What are you eating and drinking tonight?
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Re: What are you eating and drinking tonight?
Bijou Bob wrote:My mates son works in the kitchen there Clappers. He spent 2 hours on his first day searching the freezer for a leg of salmon.
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Bruce Rioja wrote:Cheers, Chef. To share the tale, Mum got rushed into hospital again on Friday, so I said that I'll put Christmas dinner on for the folks this year. Any tips on making this as easy as possible will be greatly appreciated.Lord Kangana wrote:Jamie Oliver's is the best online:Bruce Rioja wrote:Is it possible to make a decent Christmas cake within two weeks, and if so, has anyone a recipe? I believe that they need continually topping up with oodles of booze!
http://www.jamieoliver.com/magazine/rec ... stmas-cake" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Add extra booze and more fruit and cook at a much lower temperature for longer with a tray of water in the bottom of the oven - and if you really want to cheat, supermarkets sell pre-soaked fruit.
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I find the thought of either utterly abhorrent, but thanksGary the Enfield wrote:Bruce Rioja wrote:Cheers, Chef. To share the tale, Mum got rushed into hospital again on Friday, so I said that I'll put Christmas dinner on for the folks this year. Any tips on making this as easy as possible will be greatly appreciated.Lord Kangana wrote:Jamie Oliver's is the best online:Bruce Rioja wrote:Is it possible to make a decent Christmas cake within two weeks, and if so, has anyone a recipe? I believe that they need continually topping up with oodles of booze!
http://www.jamieoliver.com/magazine/rec ... stmas-cake" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Add extra booze and more fruit and cook at a much lower temperature for longer with a tray of water in the bottom of the oven - and if you really want to cheat, supermarkets sell pre-soaked fruit.
Caterers or eat out. You're welcome.
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Those Christmas Tinners looked quick and easy.Bruce Rioja wrote:I find the thought of either utterly abhorrent, but thanksGary the Enfield wrote:Bruce Rioja wrote:Cheers, Chef. To share the tale, Mum got rushed into hospital again on Friday, so I said that I'll put Christmas dinner on for the folks this year. Any tips on making this as easy as possible will be greatly appreciated.Lord Kangana wrote:Jamie Oliver's is the best online:Bruce Rioja wrote:Is it possible to make a decent Christmas cake within two weeks, and if so, has anyone a recipe? I believe that they need continually topping up with oodles of booze!
http://www.jamieoliver.com/magazine/rec ... stmas-cake" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Add extra booze and more fruit and cook at a much lower temperature for longer with a tray of water in the bottom of the oven - and if you really want to cheat, supermarkets sell pre-soaked fruit.
Caterers or eat out. You're welcome.
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the obvious way to serve onion rings!
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I hope that you shoved that piping up the chefs arse!
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the best meal ive ever eaten was at the Sun Inn in Kirkby Lonsdale yesterday. Im no Jay Rayner but all 3 courses were absolutely sublime. bubble & squeak / treacle cured roast beef / christmas pudd!
Mini beer festival on the Orange Tree too, with 50p out of every pint going to the cumbrian flood relief effort! - was happy to do our bit!!
Mini beer festival on the Orange Tree too, with 50p out of every pint going to the cumbrian flood relief effort! - was happy to do our bit!!
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Just made a sneaky start on the Christmas Day cheese. I doubt it that my parents would like Brie anyway. Well now we'll never know
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Just bought a Fortnum's potted Stilton for my Uncle for Xmas. This is going to take some self-restraint!
Also writing Xmas cards listening to the radio when "Gunga Din" by The Libertines came on. Made me think of you Brucie !
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I appear to have surpassed 'Gunga Din' this week by calling one of the girls in the lab 'Fatty'. She's eight months pregnant. She's my friend again now though.Prufrock wrote:Just bought a Fortnum's potted Stilton for my Uncle for Xmas. This is going to take some self-restraint!
Also writing Xmas cards listening to the radio when "Gunga Din" by The Libertines came on. Made me think of you Brucie !
Anyway, last Christmas a dear friend of mine sent me an F&M Port and potted Stilton hamper. Stilton is like a blow job - the worst one you ever had was still fecking good, but the stuff from F&M is utterly incredible. The best I ever had by a mile. Good luck with that self-restraint, my friend.
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Well, today I was given a 1992 bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon from what we're once Stalin's private vinyard in the Crimea.
I'm told by the donator that it's very good. I'm told by someone who's drunk it that it isn't.
I'm told by the donator that it's very good. I'm told by someone who's drunk it that it isn't.
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See now, I just don't subscribe to this view. A bad one is abysmal. There really is quite no disappointment like it. Like finding there's a hole in the lid of your F&M Stilton, but worse Much, much worse.Bruce Rioja wrote:I appear to have surpassed 'Gunga Din' this week by calling one of the girls in the lab 'Fatty'. She's eight months pregnant. She's my friend again now though.Prufrock wrote:Just bought a Fortnum's potted Stilton for my Uncle for Xmas. This is going to take some self-restraint!
Also writing Xmas cards listening to the radio when "Gunga Din" by The Libertines came on. Made me think of you Brucie !
Anyway, last Christmas a dear friend of mine sent me an F&M Port and potted Stilton hamper. Stilton is like a blow job - the worst one you ever had was still fecking good, but the stuff from F&M is utterly incredible. The best I ever had by a mile. Good luck with that self-restraint, my friend.
Edited as I was rather rude in not providing some constructive criticism, just in case she does ever read this - Joanne, for the sake of every relationship you'll ever have, do it like you mean it or don't bother. My apologies for being too polite to mention it at the time darling.
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Maybe she didn't have much to work with?Bijou Bob wrote:See now, I just don't subscribe to this view. A bad one is abysmal. There really is quite no disappointment like it. Like finding there's a hole in the lid of your F&M Stilton, but worse Much, much worse.Bruce Rioja wrote:I appear to have surpassed 'Gunga Din' this week by calling one of the girls in the lab 'Fatty'. She's eight months pregnant. She's my friend again now though.Prufrock wrote:Just bought a Fortnum's potted Stilton for my Uncle for Xmas. This is going to take some self-restraint!
Also writing Xmas cards listening to the radio when "Gunga Din" by The Libertines came on. Made me think of you Brucie !
Anyway, last Christmas a dear friend of mine sent me an F&M Port and potted Stilton hamper. Stilton is like a blow job - the worst one you ever had was still fecking good, but the stuff from F&M is utterly incredible. The best I ever had by a mile. Good luck with that self-restraint, my friend.
Edited as I was rather rude in not providing some constructive criticism, just in case she does ever read this - Joanne, for the sake of every relationship you'll ever have, do it like you mean it or don't bother. My apologies for being too polite to mention it at the time darling.
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To which she said "I'm used to F & M cheese. None of this cheepskate, stinking, fetid stuff.............. Love"Bijou Bob wrote:See now, I just don't subscribe to this view. A bad one is abysmal. There really is quite no disappointment like it. Like finding there's a hole in the lid of your F&M Stilton, but worse Much, much worse.Bruce Rioja wrote:I appear to have surpassed 'Gunga Din' this week by calling one of the girls in the lab 'Fatty'. She's eight months pregnant. She's my friend again now though.Prufrock wrote:Just bought a Fortnum's potted Stilton for my Uncle for Xmas. This is going to take some self-restraint!
Also writing Xmas cards listening to the radio when "Gunga Din" by The Libertines came on. Made me think of you Brucie !
Anyway, last Christmas a dear friend of mine sent me an F&M Port and potted Stilton hamper. Stilton is like a blow job - the worst one you ever had was still fecking good, but the stuff from F&M is utterly incredible. The best I ever had by a mile. Good luck with that self-restraint, my friend.
Edited as I was rather rude in not providing some constructive criticism, just in case she does ever read this - Joanne, for the sake of every relationship you'll ever have, do it like you mean it or don't bother. My apologies for being too polite to mention it at the time darling.
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I suppose this is the part where I put that I don't understand what all the fuss is about with Stilton. It's basically just a really rich one dimensional cream bomb. It isn't even a proper blue cheese!
Anyway, I appreciate this will not be a widely held opinion. But then, you're all wrong and I'm right. So ner.
Anyway, I appreciate this will not be a widely held opinion. But then, you're all wrong and I'm right. So ner.
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And what should we be desiring then? I enjoy Stilton. Some Stiltons more than others. I don't enjoy Wensleydale, especially when someone stuffs cranberries into it, but I understand that others might.Lord Kangana wrote:I suppose this is the part where I put that I don't understand what all the fuss is about with Stilton. It's basically just a really rich one dimensional cream bomb. It isn't even a proper blue cheese!
Anyway, I appreciate this will not be a widely held opinion. But then, you're all wrong and I'm right. So ner.
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I'm quite happy for the wife to agree with L.K. She got my lump of Mature Blue Stilton from M&S today. She doesn't like the stuff. I never argue with that; double helpings for me. Have to eat it when the dog isn't around. He loves cheese but I draw the line at some things. My imagination's working overtime on Stilton and mushroom cheese bake now,,,,grrrr.
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Not a fan of stilton myself and have previously thought of myself as disliking blue cheeses. However, I spotted Blacksticks Blue in Sainsburys yesterday and recalled a few of you on here being fans of it. I'll give it a whirl, but fully expect to be lobbing most of it into the bin. Shameful really, as I hate food waste. I'm now desperately hoping that I like it!
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I believe it goes well with defrosted loaf crusts.Burnden Paddock wrote:Not a fan of stilton myself and have previously thought of myself as disliking blue cheeses. However, I spotted Blacksticks Blue in Sainsburys yesterday and recalled a few of you on here being fans of it. I'll give it a whirl, but fully expect to be lobbing most of it into the bin. Shameful really, as I hate food waste. I'm now desperately hoping that I like it!
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bobo the clown wrote:I believe it goes well with defrosted loaf crusts.Burnden Paddock wrote:Not a fan of stilton myself and have previously thought of myself as disliking blue cheeses. However, I spotted Blacksticks Blue in Sainsburys yesterday and recalled a few of you on here being fans of it. I'll give it a whirl, but fully expect to be lobbing most of it into the bin. Shameful really, as I hate food waste. I'm now desperately hoping that I like it!
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