the terrace. But he still has a cellarfull of real ale to dispose of...

Therefore Saturday night will sing from 8 pm onwards in the beer tent out the back of the village club - with Bombardier and London Pride at workingmen's club prices in the village club. Adjacent to the beer tent the scouts will be selling their legendary three-quarter-pounder burgers (oops, nearly typed "buggers, Lord Baden-Powell getting to me). THe nearest electric bands will ahve packed up by 1930.

Alas, we still may not build a big bonfire.

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: The Barden of England
Date: 25 Jun 09 - 03:17 PM

Richard - I'll acquire some (if I remember). Stilton goes well with Port, but 12 year old Malt - bring it on!!
Stilton does NOT go well with Banjo though :-)
John Barden

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: fair maiden of nottingham
Date: 25 Jun 09 - 02:31 PM

RB: Does that Stilton go well with a 12 yr old malt ?

fisheye

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 25 Jun 09 - 01:16 PM

I will bring Harissa and recipe. If it is wet we could do a cheap vegetable tagine in your oven - mine goes out if provoked! Have you got any root ginger?

Sat now wet all day...

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: The Barden of England
Date: 25 Jun 09 - 11:46 AM

That's it - the seaweed's coming out. The bloody weathermen can't make their minds up. Any Harissa left for the weekend Richard - and by the way there's syill the Stilton from last week that didn't get opened.
John Barden

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 25 Jun 09 - 09:50 AM

Friday staying nice
Sat now wet all afternoon but nice morning and evening)
Sun now mostly nice.

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 24 Jun 09 - 05:51 PM

Isn't it nice to be English and talk about the weather?

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Kev The Clogs
Date: 24 Jun 09 - 05:48 PM

Day From Until Temp Feels UV Rain Cloud Dir Speed Gust Weather
Sat 27 Jun 1:00 3:59 11 °c 12 °c 0 0.0 mm 69 % 6 mph 7 mph
4:00 6:59 15 °c 15 °c 0 0.0 mm 74 % 5 mph 7 mph
7:00 9:59 20 °c 21 °c 4 0.0 mm 70 % 5 mph 6 mph
10:00 12:59 23 °c 25 °c 6 0.0 mm 49 % 5 mph 6 mph
13:00 15:59 24 °c 26 °c 8 0.0 mm 9 % 7 mph 9 mph
16:00 18:59 24 °c 22 °c 6 0.3 mm 11 % 8 mph 10 mph
19:00 21:59 21 °c 16 °c 0 0.0 mm 4 % 5 mph 6 mph
22:00 0:59 15 °c 14 °c 0 0.0 mm 4 % 7 mph 9 mph

Sun 28 Jun 1:00 3:59 14 °c 13 °c 0 0.0 mm 65 % 8 mph 10 mph
4:00 6:59 15 °c 13 °c 0 0.0 mm 82 % 8 mph 10 mph
7:00 9:59 17 °c 17 °c 1 0.1 mm 100 % 8 mph 9 mph
10:00 12:59 21 °c 22 °c 2 0.1 mm 99 % 10 mph 12 mph
13:00 15:59 23 °c 24 °c 6 0.0 mm 67 % 12 mph 14 mph
16:00 18:59 23 °c 21 °c 5 0.0 mm 45 % 12 mph 14 mph
19:00 21:59 21 °c 16 °c 0 0.0 mm 6 % 9 mph 11 mph
22:00 0:59 14 °c 13 °c 0 0.0 mm 6 % 8 mph 10 mph

This has been changing EVERY time that I have looked this afternoon.

BBC say that it will be dry.

Will keep you informed.

Kev :-)

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 24 Jun 09 - 05:08 PM

Are you bringing Seamus and the bowtop, RM?

Currently a little rain at 4pm Sat, and some early-ish Sun AM.

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: romany man
Date: 24 Jun 09 - 02:17 PM

its nearly here at last and ifn it gets damp all the betta off to the pub, kev dont stress seamus only needs a small plot hee hee

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Kev The Clogs
Date: 24 Jun 09 - 01:48 PM

go on then Royston!

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Royston
Date: 24 Jun 09 - 12:53 PM

I will be there Friday pm...but may be late (ca. 9pm). Am trying to avoid a function in EC3 but may have to attend at least to show some willing.

Kev, are you still able to reserve a place for me in the Gundulph Ghetto? I am very small and easily accommodated ;-)

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 24 Jun 09 - 12:10 PM

Latest is a smidgeon of rain at 4pm Sat.

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: The Barden of England
Date: 24 Jun 09 - 03:58 AM

Looks like the wevva is on its way to Glastonbury. Looks like mud wrestling at Glasto then! On a happier note it will hopefully miss us.
John Barden

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 24 Jun 09 - 03:37 AM

Wevva de-stressing?

Wevva now promised to be fine dry and sunny all three days.

Kev, talk to the vicar and tell him to have a word with his mate upstairs to fix it like that.

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Kev The Clogs
Date: 23 Jun 09 - 06:56 PM

if you are a folkie, then you will be performing in The Chequers at some point, so you are welcome to camp! Hope this helps Woodsie!?

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Kev The Clogs
Date: 23 Jun 09 - 06:53 PM

stop it with the weather! I'm stressed with the weekend as it is!

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 23 Jun 09 - 02:14 PM

According to met-check

Fri - no rain
Sat - rain from 10am to 9 pm!
Sun - rain from 7 am to 9pm, sometimes lots of it!!

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: romany man
Date: 23 Jun 09 - 01:56 PM

wevva today says dodgy for weekend

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 22 Jun 09 - 04:11 PM

Try bribing him with beer.

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: GUEST,TDL Sue
Date: 22 Jun 09 - 12:53 PM

We'll be there, but have failed all attempts to get Little un to go.

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 22 Jun 09 - 11:44 AM

Wevva improved according to updated forecast.

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 22 Jun 09 - 07:21 AM

Mick - PM Kev the Clogs. In theory it is for booked Morris sides, but I suspect you could be a droopy (oer - maybe "groupie").

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Mick Woods
Date: 22 Jun 09 - 06:18 AM

Is there any camping facilty?

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 22 Jun 09 - 04:39 AM

Wevva:

Friday OK
Sat hot but monsoon at 4 pm
Sun no rain but cloudy all day.

According to metcheck

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: romany man
Date: 18 Jun 09 - 01:49 PM

a great idea vt, seamus is ok, he said sorry but well it was too late, huge hoss small door skiny arm = plaster cast, fibre glass on tuesday, hes missing his treats to day as my mate is doing the feeding for me for a day or two.

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 18 Jun 09 - 01:31 PM

Get a tray with handles and tring some rope through the handles so you can wear it round your neck at appropriate height for glass with straws. You should be able to get 6 or more glasses on the tray.

Sorry about your hand. How is Seamus?

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: romany man
Date: 18 Jun 09 - 01:26 PM

Well as i normally try to help the local economy by consuming large amounts of the local falling down water, and getting plastered, little did i know i would be plastered before i got there, having broken my bloody hand, well seamus broke it for me, so now i can only hold one beer at a time, oh dear what shall i do.

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Kev The Clogs
Date: 18 Jun 09 - 03:55 AM

Refresh!

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 15 Jun 09 - 07:25 AM

Bob's website

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Kev The Clogs
Date: 15 Jun 09 - 07:15 AM

As ever, Thanks Don, Hoff and John. Bob Keward said that he would do some as well, but I have no way of contacting him to confirm. Could any of you you contact him for me please? He is on Mudcat, but he doesn't often log in.

Cheers

Kev

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 14 Jun 09 - 07:30 PM

Works for me John. I'll be bussing in for 11.00am, and I think 6 ish is about the latest to get home easily.

So I'll take early turn, and stay as long as I can.

Probably do a bit Sunday too.

Don T.

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 14 Jun 09 - 04:41 PM

Cake?

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 13 Jun 09 - 04:40 PM

Just remember what happend to Alice when she ate the cake...

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: romany man
Date: 13 Jun 09 - 04:37 PM

as always ill get pi**ed

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: The Barden of England
Date: 13 Jun 09 - 05:46 AM

As always, I'll fit in wherever you need me to Kev.
John Barden

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Kev The Clogs
Date: 13 Jun 09 - 05:45 AM

the official session is all day and all evening on the saturday. Unofficial one on Friday night. Unofficial on sunday during the day. We will have to make sure that we don't take over too much as the landlord does loads of lunches on a sunday! Still, we have his lovely patio if the weather is good!

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: The Barden of England
Date: 13 Jun 09 - 04:02 AM

Don, I'm quite happy to do the same as last year, which means the late one on saturday I believe.
John Barden

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 12 Jun 09 - 05:43 PM

I think the sessions are throughout both days and I am hosting one slot.

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 12 Jun 09 - 05:40 PM

Hey John, are we splitting the session in the same way as last year?

If so, what's your preferred time slot for hosting?

Kev,

Is the Chequers having a singaround on Saturday and Sunday, or just on Saturday?

Don T.

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: The Barden of England
Date: 12 Jun 09 - 02:48 PM

UK - Near Maidstone in Kent. Hope this helps
John Barden

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: John J
Date: 12 Jun 09 - 02:37 PM

Where exactly is Aylesford Village? The website doesn't say.

John

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: romany man
Date: 12 Jun 09 - 01:54 PM

yeh no cake kev, rb i never go awayy, just go quiet if you know what i mean, its always a struggle but i will win i hope, cuz i wont be leavin marks in the grass unless i can get a tow bar for this bloody van, see ya there.. for those that have not been please go its so lay back and great fun for all the family.

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: melodeonboy
Date: 12 Jun 09 - 05:00 AM

I shall be there on at least one of the days, possibly with Growler and Fiddlebird.

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Essex Girl
Date: 12 Jun 09 - 04:05 AM

I'll be there too!!! It's a great little festival.

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: The Barden of England
Date: 12 Jun 09 - 02:38 AM

Hey cuz - good to hear from you. I'll be leaving my 'Marks in the Grass' from friday to sunday, and it'll be so good to see you.
John Barden

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Kev The Clogs
Date: 11 Jun 09 - 08:25 PM

Rob has had explicit instructionnot to feed me any cake!!! :-)

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 11 Jun 09 - 05:05 PM

I don't think you can blame Kev for that, RM. Good to see you are on the rise again.

Subject: RE: Aylesford Village Festival 2009
From: romany man
Date: 11 Jun 09 - 04:57 PM

yup gonna have to go and get drunk again, for those that have never been, WHY THE HELL NOT , its a good festival and well worth attending, oh and no bloody great hills to walk up and down, cant wait, oh and kev p l e a s e no cake in the morning uhum,