Author Topic: A random thread for food things that don't really warrant a thread of their own  (Read 508083 times)

T42

  • Apprentice geezer
All we need is to find a way to combine the two different sorts of weather at the same time.

Baked Alaska.
With cheese?!!!

It's a thought.
I've dusted off all those old bottles and set them up straight

Not fast & rarely furious

tweeting occasional in(s)anities as andrewxclark

Cudzoziemiec

  • Ride adventurously and stop for a brew.
Icelandic, South-East Asian, or Polynesian style?
Riding a concrete path through the nebulous and chaotic future.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/mar/11/farm-girl-cafe-chelsea-we-dont-stay-for-dessert-because-we-have-suffered-enough-restaurant-review?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other


Anyone know any good recipes for Yorkshire Terrier ?
Really confusing, since that is a beer brewed in York

Having read the review; "Australian Cafe Culture" that specialises in vegan and vegetarian food?

That is like a pub that specialises in selling coffee and has no beer.
<i>Marmite slave</i>

When I was a vegan I was often asked in amazent What did/do I eat, I would reply that I had only excluded animal and animal products from my diet and on that basis I say that there is more than one sort of "beer" you could go vegan easily by eating Med or Asian food but Jay Rayner hit it on the head, effectively, if it isnt cooked with a knowledge of your product or as they say "Love" then tis going to be (shall we say) not good, add attention/knowledge/Love and you will have something thst rocks.
The problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so sure of themselves, and wiser men so full of doubt.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/mar/11/farm-girl-cafe-chelsea-we-dont-stay-for-dessert-because-we-have-suffered-enough-restaurant-review?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other


Anyone know any good recipes for Yorkshire Terrier ?
Really confusing, since that is a beer brewed in York

Having read the review; "Australian Cafe Culture" that specialises in vegan and vegetarian food?

That is like a pub that specialises in selling coffee and has no beer.
Isn't The Pub With No Beer an Australian tradition?

Cudzoziemiec

  • Ride adventurously and stop for a brew.
I discovered a Persian shop has just opened up near me. As you'd expect from Persians, they sell lots of products from Cyprus.  ??? So I had a browse and picked up some white cheese called Anari, thinking from its appearance it'd be similar to either haloumi or feta. No, said the Persian, it's quite saltless and when pressed is very similar to parmesan. So I bought some and it is indeed rather bland. It's also excellent for neutralising the shreds of strong fresh horseradish left over from Easter.  :thumbsup:
Riding a concrete path through the nebulous and chaotic future.

I tried the Elvis Presley Banana and Peanut Butter Fried Sandwich today.  Possibly the dirtiest thing I've ever cooked, but it was bloody delicious!  :thumbsup:

hellymedic

  • Just do it!
I hid 8 'clutches' of four Lindt mini eggs for David to discover on Easter Sunday.

Six clutches remain undiscovered.

ElyDave

  • Royal and Ancient Polar Bear Society member 263583
will they still be edible where you have hidden them?
“Procrastination is the thief of time, collar him.” –Charles Dickens

hellymedic

  • Just do it!
The vast majority are in sock drawers.

It is unlikely to get so hot that the chocolate melts.

All the socks are clean and all eggs are wrapped in shiny foil.

Most socks are dark...

ETA (12.00 29/4/18) We are now down to two undiscovered clutches...
(17.00 29/4/18) He has found the last two clutches!

hellymedic

  • Just do it!
McDonald's in Finchley is to be granted 24 hour opening.

GN:   A warm place where cyclists and others can get refreshments and facilities.
BN:   Poor residents - some live above local shops.
GN:   Not a Drive-Thru so no problem for cyclsts. I think there are even Sheffield stands nearby.
BN:   It's McDonald's...

There's little on-street car parking nearby but there is a municipal car park about 5 minutes' walk away.

hellymedic

  • Just do it!
Sainsbury's Online has listed Geeta's Mango Chutney again.
Yay!!!!
 :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Others are not as good.

T42

  • Apprentice geezer
Decent chutney is one of the few things I miss, living here - pickles in general, in fact.  France obviously chose the wrong countries to colonize (or got kicked out of the right ones).
I've dusted off all those old bottles and set them up straight

Sainsbury's Online has listed Geeta's Mango Chutney again.
Yay!!!!
 :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Others are not as good.

Agreed. And her lime chutney and aubergine chutney are also excellent.
We are making a New World (Paul Nash, 1918)

citoyen

  • Occasionally rides a bike
Sainsbury's Online has listed Geeta's Mango Chutney again.
Yay!!!!
 :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Others are not as good.

Agreed. And her lime chutney and aubergine chutney are also excellent.

I have to confess to sometimes eating Geeta’s aubergine chutney from the jar with a spoon, or dolloped on a chunk of cheese.
"The future's all yours, you lousy bicycles."

T42

  • Apprentice geezer
I seem to be getting hooked on green tea with lime & ginger.
I've dusted off all those old bottles and set them up straight

hellymedic

  • Just do it!
Sainsbury's Online has listed Geeta's Mango Chutney again.
Yay!!!!
 :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Others are not as good.

Having ordered two jars, they weren't in stock, apparently.

 :( :(

T42

  • Apprentice geezer
Looking in cupboard for sustenance when I came home knackered from yesterday's ride, my eye lit on a packet of the missus's, labelled "Tofu Shitakes". My brain, running in default English-language mode, inserted a C.
I've dusted off all those old bottles and set them up straight

citoyen

  • Occasionally rides a bike
Had to pop into town so used that as an excuse to call in at my favourite local butcher for one of their awesome pies. Actually decided I fancied a pasty for a change, even though it does rankle slightly that they list them on the board as 'Corniche pasties'.

I thought about posting this in the 'spelling that makes you cringe' thread but it occurred to me that the spelling might be deliberate, in order to get around designation of origin regulations. In which case, it's more amusing than annoying.

Actually, it turns out their pasties aren't as awesome as their pies anyway. I was taught to make proper Cornish pasties a long time ago by my then-girlfriend's Cornish mother, and I'm sure she would have given them short shrift. Her pasties were the thing I probably missed most when that relationship ended.
"The future's all yours, you lousy bicycles."

Kit Kat comes in a wide variety of flavours in the orient, matcha (green tea) flavour being a big seller. Can buy them in the Japan Centre in London, but extremely pricey so haven't bought any.

Mrs O came back from a gathering with fellow Japanese yesterday with a matcha Kit Kat, only two fingers half the length of normal ones, so i tried it. The chocolate and inside is all green, the tea flavour is detectable and the taste pleasantly lacking the extreme sweetness of conventional western confectionery.

I love matcha ice cream in summer in Japan, very refreshing, but not so sure about the Kit Kat.

ian

It's on my traditions to bring the minions back mystery confectionary from Japan and China, including Kit Kats.

My favourite is Meiji's almonds covered in dark chocolate.

Problem is they don't sell chocolate in high summer as it's too hot, it would melt.

hellymedic

  • Just do it!
Sainsbury's Online has listed Geeta's Mango Chutney again.
Yay!!!!
 :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Others are not as good.

Having ordered two jars, they weren't in stock, apparently.

 :( :(

Not in stock today, either. :( :( :(

Cudzoziemiec

  • Ride adventurously and stop for a brew.
Had to pop into town so used that as an excuse to call in at my favourite local butcher for one of their awesome pies. Actually decided I fancied a pasty for a change, even though it does rankle slightly that they list them on the board as 'Corniche pasties'.

I thought about posting this in the 'spelling that makes you cringe' thread but it occurred to me that the spelling might be deliberate, in order to get around designation of origin regulations. In which case, it's more amusing than annoying.

Actually, it turns out their pasties aren't as awesome as their pies anyway. I was taught to make proper Cornish pasties a long time ago by my then-girlfriend's Cornish mother, and I'm sure she would have given them short shrift. Her pasties were the thing I probably missed most when that relationship ended.
Gotta be, hasn't it?
Riding a concrete path through the nebulous and chaotic future.