What are you eating/drinking right now?

[Heathcliff]

I just had a cup of tea. :D

Hooray for caffeine!!

[Niamh]

cup of chicken soup and toast.

[Nightshade]

Aubergine ( eggplant) and lamb stew
I was trying to remember an iranina recipie I ate way back when but it isn't exactty right still its ok!

[Heathcliff]

Aubergine ( eggplant) and lamb stew
I was trying to remember an iranina recipie I ate way back when but it isn't exactty right still its ok!
YUM! :thumbs_up

I just had a banana milkshake.

[Niamh]

Some really yummy grapes!

[Scheherazade]

Yoghurt and burnt toast.

[magzarelli]

Raider and snickers!

[Scheherazade]

Rice and yoghurt

[janesmith]

Strawberry Bonbons

[Niamh]

A combo of olives. Lemon stuffed ones in a lemongrass oil, garlic stuffed ones and chopped black and green ones in a chilli and basil oil. yum. healthy snacking is good! (but so is chocolate!)

[cgrillo]

Kitkat bars. Lots and lots of kitkat bars.

I have a lot of leftover Easter candy...

[blazeofglory]

A cup of hot coffee to set my nerves

[Scheherazade]

Kitkat bars. Lots and lots of kitkat bars.

I have a lot of leftover Easter candy...Cgrillo, you are my new best friend! :D

And I take friendships very seriously... Honesty and trust are very important... As is sharing!

*not eyeing the KitKats*

[Niamh]

rice crispies...

[Scheherazade]

Yoghurt and burnt toast

[Niamh]

tea and polo biscuits!

[Madhuri]

Gud ki patti, a snack item made from peanuts and jaggery.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZLxFP3BLPEE/SkzRn_kvWbI/AAAAAAAAAeM/Sm2d72mPULM/s320/chikki+055.jpgp

[Aravona]

drinking water - thats all

[L.M. The Third]

I'm drinking Alkalinized "kangen" water. I'm skeptical.

[The Comedian]

A hand full of Thompson raisins

[Scheherazade]

Yoghurt and burnt toastYou know something is royally wrong when your comfort food does not comfort you. :-/
A hand full of Thompson raisinsHow are those different from regular raisins?

[Niamh]

You know something is royally wrong when your comfort food does not comfort you. :-/[

*hands Scher a virtual Kit Kat*

[skib]

Snyder's buffalo wing flavored pretzels with a bottle of Mystic Mountain Moonshine, made from Colorado grown beets. Turned my day around!

[Scheherazade]

*hands Scher a virtual Kit Kat*Thank you, Niamh.

[Michael T]

Kitkat bars. Lots and lots of kitkat bars.

I have a lot of leftover Easter candy...


Cgrillo, you are my new best friend! :D

And I take friendships very seriously... Honesty and trust are very important... As is sharing!

*not eyeing the KitKats*

:smilielol5: Scher... This post has made my week, thank you!

[blazeofglory]

I am taking a sip of herbal tea

[Helga]

coffee

[JuniperWoolf]

Vodka and watermelon. I love spring.

[JuniperWoolf]

Does anyone else find that pineapple makes their tongue and the roof of their mouth feel raw (by the way, that's what I'm eating right now)?

[OrphanPip]

Haha, not really.

I'm drinking diet Pepsi and wishing with all my might that Toronto loses the match tonight.

[BienvenuJDC]

I just ate a grilled banana...

[L.M. The Third]

Does anyone else find that pineapple makes their tongue and the roof of their mouth feel raw (by the way, that's what I'm eating right now)?

Yep. Raw pineapple makes my tongue raw. Around my mouth gets very sore and itchy when I gorge on it too.

[Haunted]

Corona Light, minus the lime

[BienvenuJDC]

A glass of Code Red

[Niamh]

A Tesco Light Choices Chow Mein Snack in a Pot. only 3 weight watchers points apparently! Also one banana and a tesco cranberry and blueberry oat bar.

[*Classic*Charm*]

Black current tea, a piece of Edam cheese

[Aravona]

I could murder a can of monster right now, but I've just got a banana and some water.

[Niamh]

Toast with mushrooms and garlic and herb cream cheese. glass of orange juice.

[blazeofglory]

Hot cakes and coffee

[applepie]

Coconut latte, and I suppose I'm going to add some toast to my all coffee breakfast.

[blazeofglory]

I am taking my Nepali meal.

[Niamh]

tea!!

[*Classic*Charm*]

Oatmeal and water. Figured I should eat today haha

[Bastable]

Irish Breakfast tea. Brewed for five minutes exactly, white with one sugar. because i know you were just DYING to know every little detail...

[BienvenuJDC]

Coffee (again) with Cinnamon Hazelnut creamer and two teaspoons of sugar...

[applepie]

Coffee (again) with Cinnamon Hazelnut creamer and two teaspoons of sugar...

I know the feeling. Today is a coconut mocha. I still maintain that the espresso machine is the best gift that my husband ever got me :)

[lostworld]

COFFEE! that is my breakfast.

[Virgil]

Glass of wine. :wink5:

[papayahed]

Laffy Taffy

[applepie]

I just finished stir fry with coconut rice and now I'm enjoying a nice glass of wine. It's always good for after dinner :)

[*Classic*Charm*]

Tangerine Raspberry Mango gelato

Mmmmmm...

[Bastable]

Cold, day-old pepperoni pizza

[applepie]

Coffee

[kilted exile]

water

[Niamh]

coke..

[papayahed]

Sour Patch kids

[applepie]

Just water at the moment

[janesmith]

Just eaten roast chicken dinner and about to demolish chocolate sponge and cream

[Scheherazade]

Rhubarb sticks and tzatziki.

[Indyben]

Pizza coke pizza coke pizza coke!

[applepie]

Beer with lime. After all it is Cinco De Mayo :party:

[BienvenuJDC]

Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips

[Niamh]

Toast with garlic and herb philly and a cuppa tea.

[JuniperWoolf]

Pineapple again.

[Niamh]

mmm noodle soup! and toast.

[skib]

The last little bit of my Citrus Listerine. It is quite delicious stuff. Kinda like a minty orange soda.

[BienvenuJDC]

Cold cereal

[Satan]

Bourbon

[applepie]

Green tea with mint. No food yet today.

[qimissung]

Yogurt with blueberries and a strawberry that I got from 7-11 (O thank heaven!) and coffee (decaf or I'd be the Hulk, end of the school year burn-out and all that jazz :D)

[applepie]

A chili dog and onion rings. I'll regret it later, but it tastes sooooooo good at the moment.

[BienvenuJDC]

Tea with honey


A chili dog and onion rings. I'll regret it later, but it tastes sooooooo good at the moment.

I hope that everybody else doesn't regret it too.... :D

[applepie]

Tea with honey



I hope that everybody else doesn't regret it too.... :D

They don't:) The only one complaining is my belly.

[BienvenuJDC]

Eating a cup of coffee right now

[applepie]

Eating a cup of coffee right now

Darn it Bien, haven't you been told about eating the cup... Shame on you ;)

A lovely glass of red wine :D

[Niamh]

toasted grainary bread with cream cheese and smoked salmon.

[TurquoiseSunset]

toasted grainary bread with cream cheese and smoked salmon.

Oh my word...that sounds yum!

I'm having a avo (from my garden yes indeedy) and cucumber seedloaf sarmie. Not as good as Niamh's, but still good :D

[Scheherazade]

Kitkats!

[applepie]

An orange cream flavored yogurt

[Heathcliff]

Panadol and water.

I wish I had a big, juicy steak.

[Heathcliff]

Pizza :thumbsup:

[Taliesin]

Quiche.

[applepie]

Oatmeal, toast, and coffee

[Virgil]

A glass of red wine, as usual. :wink5:

[JuniperWoolf]

Milk Duds. Hot damn, I love American candy.

[papayahed]

Coke

s5cr

[BienvenuJDC]

Coke

s5cr

I know what a Coke is, but what is s5cr?

...and I'm drinking coffee

[papayahed]

I know what a Coke is, but what is s5cr?



Stupid 5 Character Rule

[BienvenuJDC]

Stupid 5 Character Rule

What is that?

[OrphanPip]

What is that?

The minimum number of characters you have to have for a post to be submitted.

Although, you can get around it by putting a whole bunch of spaces between a word and a period.

[BienvenuJDC]

Oh...thanks, DUH!!

[qimissung]

El Charrito Saltillo dinner for lunch. They only cost a dollar and they are spicy and yummilicious! :)

[BienvenuJDC]

Coffee.....again, and still

[JackieGinger]

tap water...

[Delta40]

sprout bread with vegemite and decaffeinated tea

[Niamh]

a crisp bottle of corona! :)

[BienvenuJDC]

Some coffee and trail mix

[qimissung]

sprout bread with vegemite and decaffeinated tea

Dear God, would any of that keep one alive? :eek2:

[TurquoiseSunset]

It's 03:00 AM and I'm at work eating mints...the life of a programmer :D

[applepie]

Coffee, lots and lots of coffee :D

[DanielBenoit]

Sake, the greatest drink in the world PERIOD.

[TurquoiseSunset]

I'm having chicken and veg soup with a hot cross bun for lunch, yummy!

[edit] And now I'm having a mint Flake :D

[Scheherazade]

Rhubarb sticks and tzatziki.

[qimissung]

Getting ready to eat pbj for lunch. A hot cross bun sounds nice.

[Madhuri]

Just had a slice of mango :D Divine....

[Jesterhead]

steak and beer

[Niamh]

a bottle of corona! :D

[TurquoiseSunset]

A toasted ham, cheese and tomato sandwich and strawberry milk. Breakfast of champions :D

[Niamh]

toasted granery bread with mushrooms, basil Philly, and cheese.

[TurquoiseSunset]

I'm having some 'Ouma' muesli rusks with fresh filter coffee...hmmmm

[Scheherazade]

Feta cheese sandwich with some dates.

[Heathcliff]

Feta cheese sandwich with some dates.
I'm jealous... :lol:

Biscuits and milk.

[qimissung]

Stouffers chicken and rice bake.

[Helga]

rice porridge with cinnamon and sugar

[hack]

iced tea (with a touch of cinnamon)

[Niamh]

drinking tea while waiting for my dinner! :D

[Heathcliff]

Dinner will be anything I can find!! :mad:

[Niamh]

baby potatoes covered in the tastiest pesto i've ever had!

[TurquoiseSunset]

I'm ashamed to say...a small McDouble meal with coke...I was on my way to work and didn't have enough time to stop at Woolies and buy my favourite butternut and feta cous cous salad.

[Heathcliff]

I just had a KitKat.

I just had many. :nod:

[qimissung]

Green tea; all the above sound so good!

[papayahed]

apple

[TurquoiseSunset]

Leftover four seasons pizza for lunch!!!

[Scheherazade]

Sushi (albeit from a supermarket).

:D

[Niamh]

sausage roll and coffee.

[TurquoiseSunset]

Well, there's something else planned for dinner, but in the mean time I'm having chocolate and nut oats...weird, I know, but I'm hungry okay, and it's very low in calories - BONUS! :D

[Olga4real]

It's strawberry season now in Europe, so I eat strawberry and loving it!!!

http://jaller.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/strawberry-2.jpg

[TurquoiseSunset]

I'm on my way to heat up a blueberry muffin for breakfast...and to get some coffee. :Yawn:

[ADRIAN0628]

Some oroes and a bottle of gatorade

[Niamh]

tea and a hotdog lattice! yum yum yum!

[Niamh]

Refresh tea and a cadbury caramel!

[applepie]

Gold Star Chili (it's a Cincinnati thing ;))

[papayahed]

Gold Star Chili (it's a Cincinnati thing ;))


I love me some gold star chilli!! hmmm or is it the other one?



anyways, I'm eating a glorious plum.

[Scheherazade]

anyways, I'm eating a glorious plum.Hope that is a low cal, no added sugar, skimmed plum!

I am not having anything and won't be having either unless I find my way to the kitchen.

[The Comedian]

Cold spring water.

[TurquoiseSunset]

I'm having one TimTam cookie...only one though...it contains 155 calories! :crazy:

[Whistle]

I'm drinking some kind of juice made from raspberries and peaches

[papayahed]

Hope that is a low cal, no added sugar, skimmed plum!


But of course!!

I saw Low Sugar Orange Juice at the grocery store, I was, intrigued How does one take the sugar out of an orange?? (They didn't it, it was a bunch of chemicals made to taste like orange juice)


Anyways....Mixed berries - Straw, black, and rasp.

[Scheherazade]

I think I am going to make myself ice-cold chocolate milkshake now with skimmed milk.

[applepie]

I love me some gold star chilli!! hmmm or is it the other one?

:lol: I suppose it could be either. I'm actually more a fan of Skyline chili, but Gold Star is closer to my work. I think there are a couple others too. Queen City chili, and at least one more that I can't identify.

[Niamh]

a 3 in 1 from the chinese and a glass of water

[Niamh]

Cup of tea with honey and toast... I got breakie in bed.

[Niamh]

banana bread with cinnimon ghee. yum.

[minstrelbard]

Lipton green tea. I can't seem to get through an hour without having something nearby to sip on.

[papayahed]

strawberry popsicle

[papayahed]

A bowl of cantaloupe, watermelon, and mango. Surprisingly mango is the highlight of the bowl. I've had mango before and didn't really care for it (the only reason I buy it is to try and grow a mango tree from seed) but this time I decided to try it again and wowza it was tasty.

[Mona ..]

Coffee :biggrin5:

[Themis]

The ultimate thing to help you gain weight real fast: Häagen-Dazs "Cookies & Cream". Quite good but for the sake of my .. waist, I'm not going to buy it again.

[dafydd manton]

Hazel nuts!! (You are what you eat.)

[minstrelbard]

Raspberry-flavored herbal tea. Since I stopped drinking alcohol, I go through herbal tea like ... like ... like Niagara Falls goes through water. That's not the way to say that, but there it is. You get the idea. (How far would Shakespeare have gotten if he'd written "Existence, or the lack thereof, now that there's a tough nut to crack"?)

[applepie]

Just some water at the moment.

[mrv]

Chocolate-chip cookies and hot coffee

[Scheherazade]

Cherry tomatoes.

[Helga]

long bread cut into slices with strong Dijon mustard in between and baked in the oven... yummy

[papayahed]

popcorn

[Shalot]

hot peppermint tea

[Niamh]

Banana and tea

[Helga]

coffee

[papayahed]

nectarine

[papayahed]

a nice bit of sharp cheddar

[Scheherazade]

a nice bit of sharp cheddarBe careful not to cut yourself with it!

:smilielol5:

[Pensive]

Air...

[Heathcliff]

I had CHOCOLATE!!

For fundraising purposes.
My schoolmates selling it are working towards a good cause.

[TurquoiseSunset]

Sausage with Egg McMuffin meal :blush:

[Scheherazade]

Bombay Bad Boy Pot Noodle.

[dafydd manton]

Fishcake, chips and curry sauce. The healthy option.

[Scheherazade]

Sushi.

[tailor STATELY]

Contemplating an ice cream sandwich... back to the boards in a few.

[bouquin]

brioche au sucre / oolong tea

[Pensive]

Lays.
(packet chips)

[Scheherazade]

Rice salad.

[Scheherazade]

Baby carrots and lettuce leaves (leftovers from dinner).

[Madhuri]

A guava :)

[Clio08]

Diet Pepsi and a cigarette ;P

[Delta40]

instant coffee and inhaling other people's smoke!

[The Comedian]

coffee, black

[JuniperWoolf]

Ditto.

[Mona ..]

coffee :drool5:




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[Emil Miller]

I am not eating anything but I am drinking a bottle of vin rouge. The label reads: Pasquiers France, 2008 Grenache Noire, VIN DE PAYS D'Oc

[LitNetIsGreat]

Hobgoblin ale.

[papayahed]

1 chocolate chip cookie with caramel inside.

[OrphanPip]

1 chocolate chip cookie with caramel inside.

That sounds tasty, I'm snacking on some pumpkin seeds.

[Silas Thorne]

I'm drinking a 'Mother of an Energy Kick', with 'Heaps of Energy', 'Inferno', High Caffeine Content in small letters, 500 ml

[L.M. The Third]

Green chlorella tablets. Yummy.

[Emil Miller]

I am currently drinking a bottle of Soave white wine that has accompanied a light salad. Damn! I have just noticed that I have finished it and my cat is licking the remaining mayonnaise from the plate.

[Armel P]

Just ate a pluot.

[skib]

I'm enjoying a needed Corona Extra.

[tsjbbblue]

Drinking a Dr pepper and gonna go eat some elk :)

[Hurricane]

Water. Delicious.

[papayahed]

Oatmeal

[Emil Miller]

Right now, having just partaken of a plate of spaghetti, I am drinking a bottle of Chianti Superiore 2005 from the region of Poggio al Cassone. I am somewhat relieved that it isn't from the Poggio Al Capone which might have called its pedigree into question.

[papayahed]

Right now, having just partaken of a plate of spaghetti, I am drinking a bottle of Chianti Superiore 2005 from the region of Poggio al Cassone. I am somewhat relieved that it isn't from the Poggio Al Capone which might have called its pedigree into question.

I just made a a damn fine plate of pasta myself. I think the Chianti helped.

[Emil Miller]

I am eating a side salad, which is enough for me, and drinking a 2007 bottle of French red wine from Corbieres. Bottled at the Chateau de Caraguilhes, the wine is organic and therefore doesn't contain sulphur as would normally be the case. The Chateau dates from 1525 and originally formed part of a Cistercian Abbey.

[Virgil]

A cup of green tea.

[Emil Miller]

I have just eaten some Thai noodles with tofu as my main meal of the day
and am now drinking a bottle of French red wine bottled by Pasquiers and dated 2008. The grapes are Grenache Noir from the Pays D'OC region. I am also eating a packet of Salt and Vinegar French fries but they will be complimented with a packet of Cheese and Onion crisps and a packet of Roasted and Salted Cashew nuts.

[papayahed]

An apple

[Pensive]

Tea...

[Emil Miller]

I am at this moment eating a mixture of roasted cashew nuts and Japanese Rice Crackers to go with the bottle of Chianti that started out as accompaniment to spaghetti on toast topped with melted cheese. The label on the bottle reads: Le Selci, Chianti, Vendemmia 2006 Italia.
The legend at the bottom of the label reads: NON DISPEDERE IL VETRO NELL'AMBIENTE. As if I would.

And to think I once described this thread as trivia.

[Hurricane]

Gatorade and fruit snacks from Target. I live a life of glamor and excitement.

[Scheherazade]

And to think I once described this thread as trivia.Good to see you are not one to be ruled by his prejudices, Brian!

[L.M. The Third]

Potato dumplings.

[Lynne50]

Just came back from an amazing 5 course tasting menu that included a beet salad, pork belly, halibut with caviar sauce, cod and a decadent chocolate granache and sweet potato sorbet paired with a Monte Fariesi white wine.

Can't eat this way all the time but you have to splurge once every five years or so. One of those meals you'll remember for a long time to come.

[Pensive]

Mint Candy.

[Emil Miller]

Good to see you are not one to be ruled by his prejudices, Brian!

One person's prejudice is another's reality check.

[papayahed]

:lurk5:

[Delta40]

homemade feta and olive dip on corn bread

[Emil Miller]

Right now I am eating a packet of Twiglets and drinking an outrageously overpriced red wine from the Languedoc region of France. It is called La Sauvageonne les Ruffes 2008. I bought it because I like to try wines from outside the more established regions such as Bordeaux and Burgundy. It is very good despite the price.

[papayahed]

A salami sandwich and kool aid, 2010 vintage.

[Virgil]

Nothing. I've gained a few pounds this passed month (missed too many gym workouts) and have given up my nightly snack. At least for now. :D

[Emil Miller]

Tonight I'm eating a small salad with a bottle of Soave from le Collezioni of Pasqua. Not bad at £6.39p a bottle. I have just finished the salad and will complete my meal with a packet of smoky bacon crisps a packet of salt and vinegar crisps and a pack of roasted salted cashew nuts.
We do lead exciting lives, don't we?

[papayahed]

Strawberry yogurt popsicle

[oshima]

Baked BBQ chicken and buttered peas (on the stove right now), all over white rice and a nice cup o' ice water, which I will eat while watching either Jeremy Brett solve a mystery I will very likely have read already or "Pierrot Le Fou". Which do you think would go better with my meal?

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Baked BBQ chicken and buttered peas (on the stove right now), all over white rice and a nice cup o' ice water, which I will eat while watching either Jeremy Brett solve a mystery I will very likely have read already or "Pierrot Le Fou". Which do you think would go better with my meal?

That sounds real good!
I couldn't recommend either since I am not familiar with either.
I would have suggested either watching "The Waltons" or listening to Burl Ives.

As for me, I consumed my hotel's happy hour meal of "Buffalo Wings" catered from Hooters, along with fresh veggies and a glass of Merlot.


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[Emil Miller]

I have just finished eating some raw cashews and japanese crackers with two tins of strong lager beer. I have another tin of medium strong beer waiting and am just deciding whether to open it or not. Maybe I should go back on the whisky again instead of drinking so much beer.

[Virgil]

A glass of red wine. :wink5:

[iRead]

Chocolate cupcake with pink frosting! (supporting the cure.)

[Emil Miller]

This is a little belated as I have just finished all edible and drinkable substances. However. for the record, I have just eaten a plate of Thai noodles accompanied by a bottle of Brise de France, vin de pays D'oc Cabernet Sauvignon 2008. I wouldn't have had it any other way.

[papayahed]

a sweet tart

[Delta40]

A tepid cup of tea.

[Emil Miller]

Currently I am eating some savoury biscuits with duck a l'orange pâté and drinking Carlsberg Export Lager.

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

A few slices of Filzette salame, handful of goldfish crackers, pistachios, alfalfa salad with sunflower seeds and olive oil and a few black olives.
Beverage - four glasses of Chianti


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[Mona ..]

No thing :D




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[Hurricane]

Coffee and Cap'n Crunch (with Crunch Berries).

[Patrick_Bateman]

Baked potato, salad and cold chicken

[papayahed]

I'm drowning my sorrows in a nutty buddy bar and a glass of milk.

[Delta40]

tepid 'getting ready for work' tea.

[Mona ..]

Arabic coffee with dates ..




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[clguerra]

cold water in a cold day:willy_nilly:

[Emil Miller]

A packet of Prawn Cocktail crisps and two tins of Carlsberg Special Brew lager.

[ntropyincarnate]

sugar free Nos! :D

[Eggys]

I had this apple about 2 hours ago for a late time snack, but I'm getting hungry again. In the mood for sun chips.

[Emil Miller]

A packet of Twiglets to go with two tins of strong beer and a medium strength beer following beans on toast. Nothing but the best.

[LitNetIsGreat]

A packet of Twiglets to go with two tins of strong beer and a medium strength beer following beans on toast. Nothing but the best.

Brian, Brian, Brian, me and you are going to have to have words. Your mission this week is to have a go at making my lovely lemon and honey sponge cakes (see my recipe thread).

What am I eating? Why of course, one of my lemon and honey sponge cakes, served with a nice cup o' tea!

[Emil Miller]

Brian, Brian, Brian, me and you are going to have to have words. Your mission this week is to have a go at making my lovely lemon and honey sponge cakes (see my recipe thread).

What am I eating? Why of course, one of my lemon and honey sponge cakes, served with a nice cup o' tea!

Sorry Neely,

Gave up eating cake years ago as a snub to Marie Antoinette. As for cooking, if it doesn't come out of a tin I go without.
I don't mind dining out as a social obligation but if I could get all the nutrient necessary from a couple of pills, that would be my ideal.
Now drink is something else.

[LitNetIsGreat]

Oh dear, oh dear. Yes I remember you saying that you wasn't fond of food, not a foodie - such a shame, food is a great joy. Maybe you will change your mind over time?

Ah, trying to get my bread to rise is a knightmare; I've never been good with bread. Just popped off a few home cooked scones with delicious strawberry jam though - a real treat! Yum's the word...

[papayahed]

4 Aspirin and water.

[Emil Miller]

Oh dear, oh dear. Yes I remember you saying that you wasn't fond of food, not a foodie - such a shame, food is a great joy. Maybe you will change your mind over time?

In time you will find your taste buds diminish along with hair, memory, agility etc etc, but as long as you still enjoy wine women and song, food is among the more expendable of life's enjoyments.
I have just eaten a plate of noodles and am now enjoying a bottle of red wine from Languedoc 2008 with a fancy label that reads Le Pressoir Grande Reserve Cuvee Speciale. It's very nice but at £5.99 a bottle it could never live up to its description.

[LitNetIsGreat]

In time you will find your taste buds diminish along with hair, memory, agility etc etc, but as long as you still enjoy wine women and song, food is among the more expendable of life's enjoyments.
I have just eaten a plate of noodles and am now enjoying a bottle of red wine from Languedoc 2008 with a fancy label that reads Le Pressoir Grande Reserve Cuvee Speciale. It's very nice but at £5.99 a bottle it could never live up to its description.

Ah, I trust you in these matters, but I hope you are wrong, I hope I still love food as well when I am a little older, but I take your point. I know what you mean with the wine labels, I'm sucked into failing for the obviously loaded description every time - "produced in the lazy, sun-kissed vineyards of the south of France, in the traditional, time old method, this wine is full of fruity hints of ..." that's it, bought!

Just finishing off a Black Sheep Bitter...

[Emil Miller]

[QUOTE=Neely;974608]Ah, I I hope I still love food as well when I am a little older, QUOTE]

Yes but you will, in all probability, be a whole lot fatter. The question we must ask ourselves is ...'is all this food really necessary?' Think ahead to when you are a rotund 50-year-old resigned to watching television chefs encouraging you to become even fatter. As for myself, my eyes glaze over at the thought of the number of cookery programmes on TV even though I have given up on the medium.

[The Comedian]

I'm plannin' on a little Wild Turkey with splash of spring water. . .

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

A packet of...and two tins of...


A packet of...with two tins of

Well, at least Brian is meeting his recommended daily allowance of iron leaching into his diet!


I'm plannin' on a little Wild Turkey with splash of spring water. . .

Aye, another fan of gobble juice!

As for me:
Spinach leaves doused with olive oil and a smattering of sunflower seeds, a hunk of sharp provolone cheese and a bottle of Chianti. Nothing too fancy - "Bolla" "Casa Fondata Nel 1883" along with other high society wording on the label.



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[LitNetIsGreat]

Ah, I I hope I still love food as well when I am a little older

Yes but you will, in all probability, be a whole lot fatter. The question we must ask ourselves is ...'is all this food really necessary?' Think ahead to when you are a rotund 50-year-old resigned to watching television chefs encouraging you to become even fatter. As for myself, my eyes glaze over at the thought of the number of cookery programmes on TV even though I have given up on the medium.

No, no, no - I'll always hover around my ideal weightish (eleven and a half/twelve stone) because I live firmly by the concept of balance - my only real weakness is beer but I'm working on it.

Food for me is like everything else; something that should uplift, something that should be a joy, not a pain, it should be wholesome and fresh as possible, in short it should be quality. I'm not necessarily talking about all the fancy restaurant business, I'm not into all of that, just good, honest food, whenever possible.

There's not much joy to be found in microwave burgers or tomatoes which have been shipped 800 miles and taste of water - if you ask me. I want to eat good food, and drink good drink, just as I want to read good literature and listen to good music. I refuse to have it any other way.

This does not mean that every meal has to be a big complicated affair. There's nothing wrong with a sandwich, a jacket potato or a tin of beans here and there, perfectly fine, but even these things can be transformed by throwing a few herbs on there or using proper bread as opposed to that limp plastic stuff. Eating well doesn't have to be a pain nor does it require that much more effort, but, just like reading or listening to music, or drinking, that little extra effort more than pays off in the long run. So come on Brian get with it!

Just finished some freshly squeeze orange juice, very nice and refreshing. That'll do for breakfast today as I'm eating out later. I'm going to quickly knock up some bread before I go out though - simple see?

[Emil Miller]

...my only real weakness is beer but I'm working on it.
Just finished some freshly squeeze orange juice, very nice and refreshing.

The day a man swaps beer for orange juice it's time to hand in his dinner pail. After all, you are too old to join the boy scouts and it could be the first step to vegetarianism or some weird religious sect such as Rosicrucianism.
Now as a literary man I know you are more Rimbaud than Rambo but drinking orange juice could seriously dent your image.
As for food, I was once watching a TV programme in which Jayne Fonda was teaching a class of fatties how to exercise. When one of them said that she was hungry, Fonda replied: "Put it out of your mind. Food is not an issue."
I never thought much of her as an actress but, bodywise, she had it all in the right places.

[LitNetIsGreat]

Ha, ha, yes but the orange juice came at about 9.30am! There is a fine line between a chap enjoying quality ale and being an alcoholic, and I intend to be on the right side of it...My rough rule of the thumb is the 12 o' clock rule; drink after, and not before it, and life then is relatively fine.

In terms of my bread I could not be more happy because it turned out to be perfect. I have tried to do bread for ages and have now, thanks to the wonderful Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, got it right. I've just finished off the rest of the loaf with a bit of cheese and salad and it is all good stuff. Get baking bread everyone - it is essential that you do so. It will make you happy.

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Right now me head is reelin from two pints of "Ye old Ale" the latest handcrafted ale from Carlyles's Brewery n Rocckferd illnoise
sorry i am having tuble tiping at 9.8%. allso had on4 ovv thayer beer bratverst


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[Emil Miller]

[QUOTE=Neely;974931] There is a fine line between a chap enjoying quality ale and being an alcoholic, QUOTE]

Is there? I haven't noticed it.


I’ve made it a rule never to drink by daylight, and never to refuse a drink after dark.
H.L.Mencken (1880-1956)

[papayahed]

Right now me head is reelin from two pints of "Ye old Ale" the latest handcrafted ale from Carlyles's Brewery n Rocckferd illnoise
sorry i am having tuble tiping at 9.8%. allso had on4 ovv thayer beer bratverst


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Currently I'm having a handful of black and rasp berries.

[Emil Miller]

Right now I'm eating an egg salad and drinking an excellent white wine from the Chateau Saint-Jean-Des-Graves: vintage 2008. Very reasonably priced at £7.69 a bottle. I will be finishing the comestibles with a packet of roasted and salted savoury mixed nuts and a packet of Hula Hoops.

[Emil Miller]

I have just eaten a plateful of medium noodles and tofu and am finishing off with a packet of salt & vinegar Hula Hoops and a Cotes du Rousillon 2009 wine.
Although only a year old, it is quite acceptable and one cannot complain at £5.99 a bottle

[LitNetIsGreat]

I have just eaten a plateful of medium noodles and tofu and am finishing off with a packet of salt & vinegar Hula Hoops and a Cotes du Rousillon 2009 wine.
Although only a year old, it is quite acceptable and one cannot complain at £5.99 a bottle

I hear Cotes du Rousillon, the 2009, and salt and vinegar Hula Hoops partner well. :D

I'm thinking of having a class of red wine with my bath, as I've got some that needs drinking, open from yesterday, but in truth I would prefer the bottle of Black Sheep Bitter instead. Perhaps I'll just have a wee bit of the wine then I can have both?