What are you eating and drinking tonight?

Worthy4England · Post by **Worthy4England** » Fri May 15, 2009 1:11 pm

Lord Kangana wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:
William the White wrote: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.

The microwave approach to eggs is not without it's own little problems.

BBC wrote:Gers star hurt by exploding egg

Broadfoot has been a regular for Rangers since signing from St Mirren

Rangers defender Kirk Broadfoot was taken to hospital after an egg he was microwaving exploded in his face.

The 25-year-old Scotland international was poaching the egg at his home near Mauchline, Ayrshire, when the accident happened.

It is understood hot liquid squirted onto his face and scalded his cheek when he opened the microwave door.

The footballer was treated in hospital, before being allowed to go home following the incident on Sunday.

Full back Broadfoot was signed by the Glasgow club from St Mirren two years ago and has become a regular in the team.

Twisted ankle

He scored on his debut for the Scottish national team in a 2-1 victory over Iceland in September 2008.

His injury is the latest bizarre mishap to have been suffered by a football star in recent years.

Former Everton goalkeeper Richard Wright missed an FA Cup match against Chelsea in the 2005-06 season when he ignored a sign warning players not to warm up in the goalmouth, before tripping over it and twisting his ankle.

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand once strained a tendon in his knee when he put his leg up on a coffee table while watching television.

And veteran goalkeeper Dave Beasant spent two months on the sidelines in 2001 after dropping a bottle of salad cream on his foot, severing the tendon in his big toe.

Lord Kangana · Post by **Lord Kangana** » Sat May 16, 2009 11:40 pm

F8ckin soft footballers. I'd have a season ticket at A&E if I went every time something like that happened.

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Sun May 17, 2009 3:07 pm

Lord Kangana wrote:F8ckin soft footballers. I'd have a season ticket at A&E if I went every time something like that happened.

F8cking thick footballers too, no? Isn't it common knowledge that the only time by which you'd ever put an egg in a microwave would be by way of schoolboy prank?

Lord Kangana · Post by **Lord Kangana** » Sun May 17, 2009 3:17 pm

Never tried it. Industrial deep fat friers are far better than cooking with Sky Sports 1 anyway. Especially when in a hurry!

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Sun May 17, 2009 3:17 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:
Lord Kangana wrote:F8ckin soft footballers. I'd have a season ticket at A&E if I went every time something like that happened.
F8cking thick footballers too, no? Isn't it common knowledge that the only time by which you'd ever put an egg in a microwave would be by way of schoolboy prank?

Well, could be nobody told him to take it out of the shell first

(I've done dozens in the way I quoted, add a little bit of milk to an egg broken in a plastic cup, stir and heat for thirty seconds. Never had any problems).

Dave Sutton's barnet · Post by **Dave Sutton's barnet** » Sun May 17, 2009 5:03 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:
Lord Kangana wrote:F8ckin soft footballers. I'd have a season ticket at A&E if I went every time something like that happened.
F8cking thick footballers too, no?

Well there's a shock. Let's not forget the player who, troubled by a blood blister under his toenail, decided to set about it with a Black & Decker.

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Sun May 17, 2009 9:02 pm

A madhur jaffrey concoction - chicken in fried onion sauce - which was just fab. i love curry. this one went well with an italian red, medium bodied, but still managed to live with the food.

BWFC_Insane · Post by **BWFC_Insane** » Mon May 18, 2009 1:41 pm

ratbert wrote:
BWFC_Insane wrote: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.

I know tis what prompted me to go.

Actually had his starter off the show, ham hock with pease pudding and some cubes of parsley jelly. Twas nice! Small portion of it though, but that was fine!

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Tue May 19, 2009 10:37 pm

today was so cold, rainy and miserable I made my winter speciality, lentil soup, nice and thick, plenty of black pepper, great with wholemeal bread, almost a main course.

small bowl as a starter...

sea bream, cleaned, lemon and dill in the cavity, salt and pepper on the skin, 20 mins in the oven, gas 6...

new potatoes, asparagus n left over leek and broccoli...

serve with butter for pots and asparagus, lemon juice for fish...

and pinot grigio to drink...

could almost forget it's a tuesday in november...

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Tue May 19, 2009 11:02 pm

a new KFC panini.

spot on!

Prufrock · Post by **Prufrock** » Wed May 20, 2009 5:16 am

I had a KeeeeBaaaab. Was lovely.

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Wed May 20, 2009 8:28 pm

William the White wrote:today was so cold, rainy and miserable I made my winter speciality, lentil soup.....

Ah, well, what started off as red lentil, bacon and chorizo soup soon benefitted from additional chicken stock, carrots, onion, mushrooms, garlic, sage, thyme, tomato puree and black pepper. I'm glad that it's made a load for the freezer as it's turned out lovely and I'm quite sure that I'll be unable to repeat it. Ended up having two bowls worth and two buttered rolls.

Worthy4England · Post by **Worthy4England** » Wed May 20, 2009 10:14 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:
William the White wrote:today was so cold, rainy and miserable I made my winter speciality, lentil soup.....
Ah, well, what started off as red lentil, bacon and chorizo soup soon benefitted from additional chicken stock, carrots, onion, mushrooms, garlic, sage, thyme, tomato puree and black pepper. I'm glad that it's made a load for the freezer as it's turned out lovely and I'm quite sure that I'll be unable to repeat it. Ended up having two bowls worth and two buttered rolls.

That sounds like a "might try it" sorta recipe Brucie.

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Wed May 20, 2009 10:24 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:
William the White wrote:today was so cold, rainy and miserable I made my winter speciality, lentil soup.....
Ah, well, what started off as red lentil, bacon and chorizo soup soon benefitted from additional chicken stock, carrots, onion, mushrooms, garlic, sage, thyme, tomato puree and black pepper. I'm glad that it's made a load for the freezer as it's turned out lovely and I'm quite sure that I'll be unable to repeat it. Ended up having two bowls worth and two buttered rolls.

Sounds great - i love those whatever you got in the fridge soups... Mine had onions, lentils, carrots, garlic and some truly ancient celery...

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Wed May 20, 2009 11:20 pm

i had the other flavour KFC panini...

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Wed May 20, 2009 11:25 pm

General Mannerheim wrote:i had the other flavour KFC panini...

Did you go large, General? Or got yourself a new job in KFC so you can 'feed' free?

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Wed May 20, 2009 11:48 pm

General Mannerheim wrote:i had the other flavour KFC panini...

The other flavour of deep-fried, skin-on chicken being?

KeeeeeeeBaaaaaaab · Post by **KeeeeeeeBaaaaaaab** » Fri May 22, 2009 8:20 pm

Drinking Bolly tonight. Celebrating becoming a Company Director of my own Birthday Party company, so the champale is being popped open.

Prufrock · Post by **Prufrock** » Fri May 22, 2009 8:23 pm

KeeeeeeeBaaaaaaab wrote:Drinking Bolly tonight. Celebrating becoming a Company Director of my own Birthday Party company, so the champale is being popped open.

Congrats. Was gonna say I hope you had a chippie tea with that, but you do live dahn sarf.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Fri May 22, 2009 8:24 pm

KeeeeeeeBaaaaaaab wrote:Drinking Bolly tonight. Celebrating becoming a Company Director of my own Birthday Party company, so the champale is being popped open.

Well done, congrats from me too. Does it go okay with jellied eels?

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