What Are You Eating & Drinking?

[Souleater]

We have just demolished an eat-by-today carrot and walnut cake.

I think the last time either of us had cake was Mr Frideswide's birthday in February.

Every week when i go to my folks for lunch/dinner mum gives me a home made cake, shes a bakeoholic, she does make exceedingly better cakes than mr kipling

 

[Stormkhan]

Tonight I'm doing slices of chicken breast, red pepper fried then added to by sweetcorn and mushrooms in a creamy cheese sauce, on a bed of egg noodles. Garlic will be involved.
Raspberry trifle for afters.

 

[escargot]

Garlic will be involved.

On a whim I recently bought a big bag of garlic powder. Loads of the stuff. It'll 'ave to go in EVERYTHING.

 

[GNC]

Made myself a cheese and onion omelette. Unfortunately I forgot to put the cheese in so had to try grating it on top as the eggs fried. I can confirm this is not a good way to make a cheese and onion omelette.

 

[escargot]

Made myself a cheese and onion omelette. Unfortunately I forgot to put the cheese in so had to try grating it on top as the eggs fried. I can confirm this is not a good way to make a cheese and onion omelette.

You could have grated it on top and grilled it.

An ex used to make omelettes with just the egg yolks and whip up the whites and spread them on top, then grill the lot so it was like a savoury meringue. Delicious.

Tell you what were nice, those Spanish omelettes from Yan's with the chips and thick gravy. Yum.

 

[Mythopoeika]

Havent had these for decades

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Hmm not as good as they used to be

Indeed, they're not as good as they were.

 

[GNC]

You could have grated it on top and grilled it.

An ex used to make omelettes with just the egg yolks and whip up the whites and spread them on top, then grill the lot so it was like a savoury meringue. Delicious.

Tell you what were nice, those Spanish omelettes from Yan's with the chips and thick gravy. Yum.

I could have grilled it, but I'm not that experienced a chef! Also, my toast was ready.

 

[Souleater]

Indeed, they're not as good as they were.

Was i imagining it or did they used to be little chips of potato like matchsticks rather than the puffy things they are now?

 

[GNC]

Was i imagining it or did they used to be little chips of potato like matchsticks rather than the puffy things they are now?

Chipsticks! The salt and vinegar flavour could take the roof off your mouth in seconds.

 

[Mythopoeika]

Was i imagining it or did they used to be little chips of potato like matchsticks rather than the puffy things they are now?

Yes - they were much thinner and crunchier.

 

[EnolaGaia]

Was i imagining it or did they used to be little chips of potato like matchsticks rather than the puffy things they are now?

The usual American labels are "shoestring potato" or "potato sticks."

 

[Souleater]

Yes - they were much thinner and crunchier.

I liked them much better when they were hard and crunchy, i was very disappointed earlier

 

[escargot]

Chipsticks! The salt and vinegar flavour could take the roof off your mouth in seconds.

You could arrange about 10 of them to protrude from under your top lip pointing downwards like a row of monstrous teeth.
Took a while but generally considered a good effect.

 

[GNC]

You could arrange about 10 of them to protrude from under your top lip pointing downwards like a row of monstrous teeth.
Took a while but generally considered a good effect.

Yes. Excellent pre-internet entertainment.

 

[Frideswide]

On a whim I recently bought a big bag of garlic powder. Loads of the stuff. It'll 'ave to go in EVERYTHING.

splash it on all over?

 

[Bad Bungle]

Morrison's Fruit Jellies (confectionery, not on a plate)

 

[escargot]

Made a smoothie for tea. It was half a litre of soya milk, one pack of fresh blackberries and two soggy bananas.

Drink the lot right away, delicious. Wish I'd taken a photo though as it was really deep purple colour. Looked surreal.

 

[Souleater]

Made a smoothie for tea. It was half a litre of soya milk, one pack of fresh blackberries and two soggy bananas.

Drink the lot right away, delicious. Wish I'd taken a photo though as it was really deep purple colour. Looked surreal.

No garlic powder?

 

[escargot]

No garlic powder?

Dammit, forgot!

 

[dr wu]

Had shrimp alfredo linguine with sweet red peppers for dinner........Bertolli bag dinner for two...not bad.

 

[GNC]

I have a burrito. I have never eaten a burrito before. It's a frozen one, from the supermarket. I'm going to try it next week. Hope it's not too spicy. Wish me luck.

 

[ramonmercado]

I have a burrito. I have never eaten a burrito before. It's a frozen one, from the supermarket. I'm going to try it next week. Hope it's not too spicy. Wish me luck.

Best to defreeze and cook it before you eat it.

 

[Mythopoeika]

I have a burrito. I have never eaten a burrito before. It's a frozen one, from the supermarket. I'm going to try it next week. Hope it's not too spicy. Wish me luck.

 

[Ascalon]

This evenings tipple is Jameson Cask series, Stout version.
And macadamia nuts.

 

[GNC]

Best to defreeze and cook it before you eat it.

Right, no such thing as a burrito lolly, got it.

 

[JamesWhitehead]

Jameson Cask series, Stout version.

My niece liked that one a lot! Given my present-buying habits, she will get it every birthday and christmas until I get told to stop.

Happened with Drambuie!

 

[MercuryCrest]

I just made French toast and a chicken-fried pork steak for dinner. Never had this combo before. Looking forward to it.

 

[Stormkhan]

Tonight I'm cooking Tuscan belly pork strips, steamed vegetables, and rice.

 

[dr wu]

Grilled pork chops, mashed potatoes, edamame

 

[Stormkhan]

This evening I'm departing from the exotic. Though I'm doing spicy potato wedges, I'm making a steak and mushroom pie with an ale (Wold Top) gravy, along with cabbage and peas.

As an aside ...

Long ago, decades I mean, I was boiling potatoes and shoved white cabbage into the same water to cook. The two veg came out tasting horribly. My GF at the time said that this happened thanks to some kinda chemistry between the two. I've never done it since.
But I've started wondering ...
Is there some sound reason why you can't boil potatoes and cabbage in the same water, at the same time? Does it actually change the chemistry and make 'em taste yuk, or was it just that one time?