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Post by oxfordsimon on Aug 23, 2019 19:07:02 GMT
Nobody wants to be constantly touched up! Oh I wouldn't say that...*cheeky wink*
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Post by poster J on Aug 23, 2019 21:29:31 GMT
Parson Cross is all loved up tonight, BurlyBeaR. If there's a night to safely eat Chorley Cakes, it's tonight. Richard E Grant is just feet away, over my right shoulder. He's having a bag of popcorn for his tea. Film stars have a very peculiar way of eating. I assume it's to avoid smudging their lipstick. Nobody wants to be constantly touched up! The photo he posted on Instagram does show some rather spectacular makeup!
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 13, 2019 9:52:01 GMT
For pudding yesterday, I finished off a cheesecake I defrosted on Sunday and was advised to "consume within 24 hours", over which I spooned a dollop of cream with a use by date of 11 September.
Despite being Friday the 13th, I seem to have safely made it through the night with no ill effects!
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Post by The Matthew on Sept 13, 2019 11:07:32 GMT
yesterday, I finished off a cheesecake I defrosted on Sunday I wasn't aware that was even possible. "Contains eight servings". Yeah, nice try, but I'm not falling for that nonsense. I know a single serving when I see it.
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Post by xanady on Sept 13, 2019 16:55:07 GMT
Funny that this thread was directly under ‘Gut feelings...’ when I last looked,especially with talk of eating out of date food 🤮lol
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Post by david on Sept 30, 2019 18:18:01 GMT
As the cold dark days set in, its that time of the year to bring out the slow cooker for those stews and casseroles. There is nothing more satisfying in the cold weather than walking into your house to the smell of a nice stew or casserole that's been cooking all day.
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Post by alece10 on Sept 30, 2019 19:44:29 GMT
As the cold dark days set in, its that time of the year to bring out the slow cooker for those stews and casseroles. There is nothing more satisfying in the cold weather than walking into your house to the smell of a nice stew or casserole that's been cooking all day. You know what. I was just thinking the same. Nice casserole at the weekend.
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Post by emsworthian on Oct 1, 2019 8:59:32 GMT
As the cold dark days set in, its that time of the year to bring out the slow cooker for those stews and casseroles. There is nothing more satisfying in the cold weather than walking into your house to the smell of a nice stew or casserole that's been cooking all day. I know a lot of people who received slow cookers as wedding presents but then never used them. They had the idea of coming into a house full of the smell of a casserole but found that they couldn't face cutting up onions and raw meat at 7 in the morning to prepare it. Lemon haters had better keep away from my house this afternoon as my book group is coming and, as I won first prize in the domestic section of my local flower show with my lemon drizzle cake, I have been requested to bake another to the same recipe. I am quite pleased with the way it has turned out.
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Post by The Matthew on Oct 18, 2019 13:21:33 GMT
I am irked by Cornish Pasties.
I like a good pasty, but ever since they got protected geographical status the sort of pasty I like the most has disappeared. I liked the top-crimped pasty, rounded and bulging with tasty filling. Now all we have are sad, flat semicircles of pastry with a thin layer of taste in the middle and a huge crust around the edge. Folklore says that the crust acted as a handle so workers in the Cornish mines could eat their lunch without getting it dirty, but I don't need my food to have a handle because I live in a world where cutlery is a thing that exists. Give my back my copious filling, dammit!
(Yes, I'm having a pasty for tea. Yes, it has a crust on the side.)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2019 18:35:14 GMT
But but but... you don't eat a Cornish pasty with a knife and fork!
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Post by TallPaul on Oct 20, 2019 13:33:50 GMT
I didn't have the energy yesterday afternoon to carry home both four pints of beer AND four pint of milk. As it was a Saturday, the beer won, so today, 20 October, I've been taking my coffee with milk that has a use by date of not 19 October, but 18 October.
It all comes down to common sense! There's even a drop left for my post tea cuppa.
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Post by Tibidabo on Oct 20, 2019 14:53:07 GMT
I didn't have the energy yesterday afternoon to carry home both four pints of beer AND four pint of milk. As it was a Saturday, the beer won, so today, 20 October, I've been taking my coffee with milk that has a use by date of not 19 October, but 18 October. It all comes down to common sense! There's even a drop left for my post tea cuppa. Er....if you had any (common sense, not energy) surely you would have realised it was 4 pints of Energy Drink wot you needed...?🙄 And. Don't they sell milk in 1 pint pots ooop north then? And. What's a 'post tea cuppa' when it's at home? A cup of tea after your cup of tea? How does that work? (If you don't answer within the hour we can all presume it's actually not a good idea to drink out of date milk. *Drums fingers worriedly.*)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2019 16:08:50 GMT
I didn't have the energy yesterday afternoon to carry home both four pints of beer AND four pint of milk. As it was a Saturday, the beer won, so today, 20 October, I've been taking my coffee with milk that has a use by date of not 19 October, but 18 October. It all comes down to common sense! There's even a drop left for my post tea cuppa. Er....if you had any (common sense, not energy) surely you would have realised it was 4 pints of Energy Drink wot you needed...?🙄 And. Don't they sell milk in 1 pint pots ooop north then? And. What's a 'post tea cuppa' when it's at home? A cup of tea after your cup of tea? How does that work? (If you don't answer within the hour we can all presume it's actually not a good idea to drink out of date milk. *Drums fingers worriedly.*) A cup of tea (drink) after your tea (meal) of course. Although I prefer tea with my tea, not later.
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Post by alece10 on Oct 20, 2019 18:19:11 GMT
I am irked by Cornish Pasties. I like a good pasty, but ever since they got protected geographical status the sort of pasty I like the most has disappeared. I liked the top-crimped pasty, rounded and bulging with tasty filling. Now all we have are sad, flat semicircles of pastry with a thin layer of taste in the middle and a huge crust around the edge. Folklore says that the crust acted as a handle so workers in the Cornish mines could eat their lunch without getting it dirty, but I don't need my food to have a handle because I live in a world where cutlery is a thing that exists. Give my back my copious filling, dammit! (Yes, I'm having a pasty for tea. Yes, it has a crust on the side.) True about the crust acting as a handle. Also they used to have meat and one end and jam at the other so you started at the top with your lunch and finished at the bottom with your dessert. A real Cornish party should have 21 crimps and a dollop of clotted cream added to the meat, potato and suede enhances the flavour.
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Post by Tibidabo on Oct 20, 2019 19:35:34 GMT
potato and suede enhances the flavour. Personally I'd find that a bit too chewy...🙃
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Post by alece10 on Oct 20, 2019 19:57:18 GMT
potato and suede enhances the flavour. Personally I'd find that a bit too chewy...🙃 Not when its cooked properly. 😁 Dont you just love auto correct.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 21, 2019 6:54:04 GMT
I liked the top-crimped pasty, rounded and bulging with tasty filling. Greggs. They’re not allowed to call them Cornish but they sell those. Potato and Meat Pasties, they’re called here.
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Post by TallPaul on Oct 21, 2019 12:32:42 GMT
Have you had a restless night worrying about me, Tibidabo? I'm pleased to report that I'm firing on all cylinders. If you think I'd pay 50p for one pint of milk, when four costs £1.10, then you really don't know me at all! I can normally polish off a carton of milk long before the use by date, but I got behind last week because of my trip to the Far East (of Yorkshire). For the record, I have a glass of milk with my tea, followed, sometime later once it's settled, by a cup of coffee with pudding. I don't drink tea, even Yorkshire Tea!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 21, 2019 16:59:12 GMT
If you were having fish and chips with vinegar on for your tea TallPaul, would you drink milk with that? 🤢 I remember going into a fish and chip shop in Buxton once, it was one of those with a cafe attached so you could eat them on a plate indoors. We were sat waiting for our fish and chips when we heard the waitress shout in the back “Mam!!!! Do we do latties?” And a disembodied retort “Not wi’fish no!”
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Post by TallPaul on Oct 22, 2019 12:06:32 GMT
If you were having fish and chips with vinegar on for your tea TallPaul, would you drink milk with that? 🤢 Of course not...I don't eat fish, not even in the form of a proper fishcake! Though oddly, I do like a battered roe. The only time I have a hot drink with savoury food, rather than sweet, is when I'm staying in a hotel and have a full English for breakfast. 🥓🍳☕
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Post by Dawnstar on Oct 22, 2019 18:38:47 GMT
Of course not...I don't eat fish, not even in the form of a proper fishcake! Though oddly, I do like a battered roe. Isn't roe fish eggs? How on earth do you apply batter to something that small?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 23, 2019 7:19:26 GMT
Of course not...I don't eat fish, not even in the form of a proper fishcake! Though oddly, I do like a battered roe. Isn't roe fish eggs? How on earth do you apply batter to something that small? The inside looks like a sort of solid taramasalata. Pale pink. I assume it’s the roe mushed up with mashed potatoes, formed into a patty then battered. My dad used to like them.
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Post by TallPaul on Oct 23, 2019 12:35:12 GMT
Tarasamalata indeed, BurlyBeaR. Is this what you've become after 15 years in Manchester? 🙂 Chip shop roe comes in a long tin and is simply sliced, battered and fried. No mashed potato, like in a rissole, as far as I'm aware. For tea tonight, it's my excellent (if I do say so myself) homemade chilli con carne. I refuse to make, or buy, meals for one, so I shall make enough for a family of four...and eat it all!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 23, 2019 12:47:14 GMT
Tarasamalata indeed, BurlyBeaR . Is this what you've become after 15 years in Manchester? 🙂 Chip shop roe comes in a long tin and is simply sliced, battered and fried. No mashed potato, like in a rissole, as far as I'm aware. Its true. I’m all avocado toast and cappuccinos over here. Have you got avocados in the West Ridings yet? Last time I checked they’d reached North Derbyshire but my mum in Sheffield has never seen one. She does know the colour though, in relation to bathroom suites (but she gets mixed up with the pronunciation) “her at number 14 had that advocaado suite out last week... the toilet was a disgrace” etc.
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Post by The Matthew on Oct 23, 2019 16:23:19 GMT
I went to Waitrose today. They had a shelf of Christmas puddings. Christmas pudding for tea, then.
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Post by sf on Oct 30, 2019 19:41:50 GMT
Working my way through the freezer, because I'll be moving sometime next month. Tonight - possibly not the best schnitzel ever made, but definitely the best one I've ever made. (Granted, there's not a lot of competition there. It's not something I do often.)
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Post by TallPaul on Nov 1, 2019 13:48:10 GMT
Have you heard the devastating news, BurlyBeaR ? In Smeg fridges the length and breadth of the country, there are thousands of tubs of dangerous houmous. Fortunately, it's only humans being advised not to eat it. Bears should be fine, especially burly ones. Dip anyone?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 1, 2019 14:06:16 GMT
I shall pop an English Muffin into my Dualit (four slice) and prepare some crudités.
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Post by lynette on Nov 1, 2019 14:25:30 GMT
Isn't roe fish eggs? How on earth do you apply batter to something that small? The inside looks like a sort of solid taramasalata. Pale pink. I assume it’s the roe mushed up with mashed potatoes, formed into a patty then battered. My dad used to like them. Roe in the olden days could be big pieces which you could buy as a separate thing.
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Post by tmesis on Nov 2, 2019 11:13:12 GMT
I remember from my childhood in Derbyshire my parents frequently having roe (I'm assuming it was cod's although they never stipulated) which came fresh from the fishmonger. My mother used to coat it in flour and then shallow fry it as a tea time delicacy. I remember quite liking it myself but finding it rather rich in taste which the lemon juice sprinkled over only slightly counteracted.
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