What Did You Have For Dinner Tonight? [Archive] - Page 3

McTrouble

10-31-2011, 01:16 PM

I went to a party last night, where they had food out all night. I'm such a weak pig, when it's there in front of me, and I'm drinking. I weighed 2 lbs more this morning, than yesterday morning. FML.:mad:

Today is "Pay the Piper, Bitch" day. Spinach salad, period.

When there is a running buffet of food to graze on it's too easy to overeat! :nod:

Still, your spinach salad is really nice - I've still got it written down in my recipe book!

A salad always tastes really refreshing when one has overeaten the day before!!!!!!!

Silver Springs

10-31-2011, 04:35 PM

A little Tomato soup at around 8 when I got in from Uni. Forgot to have breakfast or lunch lol.

beccamorrisfift

10-31-2011, 04:44 PM

A little Tomato soup at around 8 when I got in from Uni. Forgot to have breakfast or lunch lol.

I had a jaffa cake for breakfast today, LOL :thumbsup:

McTrouble

11-01-2011, 01:55 AM

Last night I had homemade Pea & Ham Soup with thick slices of crusty bread to dunk in.

I've some left over for tonight - tastes even better when warmed up the following day! (We should have a "licking lips" smilie on here!!!!!!!).

HomerMcvie

11-01-2011, 04:10 PM

Ham steak, with mashed potatoes, a half an ear of corn, and a small spinach salad.

HomerMcvie

11-02-2011, 06:52 PM

Shrimp and stir fry veggies, in Mango and sweet and sour sauce. Eggplant Parmesan, too!

cliffdweller

11-04-2011, 10:18 AM

Rotisserie chicken, grilled asparagus, and a baked potato :thumbsup:

gretchen

11-04-2011, 11:07 AM

Baked chicken (legs n thighs) coated with Progresso Italian bread crumbs, rice pilaf and steamed garlic infused zucchini. If you put the garlic in the steaming water it flavors the zucchini...yums. And before serving, hit the zucchini with a pinch of flake salt and pepper.

beccamorrisfift

11-04-2011, 03:03 PM

NANDOS!
Plain Chicken fillet burger with chips, peri-peri salt and a bottomless drink.
:D

McTrouble

11-06-2011, 04:30 AM

Went out for dinner yesterday and had -

Scallops on a bed of warm salad & bacon (the scallops were cooked to just the right consistency - succulent and tender).

Pan fried Sea Bass on a bed of crushed potatoes and spinach, with a prawn and lobster sauce.

Cheeseboard which included local Lancashire cheeses as well as Blue Stilton and Blacksticks Blue.

It was scrumptious - I am still full up this morning!!!

HomerMcvie

11-06-2011, 04:43 PM

McTrouble

11-07-2011, 06:03 AM

Since it's starting to get cold outside, I'm dubbing one day a week, "Screw The Diet Day".

I'm having breaded stuffed chicken cutlet, eggplant Parmesan, and fried green tomatoes!:blob2::blob2::blob2:

Well, you just have to do this when the winter sets in! :thumbsup:

I intend on having TWO "Screw The Diet Days" per week, if not THREE!!! :laugh::wavey:

HomerMcvie

11-07-2011, 12:51 PM

Well, you just have to do this when the winter sets in! :thumbsup:

I intend on having TWO "Screw The Diet Days" per week, if not THREE!!! :laugh::wavey:

I know. And my weight is holding pretty steady(147), so let's bring on some winter comfort foods!!! (although I leave for a week of vacation/eating out on Wed morning, so I'm going to try be really good today and tomorrow, to offset the over-indulgences my stomach and liver will be experiencing!):blob2::blob1::blob2::lol:

Silver Springs

11-07-2011, 01:13 PM

I have work to do, so it's a quick lettuce and barbecue sauce sandwich for me, lol.

McTrouble

11-07-2011, 01:30 PM

I have work to do, so it's a quick lettuce and barbecue sauce sandwich for me, lol.

Bee, you do eat some strange conglomerations! :D

McTrouble

11-07-2011, 01:33 PM

I know. And my weight is holding pretty steady(147), so let's bring on some winter comfort foods!!! (although I leave for a week of vacation/eating out on Wed morning, so I'm going to try be really good today and tomorrow, to offset the over-indulgences my stomach and liver will be experiencing!):blob2::blob1::blob2::lol:

Have a fab time! :thumbsup:

I think that a lot of winter comfort foods are really quite healthy - especially things like homemade vegetable soup, and casseroles. It's the actual amount you shovel down that has to be watched! :lol:

HomerMcvie

11-07-2011, 01:47 PM

Have a fab time! :thumbsup:

I think that a lot of winter comfort foods are really quite healthy - especially things like homemade vegetable soup, and casseroles. It's the actual amount you shovel down that has to be watched! :lol:
Thanks, of course I'm only going to my home away from home, Nashvegas! Even if I get my next planned trip there to happen(Christmas Day-New Years Eve), I wasn't able to topple my record number of weeks per year there(7 separate vacations there, in 2010). This will only be my 5th time there this year. I just had too much work this year, to be able to get away(two days off, just doesn't cut it for me....if I can't have at least 4-5 days there, it's just not enough).

I agree with the portions! THAT'S the problem, it's hard to make just one serving of meatloaf, or chili, or gumbo, or beef stew. Actually, I have managed to make a tiny meatloaf before, where there were just about two good pieces. Damn that makes me hungry, just thinking about it drownding in a sea of ketchup!!!!:thumbsup:

Dodfather

11-07-2011, 03:12 PM

Thanks, of course I'm only going to my home away from home, Nashvegas! Even if I get my next planned trip there to happen(Christmas Day-New Years Eve), I wasn't able to topple my record number of weeks per year there(7 separate vacations there, in 2010). This will only be my 5th time there this year. I just had too much work this year, to be able to get away(two days off, just doesn't cut it for me....if I can't have at least 4-5 days there, it's just not enough).

I agree with the portions! THAT'S the problem, it's hard to make just one serving of meatloaf, or chili, or gumbo, or beef stew. Actually, I have managed to make a tiny meatloaf before, where there were just about two good pieces. Damn that makes me hungry, just thinking about it drownding in a sea of ketchup!!!!:thumbsup:

I'm so jealous of this. I will go to Nashville within the next copuple of years! I'll have to have a proper chat with you before I do though. As you know, it will likely be my next destination when I make another trip to the US.

As for food... I had garlic prawns with flaked chili and rice. Delicious!

HomerMcvie

11-07-2011, 05:07 PM

I'm so jealous of this. I will go to Nashville within the next copuple of years! I'll have to have a proper chat with you before I do though. As you know, it will likely be my next destination when I make another trip to the US.

As for food... I had garlic prawns with flaked chili and rice. Delicious!

Thanks. Nashville is just the most fun place I've ever been. I mean, I love live music, so that's a huge reason why. Down on Lower Broadway and 2nd Ave, in about a 6 block area, there are probably 40 clubs that have bands playing, WITH NO COVER CHARGE!

And the people there are so friendly. I've been going for 20 years now, and I've made friendships there, that will last a lifetime. Many of the locals THINK I live there, because they see me so often! People there always say, "why don't you just get it over with, and move here?" It's on my agenda, in a couple of years.....

I sauteed a fish fillet with some chorizo(yes, very strange combination, I'm trying to clean out my freezer), with eggplant Parmesan, and a spinach salad.

Dodfather

11-07-2011, 06:11 PM

Thanks. Nashville is just the most fun place I've ever been. I mean, I love live music, so that's a huge reason why. Down on Lower Broadway and 2nd Ave, in about a 6 block area, there are probably 40 clubs that have bands playing, WITH NO COVER CHARGE!

People there always say, "why don't you just get it over with, and move here?" It's on my agenda, in a couple of years.....

Well, you know we have this in common so sounds great to me. Ahhh. I have an agenda involving a move too in the next 18 months or so.... it could be somewhere pretty far from here and I'll be sure to keep you posted.

HomerMcvie

11-07-2011, 06:52 PM

Well, you know we have this in common so sounds great to me. Ahhh. I have an agenda involving a move too in the next 18 months or so.... it could be somewhere pretty far from here and I'll be sure to keep you posted.

Please do. I'm financially tied to my current life, for 2 more years. Long story short, I'll have my house and rental properties all paid off in 2 years, so I'll be ~financially independent~ then. If I don't want to work any more, I won't have to. I've worked SO hard at making this early retirement possible, that I refuse to come off of my game plan. Plus, 2 years will fly by....:)

Dodfather

11-08-2011, 03:35 AM

Please do. I'm financially tied to my current life, for 2 more years. Long story short, I'll have my house and rental properties all paid off in 2 years, so I'll be ~financially independent~ then. If I don't want to work any more, I won't have to. I've worked SO hard at making this early retirement possible, that I refuse to come off of my game plan. Plus, 2 years will fly by....:)

Wow - quite a plan! Go for it. What's happening with me is that I finished the phD last last year and was completely broke and so just needed some full time work after years of part time work to start paying the bills and looki9ng for lectureships.. I got a School Administrators job that I'm really enjoying but have given myself two years there. Year 1 (which is almost finished - eek!) was to just enjoy having money and relax for a while while trying to get some stuff published and year 2... the job hunt is ON! Highly likel;y I'll be moving internationally since academia in the UK is worse than anywhere else. The US is a very strong possibility. If I haven't found anything in 18 months time I'm just moving - so I don't get stuck in the job I'm doing now since it's not what I trained and spent years working for.

Ok.. I've rambled on a little more than is normal for the "dinner" thread! :shocked:

HomerMcvie

11-08-2011, 11:30 AM

Wow - quite a plan! Go for it. What's happening with me is that I finished the phD last last year and was completely broke and so just needed some full time work after years of part time work to start paying the bills and looking for lectureships.. I got a School Administrators job that I'm really enjoying but have given myself two years there. Year 1 (which is almost finished - eek!) was to just enjoy having money and relax for a while while trying to get some stuff published and year 2... the job hunt is ON! Highly likely I'll be moving internationally since academia in the UK is worse than anywhere else. The US is a very strong possibility. If I haven't found anything in 18 months time I'm just moving - so I don't get stuck in the job I'm doing now since it's not what I trained and spent years working for.

Ok.. I've rambled on a little more than is normal for the "dinner" thread! :shocked:

So what would you most like to do? Not school administration? What was your PhD in?

Hey, this IS the Ledge. Threadjackers unite!!!:blob2:

Okay, on topic, my date got postponed late last night, so in a depressed frenzy, I made a batch of tuna salad, and ate almost all of it. I've been craving tuna salad lately... and I'm not the biggest celery eater in the world, but I added half a stalk of minced celery to it, and the crunch was phenomenal!

Dodfather

11-08-2011, 01:14 PM

So what would you most like to do? Not school administration? What was your PhD in?

Hey, this IS the Ledge. Threadjackers unite!!!:blob2:

Okay, on topic, my date got postponed late last night, so in a depressed frenzy, I made a batch of tuna salad, and ate almost all of it. I've been craving tuna salad lately... and I'm not the biggest celery eater in the world, but I added half a stalk of minced celery to it, and the crunch was phenomenal!

Ughhh... celery is evil. :distress: !!

My phD is in Film Studies, focusing on older models of classic Hollywood stardom and how these have become outmoded in light of contemporary fame culture (celebrity etc). Older film theory and stardom classifications no longer work.. why not? There's a bit of sociology in there too. 74500 words and tt's high culture stuff... chapter include case studies of Nicole Kidman, Britney Spears, Meryl Streep, the Beckhams, Bette Davis... haha. So I'm looking for academic lecturing positions at any university anywehere. It will be in some kind of cultural studies, film studies, media and communications dept. I made it as versatlie as possible. I cn also always just teach classic film studies though - wehatever is on offer really. :sorry: rambled again.

I'm off for a free dinner later, courtesy of winning the pub quiz last week and the team getting some vouchers! I may have steak. :D

HomerMcvie

11-08-2011, 01:33 PM

Ughhh... celery is evil. :distress: !!

My phD is in Film Studies, focusing on older models of classic Hollywood stardom and how these have become outmoded in light of contemporary fame culture (celebrity etc). Older film theory and stardom classifications no longer work.. why not? There's a bit of sociology in there too. 74500 words and tt's high culture stuff... chapter include case studies of Nicole Kidman, Britney Spears, Meryl Streep, the Beckhams, Bette Davis... haha. So I'm looking for academic lecturing positions at any university anywehere. It will be in some kind of cultural studies, film studies, media and communications dept. I made it as versatlie as possible. I cn also always just teach classic film studies though - wehatever is on offer really. :sorry: rambled again.

I'm off for a free dinner later, courtesy of winning the pub quiz last week and the team getting some vouchers! I may have steak. :D
We are so much alike. You know, I always HATED celery, but I love hot wings. So it is true, that after a few beers, you will eat almost anything:eek:, so I finally started eating celery. I NEVER eat just a stalk of it, though....or how in school, they'd always have stalks of it filled with peanut butter....BLECK!!! So I'll eat it with hot wings, and put it in a stew, but that's pretty much it....so there IS a correlation between getting sh*tfaced, and trying new foods!:lol:

Film studies sounds like fun! Come to IU and get a job!

I'm planning on a spinach salad, eggplant parmesan(yes, I know I eat that every day, it takes me a while to go through a big eggplant-and I don't like wasting food), and what tuna salad is left from last night. I trying to get rid of anything that will go bad, since I leave for Nashvegas in the morning.

I'm so excited....I've lined up a couple new restaurants to try, that were featured on Diner's, Drive-ins, and Dives....I'm half packed, and stocked up for hotel liquor! Working a sold out show tonight, then hit the road in the morning. I've been there 100 times, yet I'm literally GIDDY today, with excitement!:lol:

beccamorrisfift

11-08-2011, 04:05 PM

We are so much alike. You know, I always HATED celery, but I love hot wings. So it is true, that after a few beers, you will eat almost anything:eek:, so I finally started eating celery. I NEVER eat just a stalk of it, though....or how in school, they'd always have stalks of it filled with peanut butter....BLECK!!! So I'll eat it with hot wings, and put it in a stew, but that's pretty much it....so there IS a correlation between getting sh*tfaced, and trying new foods!:lol:

Film studies sounds like fun! Come to IU and get a job!

I'm planning on a spinach salad, eggplant parmesan(yes, I know I eat that every day, it takes me a while to go through a big eggplant-and I don't like wasting food), and what tuna salad is left from last night. I trying to get rid of anything that will go bad, since I leave for Nashvegas in the morning.

I'm so excited....I've lined up a couple new restaurants to try, that were featured on Diner's, Drive-ins, and Dives....I'm half packed, and stocked up for hotel liquor! Working a sold out show tonight, then hit the road in the morning. I've been there 100 times, yet I'm literally GIDDY today, with excitement!:lol:

That show is the bomb!!

On a related note, I had sausage and mash for dinner, classic.

HomerMcvie

11-08-2011, 04:19 PM

That show is the bomb!!

On a related note, I had sausage and mash for dinner, classic.

It really is. My second favorite FN show is Restaurant Impossible.
But I always track down DDD's locations, along with a site called Urbanspoon.

It's amazing how sometimes they're not as good as Guy makes them seem. There's a Jamaican restaurant in Nashville that he featured. I just didn't think it was that good, to be honest(and I even made a 2nd trip there, to see if maybe I just hit them on a bad day). Nope.

Know what pisses me off? It seems like more down South, but HOW MANY places close for dinner! Half of the places he's featured in Nashville, close at 3PM! WTFF?
What kind of restaurant isn't open for dinner? I don't want to have some big gourmet f*cking dinner, at 2PM! And the only reason I'm going to try one of the new DDD places, is that they DO stay open on Friday evening(close at 3, every other day). So that's my Friday place!

caroline79

11-08-2011, 06:01 PM

I am trying to be healthy....but I had Burger King :distress:

HomerMcvie

11-09-2011, 08:35 PM

vivfox

11-09-2011, 08:46 PM

My mom made for me homemade sesame chicken, chopped cauliflower, asparagus, a dinner salad with iceburg lettuce and other salad fares and homemade applesauce. It was all to die for delicious.

McTrouble

11-10-2011, 02:25 AM

My mom made for me homemade sesame chicken, chopped cauliflower, asparagus, a dinner salad with iceburg lettuce and other salad fares and homemade applesauce. It was all to die for delicious.

Sounds scrumdelumptious - and probably all the better because it was made by Mom!

I had Lemon Chicken and Sticky Rice.

McTrouble

11-10-2011, 02:27 AM

First night in paradise. I was looking for an italian restaurant I found online, but couldn't find it, and it was getting late, so I gave up, and went with mexican....
Beef burrito/Chili Relleno/Taco platter.

Sounds like you're having a great time! :thumbsup:

Never mind about not finding the Italian - the Mexican was a great alternative!!!

:wavey:

HomerMcvie

11-10-2011, 03:53 AM

Sounds like you're having a great time! :thumbsup:

Never mind about not finding the Italian - the Mexican was a great alternative!!!

:wavey:

So far, so good. I got here late this evening, so I was in no mood to keep searching for some place, who's online description, didn't match the lay of the land. I'm gonna call them tomorrow, and ask, "where exactly the HELL are you?".:lol:

McTrouble

11-10-2011, 07:09 AM

So far, so good. I got here late this evening, so I was in no mood to keep searching for some place, who's online description, didn't match the lay of the land. I'm gonna call them tomorrow, and ask, "where exactly the HELL are you?".:lol:

Hope you locate it and that it's real good - if you do dine there be sure to report back what you had!

HomerMcvie

11-10-2011, 07:16 PM

Deep fried chicken livers and gizzards, with onion rings, rolls, and a salad!
Nummy!!!

Silver Springs

11-10-2011, 08:35 PM

I couldn't be bothered cooking, so I had my patented "Leftover Noms Casserole". Which basically consisted of a cut up Veggie Sausage Roll, a small tin of Baked Beans and a few cut up New Potatoes mixed together in a bowl and microwave before applying liberal amounts of Balsamic Vinegar. That's about as refined as I get, lol. I'll never be a Michelin Star Chef because I eat the most random **** or nothing at all, haha.

HomerMcvie

11-12-2011, 03:47 PM

McTrouble

11-13-2011, 05:07 AM

My dinner today, was a breakfast buffet at Shoney's, with Sara1998(Maria), trying to soothe our hangovers. Two plates of scrambled eggs(I'll bet I ate 8-10 eggs), about 15 pieces of bacon, 8 sausage links, a bowl of grits, and a bowl of clam chowder.Still hungover, but at least my stomach is happy!;)

Way to go David, I'm proud of you man! :thumbsup:

That sounds like my kind of hangover cure! :lol::]

gfd1963

11-13-2011, 06:53 AM

My dinner today, was a breakfast buffet at Shoney's, with Sara1998(Maria), trying to soothe our hangovers. Two plates of scrambled eggs(I'll bet I ate 8-10 eggs), about 15 pieces of bacon, 8 sausage links, a bowl of grits, and a bowl of clam chowder.

Still hungover, but at least my stomach is happy!;)

Oh my! That's about a fortnight's worth of breakfasts for me. Glad it hit the spot. :)

Gill.

Silver Springs

11-13-2011, 10:43 AM

My dinner today, was a breakfast buffet at Shoney's, with Sara1998(Maria), trying to soothe our hangovers. Two plates of scrambled eggs(I'll bet I ate 8-10 eggs), about 15 pieces of bacon, 8 sausage links, a bowl of grits, and a bowl of clam chowder.

Still hungover, but at least my stomach is happy!;)

Holy f*ck! I'd be stuffed just looking at that mountain of food. And here I had a Veggie Sausage Sandwich and I had to leave the crusts because I was stuffed lol. When you eat, you EAT XD

Dodfather

11-13-2011, 10:58 AM

My dinner today, was a breakfast buffet at Shoney's, with Sara1998(Maria), trying to soothe our hangovers. Two plates of scrambled eggs(I'll bet I ate 8-10 eggs), about 15 pieces of bacon, 8 sausage links, a bowl of grits, and a bowl of clam chowder.

Still hungover, but at least my stomach is happy!;)

This sounds awesome! Perfect hangover cure.

Yesterday evening a friend of mine came round and we watched Singin' In The Rain while eating cheesecake... so it was cheesecake for dinner! :D

HomerMcvie

11-13-2011, 02:20 PM

Holy f*ck! I'd be stuffed just looking at that mountain of food. And here I had a Veggie Sausage Sandwich and I had to leave the crusts because I was stuffed lol. When you eat, you EAT XD

Oh yeah, I know how to eat! I was telling Maria, I will always be a 200 lb guy inside. I killed him 2 years ago, and it requires constant effort, keeping him from being resurrected! Die, fat Homie!!!!:mad:

I was still hungover, later in the day, so I went to an OLD pizza place, and had a meatball calzone!
I should try to eat really light today, but know what? I've only got two more days of vacation left, so screw it! I'm torn between Thai and Mexican. Leaning towards the Thai....

McTrouble

11-13-2011, 02:29 PM

Oh yeah, I know how to eat! I was telling Maria, I will always be a 200 lb guy inside. I killed him 2 years ago, and it requires constant effort, keeping him from being resurrected! Die, fat Homie!!!!:mad:

I was still hungover, later in the day, so I went to an OLD pizza place, and had a meatball calzone!
I should try to eat really light today, but know what? I've only got two more days of vacation left, so screw it! I'm torn between Thai and Mexican. Leaning towards the Thai....

Yes, yes, go for Thai and think of me - used to have a great Thai restaurant nearby when I lived on the south coast of England. Can't say I love it as much as Chinese but it's still delish!

HomerMcvie

11-13-2011, 02:46 PM

Yes, yes, go for Thai and think of me - used to have a great Thai restaurant nearby when I lived on the south coast of England. Can't say I love it as much as Chinese but it's still delish!

Chinese is tomorrow!!!!

On the Thai, I want it as hot as I can get it. I want to leave the place, wet!:D

McTrouble

11-13-2011, 02:51 PM

Chinese is tomorrow!!!!

On the Thai, I want it as hot as I can get it. I want to leave the place, wet!:D

I usually leave the place soaking after a really hot vindaloo at the Indian!

Trouble is with Thai I find is that although it is very flavourable, it is more aromatic than spicy.

Chinese tomorrow sounds fab - you're leaving the best for last day hey?

HomerMcvie

11-13-2011, 02:55 PM

I usually leave the place soaking after a really hot vindaloo at the Indian!

Trouble is with Thai I find is that although it is very flavourable, it is more aromatic than spicy.

Chinese tomorrow sounds fab - you're leaving the best for last day hey?

I ordered 4/5 hotness scale last time(the server always tells me that I can't handle 5 - but they don't know me!). I think I'll get the 5 today, server be damned!:blob2:

I always save the best for last(even on my plate, I always end, with a bite of my favorite thing!). My favorite thing about this Chinese place, is that they have sushi, too. Wasabi until I get violent hiccups!:p

McTrouble

11-13-2011, 03:00 PM

I ordered 4/5 hotness scale last time(the server always tells me that I can't handle 5 - but they don't know me!). I think I'll get the 5 today, server be damned!:blob2:

I always save the best for last(even on my plate, I always end, with a bite of my favorite thing!). My favorite thing about this Chinese place, is that they have sushi, too. Wasabi until I get violent hiccups!:p

See now, it's only two hours since I had dinner but you've succeeded in making me hanker after a plate or three of Chinese! :laugh:

HomerMcvie

11-21-2011, 07:08 PM

I outdid myself today....
Lobster
Eggplant Parmesan
Spinach salad
:)

Dodfather

11-22-2011, 04:46 AM

I outdid myself today....
Lobster
Eggplant Parmesan
Spinach salad
:)

Yup - I saw the picture on Facebook! I do love Lobster (my shellfish fetish after all.. it's mine, all mine!) Good work!

HomerMcvie

11-22-2011, 12:20 PM

Yup - I saw the picture on Facebook! I do love Lobster (my shellfish fetish after all.. it's mine, all mine!) Good work!

Thanks. It just looked too damned tasty to not post a pic. I too, have severe lobster issues! I'll fight for my lobster!!!!

McTrouble

11-22-2011, 12:50 PM

Thanks. It just looked too damned tasty to not post a pic. I too, have severe lobster issues! I'll fight for my lobster!!!!

You wouldn't have to fight me for the lobster! Much as I adore it, I actually prefer crab - find it tastier and more tender.

So I'll be happy to swap my lobster for your crab! ;):lol:

Tonight I was in a nibbly mood so I just filled a tray, shoved it in the oven, and half an hour later was enjoying Prawn & Coriander Spring Rolls, Brie & Cranberry Parcels, and Smoked Salmon & Asparagus Vol-au-Vents! Scrumdelumptious!

KarmaContestant

11-22-2011, 01:02 PM

I made shepherd's pie last night, using Gordon Ramsey's recipe as a template and substituting ground turkey for the lamb and then added parsnips, bell peppers and celery in addition to the carrots and onions called for in the recipe. Then I proceeded to eat way too much of it.

I'm a vegetarian *most* of the time but I do eat small quantities of turkey now and then.

Anyway, I love shepherd's pie, and Gordon's recipe is hand-down the best I've ever eaten. However, there's a restaurant a couple blocks from my house called Bittersweet and they make a vegan shepherd's pie that is absolutley amazing. They use a base of broccoli in a savory sauce and then top it with oven-roasted brussels sprouts and mashed sweet potatoes.

HomerMcvie

11-22-2011, 01:03 PM

You wouldn't have to fight me for the lobster! Much as I adore it, I actually prefer crab - find it tastier and more tender.

So I'll be happy to swap my lobster for your crab! ;):lol:

Tonight I was in a nibbly mood so I just filled a tray, shoved it in the oven, and half an hour later was enjoying Prawn & Coriander Spring Rolls, Brie & Cranberry Parcels, and Smoked Salmon & Asparagus Vol-au-Vents! Scrumdelumptious!

Crabs are too much work! And Kwell stinks!:o:lol::lol::lol: (I ONLY know about Kwell, because a band I used to do sound for, had a song called Kwell Smell)
If I were rich, I'd have a personal crab cracker! Let them do all the work, and put the meat on my plate!

Smoked salmon and asparagus. I'm officially drooling!!!!
I need to watch the weather, for the last few days we have left for cooking out. I'd like to smoke a few things before winter officially SUCKS for us. It's raining today.....:(

McTrouble

11-22-2011, 01:18 PM

Crabs are too much work! And Kwell stinks!:o:lol::lol::lol: (I ONLY know about Kwell, because a band I used to do sound for, had a song called Kwell Smell)
If I were rich, I'd have a personal crab cracker! Let them do all the work, and put the meat on my plate!

Smoked salmon and asparagus. I'm officially drooling!!!!
I need to watch the weather, for the last few days we have left for cooking out. I'd like to smoke a few things before winter officially SUCKS for us. It's raining today.....:(

What the hell is kwell?

The only kwell I've ever heard of is a preparation to kill head lice! :shocked::eek:

Oh, I don't fiddle with my own crab - I only ever have it when it's been prepped ready to eat! :laugh:

HomerMcvie

11-22-2011, 01:40 PM

What the hell is kwell?

The only kwell I've ever heard of is a preparation to kill head lice! :shocked::eek:

Oh, I don't fiddle with my own crab - I only ever have it when it's been prepped ready to eat! :laugh:

Yeah, it was a crabs joke!:sorry:

Well, we were on vacation in Texas once, and we stopped at some steakhouse, which happened to have ~all you can eat crab legs~ as the special. I got it, while the rest of my family got steaks. Well, crab legs are so time consuming, that they were all finished with their meals, by the time I was just starting on my second plate of crab legs. And they kept on, "HURRY the Hell up, David!" at me. (in their defense, we were on a roadtrip to a casino, thus the rush)

So I decided that day, that crab legs are just too time consuming! Every time I think of ordering crab legs, I can hear my fam damily, yelling at me to hurry up!
Patience, is a virtue that I don't possess.:shocked:

McTrouble

11-22-2011, 01:50 PM

Yeah, it was a crabs joke!:sorry:

Well, we were on vacation in Texas once, and we stopped at some steakhouse, which happened to have ~all you can eat crab legs~ as the special. I got it, while the rest of my family got steaks. Well, crab legs are so time consuming, that they were all finished with their meals, by the time I was just starting on my second plate of crab legs. And they kept on, "HURRY the Hell up, David!" at me. (in their defense, we were on a roadtrip to a casino, thus the rush)

So I decided that day, that crab legs are just too time consuming! Every time I think of ordering crab legs, I can hear my fam damily, yelling at me to hurry up!
Patience, is a virtue that I don't possess.:shocked:

Oh! See, that went right over my head! :rolleyes::D

Ever had Soft Shell Crab where you eat the WHOLE creature? Mmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!

HomerMcvie

11-22-2011, 02:00 PM

Oh! See, that went right over my head! :rolleyes::D

Ever had Soft Shell Crab where you eat the WHOLE creature? Mmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, cheap jokes are my forte!:eek:

No, but it sounds great. I really never met seafood I didn't like. Well, except the time I tried to cook calamari at home. In the calamari's defense, I wasn't really a real cook yet, so it was probably my fault!

McTrouble

11-22-2011, 02:10 PM

Sorry, cheap jokes are my forte!:eek:

No, but it sounds great. I really never met seafood I didn't like. Well, except the time I tried to cook calamari at home. In the calamari's defense, I wasn't really a real cook yet, so it was probably my fault!

S'okay - I'm not usually so slow to catch on! :laugh:

Last time I had Soft Shell Crab it was infused with hot Indian spices - incredible! Although it was really hot and spicy the crab flavour still came through.

HomerMcvie

11-22-2011, 02:41 PM

S'okay - I'm not usually so slow to catch on! :laugh:

Last time I had Soft Shell Crab it was infused with hot Indian spices - incredible! Although it was really hot and spicy the crab flavour still came through.

Sounds DELICIOUS!!!! You know me and spicy!:blob2::blob2::blob2:

Silver Springs

11-22-2011, 02:47 PM

Why is it that whenever this thread is active, it's always you two having an in-depth discussion, lol? Am I the only one on the board with a completely blasé, "Whatever" attitude towards food?

beccamorrisfift

11-22-2011, 03:17 PM

HomerMcvie

11-22-2011, 05:54 PM

Why is it that whenever this thread is active, it's always you two having an in-depth discussion, lol? Am I the only one on the board with a completely blasé, "Whatever" attitude towards food?

Then the next time you open this thread, you should be HIGHLY suspicious, that ~FOODIES~ are occupying a DINNER thread!!!:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

For me, it's really weird.....I wasn't really a foodie, UNTIL I lost my fat self!(and honestly, I'm glad you brought this up, because it made me realize WHY I've become a foodie). I think the ~before me~, just ate whatever sh*t was in front of me. 80 lbs lost(I have gained 10 back), and I got to where I only eat one meal a day. So I've kind of gotten to where I want that one meal, to be DELICIOUS, but still not too fattening. So I cook fairly elaborate meals, 7 days a week. I love to cook, and I love the challenge of making something really good, that doesn't have 3000 calories!!! And when I'm traveling, I'm obsessed with finding new restaurants on Urbanspoon.

Today, the menu was simple....Spicy garlic hot wings, with blue cheese and celery(of course!). I'm on a mission, of cleaning out my freezer...

McTrouble

11-23-2011, 12:57 PM

Why is it that whenever this thread is active, it's always you two having an in-depth discussion, lol? Am I the only one on the board with a completely blasé, "Whatever" attitude towards food?

Hey, me and my "food twin" think that seafood, cheese, and anything hot and spicy is worth endless discussion! :laugh:

How much do I love food? Almost as much as I love Lindsey! :nod::D

HomerMcvie

11-23-2011, 01:00 PM

Hey, me and my "food twin" think that seafood, cheese, and anything hot and spicy is worth endless discussion! :laugh:

How much do I love food? Almost as much as I love Lindsey! :nod::D

And people who don't like food, shouldn't open the thread, not expecting a FOOD discussion!:lol:

McTrouble

11-23-2011, 01:02 PM

Then the next time you open this thread, you should be HIGHLY suspicious, that ~FOODIES~ are occupying a DINNER thread!!!:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

For me, it's really weird.....I wasn't really a foodie, UNTIL I lost my fat self!(and honestly, I'm glad you brought this up, because it made me realize WHY I've become a foodie). I think the ~before me~, just ate whatever sh*t was in front of me. 80 lbs lost(I have gained 10 back), and I got to where I only eat one meal a day. So I've kind of gotten to where I want that one meal, to be DELICIOUS, but still not too fattening. So I cook fairly elaborate meals, 7 days a week. I love to cook, and I love the challenge of making something really good, that doesn't have 3000 calories!!! And when I'm traveling, I'm obsessed with finding new restaurants on Urbanspoon.

Today, the menu was simple....Spicy garlic hot wings, with blue cheese and celery(of course!). I'm on a mission, of cleaning out my freezer...

We really were separated at birth!!!!!!

Although I am not doing as well as you have done David.

I had 75 lbs to lose - so far I have only managed to lose 21 lbs. But I am at one meal a day and I also want that meal to be delish.

I reckon I need another 21 lbs off before I can see a real difference, but at least I am smaller by 2 sizes.

HomerMcvie

11-23-2011, 01:16 PM

We really were separated at birth!!!!!!

Although I am not doing as well as you have done David.

I had 75 lbs to lose - so far I have only managed to lose 21 lbs. But I am at one meal a day and I also want that meal to be delish.

I reckon I need another 21 lbs off before I can see a real difference, but at least I am smaller by 2 sizes.

I have quite a few friends that have lost a bunch of weight, and we all say that it's a life long effort! Seriously. For me, it's just all about living within my set of rules. Deviation will only lead me back to those fat clothes. And I would rather live within these rules, than eat whatever I want, all the time.

Sunday night, my friend sprang for two large supreme pizzas. Everyone there pigged out, and tried to get me to only eat one piece. But.I.didn't. And it was hard not to, but I'm firm in my resolve. I like 28" jeans more than pizza!:laugh:

Congrats on the 21 lbs!!! Just remember that vegetables are your friend!

McTrouble

11-23-2011, 01:23 PM

I have quite a few friends that have lost a bunch of weight, and we all say that it's a life long effort! Seriously. For me, it's just all about living within my set of rules. Deviation will only lead me back to those fat clothes. And I would rather live within these rules, than eat whatever I want, all the time.

Sunday night, my friend sprang for two large supreme pizzas. Everyone there pigged out, and tried to get me to only eat one piece. But.I.didn't. And it was hard not to, but I'm firm in my resolve. I like 28" jeans more than pizza!:laugh:

Congrats on the 21 lbs!!! Just remember that vegetables are your friend!

Thanks! And I do love my veggies!!!

I do try to eat healthily - my problem is portion control.

Big appetite = big lass! :rolleyes:

And it's SO hard in the winter months! :nod:

HomerMcvie

11-23-2011, 01:30 PM

Thanks! And I do love my veggies!!!

I do try to eat healthily - my problem is portion control.

Big appetite = big lass! :rolleyes:

And it's SO hard in the winter months! :nod:

Yeah, but a double serving of stir fry veggies shouldn't be that many more calories.

I know, winter is hard for everybody. Cold weather makes you crave comfort foods!

McTrouble

11-23-2011, 01:46 PM

Yeah, but a double serving of stir fry veggies shouldn't be that many more calories.

I know, winter is hard for everybody. Cold weather makes you crave comfort foods!

Except that my double helping is probably what everyone else would deem a X6 helping LOL!!!

I have only myself to blame!!!!!! :o

HomerMcvie

11-23-2011, 02:03 PM

Except that my double helping is probably what everyone else would deem a X6 helping LOL!!!

I have only myself to blame!!!!!! :o

I know. Believe me.

I consider my weight loss to be my greatest feat I've ever accomplished...I know that sounds bad, but as someone who has always been 30-40 lbs overweight(finally about 60 lbs overweight), I finally beat it! But it will always be a struggle. So I've become a Nazi with my own body.:o

McTrouble

11-23-2011, 02:13 PM

I know. Believe me.

I consider my weight loss to be my greatest feat I've ever accomplished...I know that sounds bad, but as someone who has always been 30-40 lbs overweight(finally about 60 lbs overweight), I finally beat it! But it will always be a struggle. So I've become a Nazi with my own body.:o

Oh yes, totally agree on that one!!!

Also agree that it's so easy to slip back if you take your eyes off the ball for just one moment!!!

HomerMcvie

11-26-2011, 05:34 PM

Mmmmm.
Smoked salmon
Eggplant Parmasan
Creamed green beans
small spinach salad....

:blob2::blob2::blob2:

McTrouble

11-27-2011, 03:36 AM

Last night I had Tuna and Sweetcorn Pasta in a Tomato and Mozzarella Sauce with Garlic Bread.

Tonight I am having (Homemade) Vegetable Soup with lots of fresh crusty bread to dunk in.

HomerMcvie

11-27-2011, 03:51 AM

Last night I had Tuna and Sweetcorn Pasta in a Tomato and Mozzarella Sauce with Garlic Bread.

Tonight I am having (Homemade) Vegetable Soup with lots of fresh crusty bread to dunk in.

That sounds really good!

I bought this "chicken bacon" at Kroger's today. Not because I expect it to be good, but it says it only has 25 calories a slice! Hell, if it tastes 1/4 like bacon, that means I can at least eat 5-6 slices! lol:rolleyes:

iamnotafraid

11-27-2011, 03:55 AM

Ham & Yams. Dessert...Oreos (Peanut Butter).

HomerMcvie

11-27-2011, 03:57 AM

Ham & Yams. Dessert...Oreos (Peanut Butter).

Peanut butter Oreos? I didn't know they existed......:confused:

Meowi

11-27-2011, 03:59 AM

Mmmmm.
Smoked salmon
Eggplant Parmasan
Creamed green beans
small spinach salad....

:blob2::blob2::blob2:

NOM nom NOM.
I'm gonna admit, everything you put up sounds delicious.

iamnotafraid

11-27-2011, 04:02 AM

Peanut butter Oreos? I didn't know they existed......:confused:

My brother you must get them.
What's better than chocolate and
peanut butter?

HomerMcvie

11-27-2011, 04:08 AM

My brother you must get them.
What's better than chocolate and
peanut butter?

Reeses is the best thing EVER!
:woohoo:

HomerMcvie

11-27-2011, 04:10 AM

NOM nom NOM.
I'm gonna admit, everything you put up sounds delicious.

Thanks Matt. I just LOVE to cook. All day long, I think about how I'm going to cook it all.
Fooddork.....that's me!:lol:

Silver Springs

11-27-2011, 11:55 AM

Quorn Escalope with Roast Potatoes. I'm eating like a real boy today :)

beccamorrisfift

11-27-2011, 02:10 PM

Oh blimey, I had a roast dinner and a Gu cheescake pot for dessert, it was heavenly.

Then I did 20mins on the cross trainer to make up for it, but let me tell you, cross trainer ain't fun.

Meowi

11-27-2011, 02:51 PM

Quorn Escalope with Roast Potatoes. I'm eating like a real boy today :)

For a minute, I thought you said antelope instead of escalope. :lol:

HomerMcvie

11-29-2011, 04:35 PM

General Tso's chicken. I think I finally made something that's too hot for me to eat! I'm drenched....I'm now picking the whole red peppers out of it!:blob2::blob2::blob2:

But still, it hurts so good!:woohoo:

HomerMcvie

11-30-2011, 05:32 PM

Beef stew, minus the beef. So, I guess vegetable soup....

To be honest, I missed the meat!:(

HomerMcvie

12-01-2011, 05:29 PM

Kung PAO! chicken, with a small salad!

Spicy as can be!:)

McTrouble

12-02-2011, 09:51 AM

Going to my local Oriental Buffet restaurant in a couple of hours - mmmmmm, wonder if I'll manage my usual 7 platefuls??? :o:eek::rolleyes::lol:

HomerMcvie

12-02-2011, 01:38 PM

Going to my local Oriental Buffet restaurant in a couple of hours - mmmmmm, wonder if I'll manage my usual 7 platefuls??? :o:eek::rolleyes::lol:

Go for it!
As much as I love to explore new restaurants and the such, SERIOUSLY, you just can't beat a chinese buffet!!! Even beyond the cheap price! There's just so much TASTY stuff there!:blob2::blob2::blob2::wavey:

HomerMcvie

12-04-2011, 04:20 PM

OMFG! What a find!!!
So I was in Kroger's about an hour ago...and tightass that I am, was looking at the "clearance shelf". They had these big soup mixes(dry, in pouches). Well, the Baked Burgundy French Onion looked really good, so I bought 3 bags of it.

Well, I just finished making a batch, and OMFG, it's DELICIOUS!!!! Seriously as good(if not better) than any I've ever had in a restaurant. I'm going to stop in there again, later tonight, and if there's any left, I'M GOING TO BUY ALLLLLLL OF IT!!! So freaking good, and only 60 calories a serving!!!!!:blob2::blob2::blob2:

Dodfather

12-04-2011, 04:41 PM

Well, I just finished making a batch, and OMFG, it's DELICIOUS!!!! Seriously as good(if not better) than any I've ever had in a restaurant. I'm going to stop in there again, later tonight, and if there's any left, I'M GOING TO BUY ALLLLLLL OF IT!!! So freaking good, and only 60 calories a serving!!!!!:blob2::blob2::blob2:

Excellent!n I'm all for getting loads of something if it's cheap and delicious (food, beer, women.. whatever really).

HomerMcvie

12-04-2011, 06:18 PM

Excellent!n I'm all for getting loads of something if it's cheap and delicious (food, beer, women.. whatever really).

Me too. People have made fun of the fact that I stay in pretty cheap hotel, when I vacation. Know what? I had seven separate full weeks ON vacation, last year. There's no way I could have afforded that, if I weren't cheap!:lol:

Did I tell you about the $1 Happy Hour PBRs, in Nashvegas?:thumbsup:

Dodfather

12-04-2011, 06:21 PM

Did I tell you about the $1 Happy Hour PBRs, in Nashvegas?:thumbsup:

Ahhh.. but is it good beer? Stop teasing me.. I'll make the trip - honest! :laugh:

HomerMcvie

12-04-2011, 06:29 PM

Ahhh.. but is it good beer? Stop teasing me.. I'll make the trip - honest! :laugh:

You've never had a Pabst Blue Ribbon?????????:confused:

In Nashville, literally about 60% of the patrons are drinking PBR(not only the Happy Hour ones).

Dodfather

12-04-2011, 06:45 PM

You've never had a Pabst Blue Ribbon?????????:confused:

In Nashville, literally about 60% of the patrons are drinking PBR(not only the Happy Hour ones).

Ahh, I have. I just hadn't seen it shortened to PBT. It's ok. I'm not the biggest lager man though, more beer really. Sometimes I do fancy lager though and I'll never turn one down :)

fringed n fab

12-04-2011, 08:13 PM

fringed n fab

12-04-2011, 08:20 PM

We were having a discussion one day about the difference in food prices across the U.S. where people were from and had moved, and people on the Florida forum were pulling up old news articles showing how things like a gallon of milk and meat and dairy have always been high down here, even back in the 80's. I don't know what prices things are where you're from, but on any given week a gallon of milk at Kroger was 2.50 and down here milk is almost 4.00. And meats and dairy all run high. But it's Florida so you can't bich that much.

HomerMcvie

12-04-2011, 09:29 PM

I miss having a Kroger. If you think they're high, you should shop a Publix. :eek:

We don't have Publix up here. Only Kroger, and a chain out of northern Indiana, called Marsh.
Kroger's has pretty much killed Marsh, with several of their stores closing over the past few years.

I'm a Kroger boy. Always will be.

I'm heading out to meet some friends now, but FIRST, I'm gonna hit Kroger, and if they have any more of that French onion soup, I'm buyin' it all!:D

fringed n fab

12-04-2011, 09:34 PM

We don't have Publix up here. Only Kroger, and a chain out of northern Indiana, called Marsh.
Kroger's has pretty much killed Marsh, with several of their stores closing over the past few years.

I'm a Kroger boy. Always will be.

I'm heading out to meet some friends now, but FIRST, I'm gonna hit Kroger, and if they have any more of that French onion soup, I'm buyin' it all!:D

Mom and me shopped Marsh's for years, I grew up in SW Ohio, so we had one. But had shopped Kroger the past 15 years or more. Sadly it seems Marsh stores have struggled to keep up and I'm surprised they're still around. I used to love our Marsh in Ohio before solely shopping Kroger. I love Krogers. I think Krogers stop somewhere in Georgia and not in Florida anywhere.

HomerMcvie

12-05-2011, 03:06 AM

Mom and me shopped Marsh's for years, I grew up in SW Ohio, so we had one. But had shopped Kroger the past 15 years or more. Sadly it seems Marsh stores have struggled to keep up and I'm surprised they're still around. I used to love our Marsh in Ohio before solely shopping Kroger. I love Krogers. I think Krogers stop somewhere in Georgia and not in Florida anywhere.

It's so funny how even some MAJOR chains, are still regional. I'm too lazy to look, but I believe Kroger's is the #2 grocery retailer in the US. Is Publix #1?

fringed n fab

12-05-2011, 10:59 AM

vivfox

12-05-2011, 11:05 AM

I wish I could tell you I had baboles over my house for dinner and dessert and then shared some good conversation, but a guy can dream, can't he?

fringed n fab

12-05-2011, 11:20 AM

I wish I could tell you I had baboles over my house for dinner and dessert and then shared some good conversation, but a guy can dream, can't he?

And I think he appreciates your admiration. It's nice to feel acknowledged.

HomerMcvie

12-05-2011, 12:56 PM

I think there are Publix in a few other states but they dominate the market down here in Florida, there's way too many of them I think and they could use some good competition. We have Sweetbay and Winn Dixie and stores like Target and stuff but I only shop Publix for a few things. They do have a decent deli and produce and I like their hot buffet items they serve. The occasional mac n cheese and fried chicken are too good lol. And surprisingly milk at Publix here is 3.69 a gallon where some other places it can run closer to 4.00 even almost 5.00 in some stores. I like their meats too but they run higher down here than prices in Ohio. Publix does have a nice bakery also.

I do know that Publix is a southern thing(my birth mother is retired from a Publix in Orlando). I've never been inside a Publix...I think in Nashville, they have both Publix and Kroger's.

Maybe prices are cheaper up here, but Kroger's has milk on sale, about every other week, for $2.50, I believe(I don't drink milk, only cook with it, so I don't buy it very often)....

But my god, has anyone noticed MEAT prices? Geez Louise, WHO pays $13 for a steak from the grocery store? I can eat a smaller one, with a salad and sides, at Texas Roadhouse, for $13, INCLUDING TIP! I don't eat a lot of meat anymore, and I'm glad, seeing how expensive it is, now!

Silver Springs

12-05-2011, 01:11 PM

Toast with a side order of Muppets Christmas Carol.

McTrouble

12-05-2011, 01:37 PM

Pizza and Beer - yep, slobbed tonight! :D

Dodfather

12-05-2011, 04:01 PM

Toast with a side order of Muppets Christmas Carol.

YES!! I plan to watch it this weekend. The first of about 3 annual Christmas viewings of it. Best Christmas movie ever. Love it!

Pizza and Beer - yep, slobbed tonight! :D

Nice! I had roasted parsnip, honey and mustard soup. Sounds unusual but it was soooo good. Especially because it's freeze your b***s off cold here right now!

fringed n fab

12-05-2011, 04:05 PM

I do know that Publix is a southern thing(my birth mother is retired from a Publix in Orlando). I've never been inside a Publix...I think in Nashville, they have both Publix and Kroger's.

Maybe prices are cheaper up here, but Kroger's has milk on sale, about every other week, for $2.50, I believe(I don't drink milk, only cook with it, so I don't buy it very often)....

But my god, has anyone noticed MEAT prices? Geez Louise, WHO pays $13 for a steak from the grocery store? I can eat a smaller one, with a salad and sides, at Texas Roadhouse, for $13, INCLUDING TIP! I don't eat a lot of meat anymore, and I'm glad, seeing how expensive it is, now!

I buy milk to occasionally drink and I cook with it. Plus when my nieces and nephews are over they love their cereal. Yeah I believe Publix is a southern thing. I don't think they're up in Ohio.

baboles

12-06-2011, 01:02 AM

I wish I could tell you I had baboles over my house for dinner and dessert and then shared some good conversation, but a guy can dream, can't he?

Awwwwwwww! You're too sweet! :) :) :) <3

cliffdweller

12-07-2011, 02:50 PM

Pizza and Beer - yep, slobbed tonight! :D

That actually sounds great! And don't feel bad. This is a must from time to time. :thumbsup:

beccamorrisfift

12-07-2011, 03:04 PM

I ate a marmite sandwhich for dinner, and now I have hiccups?

Silver Springs

12-07-2011, 03:28 PM

Haven't been h0me long from Uni. Grabbed a Veggie Sausage Sandwich before getting back to work.

HomerMcvie

12-11-2011, 05:33 PM

Strangest combination EVER.

French onion soup
Scrambled eggs scampi(my own invention)
Canadian bacon
American bacon!
Creamed spinach(the spinach was a bad idea for the combo, even though it was still good).

KarmaContestant

12-11-2011, 10:17 PM

Chili, made with turkey, roasted poblano peppers, black and kidney beans and lots of tomatoes & onions and cooked for 8 hours in a crock pot, topped with shredded cheese, scallions and cilantro.

HomerMcvie

12-12-2011, 05:09 PM

Beautiful day here, so I decided to smoke some boneless pork ribs. Put a garlic, rosemary, and thyme rub on it, and let it chill all day. Put Jack Daniels wood chips on top of charcoal, and let it cook slowly. Mmmmm!
Having that, with french onion soup, and a small spinach salad.

Anyone have anything good?:shrug:

Silver Springs

12-12-2011, 05:21 PM

Anyone have anything good?:shrug:

I had Weetabix, so not me lol.

HomerMcvie

12-12-2011, 05:55 PM

I had Weetabix, so not me lol.

In American terminology, WTF is that?:p

Silver Springs

12-12-2011, 06:19 PM

In American terminology, WTF is that?:p

They're Wheat Cereal Biscuits you have with Milk. In terms of taste, they're closest to the common cardboard box. I have mine with a layer of jam on them before the milk :p

http://youth.chancetoshine.org/system/assets/8/original/Weetabix_20Shot.jpg?1251812817

HomerMcvie

12-12-2011, 07:49 PM

They're Wheat Cereal Biscuits you have with Milk. In terms of taste, they're closest to the common cardboard box. I have mine with a layer of jam on them before the milk :p

http://youth.chancetoshine.org/system/assets/8/original/Weetabix_20Shot.jpg?1251812817

Have y'all ever heard of Cap'n Crunch?:blob2::blob2::blob2:

And that pic looks waaaay more tasty than the one on Wikipedia!

Silver Springs

12-12-2011, 08:06 PM

Have y'all ever heard of Cap'n Crunch?:blob2::blob2::blob2:

Never. We don't get anything like that over here.

KarmaContestant

12-12-2011, 08:13 PM

Tonight, it's an easy dinner. Leftover chili from yesterday with grilled cheese sandwiches and a salad of spinach and arugula.

HomerMcvie

12-15-2011, 09:09 PM

Lobster, with a spinach salad.

So, Kroger's has had cheap lobsters, for the last year or so. First, they were $5 each, then they went to $6. Well sh*t, I was in there a couple of days ago, and it was TWO lobsters for $6! I'm sure somebody just forgot to double the ticket price, on the 2 pack, but I sure as hell bought 4 of them!

$3 lobster for dinner. GO, my cheap gourmet wanna be ass!:lol:

McTrouble

12-16-2011, 04:34 AM

HomerMcvie

12-16-2011, 12:44 PM

Last night went and had a "help yourself and eat all you can" carvery - so I heaped my plate with turkey, stuffing, brussels sprouts, cauliflower cheese, cranberry sauce, lashings of gravy and HUNDREDS of delish crispy roast potatoes!!!!

Talk about stuffed - couldn't move the rest of the evening! :lol:

But I've still managed to lose 3 lbs over last couple of weeks - thats 24 lbs lost with 51 lbs still to go!

Lord, I try to avoid the all you can eat places. I went to one for my birthday dinner, a couple of weeks ago(called Mr. Hibachi, and it WAS awesome!), but I ate 3 full plates of food....which was one plate too many!!!

But I'll do these places, once or twice a year...:mad:

:lol:

KarmaContestant

12-16-2011, 01:46 PM

I think I'll make a huge pot of minestrone tonight.

McTrouble

12-17-2011, 03:11 PM

Lord, I try to avoid the all you can eat places. I went to one for my birthday dinner, a couple of weeks ago(called Mr. Hibachi, and it WAS awesome!), but I ate 3 full plates of food....which was one plate too many!!!

But I'll do these places, once or twice a year...:mad:

:lol:

Had Chinese Buffet lunch with Bee today in Leeds - I managed to keep it down to 3 plates! :lol:

Latest weight news, 2 lbs more lost - that's now 26 lbs lost with 49 lbs to go! :blob1:

Silver Springs

12-17-2011, 03:13 PM

Had Chinese Buffet lunch with Bee today in Leeds - I managed to keep it down to 3 plates! :lol:

You put me to shame, lol. I didn't even finish my small plate lol. I'm not a fan of food, really. Just something that's needed to live, really.

HomerMcvie

12-17-2011, 04:43 PM

Had Chinese Buffet lunch with Bee today in Leeds - I managed to keep it down to 3 plates! :lol:

Latest weight news, 2 lbs more lost - that's now 26 lbs lost with 49 lbs to go! :blob1:

Yeah, I was mad at myself for having my third plate....but they had SO MANY good things, and I still only got to try about half of them!:mad:

:lol:

McTrouble

12-22-2011, 01:15 PM

HomerMcvie

12-22-2011, 02:10 PM

To start I had fresh Orkney Crab and some Smoked Salmon/Prawn Mousse parcels.

And then I had Brie & Cranberry Tartlets and Pigs in Blankets!

All scrumdelumptious and washed down with a couple of glasses of Pinot Grigio! :)

David, if you're reading this (as it's a fave thread of yours LOL), tried to PM you but wasn't able!!!:distress:

Mmmmm, smoked salmon!!!!! One of my favorites! The brie and cranberry tartlets sound delicious, too!

Yeah, my inbox is full. I always leave room for one message, but another ledgie messaged me today, and filled it. Do you Facebook?
I don't want to post my FB addy here(because I can only take SO MANY Steve E. Nicks links, in my newsfeed, before I unsubscribe to their stuff[not unfriend them, but unsubscribe to alllll that Steve E sh*t!]), but I'll PM you my FB. Add me if you FB.

Oh yeah, my FB reason is, that there's unlimited messaging there. I've been here for going on 9 years, and the messages that are in my inbox, have meaning to me, and I don't want to delete them.

Silver Springs

12-22-2011, 02:26 PM

Mmmmm, smoked salmon!!!!! One of my favorites! The brie and cranberry tartlets sound delicious, too!

Yeah, my inbox is full. I always leave room for one message, but another ledgie messaged me today, and filled it. Do you Facebook?
I don't want to post my FB addy here(because I can only take SO MANY Steve E. Nicks links, in my newsfeed, before I unsubscribe to their stuff[not unfriend them, but unsubscribe to alllll that Steve E sh*t!]), but I'll PM you my FB. Add me if you FB.

Oh yeah, my FB reason is, that there's unlimited messaging there. I've been here for going on 9 years, and the messages that are in my inbox, have meaning to me, and I don't want to delete them.

Have you ever tried downloading your messages and storing them on your computer? It's quite simple to do. It might leave room in your inbox then, lol.

beccamorrisfift

12-23-2011, 01:12 PM

My dad made dinner tonight, we had pepsi chicken with boston baked beans and chilli new potato chips. :D

HEAVEN.

McTrouble

12-23-2011, 01:16 PM

Same as last night - the other half of everything! :lol:

HomerMcvie

12-23-2011, 01:28 PM

I'm going to make some hot wings, and some spaghetti! Odd combo, I know. I'm getting ready for a week's vacation, starting on Sunday, so I'm trying to clean out the fridge.

I made an ~annual family tradition~ spaghetti sauce, about 10 days ago, and this is the last remaining sauce. Really, it's what they call Cincinnati Chili(I think).

McTrouble

12-23-2011, 01:45 PM

HomerMcvie

12-23-2011, 01:50 PM

Well, I've already eaten, but I could still sink my teeth into some hot wings!!!!!!

Haha, the only reason I'm doing wings, is that I have celery that I don't wanna throw out! I hate wasting food!:D;):p

Dodfather

12-24-2011, 11:17 AM

Haha, the only reason I'm doing wings, is that I have celery that I don't wanna throw out! I hate wasting food!:D;):p

Hot chili and garlic prawn linguine. Man, it was good! :thumbsup:

HomerMcvie

12-24-2011, 11:23 AM

Today, I'm planning on scrambled eggs scampi, canadian bacon, and fried morel mushrooms!

HomerMcvie

12-24-2011, 11:26 AM

Hot chili and garlic prawn linguine. Man, it was good! :thumbsup:

Man, that garlic prawn linguine, is making my mouth water!!!!:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Dodfather

12-24-2011, 04:18 PM

Today, I'm planning on scrambled eggs scampi, canadian bacon, and fried morel mushrooms!

As is said in Aberdeen.. oh, fiiiiiine..

beccamorrisfift

12-24-2011, 04:25 PM

Traditional Christmas Eve Chinese take out :D

Lee

12-25-2011, 02:18 PM

Last night we had Pizza Hut pizza! :nod:

Tonight for Christmas, I'm making for my husband & I, Shepherd's Pie. :blob1: I'm trying out a different recipe for it that I saw in All You magazine.

Lee :)

HomerMcvie

12-25-2011, 10:22 PM

Traditional Christmas Eve Chinese take out :D

Oh, that sounds good!!! I'm planning on Chinese buffet tomorrow, ALTHOUGH, with all I've eaten the past two days, I'm seriously considering fasting tomorrow....

I weighed in at 5 lbs more today, than I did a week ago....and F*CK THAT!:mad:

:lol::lol::lol:

McTrouble

12-26-2011, 09:31 AM

Oh, that sounds good!!! I'm planning on Chinese buffet tomorrow, ALTHOUGH, with all I've eaten the past two days, I'm seriously considering fasting tomorrow....

I weighed in at 5 lbs more today, than I did a week ago....and F*CK THAT!:mad:

:lol::lol::lol:

Yeah, but it's Christmas, you're allowed! :)

It'll soon come off again in the new year!

Silver Springs

12-26-2011, 09:42 AM

Yesterday as my own meal of the day, I was forced to have the obligatory Christmas Lunch. Which for me consisted of Quorn Loaf, Sprouts (Tiny little balls of evil :s), Roast Potatoes (Om nom nom nom!), Peas, a Yorkshire Pudding and Veggie Stuffing.

Tonight I'll be making myself Spinach, Potato, Leek, Spring Onion, Pea, Cabbage and Lentil Soup to make up for the indulgence yesterday.

McTrouble

12-26-2011, 10:17 AM

HomerMcvie

12-26-2011, 01:22 PM

Yeah, but it's Christmas, you're allowed! :)

It'll soon come off again in the new year!

Yeah, and here I am on vacation....NEXT WEEK will be payback time!:mad:

:lol:

McTrouble

12-26-2011, 02:10 PM

Yeah, and here I am on vacation....NEXT WEEK will be payback time!:mad:

:lol:

But just think - the pounds will just fall off when you start to behave again next week! :laugh:

In the meantime, just enjoy and have a great time! :wavey:

olive

12-26-2011, 04:59 PM

mmmm Kitfo

HomerMcvie

12-26-2011, 07:20 PM

But just think - the pounds will just fall off when you start to behave again next week! :laugh:

In the meantime, just enjoy and have a great time! :wavey:

Thanks.

Yep, I did the china buffet today. So good, and so cheap. It was delicious. I like this place in particular, because they also have sushi. I'm not sushi's biggest fan(I like it, but don't think of it, as being "dinner"), so having just a few pieces, satisfies my sushi desire.

McTrouble

12-27-2011, 08:47 AM

Thanks.

Yep, I did the china buffet today. So good, and so cheap. It was delicious. I like this place in particular, because they also have sushi. I'm not sushi's biggest fan(I like it, but don't think of it, as being "dinner"), so having just a few pieces, satisfies my sushi desire.

More and more and more like my twin! :lol::thumbsup:

Wish I could come and hang out with you in Nashville some time! :nod:

TN is one of the States I haven't yet visited!

Dodfather

12-27-2011, 11:45 AM

:thumbsup:Thanks.

Yep, I did the china buffet today. So good, and so cheap. It was delicious. I like this place in particular, because they also have sushi. I'm not sushi's biggest fan(I like it, but don't think of it, as being "dinner"), so having just a few pieces, satisfies my sushi desire.

More and more and more like my twin! :lol::thumbsup:

Wish I could come and hang out with you in Nashville some time! :nod:

TN is one of the States I haven't yet visited!

I do like Sushi but it never fills me up so I have a good few pieces and then move on...

I'm crashing the Nashvegas party too!! :thumbsup:

HomerMcvie

12-27-2011, 12:44 PM

:thumbsup:

I do like Sushi but it never fills me up so I have a good few pieces and then move on...

I'm crashing the Nashvegas party too!! :thumbsup:

That's SO funny, that you both feel the same way. I love sushi, but it's just not filling enough, to earn the title of DINNER!
Sushi, appetizer be thy name!:laugh:

Today, I'm thinking Rotiers, a Nashvegas tradition(it's been here 70ish years). It's sort of home cooking, plus seafood. They're known for their hamburgers....everyone says the best on in town. I.wasn't.impressed.:shocked: But I go for their fried chicken gizzards and livers plate. The combo isn't even an option on the menu, but they combo it for me! Substitute onion rings for fries, and a salad with blue cheese dressing! YUM! Oh yeah, and it's only $8!

Although I've been thinking about trying the fried oysters plate...we'll see....:confused::lol:
Wish you were both here!

Dodfather

12-27-2011, 02:24 PM

It's sort of home cooking, plus seafood. Oh yeah, and it's only $8!

Although I've been thinking about trying the fried oysters plate...we'll see....:confused::lol:
Wish you were both here!

Home cooking plus seafood and prices around $8?? Oh yes! :D

As for the fried oysters platem that sounds like something that could be featured on Man v Food - the best tv show ever - so try it, try it (adopts slightly sinister cheer type whisper...)

Today I had a couple of realllly good toast beer sandwiches with mustard. That's what leftovers are for! I'll need something else later though,

Silver Springs

12-27-2011, 02:31 PM

Man v Food - the best tv show ever - so try it, try it (adopts slightly sinister cheer type whisper...)

Man V Food is probably one of the most disgusting things I've ever seen on television. It glamorises flagrant greed and the waste of food that is so desperately needed by so many people for the sake of defeating some shi*tty little ego trip challenge. It makes me sick.

McTrouble

12-27-2011, 04:04 PM

:thumbsup:

I do like Sushi but it never fills me up so I have a good few pieces and then move on...

I'm crashing the Nashvegas party too!! :thumbsup:

Meet you at the airport! :D

McTrouble

12-27-2011, 04:06 PM

That's SO funny, that you both feel the same way. I love sushi, but it's just not filling enough, to earn the title of DINNER!
Sushi, appetizer be thy name!:laugh:

Today, I'm thinking Rotiers, a Nashvegas tradition(it's been here 70ish years). It's sort of home cooking, plus seafood. They're known for their hamburgers....everyone says the best on in town. I.wasn't.impressed.:shocked: But I go for their fried chicken gizzards and livers plate. The combo isn't even an option on the menu, but they combo it for me! Substitute onion rings for fries, and a salad with blue cheese dressing! YUM! Oh yeah, and it's only $8!

Although I've been thinking about trying the fried oysters plate...we'll see....:confused::lol:
Wish you were both here!

One day! I've put it on my "to do" list!

Dodfather

12-27-2011, 05:01 PM

One day! I've put it on my "to do" list!

Mine too! :thumbsup:

HomerMcvie

12-27-2011, 07:13 PM

Home cooking plus seafood and prices around $8?? Oh yes! :D

As for the fried oysters platem that sounds like something that could be featured on Man v Food - the best tv show ever - so try it, try it (adopts slightly sinister cheer type whisper...)

Today I had a couple of realllly good toast beer sandwiches with mustard. That's what leftovers are for! I'll need something else later though,

Well the seafood plates are more like $13. I DID DO the oyster platter. Man, it was good!!! I'd never considered oysters with tarter sauce as a dip, but it was a good combo. Onion rings and a salad, too. I feel like I'm ready to pop!

HomerMcvie

12-27-2011, 07:16 PM

One day! I've put it on my "to do" list!

I'm down, anytime you're both ready! I LOVE this town! It's a party town!:blob2::blob2::blob2:

Maybe we should plan a Ledgie week, in a year or so? (nah, too many of them hate country...)

poetinmyheart

12-27-2011, 07:17 PM

McDonalds. I now have major food remorse, but it was calling out to me!

Macfanforever

12-27-2011, 07:44 PM

I ate 4 grill cheese tonight plus a bowl of corn flakes with egg nog for a snack.

Silver Springs

12-27-2011, 07:49 PM

I ate 4 grill cheese tonight plus a bowl of corn flakes with egg nog for a snack.

What does Eggnog taste like, because I've never had the nerve to try it. The one and only time I ever ate an Egg I ended up spewing over my Dad's head (I was four at the time, lol), and I'm not eager to repeat that experience. :lol:

HomerMcvie

12-27-2011, 07:55 PM

What does Eggnog taste like, because I've never had the nerve to try it. The one and only time I ever ate an Egg I ended up spewing over my Dad's head (I was four at the time, lol), and I'm not eager to repeat that experience. :lol:

It's delicious, but very fattening. I wanted to buy some this year, but couldn't justify the calories....

On your Dad, do you mean a raw egg? Or you threw up a cooked egg??? Really?

Silver Springs

12-27-2011, 08:05 PM

It's delicious, but very fattening. I wanted to buy some this year, but couldn't justify the calories....

On your Dad, do you mean a raw egg? Or you threw up a cooked egg??? Really?

Me and calories tend not to get along, so maybe I should avoid it lol.

It was a boiled Egg. Just the flavour of the egg repulsed me so much. I can't even stand to smell them cook when Mum or Dad eat them. I probably have a list as long as my arm of foods I can't stand (Though I'm working on shortening it), but Eggs have to be the absolute top of the list. Even above Brussell Sprouts, surprisingly.

Macfanforever

12-27-2011, 08:11 PM

Egg nog taste great.It will put pounds on you .If drink alot.Also its expensive.I payed us $2.50 a quart.The gallon is about us$4.50 to $5.00 at some stores.

HomerMcvie

12-27-2011, 08:27 PM

Me and calories tend not to get along, so maybe I should avoid it lol.

It was a boiled Egg. Just the flavour of the egg repulsed me so much. I can't even stand to smell them cook when Mum or Dad eat them. I probably have a list as long as my arm of foods I can't stand (Though I'm working on shortening it), but Eggs have to be the absolute top of the list. Even above Brussell Sprouts, surprisingly.

I'm not a picky eater, at all(I probably couldn't list 5 things I WON'T eat), but I do think egg whites are nasty. I can eat them, but would rather not....

Deviled eggs? If I can get away with it, without being seen/questioned, I lick the yellow filling out, and throw the white part away. If there are witnesses, I ~can~ eat the white part...

Scrambled eggs? I LOVE em, except for the little white stringy thing that's in there. Makes me want to HURL! My fix? I scramble them in the blender, so the little white thing is all chopped up, and I can't see it!

Fried eggs? The white part must be completely cooked. When cooking, I usually break the yellow, and work it all around, so it's all over the white part, so I don't have to eat the white only!

McTrouble

12-28-2011, 09:04 AM

I'm down, anytime you're both ready! I LOVE this town! It's a party town!:blob2::blob2::blob2:

Maybe we should plan a Ledgie week, in a year or so? (nah, too many of them hate country...)

I'm up for that definitely in the not too distant future! :woohoo:

In a year or so would be probably just right as I aim to have reached my weight target by then. More energy = more fun! :laugh:

The only thing that would prevent me from arranging it is waiting around for a while to see what Fleetwood Mac or Lindsey Buckingham might be doing during this coming year. I daren't risk missing them because of other trips!

McTrouble

12-28-2011, 09:06 AM

I'm not a picky eater, at all(I probably couldn't list 5 things I WON'T eat), but I do think egg whites are nasty. I can eat them, but would rather not....

Deviled eggs? If I can get away with it, without being seen/questioned, I lick the yellow filling out, and throw the white part away. If there are witnesses, I ~can~ eat the white part...

Scrambled eggs? I LOVE em, except for the little white stringy thing that's in there. Makes me want to HURL! My fix? I scramble them in the blender, so the little white thing is all chopped up, and I can't see it!

Fried eggs? The white part must be completely cooked. When cooking, I usually break the yellow, and work it all around, so it's all over the white part, so I don't have to eat the white only!

Me either - I love most everything!

And I will never say I don't like anything until I have tried it - and I will try ANYTHING! Not squeamish about anything at all.

KarmaContestant

12-28-2011, 12:35 PM

Egg Nog is vile and gross. Wanna make it nastier? Add raisins.

:laugh:

Anyway, last night I had bell peppers stuffed with quinoa and black beans, baked with a nice crust of cheese and bread crumbs. Served with a side salad of spinach, kalmata olives, feta and tomatoes.

Speaking of tomatoes...I have garden fever in the worst way. Seeds? Ordered. Garden? Plotted (at least on paper). I can already taste the purple cherokee tomatoes - they are possibly the most delicious tomato I've ever had.

KarmaContestant

12-28-2011, 12:38 PM

. Even above Brussell Sprouts, surprisingly.

Brussels sprouts are amazing if cooked right. Typcially they are squishy nasty sulphuric balls of nastiness, but if only lightly steamed and served with a little malt vinegar they are actually very tasty! For Thanksgiving, I pan roasted them with bacon and chopped apples.

HomerMcvie

12-28-2011, 01:30 PM

Me either - I love most everything!

And I will never say I don't like anything until I have tried it - and I will try ANYTHING! Not squeamish about anything at all.

I will eat anything, but would rather avoid:
Most beans...I'm just not a big bean fan. Lima, especially.
Coconut...the texture freaks me out. Get that sh*t out of my damned cookies!
Chocolate...the darker, the more the dislike. Swear to god, it gives me a headache. Love white chocolate, though!

I did try frog legs (my cousin ordered them, and I ate one, just to say I had tried them).

I don't think I could eat SNAKE(okay, I KNOW I couldn't eat snake...my fear is legendary!!!). I'm not sure I could eat Rocky Mountain Oysters(cow testes)....

But everything listed above, I could eat them all, with the exception of snake.:mad::mad::mad:

McTrouble

12-28-2011, 02:41 PM

I will eat anything, but would rather avoid:
Most beans...I'm just not a big bean fan. Lima, especially.
Coconut...the texture freaks me out. Get that sh*t out of my damned cookies!
Chocolate...the darker, the more the dislike. Swear to god, it gives me a headache. Love white chocolate, though!

I did try frog legs (my cousin ordered them, and I ate one, just to say I had tried them).

I don't think I could eat SNAKE(okay, I KNOW I couldn't eat snake...my fear is legendary!!!). I'm not sure I could eat Rocky Mountain Oysters(cow testes)....

But everything listed above, I could eat them all, with the exception of snake.:mad::mad::mad:

I like frogs legs!

As for the others you list, well I'd be happy to give them a go! :laugh:

McTrouble

12-28-2011, 02:43 PM

Tonight I had Smoked Salmon stuffed with Prawn & Lobster Mousse, followed by Moules Mariniere.

So tomorrow I am again going to be whiffing to high heaven of garlic - and as usual when I go down town I will be on my own at the back of the bus, all other passengers having inched their way as far to the front as they can! :rolleyes::D

Silver Springs

12-28-2011, 03:34 PM

Some of the leftover Green Vegetable Soup with a little Quorn Loaf chopped up into it for texture.

HomerMcvie

12-28-2011, 07:39 PM

I did the best thing, today. So I'm a huge Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives fan....I've eaten at all of the Nashville locations they've done, except for one, because it's about a half an hour drive away from downtown, and I'm not one to waste an hour of my day, driving to a restaurant. Well, it was a beautiful day today, so I figured what the hell....so I road tripped out there, and it was FANTASTIC.
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/LovelessCafe
Urban Spoon - http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/47/769115/restaurant/Bellevue/Loveless-Cafe-Nashville
Their menu - http://www.lovelesscafe.com/files/2011/09/loveless-cafe-menu.pdf

I was so torn over what to order....I LOVE meatloaf, and haven't had any for some time, but the waitress talked me into the pulled pork BBQ. It was the BEST I've ever eaten!!! For sides, I got grits, and fried green tomatoes. Homemade biscuits, with homemade jams(3 different flavors they give you).

My meal:
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n300/dBsound/nLovelessBBQ.jpg

I'm seriously considering driving back out there tomorrow, to try their fried chicken(for which they are most famous).

Dodfather

12-29-2011, 06:33 AM

HomerMcvie

12-29-2011, 01:16 PM

Homer - have you seen this show? It's a great documentary about the history of the diner and how it symbolises aspects of American culture. It's really interesting and has some funny points too. It's only an hour and well worth a watch, if only for the great part with Suzanne Vega, Here's a link to watch it online:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017ss8x

Last night I had a king prawn sir fry and a frozen Margarita for dessert - that counts as dessert right? Haha.

I'm actually thinking what to make for dinner on New Years Day evening right now. I've invited someone round and am cooking... I haven't invited a woman for dinner in a while. I think I'll have a pracice run cooking everything tomorrow!

I've not seen that, but would love to. I love old 1950's Americana stuff. That place yesterday, has been in business since 1951! Today, I'm thinking either Mexican or Thai. I wanted to go back to Loveless, but don't really have time today, because I'm going to see The Zac Brown Band, and it starts at 7, so dinner, shower, etc, has to be on an EARLY schedule!

Good luck on the date! I would totally do the practice cooking night, too!

Dodfather

12-29-2011, 02:47 PM

I've not seen that, but would love to. I love old 1950's Americana stuff.

Good luck on the date! I would totally do the practice cooking night, too!

You'll have to let me know what you think of the documentary. Also, here's a diner recommendation for you. It's in Marble Falls, Texas (near Granbury) and is called the Blue Bonnet Cafe. It's been open since 1929 and the food is amazing! Proper home made, with the portion sizes to match. They have a website, which makes it look for more modern than it actually is.

http://bluebonnetcafe.net

Practice cooking gone ok so far, so guess what I had for dinner tonight?? Haha

KarmaContestant

12-29-2011, 03:22 PM

I've not seen that, but would love to. I love old 1950's Americana stuff. That place yesterday, has been in business since 1951! Today, I'm thinking either Mexican or Thai. I wanted to go back to Loveless, but don't really have time today, because I'm going to see The Zac Brown Band, and it starts at 7, so dinner, shower, etc, has to be on an EARLY schedule!

If you're ever in Denver, or Colorado in general, be sure to have Mexican food. You won't find any better in the U.S. - I swear! It's easy to find here; you can't walk a city block without tripping over the door to a Mexican restaurant.

HomerMcvie

12-29-2011, 07:28 PM

Well, I did my research on Urbanspoon, and drove across town, for a highly recommended mexican restaurant, only to find a sign saying, "closed through Jan 1, for the holidays".:mad:

So I defaulted to my favorite Thai place, which just happened to be right down the street.
Cashew Nut Pork!
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n300/dBsound/nCashewPork.jpg

Angel69

12-30-2011, 05:54 AM

A hummus and bean sprouts wrap from Trader Joes,

Those are so good....another vegan here....well every once in a while I eat some cheese.

HomerMcvie

12-30-2011, 07:30 PM

ButterCookie

12-30-2011, 08:07 PM

Geez Louise, do that many restaurants CLOSE for the holidays? So again, I did my Urbanspoon research, and drove across Nashville, only to find, AGAIN, that another place is shut down for the holidays!:mad: So I reverted to one of my standbys, and had my fried chicken livers and gizzards plate. Hillbilly yum!!!!

There are these things called waiters and waitresses and, it seems it will come as a surprise to you, that they actually want to celebrate the holidays at home with their families and not serve food to people like they have done all year.

The restaurant where I work was open on Christmas day and a lot of my colleagues had to work on Christmas day. I'm sure they all wish we closed for the holidays.

HomerMcvie

12-30-2011, 08:32 PM

There are these things called waiters and waitresses and, it seems it will come as a surprise to you, that they actually want to celebrate the holidays at home with their families and not serve food to people like they have done all year.

The restaurant where I work was open on Christmas day and a lot of my colleagues had to work on Christmas day. I'm sure they all wish we closed for the holidays.

Kind of a snarky response, isn't it?

There are these things called restaurants, whose goal is to make money. These restaurants have websites. Would it be possible for them to list on their site, "WE WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY, AND REOPEN ON JAN 2nd"?

Macfanforever

12-30-2011, 09:35 PM

Had Chicken soup over my dads house tonight.uum photos of food,now I'm hungry again.

HomerMcvie

12-31-2011, 08:03 PM

I was very rushed getting back home from vacation today, so I just hit a Subway on the way. Last day for their $1.99 6" special!

Getting ready for an epic NYE party now!!!:blob2::blob2::blob2:

HomerMcvie

01-02-2012, 05:17 PM

I'm up 4 lbs in the past few weeks, so it's go time!:]

Meat free, today. Small portion of eggplant parmesan, some french onion soup, and a small spinach salad.

Silver Springs

01-02-2012, 05:20 PM

The final bit of Green Vegetable Soup that I froze after I made a batch. Going to make myself a batch of Tomato and Basil soup to freeze to do me for the rest of the week.

HomerMcvie

01-02-2012, 05:45 PM

The final bit of Green Vegetable Soup that I froze after I made a batch. Going to make myself a batch of Tomato and Basil soup to freeze to do me for the rest of the week.

Sounds good. Yeah, I made this french onion soup(mentioned a few pages ago), and it's a mix, that makes about 8 servings, so I'll be eating it all week. ALTHOUGH, I had a date, during the last batch I made, and I was warned, "don't eat that again, before our date. Your mouth tastes like an onion!"

The brand is Cugino's ~Ridiculously Delicious~ Baked Burgundy French Onion! It's sooo freaking good. And best of all, only 60 calories a serving!:]

Macfanforever

01-03-2012, 11:52 PM

A pre-cooked chicken from B.J's with potatos and gravy.I forgot to cook the veggie.Hahaha.This was the second round from last night.I got alittle left for leftovers.

Silver Springs

01-06-2012, 12:20 PM

Homemade tomato soup followed by a raspberry and apple fruit salad with lime and honey dressing.

McTrouble

01-06-2012, 12:36 PM

Homemade tomato soup followed by a raspberry and apple fruit salad with lime and honey dressing.

That sounds lovely!

I had two Greggs Meat&Potato Pies washed down with a bottle of Sol beer! I am full to bursting!!!

Silver Springs

01-08-2012, 12:02 PM

Homemade Tomato soup followed by an Apple, Blueberry and Cherry fruit salad with Lime and Honey dressing.

HomerMcvie

01-08-2012, 12:15 PM

We're having unusually nice weather for January, so even though I'm trying to lose a few pounds, I've decided to fire up the grill, and smoke a salmon steak this afternoon. With creamy dill sauce!!! My mouth is watering, just thinking about it!:blob2::blob2:
Oh yeah, and some of that french onion soup!

Gotta take advantage of this nice weather!

gretchen

01-09-2012, 03:24 PM

Last night made roasted cornish hens, whipped sweet potatoes, steamed baby peas and dinner rolls...and some Pinot Noir. MMMM.

KarmaContestant

01-10-2012, 10:58 AM

Last night for dinner I had leftover minestrone soup and a salad of spinach, arugula and blueberries with a little feta and balsamic vinaigrette.

McTrouble

01-10-2012, 12:13 PM

I am right at this moment waiting for my Lemon Chicken and Fried Rice to be ready!

HomerMcvie

01-11-2012, 05:23 PM

Pork stew, with salsa verde, over a bed of rice.

It's a preheat sort of "Hormel" dish, that I bought at an international market, in Nashville.
It's pretty good. And best of all, of course, SPICY!:blob2:

gretchen

01-11-2012, 06:18 PM

Making steak fajitas and sipping Corona!

McTrouble

01-11-2012, 06:32 PM

Poached Salmon and King Prawn Bake!

Dodfather

01-11-2012, 06:51 PM

Poached Salmon and King Prawn Bake!

Recipe please?? I love all things seafood and King Prawns are my favourite food, cooked any way at all. This sounds lovely.

HomerMcvie

01-11-2012, 07:16 PM

Recipe please?? I love all things seafood and King Prawns are my favourite food, cooked any way at all. This sounds lovely.

Me too, on the seafood. Never met seafood I didn't like, except the time I bought calamari, and didn't really know how to cook it. It was kind of nasty!:lol:

Dodfather

01-12-2012, 03:18 AM

Me too, on the seafood. Never met seafood I didn't like, except the time I bought calamari, and didn't really know how to cook it. It was kind of nasty!:lol:

The only time I've cooked squid I just kind of shallow friend it with some lemon juice and then a fewchili flakes on top. I'm not sure if that's how you're supposed to cook it but that's what I did! :lol:

How about starting a recipe swap thread? Anyone up for that?

HomerMcvie

01-12-2012, 03:42 AM

The only time I've cooked squid I just kind of shallow friend it with some lemon juice and then a fewchili flakes on top. I'm not sure if that's how you're supposed to cook it but that's what I did! :lol:

How about starting a recipe swap thread? Anyone up for that?

I'd be down for the recipe thing. Although I try to cut as many calories from mine as possible, so I'd need to remember to include all the ingredients(I try to leave out as much butter/oil as possible. Like eggplant Parmesan calls for an "egg wash", and I just let water run over the slices, before I dip them in bread crumbs.

Trying to maintain the body weight that I want, is like moving a mountain.:mad::mad::mad: Being pretty damned heartbroken, the past couple of weeks, hasn't helped.:mad: I'm hoping that if I'm able to move beyond the heartbreak, that I might be motivated anew!

I bought a head of cabbage, about 3 weeks ago, when I was craving a winter comfort food, cabbage rolls!!!!, but I just feel so guilty about making it(essentially, it's meatloaf, wrapped in boiled cabbage leaves, then baked....so F*CKING good!!!!). I hate people blessed with an active metabolism!!!!!!!!!:p

Dodfather

01-12-2012, 04:03 AM

Being pretty damned heartbroken, the past couple of weeks, hasn't helped.:mad: I'm hoping that if I'm able to move beyond the heartbreak, that I might be motivated anew!

I bought a head of cabbage, about 3 weeks ago, when I was craving a winter comfort food, cabbage rolls!!!!, but I just feel so guilty about making it(essentially, it's meatloaf, wrapped in boiled cabbage leaves, then baked....so F*CKING good!!!!). I hate people blessed with an active metabolism!!!!!!!!!:p

I've tried with cabbage but just no. :distress: Haven't tried it cooked like that though!

I had a metabolism until I was 16. Then I p***ed it off and it ran away. It formed an evil alliance with my older brother's metabolism so that he can now eat what he wants, and as much of it, and not put on a lb.

HomerMcvie

01-12-2012, 04:23 AM

I've tried with cabbage but just no. :distress: Haven't tried it cooked like that though!

I had a metabolism until I was 16. Then I p***ed it off and it ran away. It formed an evil alliance with my older brother's metabolism so that he can now eat what he wants, and as much of it, and not put on a lb.

You can't eat BBQ, without cole slaw!!!! It's the law! I pretty much only eat cabbage, as slaw, sauerkraut, or cabbage rolls. And it's mighty tasty, in all three forms!

How big are you? I'm 5'10", and 151 now. But I can feel my cheeks growing, which is pi*sing me off!(I always had a fat face, and it's been gone for 2.5 years now, and I can feel the difference, coming back) Gotta get over this love loss, if only for the sake of my own weight!:distress:

I absolutely HATE people that can eat anything they want, and not gain a f*cking pound. I look at something good, and gain 3 lbs.

Dodfather

01-12-2012, 04:53 AM

You can't eat BBQ, without cole slaw!!!! It's the law! I pretty much only eat cabbage, as slaw, sauerkraut, or cabbage rolls. And it's mighty tasty, in all three forms!

How big are you? I'm 5'10", and 151 now. But I can feel my cheeks growing, which is pi*sing me off!(I always had a fat face, and it's been gone for 2.5 years now, and I can feel the difference, coming back) Gotta get over this love loss, if only for the sake of my own weight!:distress:

I absolutely HATE people that can eat anything they want, and not gain a f*cking pound. I look at something good, and gain 3 lbs.

I managed to eat plenty of BBQ in Texas without coleslaw! I got some strange looks but no more than usual... :laugh:

I go up and down. I'm 5"10" ( this is where you tell me to stop being you again!) and I'm currently at about 190. My ideal weight is between 155-60, which is between 11 and 12 stone, a measuremtn more popular here but not used in the US. I was at 170 and going down last summer but gave myself a pass for my holiday (which I totally don't regret) and then just didn't get back into the gym habit as hard as I was going at it before I went. Typical.

I'm back at the gym now and being quite strict. I'm not worried about it too much because I know I can lose it and I'll get there.

"I absolutely HATE people that can eat anything they want, and not gain a f*cking pound. I look at something good, and gain 3 lbs". Ok, now it's my turn - STOP being me!! :laugh:

HomerMcvie

01-12-2012, 01:53 PM

I managed to eat plenty of BBQ in Texas without coleslaw! I got some strange looks but no more than usual... :laugh:

I go up and down. I'm 5"10" ( this is where you tell me to stop being you again!) and I'm currently at about 190. My ideal weight is between 155-60, which is between 11 and 12 stone, a measuremtn more popular here but not used in the US. I was at 170 and going down last summer but gave myself a pass for my holiday (which I totally don't regret) and then just didn't get back into the gym habit as hard as I was going at it before I went. Typical.

I'm back at the gym now and being quite strict. I'm not worried about it too much because I know I can lose it and I'll get there.

"I absolutely HATE people that can eat anything they want, and not gain a f*cking pound. I look at something good, and gain 3 lbs". Ok, now it's my turn - STOP being me!! :laugh:
You really need to get over your cole slaw prejudice. It's 2012, for god's sake!;) Do you have Kentucky Fried Chicken there? If you don't like their slaw, well, there's something WRONG with you!:sorry::laugh:

Okay, we're working with the same body, here. I was up to 215, 4 years ago. Got a slight handle on it, and got down to about 180. Then got REALLY motivated 2.5 years ago, and got all the way down to about 138(yes, I had constant questions about if I was dying). But I like being skinny, even if my body doesn't want to be that way. This body WANTS to weigh about 190. I want it to weigh about 140. Lifelong, never ending, constant battle. I was 150.0 this morning. But even the 12 lbs that I've gained...I can feel it on me. I can feel my cheeks getting bigger(and F*CK that- I've got a big head anyway, and I finally fired it, and it's NOT coming back). I felt better when I was 140. I LOVE feeling thin, and I actually like being hungry, during the daytime.
I was telling a chubby friend of mine, that I'd gained 10 lbs since Thanksgiving, and he said, "what, are you up to 120 now?" :laugh: But the thing is - I've never completely gotten rid of my beer gut, even at 140. Now stop being me, because we both know that's probably NEVER going to happen!:wavey:

I've already decided that today is going to be meatless. I'm thinking veggie stirfry, super spicy, to make up for the lack of meat taste.:(

Stone? That's your measurement there? How many pounds is a stone?

I hate exercise, and I'm probably most proud, that I did my weight loss, without ONE IOTA of exercise! Never lifted a finger! Just good old fashioned starvation!:laugh::laugh:

KarmaContestant

01-12-2012, 02:00 PM

HomerMcvie

01-12-2012, 02:08 PM

Cole slaw is so nasty. Words cannot describe how gross I think that stuff is. Unless it's a vinegar-based slaw - those are good - but that nasty creamy white crap? Barf.

Anyway, last night I ate left-over pizza for dinner. I was bored, tired, uninspired and didn't care. But it was good pizza, with feta and red onions.

This is my list of Foods That Shall Never Be Eaten
Sour Cream
Mayonnaise
Cole slaw
Cooked spinach
Seafood
Beef
Hot Dogs
Wow, talk about polar opposites. I hate vinegar based slaw, at least compared to mayo based! I could eat a gallon of KFC slaw!

I love everything on your list. I could eat sour cream and mayo, straight out of the container!:lol:

KarmaContestant

01-12-2012, 03:16 PM

Wow, talk about polar opposites. I hate vinegar based slaw, at least compared to mayo based! I could eat a gallon of KFC slaw!

I love everything on your list. I could eat sour cream and mayo, straight out of the container!:lol:

:laugh: I'm not sure what it is about mayo and sour cream in particular, but they really ruin food for me. I can eat them if they're blended in with something where the taste disappears, like sour cream used in something like a tetrazini sauce, or mayo in potato salad - but if it's just on my food? Um, no.

I love Mexican food, a lot, so I'm always really wary of sour cream. :woohoo:

Oh, and I had nachos for lunch. Yum!

HomerMcvie

01-12-2012, 03:21 PM

:laugh: I'm not sure what it is about mayo and sour cream in particular, but they really ruin food for me. I can eat them if they're blended in with something where the taste disappears, like sour cream used in something like a tetrazini sauce, or mayo in potato salad - but if it's just on my food? Um, no.

I love Mexican food, a lot, so I'm always really wary of sour cream. :woohoo:

Oh, and I had nachos for lunch. Yum!

And that's what I hate about REAL mexican restaurants...that they rarely put sour cream on anything. I could take my own 16 oz container, and dump the whole thing on top!:laugh:

Dodfather

01-12-2012, 04:13 PM

Do you have Kentucky Fried Chicken there?
Stone? That's your measurement there? How many pounds is a stone?

Yeah we have KFC here. It makes me feel dirty when I eat it... but the gooood kinda dirty, :lol:

14lbs in a stone.

This is my list of Foods That Shall Never Be Eaten
Sour Cream
Seafood
Beef
Hot Dogs

Whaaaatt? I could put sour cream on everything. I love it and the big tubs of it was one of the best tghings about my recent US trip. Seafood? Yes every time and the same to beef.

I could eat sour cream straight out of the container!:lol:

Hear hear! :D

Dodfather

01-12-2012, 04:14 PM

And that's what I hate about REAL mexican restaurants...that they rarely put sour cream on anything. I could take my own 16 oz container, and dump the whole thing on top!:laugh:

Hell yeah! :D

HomerMcvie

01-12-2012, 04:24 PM

Yeah we have KFC here. It makes me feel dirty when I eat it... but the gooood kinda dirty, :lol:

14lbs in a stone.

Whaaaatt? I could put sour cream on everything. I love it and the big tubs of it was one of the best tghings about my recent US trip. Seafood? Yes every time and the same to beef.

Hear hear! :D

Dirty whore eating. I'm DOWN!:D KFC, original recipe. Two thighs please, with mashed potatoes and gravy, and SLAW!

Isn't it hard to be accurate in description, with such a large measurement. If I'm 11 stone, I could be within 14 lbs? Or do you use 14.3 stone?

Me too. Seafood! Beef(although I don't each much of it now, I still LOVE it!)!

Dodfather

01-12-2012, 04:49 PM

We use pounds too, otherwise it is too inaccurate. Sorry, I wasn't be very clear. We would state our weight in stones and pounds rather than just purely pounds. For example, if someone weighs 160lb they wouldn't say that. Instead they would say 11st 4lb or, if they're being less accurate, 11 and a half stone (which is 11st 7lb).

Dodfather

01-12-2012, 04:50 PM

Dirty whore eating. I'm DOWN!:D

Try working in McDonalds for 3 years... :laugh:

gretchen

01-12-2012, 05:01 PM

Having spinach and ricotta tortellini with homemade meat sauce, steamed broccoli and garlic bread.

HomerMcvie

01-12-2012, 05:45 PM

Try working in McDonalds for 3 years... :laugh:

Been there, done that. The craziest thing? I always say that it was my favorite job ever! I'm very hyper, and I LOVED how I could just work a million miles a minute. Cuz that's how I roll....

Everyone says I'm crazy, when I tell them that it was my favorite job!

Dodfather

01-12-2012, 05:50 PM

Been there, done that. The craziest thing? I always say that it was my favorite job ever! I'm very hyper, and I LOVED how I could just work a million miles a minute. Cuz that's how I roll....

Everyone says I'm crazy, when I tell them that it was my favorite job!

I was there from 16-19 and I had a great time for the first couple of years. The first 18 months in particular was crazy. You put a bunch of 16-20 yos together who didn't know each other but are suddenly together a lot and working unsociable hours... oh dear, haha. :lol::lol: Also, man.. you work your ass off!

HomerMcvie

01-12-2012, 05:52 PM

Oh, and I fell off the diet program for today! A friend of mine posted a picture of a homemade pizza, on Facebook, and I had to do it!

About a 10" pie, with alfredo sauce, spinach, red onions, two slices of bacon, jalepenos, and 3 different kinds of cheese. YUMMY!

I did throw away all the crust, that had no toppings on it. Made me feel a little bit better about eating it!:lol:

HomerMcvie

01-12-2012, 05:53 PM

I was there from 16-19 and I had a great time for the first couple of years. The first 18 months in particular was crazy. You put a bunch of 16-20 yos together who didn't know each other but are suddenly together a lot and working unsociable hours... oh dear, haha. :lol::lol: Also, man.. you work your ass off!

I was there from 19(when I started college) until almost 21. Loved that speedy pace! :woohoo:

McTrouble

01-15-2012, 06:35 AM

Recipe please?? I love all things seafood and King Prawns are my favourite food, cooked any way at all. This sounds lovely.

I've been trying to find my actual recipe for the Salmon & Prawn Bake but it's disappeared - long ago I think. For years now I've just been making it from memory and I don't even know the weights & measures of anything.

But it's really easy, basically -

Salmon fillets (cut into largish chunks) and any kind of prawns you want in a shallow(ish) oven dish.

Make a basic cheese sauce (I like it with a really mature cheddar with plenty of cracked black pepper) and pour over the fish.

Part cook some potatoes and then slice them and arrange over the fish/sauce.

Sprinkle with grated cheese and dill.

Bake in oven at 200 for around 35-40 minutes.

Salmon and prawns should be perfect and potatoes nice and crisp on top.

Although, Al, please note - the Lochmuir Salmon and Prawn Bake from Marks & Spencer is almost identical to my recipe. I get this sometimes when I can't be bothered to cook and it tastes just like mine. And can't go wrong with this one - especially if you have guests, I swear they'd never know it wasn't homemade! :lol:;)

Silver Springs

01-15-2012, 02:24 PM

Vermicelli Rice Noodles with a couple of teaspoons of Sweet and Sour Sauce.

HomerMcvie

01-15-2012, 02:57 PM

Craving some hearty winter "Mom" cooking.....

Stuffed cabbage rolls. Just turned the oven off, and I'm going to let them "fester" (lol) for an hour or so.... Can't wait. They smell sooo good!:thumbsup:

Dodfather

01-15-2012, 03:40 PM

I've been trying to find my actual recipe for the Salmon & Prawn Bake but it's disappeared - long ago I think. For years now I've just been making it from memory and I don't even know the weights & measures of anything.

But it's really easy, basically -

Salmon fillets (cut into largish chunks) and any kind of prawns you want in a shallow(ish) oven dish.

Make a basic cheese sauce (I like it with a really mature cheddar with plenty of cracked black pepper) and pour over the fish.

Part cook some potatoes and then slice them and arrange over the fish/sauce.

Sprinkle with grated cheese and dill.

Bake in oven at 200 for around 35-40 minutes.

Salmon and prawns should be perfect and potatoes nice and crisp on top.

Although, Al, please note - the Lochmuir Salmon and Prawn Bake from Marks & Spencer is almost identical to my recipe. I get this sometimes when I can't be bothered to cook and it tastes just like mine. And can't go wrong with this one - especially if you have guests, I swear they'd never know it wasn't homemade! :lol:;)

Ahhh ok, so it seems kind of like a fish pie? I can do that no bother! Sounds lovely!

Craving some hearty winter "Mom" cooking.....

That kinda cooking is always good. When I feel like that I make soup or toad in the hole.

HomerMcvie

01-15-2012, 04:49 PM

toad in the hole.

:mad: Hey, this is a family board!!!:mad:

What in the HELL is Toad in the Hole????? Is that from the Richard Gere cookbook?

I think I've seen a similar video, though...

:D

Silver Springs

01-15-2012, 05:03 PM

:mad: Hey, this is a family board!!!:mad:

What in the HELL is Toad in the Hole????? Is that from the Richard Gere cookbook?

I think I've seen a similar video, though...

:D

It's Sausages in a Yorkshire Pudding.

Though to be fair, that doesn't sound any more family friendly lol.

HomerMcvie

01-15-2012, 05:36 PM

It's Sausages in a Yorkshire Pudding.

Though to be fair, that doesn't sound any more family friendly lol.

I'm often amazed at the differences in American and British culture, and diet. I would like to assume that we're more similar than we are....

Although I've heard of Yorkshire pudding my whole life, I guess I was just imagining that it was actually pudding.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_pudding
Why do they call it pudding?

Silver Springs

01-15-2012, 05:48 PM

I'm often amazed at the differences in American and British culture, and diet. I would like to assume that we're more similar than we are....

Although I've heard of Yorkshire pudding my whole life, I guess I was just imagining that it was actually pudding.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_pudding
Why do they call it pudding?

Because in English culture the term "Pudding" doesn't mean a dessert dish. It describes a savoury dish, like Steak and Kidney pudding, or blood pudding.

Dodfather

01-15-2012, 07:06 PM

:mad: Hey, this is a family board!!!:mad:

What in the HELL is Toad in the Hole????? Is that from the Richard Gere cookbook?

:D

Hee hee! I did wonder what kinda response that would get. Nice to see you didn't let me down! :D

It's Sausages in a Yorkshire Pudding.

.

Yup. Homer: You make a basic batter mixture and pour it into a dish and place the sausages into it. You then back it so that the batter rises up over the top of the sausages (although they are still exposed at the top of the dish). It's so good. You should add soda water and/or a little beer to the batter mix to make it extra light.

I'm often amazed at the differences in American and British culture, and diet. I would like to assume that we're more similar than we are....

Haha! I've been trying to explain (in vain) to my friends exactly what biscuits, as in biscuits and gravy, are! We really don't have an equivalent here. The closest would be a scone but that's not really right at all.

Because in English culture the term "Pudding" doesn't mean a dessert dish. It describes a savoury dish, like Steak and Kidney pudding, or blood pudding.

True, although we do have sweet puddings too sometimes.

Dodfather

01-15-2012, 07:09 PM

For Homer. Trust me.. you'll LOVE this. It's a real thing!
http://www.theshed.co.uk/boatrace

HomerMcvie

01-15-2012, 07:14 PM

Hee hee! I did wonder what kinda response that would get. Nice to see you didn't let me down! :D

Yup. Homer: You make a basic batter mixture and pour it into a dish and place the sausages into it. You then back it so that the batter rises up over the top of the sausages (although they are still exposed at the top of the dish). It's so good. You should add soda water and/or a little beer to the batter mix to make it extra light.

Haha! I've been trying to explain (in vain) to my friends exactly what biscuits, as in biscuits and gravy, are! We really don't have an equivalent here. The closest would be a scone but that's not really right at all.

True, although we do have sweet puddings too sometimes.
My edit was the Richard Gere reference. Man, that is a f*cking GOLDEN joke, and I got ZERO love for it...:mad: You get the reference, right? If not, Google him with gerbil(or is it hamster)?;)

So the pan sits underneath a pan of cooking meat, and the drippings are what cooks the pudding? Do I understand that correctly?

It's so strange, that something as simple as biscuits, don't exist there! Do you eat chicken livers and gizzards there? (don't think that's a normal thing here, I'm in the 1 percentile! It's a hillbilly/country food)

Yeah, "pudding" is what throws us. Pudding, at least to me, is vanilla or chocolate, and creamy, and you eat it with a spoon, for dessert.

HomerMcvie

01-15-2012, 07:16 PM

For Homer. Trust me.. you'll LOVE this. It's a real thing!
http://www.theshed.co.uk/boatrace

"Several coats of Yacht varnish prevent them from going soggy."

That's the first thing I was wondering! How do they not sink!

Dodfather

01-15-2012, 07:18 PM

My edit was the Richard Gere reference. Man, that is a f*cking GOLDEN joke, and I got ZERO love for it...:mad: You get the reference, right? If not, Google him with gerbil(or is it hamster)?;)

So the pan sits underneath a pan of cooking meat, and the drippings are what cooks the pudding? Do I understand that correctly?

It's so strange, that something as simple as biscuits, don't exist there! Do you eat chicken livers and gizzards there? (don't think that's a normal thing here, I'm in the 1 percentile! It's a hillbilly/country food)

Yeah, "pudding" is what throws us. Pudding, at least to me, is vanilla or chocolate, and creamy, and you eat it with a spoon, for dessert.

Oh I got the Richard Gere joke! I did mean to applaud your reference but I won't now after such shameful trawling for approval :laugh:

Yorkshire pudding is all cooked in the one pan. You part cook the sausages in the pan and then pour the batter over and put it in the oven. The batter then cooks and bubbles up over the sausages, with the time taken to cook the batter finishing off the sausages too.

No gizzards here (unless they have a different name) but we do have chicken livers although you mostly find them made into pate. There's no chicken fried steak either!

Dodfather

01-15-2012, 07:19 PM

"Several coats of Yacht varnish prevent them from going soggy."

That's the first thing I was wondering! How do they not sink!

Isn't it great?? I really want to do this race at least once in my life. I have a lot of friends in that part of the country and we always mean to have a go!

HomerMcvie

01-15-2012, 07:27 PM

Oh I got the Richard Gere joke! I did mean to applaud your reference but I won't now after such shameful trawling for approval :laugh:

Yorkshire pudding is all cooked in the one pan. You part cook the sausages in the pan and then pour the batter over and put it in the oven. The batter then cooks and bubbles up over the sausages, with the time taken to cook the batter finishing off the sausages too.

No gizzards here (unless they have a different name) but we do have chicken livers although you mostly find them made into pate. There's no chicken fried steak either!

I'm shameless!:mad:

So the grease from the meat is what cooks the pudding? Wikipedia kept mentioning drippings from one pan, cooking the batter, in another....

Gizzards are liver's homely cousin! Chewy as a car tire, but mighty tasty!!!! I think I've almost lost a tooth, trying to bite through one! The gizzard is a filter in the digestive tract of a chicken. Yes, sounds disgusting....I don't eat sound, I eat taste!

We make pate from liver, too. But I still like them fried. When we do our Nashville trip, I'll have to take you to my favorite restaurant there, and you can sample mine!

WHAT A PROUD MOMENT IN MY LIFE!!! MY 7000th POST, WAS TALKING ABOUT CHICKEN GIZZARDS, IN THE DINNER THREAD!!!!!

Dodfather

01-15-2012, 07:35 PM

I'm shameless!:mad:

So the grease from the meat is what cooks the pudding? Wikipedia kept mentioning drippings from one pan, cooking the batter, in another....

When we do our Nashville trip, I'll have to take you to my favorite restaurant there, and you can sample mine!

You can cook it in a separate pan I suppose but that's just more washing up and I'm all for efficiency!

Ummm... after taking me to dinner to your favourite restaurant, I hope you're still talking about chicken gizzards?!? :eek: