What are you eating and drinking tonight?

[mummywhycantieatcrayons]

recipe in todays guardian...

asparagus, chorizo and poached egg...

Was great... to make it a main course did side of chips... a rare treat for me.....

Fantastic. if you or anyone else can tell me how to best poach an egg then I really will be all ears/eyes etc.

Now then, I've always been led to believe that asparagus from Worcestershire are the best available. However, I find it difficult to differentiate between Worcestershire asparagus and Herefordshire asparagus.

Always used the little poaching pan before, but if you crack an egg in a plastic cup (or similar), add a little milk and pop it in the microwave for 30 secs or so, the result in not at all bad.

We use these at home, and they work a treat.

http://www.originalcookware.co.uk/poach ... -656-p.asp

[William the White]

recipe in todays guardian...

asparagus, chorizo and poached egg...

Was great... to make it a main course did side of chips... a rare treat for me.....

Fantastic. if you or anyone else can tell me how to best poach an egg then I really will be all ears/eyes etc.

Now then, I've always been led to believe that asparagus from Worcestershire are the best available. However, I find it difficult to differentiate between Worcestershire asparagus and Herefordshire asparagus.

Always used the little poaching pan before, but if you crack an egg in a plastic cup (or similar), add a little milk and pop it in the microwave for 30 secs or so, the result in not at all bad.

[Puskas]

Last night I cooked peanuts in chocolate.

Came out a Treat...

[Bruce Rioja]

Right, well thanks for the poaching tips, chaps. I shall see how I get on with William's method first and see how I get on with that.

[ratbert]

The traditional egg-poaching method is best, but is a bit trial and error...

Pan of boliling water, with a drop of white wine or cider vinegar and the water well stirred to a 'whirlpool' effect... then pop the egg in!

Good luck

[General Mannerheim]

i have one of these - perfick every time

[Bruce Rioja]

Oh, what stout advice, gentlemen.

Having put said advice into practice I must declare;

My poached eggs bring all the girls to my yard
And they're like, "They're better than yours"
Damn right, they're better than yours
I could teach you, but I'll have to charge!

[Prufrock]

Oh, what stout advice, gentlemen.

Having put said advice into practice I must declare;

My poached eggs bring all the girls to my yard
And they're like, "They're better than yours"
Damn right, they're better than yours
I could teach you, but I'll have to charge!

I want to hate you, but you did make me smile.

Back to food, I'm loving the quality burgers at the mo, so am about to tuck into two, both fried, one with fried (i tried poached, but without the equipment, and only the standard vineager/water technique, in which it dissolved into horribleness) egg, one with roquefort, and with boiled tatties. Anyone who has never had a burger with roquefort really should. It's turned into my student food.

[General Mannerheim]

the vermillion cinnabar appears in Shameless tonight - an excellent episode btw, best in years!

[Bruce Rioja]

the vermillion cinnabar appears in Shameless tonight - an excellent episode btw, best in years!

Superb place. Fantastic nosebag and a wonderful, contemporary ambience.

[Lord Kangana]

recipe in todays guardian...

asparagus, chorizo and poached egg...

Was great... to make it a main course did side of chips... a rare treat for me.....

Fantastic. if you or anyone else can tell me how to best poach an egg then I really will be all ears/eyes etc.

Now then, I've always been led to believe that asparagus from Worcestershire are the best available. However, I find it difficult to differentiate between Worcestershire asparagus and Herefordshire asparagus.

On the asparagus front, they say Worcs. (especially that from around the town of Evesham) is the business. From bitter experience of poor customer feedback it doesn't really work as an ice cream, jelly, or milkshake, so they're recipes best avoided. With some Hollondaise or a walnut dressing are the two real classics.

As for the eggs malarky, deepest pan you've got, fill it with water, few tablespoons of vinegar, bringit up to arollig boil, crack the eggs in. Eggs need to be fresh(they disperse like a w*nk in the bath if not) water needs to be boiling (see previous). They should come out like golf balls, or your money back.

Apologes for the delay in replying, but those b*stard bankers mean I have to work for a living at the mo.

[Worthy4England]

the vermillion cinnabar appears in Shameless tonight - an excellent episode btw, best in years!

Superb place. Fantastic nosebag and a wonderful, contemporary ambience.

Based on GM's recommendation, I did have a nosey on t'internet. It looks good. Whereabouts is it? (Couldn't see an address)

[BWFC_Insane]

the vermillion cinnabar appears in Shameless tonight - an excellent episode btw, best in years!

Superb place. Fantastic nosebag and a wonderful, contemporary ambience.

Based on GM's recommendation, I did have a nosey on t'internet. It looks good. Whereabouts is it? (Couldn't see an address)

I've only heard good things about it too!

[Bruce Rioja]

the vermillion cinnabar appears in Shameless tonight - an excellent episode btw, best in years!

Superb place. Fantastic nosebag and a wonderful, contemporary ambience.

Based on GM's recommendation, I did have a nosey on t'internet. It looks good. Whereabouts is it? (Couldn't see an address)

I've only heard good things about it too!

It's up in Miles Platting, off Hulme Hall Lane. It'll cost you a Tenner tops in a black cab from Victoria. They obviously have to make much more of an effort in order to make it worth your while to make more of an effort too, and they do in spades.
Best if there are four or more of you, I'd say, though it's still suitable for couples.

[TANGODANCER]

Straight forward, no-frills fry up tonight: Bacon, two fried eggs, mushrooms, baked beans and two slices of fried bread followed by a Bramley apple turnover with cream. No complaints at all.

[Bruce Rioja]

Straight forward, no-frills fry up tonight: Bacon, two fried eggs, mushrooms, baked beans and two slices of fried bread followed by a Bramley apple turnover with cream. No complaints at all.

I would have: like, where are my bangers and mi black pudding?

[TANGODANCER]

Straight forward, no-frills fry up tonight: Bacon, two fried eggs, mushrooms, baked beans and two slices of fried bread followed by a Bramley apple turnover with cream. No complaints at all.

I would have: like, where are my bangers and mi black pudding?

Had some very tasty beef and pork bangers with mash and stuff last night. Black puddings, well, I once had a very nasty experience with them. Can'tlook at one now, never mind eat the barsteward.

[Worthy4England]

the vermillion cinnabar appears in Shameless tonight - an excellent episode btw, best in years!

Superb place. Fantastic nosebag and a wonderful, contemporary ambience.

Based on GM's recommendation, I did have a nosey on t'internet. It looks good. Whereabouts is it? (Couldn't see an address)

I've only heard good things about it too!

It's up in Miles Platting, off Hulme Hall Lane. It'll cost you a Tenner tops in a black cab from Victoria. They obviously have to make much more of an effort in order to make it worth your while to make more of an effort too, and they do in spades.
Best if there are four or more of you, I'd say, though it's still suitable for couples.

Ta very much

[BWFC_Insane]

Went to Michael Caines at Abode last week. Just down from Picadilly station. Very nice.

Quite posh food though, not huge portions, so you have to like that kinda thing.

They do a 3 course lunch menu for £12 so pretty good, and you can have 2 courses matched with a glass of wine for £18.

Not bad for a michelin star chef designed menu, though of course Caines doesn't actually work there!

[ratbert]

Went to Michael Caines at Abode last week. Just down from Picadilly station. Very nice.

Quite posh food though, not huge portions, so you have to like that kinda thing.

They do a 3 course lunch menu for £12 so pretty good, and you can have 2 courses matched with a glass of wine for £18.

Not bad for a michelin star chef designed menu, though of course Caines doesn't actually work there!

His chef at Manchester Abode was on Great British Menu t'other week, and his food looks good, even though the restaurant was closed when I and Mrs Rat stayed there.