What are you eating/drinking right now? [Archive] - Page 16

Emil Miller

11-09-2010, 07:10 PM

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?

I find that all snacks go well with wine, which is why they are described as nibbles at parties and functions. However, as a foodie, you should be aware there are certain wines that enhance the taste of different foods.There is a shop close to where I live that has some wonderful clarets that I would love to try but, as I am not a foodie, they would be too powerful to drink with just a snack. If you want the best wine to accompany food, my advice would be to avoid the bland and sweet wines of Australia and the USA and stick to French or Italian wines according to what you are eating. Outside of those countries, wine is perfectly drinkable as an aperitif or simply as a casual drink. Black Sheep bitter? Really, what would Oscar have thought?

LitNetIsGreat

11-09-2010, 07:54 PM

Hmm, perhaps Oscar would have associated with the idea of the black sheep of society, and liked the name, but I know that he wouldn't have ever descended to the level of drinking lowly beer you're quite correct. Alas, though, beer forms part of my genetics and northern upbringing so I have little say in the matter, unfortunately. However, I say "unfortunately" but there are some great beers out there which are as individualistic as any wine.

Yes, I do usually tend to stick to the French or Italian wine (or Chillian stuff) especially with food, but I'm not generally a huge wine drinker - though I did go through a wine period. Added to this is the fact that I always spill the stuff either on the floor, or on myself (as I have done today) neither of which goes down well with Mrs Neely at all! I'm not a big wine and foodie person really, but I do find it impossible to eat Italian food without drinking red wine, or cheese based dishes, hence the left over bottle - but this is just some cheap Chillian stuff because I sometimes have the tendency not to finish a bottle of red, only because I can't really mix beer and wine, and I prefer the beer.

Yes, I suppose that nibbles go well with the reds, maybe try chucking a bit of cheese in there too, even on it's own, great stuff, maybe a crust of good bread and oil - makes all the difference. Bottoms up, cue the music.

Gilliatt Gurgle

11-09-2010, 09:12 PM

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?

Wine and baths go together well, though I would caution against using a glass container. Why not enjoy the best of both worlds and use the Black Sheep Bitter as a body wash?

I find that all snacks go well with wine, which is why they are described as nibbles at parties and functions. However, as a foodie, you should be aware there are certain wines that enhance the taste of different foods.

Tonight's hotel happy hour meal consisted of tacos and gummed up Spanish rice.
I washed it down with more of that Bolla chianti I mentioned previously.
Tacos and Chianti....?

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The Comedian

11-09-2010, 09:42 PM

baked walleye, spinach, boiled red-potatoes.

Emil Miller

11-10-2010, 07:11 AM

Yes, I suppose that nibbles go well with the reds, maybe try chucking a bit of cheese in there too, even on it's own, great stuff, maybe a crust of good bread and oil - makes all the difference. Bottoms up, cue the music.

I think you are right. The next time I am shopping, I will buy some Cheddar.

Wine and baths go together well, though I would caution against using a glass container. Why not enjoy the best of both worlds and use the Black Sheep Bitter as a body wash? :D

Tonight's hotel happy hour meal consisted of tacos and gummed up Spanish rice..

Gummed up Spanish rice?

Really, what would Oscar have thought ?

papayahed

11-10-2010, 08:26 AM

High Fiber Oatmeal and tea.

solaris

11-10-2010, 01:35 PM

a cup of coffee and a slice of chocolate sponge :)

Emil Miller

11-10-2010, 06:45 PM

Having partaken of another light salad, I am enjoying a bowl of mixed cashews and Japanese crackers. More importantly, the wine I am drinking is a Vouvray 2008, Les Coteaux Tufiers at £8.99. I'm getting towards the end of the bottle and then I'm off to bed.

LitNetIsGreat

11-10-2010, 07:41 PM

I'm enjoying a nice Fursty Ferret. I'm sure Oscar wouldn't approve...

papayahed

11-10-2010, 07:47 PM

Kool Aid

Emil Miller

11-11-2010, 08:58 AM

I'm enjoying a nice Fursty Ferret. I'm sure Oscar wouldn't approve...

I don't see him ordering it at the Cafe Royale but he may have drunk something similar in Reading Gaol.
He might have made something out of the following publicity shot though:

When in decades past the idyllic country home of Miss Rose Gribble became a local inn, legend has it that the inquisitive local ferrets frequented the pub's back door on a mission to sample its own reputed brew. In their honour it was named Fursty Ferret.

LitNetIsGreat

11-11-2010, 05:33 PM

Emil Miller

11-11-2010, 06:31 PM

Yes quite an idylic little write-up for the Fursty Ferret.

I'm just waiting for my blueberry muffins to come out of the oven and then I'm going to munch one or two with a cup of tea. Then I'm going to drink a Tangle Foot.

Blueberry muffins and tea followed by Tangle Foot doesn't sound like an ideal combination. It reminds me of Miss Marple and Eddie Waring.
Right now, after a plate of Heinz beans with sausages, I am drinking some real beer. Not Fursty Ferret, which at 4.5% just won't do, but Carlsberg Special Brew which at 9% will ensure the kind of sleep I like. I have a few nibbles to hand which should last until the beer is finished.

LitNetIsGreat

11-11-2010, 06:45 PM

Blueberry muffins and tea followed by Tangle Foot doesn't sound like an ideal combination. It reminds me of Miss Maple and Eddie Waring.
Right now, after a plate of Heinz beans with sausages, I am drinking some real beer. Not Fusty Ferret, which at 4.5% just won't do, but Jarlsberg Special Brew which at 9% will ensure the kind of sleep I like. I have a few nibbles to hand which should last until the beer is finished.

:smilielol5: Oh, dear. I hope those sausages are not out of the tin of beans, please say they are of an organic variety and the beans are separate? I can tell you how they make those sausages if you don't know already. Also, Carlsberg Special Brew is the ultimate no, no in alcoholic beverages, that and the likes of Carling, boy oh boy.

I'm drinking the Tangle Foot at the mo, but unfortunately it tastes more like Sweaty Foot - it's not going down too well. Where's the Fusty Ferret when you need it?

Looking forward to some good wheat beers at the weekend; I'm into the German wheat beers at the moment.

Gilliatt Gurgle

11-11-2010, 07:10 PM

...Looking forward to some good wheat beers at the weekend; I'm into the German wheat beers at the moment.

I'm about to join a workmate and a few of the contractor's we work with for dinner at "Der Rathskeller" German restaurant. Not sure what I will sink my teeth into just yet, but I'm certain it will be washed down with Spaten Optimator on draft.

I'll report back later.

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papayahed

11-11-2010, 08:38 PM

solaris

11-12-2010, 02:38 PM

chestnuts!

Emil Miller

11-12-2010, 06:04 PM

So here we are again and I am eating some roasted cashews and Japanese crackers with a bottle of Conti Serristori Chianti 2008 following on from spaghetti on toast.

LitNetIsGreat

11-12-2010, 06:56 PM

A pint of Double Drop and my own cheese and onion bread is just bubbling in the oven.

The Comedian

11-12-2010, 08:17 PM

hamburgers, fresh sugar-snap peas, and some (literary folks get ready for this): two-hearted ale. (The ale is great!)

Revolte

11-13-2010, 06:04 AM

I made a couple cups of barlys and kalula in hopes of getting some kind of drunk but it doesn't seemed to have worked. Oh well, it's getting late anyway. I ate some soy burgers earlier, but I am really craving vegetarian tacos right now, but my madre is passed out on the couch with her cold.

LitNetIsGreat

11-13-2010, 03:21 PM

I have two Fursty Ferrets and one Black Sheep in the fridge and I'm thinking about them...

Not long ago I've just finished off two homemade, spicy vegetable burgers served with my own mint yogurt sauce. I sat this on a bed of fried greens and cabbage, soy sauce and a little side of my own freshly baked bread. Very nice indeed.

Emil Miller

11-13-2010, 04:42 PM

I have just finished a cheese sandwich with olives as my main meal of the day as I don't want to bother with cooking. In an hour's time I shall be off to the food and drink store for my nightly sleeping draught of beer and snacks.

LitNetIsGreat

11-13-2010, 05:14 PM

Aghh, tut, tut. We all have cheese sandwich days, but for Brian it is a daily occurrence. Let's hope he comes back from the beer off with a Fursty Ferret or two...fingers crossed xx.

Delta40

11-13-2010, 05:25 PM

mushroom and spinach omelette accompanied with raspberry jam on toast.

Emil Miller

11-13-2010, 06:35 PM

Just back from the food and drink store with a couple of Carlsberg Special lagers and, in deference to Nelly's preference for bottled beers, a Polish lager called Okocim which was the strongest they had at 7.1% alcohol. I am drinking it now and it's OK but I think on balance I prefer the Carlsberg.
Oh, and I almost forgot, I am drinking it with a packet of Turkey and Stuffing crisps and another packet of salt and vinegar Hula Hoops.
Not exacly nectar and ambrosia but the next best thing.

LitNetIsGreat

11-13-2010, 06:55 PM

Emil Miller

11-13-2010, 07:11 PM

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.:frown2: Though I might actually do a Brian and have my first bag of crisps for about the last month - might go well with my current Ferret. (I didn't get out for my German beer, perhaps tomorrow lunch?)

Crisps are one of the greatest food inventions ever because they go with any drink from vintage Champagne to Mild and Bitter. They are, it is true, tremendously fattening but, although artificially taste-enhanced, simply the tastiest foodstuff known to man.
As for the German beer, stay true to your original intention and go for it.

LitNetIsGreat

11-13-2010, 08:07 PM

Yes definitely, I missed the wheat beer today due to circumstances too dull to go into, but I intend to have a few at dinner tomorrow if possible.

Maybe if you like crisps, have a go at making your own organic versions? If my potatoes, growing on the front and back, properly develop (I planted them a little late), I'm going to do just that. Neely's potato chips, ideal for Fursty Ferrets, Black Sheep and even dodgy polish lager! Hugh Fearnly-Whittingstall move over.

Currently finishing my Black Sheep and about to decide between reading a little more of the fantastic "On Liberty" by John Stuart Mill or watching episode 4 season 6 of River Cottage? Maybe the River Cottage just now, then beauty sleep.

Nightshade

11-14-2010, 05:25 PM

Glass of drinking yogert.

Emil Miller

11-14-2010, 05:38 PM

At this very moment, I am eating an egg salad and drinking a white Burgundy 2008 from the well-known vignerons Bouchard Aine & Fils. At just over a fiver per bottle it is highly recommended.

LitNetIsGreat

11-14-2010, 07:25 PM

Just finished off a lemon muffin (Sunday night is treat night) but it wasn't as good as last week's blueberry. Also drinking a glass of Westons Organic cider.

papayahed

11-14-2010, 07:59 PM

A bowl of unethical chicken chili soup and a bottle of Dos Equis Amber.

Emil Miller

11-15-2010, 05:47 PM

A packet of prawn cocktail crisps to go with a bottle of Cotes du Rhone Villages2008 Darriaud Reserve. A bit pricey at £6.99 a bottle but one must expect to pay extra for the Villages although ordinary Cotes du Rhone is very serviceable for people who like red wine.

LitNetIsGreat

11-15-2010, 06:07 PM

Scheherazade

11-15-2010, 06:17 PM

I'm just out of the bath (reading John Stuart Mill, amazing stuff) and the smell of my just baked bread is driving me crazy - got to have a little with some jam (the best jam of course). After that I'm going to crack open a beer, maybe a Black Sheep or a Hobgoblin. Then I'm going to have the last of the organic cider, Westons, which I bought yesterday (during the famous chicken trip); a very good cider, nicely dry and a far strength.Your post provides such good exercise in skimming and scanning!

:smilewinkgrin:

As for me: Tea and tuna sandwich

*hopes that lack of label/price tags in her own post does not go unnoticed*

LitNetIsGreat

11-15-2010, 06:25 PM

Detail Sch, detail, it is all in the detail. As it happens the beer was Brian's favourite: Fursty Ferret and not the Black Sheep, though I'm going off the Ferret.

P.S. The jam I used on my bread was Bonne Maman strawberry, though I also have the blueberry and peach in the fridge.

Emil Miller

11-15-2010, 07:08 PM

LitNetIsGreat

11-15-2010, 08:13 PM

As a bit of self-indulgenece, I decided to watch Poirot on Youtube in the series of Who Killed Roger Ackroyd. I got to part five of seven and after finishing my vino reddo I couldn't care less who killed R.Ackroyd or why. I'm off to bed.

:lol: It wasn't the butler; it never is. I've read loads of those and apart from a few, can never remember who the hell did it. That or it all gets mixed up with all the blackmailing or the long lost nephew who has been masquerading as a gardener and things like that. Good fun though.

I'm just finishing off the lovely Westons cider, really savouring every drop of its dry loveliness, not to effervescent too - just right. Shame that I can't get real cider on my poor side of town, I'll have to take another trip to the posh end or the city centre if I want another one. I tell you, Sheffield is the most divided of cities, it's ridiculous, I can't live like this for much longer! Just because I live this end doesn't mean that I don't have standards, Christ, I feel like a leper.

Added detail for Sch ;):

A flavoursome organic cider produced from organically [spot the repetition there?] grown cider apples produced to Soil Association organic [and again?] standards. Fully matured in old oak vats to develop its rich smooth character.

Finishing that and the page or two I'm on and then I'm off to bed as well, s** it.

papayahed

11-15-2010, 08:35 PM

Lucky Charms

Gilliatt Gurgle

11-15-2010, 10:19 PM

I'm about to join a workmate and a few of the contractor's we work with for dinner at "Der Rathskeller" German restaurant. Not sure what I will sink my teeth into just yet, but I'm certain it will be washed down with Spaten Optimator on draft.

I'll report back later.

Reporting back:
We began with a sampler plate of wurst followed by main course of Jäger Schnitzel with potatoes and sauerkraut.
Adult beverage - litre of Spaten Optimator
One of our party arrived “pre seasoned” shall we say, convinced that he could speak German. His lackluster attempts at “salat und huas drezzing” succeeded only in causing much confusion for our poor waitress. He then resorted to “English” with a deep southern draw. More confusion ensued but at least I, being from the south, could translate this dialect for the waitress.

Tonight:
One tin of Salmon, a few Snyder’s pretzel rods, hunks torn from a French Loaf, pistachios and a few glasses of Australian Merlot.

Lucky Charms

Out of the box by the hand fulls?

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Delta40

11-15-2010, 10:39 PM

coffee and dark chocolate

Nightshade

11-16-2010, 05:30 AM

Nothing but just finished traditional eid breakfast ( in my dads family anyway ) Fatah... which is rice bread meat and meat soup... and that was my second brekfast as we went to pray at dawn and got back starving so my aunt and I had a proper breakfast with earl grey in a china pot and on best china with my aunt while the meat stewed and the people snoozed.

Emil Miller

11-16-2010, 07:24 AM

Reporting back:
We began with a sampler plate of wurst followed by main course of Jäger Schnitzel with potatoes and sauerkraut..

When I was working in Germany I lived off sauerkraut and bratwurst during the week because I would go down to Munich for the weekends and arrive back in Nuremberg broke to the wide. I quite liked the sauerkraut though.

Ah, the follies of youth.

papayahed

11-16-2010, 08:10 AM

Out of the box by the hand fulls?
.

Nope, in a bowl with 2% milk.

Emil Miller

11-16-2010, 06:54 PM

I am sitting in front of my computer with a bowl of roasted cashew nuts and a pint of Carlsberg special brew, having just partaken of a plate of Udon noodles with tofu. Standing to one side of me is a bottle of Dows fine ruby port wine and a plate of Dutch Gouda cheese called old Amsterdam which I shall have after the beer. Of course, I wont drink the bottle as, unlike ordinary wine it is fortified with brandy and is 19% alcohol, so perhaps a couple of glasses will suffice.

LitNetIsGreat

11-16-2010, 07:33 PM

Beer.

Emil Miller

11-16-2010, 07:36 PM

Beer.

Can you elucidate ?

LitNetIsGreat

11-16-2010, 08:03 PM

Can you elucidate ?

I would love to but Scher might shout at me!!:D

Oh, what the hell.

Tonight's choice of liquid refreshment comes in the form of Hobgoblin. Hobgoblin is a nice little brew, dark, ruby red in appearance and nicely bitter on taste front, but not too sharp. It has a warming little complexity making ideal as a winter warmer, in fact it is often strongly associated with Halloween due to its Hobgoblin logo and theme.

It is fairly strong clocking in at 5.2%, though nothing in compare to your er, choice of beverage and is brewed by the Wychwood Brewery which is an excellent little brewery. I say little, but I think it has has grown in size and stature considerably and has now become a leading real ale supplier which is why it is readily available (even on poor street - violins please). The brewery is based in Oxfordshire. According to the label it made using English Fuggles hops and Styrian Goldings?

Standard price comes in at around £1.65 for a typical 500ml bottle, but the large supermarket chain which I purchased it from has reduced it to a whopping £1.00 per bottle at the moment as they probably have some excess stock left over from Halloween. At this price it is a real must, super little beer.

Foodwise, I have, in the last hour eaten a couple of slices of my bread which I baked yesterday with a generous helping of butter - Clover, which is actually quite nice.

Think I might finish off my Hobgoblin and watch the rest of River Cottage. Hugh is selling tomatoes.

Emil Miller

11-17-2010, 07:04 PM

LitNetIsGreat

11-17-2010, 07:34 PM

I am currently eating the remainder of Dutch Gouda cheese and drinking a few glasses of the port mentioned yesterday, This follows a meal of light salad accompanied by a bottle of Pinot Grigio from Pasqua 2007. I am hoping to sleep well tonight.

It sounds like you will. Isn't the Pinot white, I thought you just had red? The cheese sounds nice.

The couple of bottles of Hobgoblin gave me strange, fearfulish dreams last night. One of them involved being stuck on the top floor of a skyscraper[?] while some devastating tsunami crashed against it, threatening to topple the whole thing. I was then forwarded to some sort of crazy future/1984 world with the Chinese government after me for messing up the Olympic swimming competition???

Maybe someone should do a dreams thread - psychoanalyse that? I told you strange things happen after Hobgoblin, it is not a Halloween drink for nothing. (Price has now moved back up to £1.65ish a bottle.)

For tonight I have had one of those far too tired miserable days and have not fancied any beer. Instead I've just had a few slices of a new loaf hot out of the oven with a cup of Yorkshire tea. Simply served with Clover butter.

Edit: Hmm, both dreams involve water, maybe I feel like I am drowning by thinking on future events at the moment? That would fit to some degree actually, hmm, though I don't know what the Chinese government has to do with it? I'm reading a little history but not Chinese. Someone should do a dreams thread. Scher?

Pensive

11-18-2010, 12:19 PM

Butter Cookies

Emil Miller

11-19-2010, 07:15 AM

It sounds like you will. Isn't the Pinot white, I thought you just had red? The cheese sounds nice.

The couple of bottles of Hobgoblin gave me strange, fearfulish dreams last night. One of them involved being stuck on the top floor of a skyscraper[?] while some devastating tsunami crashed against it, threatening to topple the whole thing. I was then forwarded to some sort of crazy future/1984 world with the Chinese government after me for messing up the Olympic swimming competition???

Maybe someone should do a dreams thread - psychoanalyse that? I told you strange things happen after Hobgoblin, it is not a Halloween drink for nothing. (Price has now moved back up to £1.65ish a bottle.)

For tonight I have had one of those far too tired miserable days and have not fancied any beer. Instead I've just had a few slices of a new loaf hot out of the oven with a cup of Yorkshire tea. Simply served with Clover butter.

Edit: Hmm, both dreams involve water, maybe I feel like I am drowning by thinking on future events at the moment? That would fit to some degree actually, hmm, though I don't know what the Chinese government has to do with it? I'm reading a little history but not Chinese. Someone should do a dreams thread. Scher?

I couldn't be bothered with food so I had a slice of toast with pâté and a few beers. I drink both red and white wine according to what I am eating.
If Hobgoblin puts you on top of endangered skyscrapers and makes you upset the Chinese government, I would keep off it. There is a dreams thread on this General Chat section of the forum but as most of my dreams seem to concern work, I don't want to recall them when I am awake.

LitNetIsGreat

11-19-2010, 12:09 PM

I couldn't be bothered with food so I had a slice of toast with pâté and a few beers. I drink both red and white wine according to what I am eating.
If Hobgoblin puts you on top of endangered skyscrapers and makes you upset the Chinese government, I would keep off it. There is a dreams thread on this General Chat section of the forum but as most of my dreams seem to concern work, I don't want to recall them when I am awake.

I see, wine to suit, the best option.

Yes Hobgoblin gave me some scary stuff. Oh yes I noticed the dreams thread as someone must have bumped it up. Not recalling work is probably a defense mechanism, who wants to remember that? I would rather be chased by the Chinese government!

Off out tonight with Mrs Neely :yikes: will be having a light meal and a few drinks, nothing too much. I need to lie down first, Friday night means the tank is empty. Must nap now...

Emil Miller

11-19-2010, 07:30 PM

I have eaten a plate of spaghetti with melted cheese on toast, accompanied by a bottle of Chianti Classico 2008 from Barone Ricasoli. I am finishing with Waitrose roasted and salted savoury mixed nuts. When I have finished the bottle, I shall partake of a couple of glasses of port wine. In these days of stringent financial control, we must cease unwarranted extravagance.

Chris Marie

11-19-2010, 11:53 PM

Dear Logos-
I enjoyed reading your message. I think that it is intersting that you're reading a bio @Aldous Huxley,one of my fav writers. I am having a cup of joe @Mc Donalds cafe in Manhattan in NYC. It is cold & dry here right now.
Thanks,
Chris Marie.

Helga

11-21-2010, 05:13 AM

coffee

LitNetIsGreat

11-21-2010, 07:16 PM

Oh boy my bread is wonderful, I pity the folk who don't bake their own bread, shame on you! Just perfect served with a nice butter, or a little jam.

Beer wise, one glass of Spitfire Ale and another of Pedigree just waiting.

LitNetIsGreat

11-25-2010, 07:58 PM

Oh, I have really enjoyed my two beers tonight: Black Sheep and Hobgoblin (Tesco has a limited supply of course). This is perhaps because I have "gone easy" this week and also for the fact that I have had nothing but tea to drink today, so I really relished a good beer tonight - in preparation for the weekend no doubt! Beer*, you have got to adore the stuff, drink of the gods...

* Real ale naturally, real ale is the only ale to drink!

yuka

11-26-2010, 10:27 AM

bread and water. at the keyboard
this is my second supper today :)

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hi all, nice to meet you. -- yuka

LitNetIsGreat

11-27-2010, 05:39 PM

Emil Miller

11-27-2010, 06:06 PM

Neely's mini apple/pineapple and strawberry pies are just in the oven. I'll be munching on one of those in a minute. I've also got myself some Weston's Organic cider in, as well as a few bottles of Hobgoblin, might opt for the cider.

Actually, as it is getting really cold, I might have to start thinking of getting in a couple of tots of spirits. I'm not a spirit fan, but perhaps a little dark rum will go down nicely?

I'm back on the spaghetti track again and have just finished it and am eating a packet of McVities baked mini chedder biscuits with vino rosso. The wine is Poggiotondo Chianti 2008 from Waitrose supermarket.

I have never drunk rum but I imagine that it is a bit heavy for my taste. I prefer Brandy as a Winter drink and now that the weather has turned
very cold, I expect I will be purchasing a bottle or two throughout the next couple of months.

LitNetIsGreat

11-27-2010, 08:17 PM

I'm back on the spaghetti track again and have just finished it and am eating a packet of McVities baked mini chedder biscuits with vino rosso. The wine is Poggiotondo Chianti 2008 from Waitrose supermarket.

I have never drunk rum but I imagine that it is a bit heavy for my taste. I prefer Brandy as a Winter drink and now that the weather has turned
very cold, I expect I will be purchasing a bottle or two throughout the next couple of months.

Ah, fresh organic spaghetti I take it? Knocked up with a fresh tomato sauce, a little garlic and chili, served with a handful of basil, a dash of olive oil and a little twist of black pepper, maybe a sprinkling of light cheese, good stuff!!

I've not had rum for about four years or so, but I suddenly thought of it as a warmer as I walked through the snow today, fresh from buying my free range* Sainsbury chicken for tomorrow's Sunday roast. You might be right about it being heavy, but I don't remember it as being as heavy as you might first expect.

I can't take to brandy at all. It makes me feel sick almost instantly. Port too. Though, again maybe it is worth another shot? I used to drink more whiskey spirit wise, (in comparison because I don't drink much spirits as I say) but I'm not fancying that much. I might go for the rum. I'll report back urgently if I do.

Currently finishing off my lovely, and completely unpretentious Weston's cider, so dry and without that unnatural fizz found in cheap cider - lovely, if more of a summery drink perhaps?

* I recently read that 98% of chicken sold in this country is not free range, as in factory farmed, compared with around 50% of free range eggs. That stat is actually matched up by my scientific Litnet poll too! So, if we are to judge on the content of character by the contents on the shopping basket, then I am in the top 2 of people in the country!!!

Emil Miller

11-28-2010, 06:08 PM

[QUOTE=Neely;982107]Ah, fresh organic spaghetti I take it? Knocked up with a fresh tomato sauce, a little garlic and chili, served with a handful of basil, a dash of olive oil and a little twist of black pepper, maybe a sprinkling of light cheese, good stuff!!QUOTE]

Afraid not, I like to get my eating out of the way PDQ so it was my usual small tin of Heinz.
As for rum, it always reminds me of old sea dogs on the Spanish Main or silly young girls drinking Bacardi and Coke. Being a landlubber, I prefer the brandy although I am quite partial to silly young girls. Right now, I am drinking an unusual white wine from the Loire called Cheverney 2009 Le Petit Salvard. It is quite light and has an apple flavour which complements the salad that I am eating.

LitNetIsGreat

11-28-2010, 06:47 PM

Emil Miller

11-28-2010, 07:03 PM

I've just about consumed my fifth satsuma in a row, as I've been feeling pretty much under the weather today. Actually, I could do with a tot of something warming, maybe that dark rum? I know what you mean about the sea dog/silly laughing girls with the dark/white rum and coke, you find them in city centres, groups of them! In a couple of weeks time they will be wearing flashing reindeer antlers and Santa hats, pah. No, I'll stick to giving the real stuff a try, though granted a much more sophisticated image is attached to brandy, but I daren't try it again as it just makes me feel sick.

Anyway got to go as I want to open another satsuma, vitamin C rush. At this point I'm torn between wanting to be better tomorrow or becoming worse so I can have the day off. I'm not sure which is the best option as it is going to be really cold tomorrow? Think I'll end up OK though.

Oh, and food shouldn't be something to rush you know, it's supposed to be a pleasure, though that's old ground.

Flashing reindeer antlers and Santa hats are definitely not my thing: what would Jesus have thought? As far as the weather goes, don't hesitate, take tomorrow off. As for the brandy, if you don't like it, there is no need to drink it. Down here in the south the weather is forecast to be sunny but very cold; unfortunately I have to go into town but I shall attempt to avoid the mob and return to the relative sanity of my abode.

Gilliatt Gurgle

11-28-2010, 09:33 PM

...I can't take to brandy at all. It makes me feel sick almost instantly. Port too. Though, again maybe it is worth another shot? I used to drink more whiskey spirit wise, (in comparison because I don't drink much spirits as I say) but I'm not fancying that much. I might go for the rum. I'll report back urgently if I do.

Careful Neely, or you will end up with those antlers on and Mrs. Neely on your back with a riders crop.

Tonight we had Szechuan beef, steamed rice with egg rolls.
Adult beverage: Warsteiner Dunkel
Nothing like Chinese food and German beer.

Gilliatt

LitNetIsGreat

11-29-2010, 03:41 PM

Careful Neely, or you will end up with those antlers on and Mrs. Neely on your back with a riders crop.

Tonight we had Szechuan beef, steamed rice with egg rolls.
Adult beverage: Warsteiner Dunkel
Nothing like Chinese food and German beer.

Gilliatt

That sounds fruity, ahem, too old for all that business though...

Nice food and drink there too, I'm loving the German wheat beers at the moment, there's something Christmassy about wheat beer as well.

I took Brian's sound advice today and erred on the side of caution.

I've purchased a mini bottle of Captain Morgan (£1.79 for 50ml) for later, just to sample it, I'll leave it for later though. At the moment I'm not eating anything, just checking in. Might opt for a nice cup of tea, (Twinnings Everyday) though, keeping things simple tonight. For food, perhaps a little porridge?

Emil Miller

11-29-2010, 04:12 PM

LitNetIsGreat

11-29-2010, 04:49 PM

[QUOTE=Neely;982671]That sounds fruity, ahem, too old for all that business though...QUOTE]

I don't think that Gilliatt meant that your better half would be doing a Miss Whiplash routine. Rather that she would use the riding crop to get you to do more about the house in the way that women do.
Actually, I used to work quite close to Miss Whiplash's basement flat and she even advertised her services on a notice board attached to the property.
Of course it wasnt the kind of place that I frequented; I couldn't afford it.

Tonight it's back to beans on toast and a few beers.

Ah yes maybe he meant that, Mrs Neely's nag ability is up there with the best of them, aren't all women the same? :)

Going to make myself a little porridge and then go in the bath. I've been reading Abraham Maslow's book today but I don't think I'll take that in, might read a little history - The World Since 1945, set text, quite a good book if annoyingly structured.

Emil Miller

11-29-2010, 05:27 PM

[QUOTE=Brian Bean;982680]

Ah yes maybe he meant that, Mrs Neely's nag ability is up there with the best of them, aren't all women the same? :)

Going to make myself a little porridge and then go in the bath. I've been reading Abraham Maslow's book today but I don't think I'll take that in, might read a little history - The World Since 1945, set text, quite a good book if annoyingly structured.

That's quite a big subject. When I wrote Pro Bono Publico, I was principally concentrating on the UK throughout the same period and one of the books I read was Britain Since 1945 by Chris Cooke and John Stevenson which, along with others, gave chapter and verse to my novel; even though I had lived through much of the period and witnessed it for myself. I'm not a great believer in statistics but dates are all-important in understanding the sequential development of events. What surprises me is how often these people are hamstrung by official secrecy and have to rely on reportage for their facts. Having worked in various government departments, I know that there are things that will remain secret despite the Freedom of Information Act, the Thirty Year Rule or any other attempt to get at the truth.

Now, before it is pointed out that these comments have nothing to do with the subject of the thread, I will add that I am now drinking some strong beer and eating a packet of Salt and Vinegar crisps.

LitNetIsGreat

11-29-2010, 08:08 PM

[QUOTE=Neely;982687]

That's quite a big subject. When I wrote Pro Bono Publico, I was principally concentrating on the UK throughout the same period and one of the books I read was Britain Since 1945 by Chris Cooke and John Stevenson which, along with others, gave chapter and verse to my novel; even though I had lived through much of the period and witnessed it for myself. I'm not a great believer in statistics but dates are all-important in understanding the sequential development of events. What surprises me is how often these people are hamstrung by official secrecy and have to rely on reportage for their facts. Having worked in various government departments, I know that there are things that will remain secret despite the Freedom of Information Act, the Thirty Year Rule or any other attempt to get at the truth.

Now, before it is pointed out that these comments have nothing to do with the subject of the thread, I will add that I am now drinking some strong beer and eating a packet of Salt and Vinegar crisps.

Ah, I'll have to respond to this tomorrow as I honestly feel sick now. I thought there was a reason that I didn't really do spirits, I daren't brush my teeth. Like Mrs N said when I was drinking the stuff, "what's that nail varnish smell?" yuk I think I'm going to throw up here. I'll certainly stick to beer in future, so much for silly whims.

bouquin

11-30-2010, 05:33 AM

mint tea and banana cake (presents from my brother & his wife!)

LitNetIsGreat

11-30-2010, 02:14 PM

A nice bright yellow banana.

The Comedian

11-30-2010, 03:27 PM

Darjeeling tea with lemon

LitNetIsGreat

11-30-2010, 03:56 PM

I'm going in for a Hobgoblin in a minute. I need a beer as I'm in a ratty mood. Wife.

I'm drinking it now; I'm calm now.

Emil Miller

11-30-2010, 06:39 PM

I'm going in for a Hobgoblin in a minute. I need a beer as I'm in a ratty mood. Wife.

I'm drinking it now; I'm calm now.

Glad to see that the Hobgoblin produced the necessary calm but what does the wife drink to smooth over the less than blissful matrimonial moments?

For my part, I have had my egg salad and am drinking a white Haut-Poitou 2007 from the Loire valley which is rendered slightly suspect by the label which reads: A gorgeous wine, great on its own, with friends, fish, chicken and sunshine. It is also described as having vibrant gooseberry and pungent asparagus flavours. One wine that I hope doesn't live up to its reputation.

LitNetIsGreat

11-30-2010, 07:39 PM

Glad to see that the Hobgoblin produced the necessary calm but what does the wife drink to smooth over the less than blissful matrimonial moments?

For my part, I have had my egg salad and am drinking a white Haut-Poitou 2007 from the Loire valley which is rendered slightly suspect by the label which reads: A gorgeous wine, great on its own, with friends, fish, chicken and sunshine. It is also described as having vibrant gooseberry and pungent asparagus flavours. One wine that I hope doesn't live up to its reputation.

Oh my wife has no taste at all, barbarian, she drinks diet coke constantly, horrid, horrid stuff.

Wow, that label would have sold it to me. I've learnt not to read the wine labels, I avoid wine altogether because of it, I'm just not good with picking wine or that good the next day with it.

With beer I know my field. I wouldn't say that I was an expert, but I know my stuff to get by pretty well. Certainly wines have "posher" sounding names, "Haut-Poitou 2007" from the "Loire Valley" (would have already bought it at this point, if only to dream of France) sounds better than "Hobgoblin" or "Weston's Organic Cider" (which is what I am drinking now) but I know my ground with the ale and I like it.

I've just finished off the wedge end of one of my glorious loaves with a fair helping of best strawberry jam - yum's the word!

I'll have to drop you a line about the history stuff and your book, it sounds interesting and I'm interested!

Oh, by the way, my pathetic attempt at drinking spirits didn't result in me being sick thankfully. However, it is an experiment I will not be repeating -unless it is with Whiskey and a lot of Ginger Ale with ice, a usual Christmas treat. Rum however, is fully off the menu.

11-30-2010, 07:44 PM

LOL i haven't eaten anything since lunchtime yesterday ... but I had orange juice for dinner, if that counts. oh yeah, and a tic tac for brekkie - yum. :D

tainaprincess

11-30-2010, 08:13 PM

I am currently eating a honey bun, and drinking good ol' water.

Silas Thorne

11-30-2010, 08:18 PM

I'm drinking an unnameable caffeinated cola beverage.

tainaprincess

11-30-2010, 08:21 PM

I'm drinking an unnameable caffeinated cola beverage.

Are you drinking it to stay awake? Caffeine does nothing to keep me awake, it just makes me sleepier. - drinking my water, and eating cheetos-

Nightshade

12-01-2010, 12:18 PM

'erby turkey' and fake mash...

Emil Miller

12-01-2010, 05:59 PM

I am eating a packet of Thai Sweet Chilli crisps and drinking a couple of beers following a plate of Amoy medium noodles.

Paulclem

12-01-2010, 07:25 PM

Tea!.... and crisps.

LitNetIsGreat

12-01-2010, 07:57 PM

There's a lot of crisp eating going on tonight... I'm just finishing off the last of the Hobgoblin then I've got to decide between another beer or bed?

Edit: oh bed I think, I've just eyed the time.

The Comedian

12-01-2010, 09:34 PM

Potato pancakes, hard boiled eggs, salad.

Mortis Anarchy

12-01-2010, 10:11 PM

Mac n' cheese & water. Can't wait for payday so I can go grocery shopping. :party:

LitNetIsGreat

12-02-2010, 05:35 PM

I'm eating a sliced pear at the moment. I can't remember buying any pears though, my dad must have brought it round.

For tonight's little drink I have the option between Spitfire (Shepherds Neame) or Golden Glory (Badger Brewery), both cracking English ales. The Spitfire was launched in 1990 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and due to its popularity became the flagship beer of the brewery. In fact it is now one of the most widely available and best selling real ales in the country. It's got a lovely sharp malt flavour tang to it. Here is the tasting note from the website:

An infusion of three Kentish hops adorns this beautifully balanced, blood-orange tinted British bitter with an acutely aromatic allure. Hints of marmalade, red grapes and pepper are thrust from a springboard of warm, mellow malts. The floating fruity finish signs off with a smidgen of spice and raspberry.

I must admit I can't trace any element of raspberry or spice in there, just a strong malty tang. Fair beer.

Golden Glory is another popular beer from the super Badger Brewery based in Dorset. It's full of peach flavour (as it is given a peach infusion!) summer in a glass. One drawback is that the peach can overwhelm after a while, you are OK with one though.

So, it is one of these, maybe them both. I will probably have to go with the Spitfire first because the hugely dominant peach of the other will over-power the malty Spitfire brew. This is my favourite part of the day. :nod:

Emil Miller

12-02-2010, 05:40 PM

I have in front of me two packets,one is of Roasted Salted Cashew nuts and the other Japanese Rice Crackers. they have bneen emptied into a bowl and mixed. On my right hand stands a bottle of red wine Minervois 2008 Cuvee Speciale from Le Pressoir. C'est tres potable mais, comme les plupart des vins Francaise, ils ont tendance à induire une fatigue. Or to put it another way, it looks like an early night for me.

LitNetIsGreat

12-02-2010, 06:03 PM

sami_Iraq

12-04-2010, 06:44 AM

enjoy !!

LitNetIsGreat

12-05-2010, 12:15 PM

I swear I made a comprehensive post yesterday about what I was eating and drinking (well drinking) though it seems to have disappeared? Anyway, I've just had sweet pancakes with pear, oats and lots of sugar, followed by a slice of my own bread hot out of the oven served simply with butter. That was followed by a little hot pear in chocolate sauce, not bad.

Right now I've got the urge for a little Scrupy Jack Cider. :)

The room is still filled with the delicious, life-giving aroma of fresh bread, can't beat it. I'm so glad baking bread is at the heart of my weekly ritual. Is it part of yours?

papayahed

12-05-2010, 12:25 PM

Licorice and a coke

Emil Miller

12-05-2010, 06:07 PM

Waitrose Organic Roasted and Salted Nut Mix. Drink wise, a wine I haven't had before. It is an Italian white called Malvasia 2008 which comes from Verona . It is quite light and fruity and hopefully won't impact on the bottle of Johnny Walker whisky and Stones ginger wine, a few glasses of which, I intend to partake of later.

LitNetIsGreat

12-05-2010, 07:09 PM

Waitrose Organic, good stuff Brian. I hope that bottle of Johny Walker is only a wee one after the wine?

Me, I'm having another Scrumpy Jack bottled cider. As I said yesterday (but my comp decided not to publish it) I couldn't buy my Weston's Organic Cider or my loose tea yesterday on the account of getting my hands on a sledge - currently selling like MAD in the UK, so the Scrumpy is second best.

Edit: oh is see, I few glasses of, that's okay then...

Hmm, I might have to go back on my spirit hate, as at Christmas I usually opt for whiskey and ginger beer myself, though plenty of ginger beer and ice for me.

LitNetIsGreat

12-06-2010, 05:16 PM

I have had a nice roast beef dinner, a topside joint, I thought I deserved it. I had it with roast potatoes, roast carrots and parsnips and my Yorkshire puddings. For afterwards I made my own custard, which was well, a sort of disaster, but you can't win them all.

Thinking of what beer to have tonight. I have an Abbot Ale, that badger summer one, can't remember off-hand. Also I have a bottle of Scrumpy Jack cider, might have that and one of those beers. One of those would be nice as I take a hot bath - I need a hot bath because I have hurt my back sledging at the weekend.

Scheherazade

12-06-2010, 06:19 PM

Sushi! :banana:

Gilliatt Gurgle

12-09-2010, 10:23 PM

Just finished a pot of DaVinci Ziti with chopped mushrooms dumped in, slathered in olive oil.
Beverage a couple of Jack and Coke highballs.

.

papayahed

12-10-2010, 02:44 PM

Punch flavored Nerds

LitNetIsGreat

12-10-2010, 06:33 PM

The Westons Organic Cider is just chilling.

Buddha Frog

12-11-2010, 09:14 PM

A bottle of Jamesons has been going down nicely tonight and I've been smacking on pistachios for a while now.

The Comedian

12-11-2010, 09:28 PM

Baked cod, pan-fried 'taters, assorted veggies. . .and some spring water.

weltanschauung

12-12-2010, 04:36 AM

my heart out.

Hurricane

12-12-2010, 03:49 PM

Cookie Crisp!

LitNetIsGreat

12-14-2010, 02:02 PM

I'm just finishing off a 37.5ml bottle of Casillero del Diablo with a few pieces of Lindt extra creamy milk chocolate. The reason for the red this early is that we have just had my homemade lasagna, side salad and my own garlic bread (organic wholemeal). I can say that I feel pretty satisfied now. Oh, the Diablo is quite peppery, not sure if I like it, it's OK, I'm not good with the reds. I'll tell you though chocolate and red wine is a marriage made in heaven.

Going to sit and watch a River Cottage then maybe do something more productive, maybe.

Edit: oh, I've not seen my buddy Brian around, I'm worried about his eating. I hope he hasn't fallen asleep at the piano and forgotten to eat!!

Scheherazade

12-14-2010, 02:12 PM

LitNetIsGreat

12-14-2010, 02:23 PM

Shushh, I'm watching River Cottage Autumn.

Emil Miller

12-14-2010, 05:50 PM

Edit: oh, I've not seen my buddy Brian around, I'm worried about his eating. I hope he hasn't fallen asleep at the piano and forgotten to eat!!

Neely, if ever you take to the piano you will find that one never falls asleep at the instrument, unlike the computer which has a built in soporific element for those who have a bottle of vino standing on top of the printer. I have been off alcohol for a few days, due to a hangover acquired through drinking too much whisky, but I am back to normal with a bottle of Chianti superiore 2008 from Piccini , a well-known supplier of the wine.

LitNetIsGreat

12-14-2010, 06:43 PM

Neely, if ever you take to the piano you will find that one never falls asleep at the instrument, unlike the computer which has a built in soporific element for those who have a bottle of vino standing on top of the printer. I have been off alcohol for a few days, due to a hangover acquired through drinking too much whisky, but I am back to normal with a bottle of Chianti superiore 2008 from Piccini , a well-known supplier of the wine.

Ah, I told you those spirits were trouble. I think I know the wine you mean, dark label, I think I nearly bought two for a tenner today, but opted for the half Diablo instead because I only really drink red wine with food. I might get the two for a tenner in though if you would recommend it?

I am glad that you are not likely to fall asleep at the piano then. I just assumed that maybe you couldn't be bothered to get some lunch and had passed out.

In the last half an hour I have munched my way through a punnet of blueberries. I had to think several times about buying them though because they were from Argentina and I was cautious of the air miles.

I am about to go downstairs, after having my nightly bath, and fix myself a small mature cheddar cheese sandwich (Lake District Cheese, wholemeal organic bread) and a bottle of Westons because any positive effects of the wine have long since gone. I got excited today after looking for my cucumber and finding two hidden bottles of Westons at the bottom left-hand side compartment of the fridge, hence the signature...

Emil Miller

12-14-2010, 07:06 PM

Ah, I told you those spirits were trouble. I think I know the wine you mean, dark label, I think I nearly bought two for a tenner today, but opted for the half Diablo instead because I only really drink red wine with food. I might get the two for a tenner in though if you would recommend it?

I am glad that you are not likely to fall asleep at the piano then. I just assumed that maybe you couldn't be bothered to get some lunch and had passed out.

In the last half an hour I have munched my way through a punnet of blueberries. I had to think several times about buying them though because they were from Argentina and I was cautious of the air miles.

I am about to go downstairs, after having my nightly bath, and fix myself a small mature cheddar cheese sandwich (Lake District Cheese, wholemeal organic bread) and a bottle of Westons because any positive effects of the wine have long since gone. I got excited today after looking for my cucumber and finding two hidden bottles of Westons at the bottom left-hand side compartment of the fridge, hence the signature...

Well it's always difficult to recommend something to others, because individual taste comes to the fore when it concerns wine. Chianti is not usually a refined sort of wine due to the sun baked soil in which it is normally grown. That is why there are no great vintages as one would get with French wines that have both sun and rain in varying, if not equal, quantities. Nevertheless, there are Chiantis that vary in quality according to their age, but apart from drinking it with Italian food, there isn't a great deal to recommend in Italian red wines. They tend to be dryer than French wines of a similar vintage and I would not recommend them for general drinking. A French equivalent to Chianti would be Cotes du Rhone which, to my mind , is much easier on the palate.

LitNetIsGreat

12-14-2010, 07:48 PM

Well it's always difficult to recommend something to others, because individual taste comes to the fore when it concerns wine. Chianti is not usually a refined sort of wine due to the sun baked soil in which it is normally grown. That is why there are no great vintages as one would get with French wines that have both sun and rain in varying, if not equal, quantities. Nevertheless, there are Chiantis that vary in quality according to their age, but apart from drinking it with Italian food, there isn't a great deal to recommend in Italian red wines. They tend to be dryer than French wines of a similar vintage and I would not recommend them for general drinking. A French equivalent to Chianti would be Cotes du Rhone which, to my mind , is much easier on the palate.

OK, thanks. I've had that Cotes du Rhone before though and it seems a bit light for me. I guess that is what you are saying with suiting the individual palate. As I tend to start off drinking reds with food anyway I might go for the Chianti to stock up, at least it doesn't hurt to get well stocked up with these things at Christmas. I didn't know that about the vintage and the soil.

I've had my Westons and now I've just poured out a Waggledance. This could be a mistake, one because I have to get up tomorrow (but I'll just be late as usual no big deal) and two, because I'll end up dreaming all night again of looking for a toilet. :D

JuniperWoolf

12-14-2010, 08:15 PM

Orange juice.

weltanschauung

12-14-2010, 08:35 PM

im actually drinking passion fruit juice since lunch time, to see if it calms down the inner Chutulu, but, nothing yet.

Silas Thorne

12-14-2010, 08:43 PM

I'm drinking a bottle of Chateau d'Yquem.

Gilliatt Gurgle

12-14-2010, 08:44 PM

Slices of German butter kasse cheese, Swiss cheese, Italian dry salami, crackers, and Jack Daniels and coke highballs.
M&M's for desert

.

Janine

12-14-2010, 11:42 PM

peanut butter on a toasted bagel and milk

faithosaurus

12-15-2010, 12:40 AM

Sun Chips and cranberry-grape juice :)

MystyrMystyry

12-15-2010, 12:58 AM

Mmmm. Red Wine. I remember distinctly a bottle of Pinot Noir that came my way a few years ago. Chocolate Bitters at the rear, Honey Cream at the sides, Coffee at the top and below. Then a wash of Spicy Dried Fruit at the edges - Apricot, Figs, Gingertinged Peach, and then in a unexpected tour de force finale Smoothest 24 year Oakbarreled Single Malt. Magnificent!

Right now I'm settling on a Kilkenny Cream - this is Coffee Chocolate Cream Port made in Victoria. Cheap and 17% sillybilly juice.

Varenne Rodin

12-15-2010, 04:04 AM

I'm drinking Circles Gladiator Merlot, 2008. I'm going to finish the night off sipping water. Those are the only beverages I drink; red wine and water. The latter much more than the former.

papayahed

12-15-2010, 08:32 AM

Just a had a glass of water coming from the mixer taps I bought from B & Q for £110 last year. It was served in a glass highball (part of a set of 8; £14.99 from TKMaxx).

The kitchen set where the tap is located was installed by MFI around five years ago costing around £5K - including the unit prices and installation.

Water costs around £400 a year, I think.

:smilewinkgrin:

Bravo, your palate is impeccable.

I opened a beautiful can of reconstituted vegetable juice blend to wash down 2 slices of a rather delightful blend of flour/water/leavening agent mixture I happened to come across at the grocery store.

Emil Miller

12-15-2010, 09:10 AM

I'm drinking a bottle of Chateau d'Yquem.

You must be the richest person on Litnet as it is currently retailing at £200 per bottle and is one of the most exclusives Sauternes. It is possible to pay over £1000 per bottle according to vintage.
Being from the Garonne region it is a very sweet dessert wine but, unlike my women, who should be as sweet as possible, I prefer my wines to be much dryer.

OK, thanks. I've had that Cotes du Rhone before though and it seems a bit light for me. I guess that is what you are saying with suiting the individual palate. As I tend to start off drinking reds with food anyway I might go for the Chianti to stock up, at least it doesn't hurt to get well stocked up with these things at Christmas. I didn't know that about the vintage and the soil. :D

If you find Cotes du Rhone rather light for your taste, why not try Bordeaux reds? These are the ones in a straight bottle rather than the curved variety. They are generally stronger than the Burgundy's and are specifically designed for people who like red meats such as beef. When I was more of a foodie, I found them ideal, but since I have become a snack eater, they are too heavy and I certainly wouldn't buy them as a casual drink. A very reliable Bordeaux red is St Emilion and it is possible to get a bottle for around £10, although some are less expensive; as a foodie you will notice the difference in flavour enhancement.

LitNetIsGreat

12-15-2010, 04:49 PM

If you find Cotes du Rhone rather light for your taste, why not try Bordeaux reds? These are the ones in a straight bottle rather than the curved variety. They are generally stronger than the Burgundy's and are specifically designed for people who like red meats such as beef. When I was more of a foodie, I found them ideal, but since I have become a snack eater, they are too heavy and I certainly wouldn't buy them as a casual drink. A very reliable Bordeaux red is St Emilion and it is possible to get a bottle for around £10, although some are less expensive; as a foodie you will notice the difference in flavour enhancement.

Thanks, yes I do sometimes go for the Bordeaux and I'll look out for the St Emilion next week. A tenner a bottle is the limit of what I will pay for wine though, as I can get about 6 bottles of Westons for that, but it's okay as a one-off. As I don't really consider myself a sophisticated foodie though, I'm more of the feet-on-the-ground, good wholesome food type person. I'm not one for expensive restaurants unless I had the money to.

I might have to hold back the alcohol a little tonight, maybe totally, as I have not been on the best of forms today. I might let myself have one bottle of Westons after my bath.

Currently I have a few lemon sponge buns in the oven (organic flour and sugar, real Yorkshire butter, free range egg and freshly squeezed lemon) which I am going to have with a cup of Twinnings Everyday tea (half a spoon of sugar) before going in the bath. Think I will be reading a little more history tonight. I'm not in the best of moods though because my Sciatica. I've had it for two weeks and it is beginning to get me down and I am in a mood generally anyway.

Edit: lemon buns burnt, the knightmare continues...

Emil Miller

12-15-2010, 05:03 PM

Thanks, yes I do sometimes go for the Bordeaux and I'll look out for the St Emilion next week. A tenner a bottle is the limit of what I will pay for wine though, as I can get about 6 bottles of Westons for that, but it's okay as a one-off. As I don't really consider myself a sophisticated foodie though, I'm more of the feet-on-the-ground, good wholesome food type person. I'm not one for expensive restaurants unless I had the money to.
.

Something that has just occurred to me as a possible warning about Bordeaux reds. Unless you like the oaken taste of wine matured in oak barrels, I would avoid them as it can be pretty overwhelming sometimes.
If it doesn't mention it in English on the bottle, look out for the words élevé en fûts de chêne, which means as mentioned above.

Scheherazade

12-15-2010, 05:05 PM

Yoghurt from Sainsbury's Natural range (2% fat)... It costs about £1.

The milk the yoghurt was made from came from the spotty cow that was grazing in Yorkshire, I believe.

LitNetIsGreat

12-15-2010, 05:57 PM

Something that has just occurred to me as a possible warning about Bordeaux reds. Unless you like the oaken taste of wine matured in oak barrels, I would avoid them as it can be pretty overwhelming sometimes.
If it doesn't mention it in English on the bottle, look out for the words élevé en fûts de chêne, which means as mentioned above.

Thanks I'll look out for that, but I don't mind the oaten taste.

Yoghurt from Sainsbury's Natural range (2% fat)... It costs about £1.

The milk the yoghurt was made from came from the spotty cow that was grazing in Yorkshire, I believe.

:D Was the cow's name Molly? I know the cow if so.
http://freerangereview.com/shop/our-cow-molly-farm-shop-sheffield-911

Time for the bath.

Silas Thorne

12-15-2010, 06:52 PM

You must be the richest person on Litnet as it is currently retailing at £200 per bottle and is one of the most exclusives Sauternes. It is possible to pay over £1000 per bottle according to vintage.
Being from the Garonne region it is a very sweet dessert wine but, unlike my women, who should be as sweet as possible, I prefer my wines to be much dryer.

:) I was just kidding. I only knew about this wine from Hannibal Lecter. Me, I prefer a good Gewürztraminer from the Marlborough region of NZ, and can actually afford it.
Actually, I thought the Chateau d'Yquem cost much more than this.

I just had some chilli beans, with mushrooms, carrots, capsicums and rice. Made it last night for tea, and eating the leftovers.

Emil Miller

12-15-2010, 07:48 PM

:) I was just kidding. I only knew about this wine from Hannibal Lecter. Me, I prefer a good Gewürztraminer from the Marlborough region of NZ, and can actually afford it.
Actually, I thought the Chateau d'Yquem cost much more than this.

I just had some chilli beans, with mushrooms, carrots, capsicums and rice. Made it last night for tea, and eating the leftovers.

Well, I now find that a bottle of Chateau d'Yquem 2001 costs £285. In any case, it's a lot to pay for a dessert wine. Gewürztraminer is from the Alsace region of (currently) France but the grape is sometimes grown abroad.

Gilliatt Gurgle

12-15-2010, 10:21 PM

something about French wine

Something about French wine

Something ench wine

Something about French wine .....and a bath

Something about expensive French wine ....and leftovers.

Something about French wine

I've heard enough !
I went out and bought a bottle of French wine on sale; "Paul Jaboulet Aâné"; Côtes du Rhône; "Parallele 45"- I have no idea, but it was good!

Caesar salad and bread.

.

faithosaurus

12-15-2010, 10:46 PM

Mmm..caeser salad is super good.

Right now I'm having some crackers and brie, with some sort of electrolyte water (or so it says).

Varenne Rodin

12-16-2010, 01:51 AM

I really don't eat at my desk. I had lentil/vegetable soup, from scratch, for dinner. Now I'm having merlot and soy "cheese"cake. :D

MystyrMystyry

12-16-2010, 09:25 PM

A $150 000 bottle of 1956 Grange Hermitage. Delishush!

(Actually, that's not quite true - Tawny Port 2009)

(A man can wish can't he?)

Silas Thorne

12-16-2010, 09:31 PM

A $150 000 bottle of 1956 Grange Hermitage. Delishush!

Sounds like a car. :)
I just bought a 1956 Grange Hermitage today at the auction, and drove it around to see Clara. We had tea and scones and talked about politics and religion.

...I'm about to drink a cup of Earl Grey tea, black, with sugar.

MystyrMystyry

12-16-2010, 09:45 PM

It is true that very very few have ever tasted it. Most buy it and immediately put it in the cellar or safe deposit, waiting for the right time to auction it.

I've only met people who've claimed to have tasted it, I've never been nor met any witnesses to the event.

But Earl Grey with a twist of lemon - that shall be next!

LitNetIsGreat

12-24-2010, 08:42 AM

I've just had one of my own vegetable pasties hot out of the oven, lovely, winter comfort food at its best. Crisp pastry, swede (the veg of the week), carrot, potato, a little onion, a little gravy, seasoned with salt and pepper and brushed with real butter (do not buy margarine or "spread") lovely - go make!

LitNetIsGreat

12-28-2010, 02:48 PM

I have just eaten, with a degree of pleasure, a homemade root vegetable pie. It consisted of parsnip, swede, carrot, potato and onions/garlic/bit of thyme, salt and pepper for seasoning. I cheated with the pie crust and used ready made pastry but it is not bad stuff. Served with a little English mustard, dash of soy sauce (no Henderson's relish), a few slices of my fantastic rustic wholemeal/white bread. I washed it down with a glass of Lindemans Shiraz 2009 which was pretty standard red (though I'm not complaining at all as it was a gift, free wine is free wine).

I was pretty full after so I didn't bother with a dessert or anything apart from nibbling a few pieces of Lindt Swiss Classic Milk Chocolate, which I must say tasted pretty lame, I do like the Lindt extra creamy though, never mind.

Later I am going to partake of some more delicious ciders, I hope I have some Henney's dry cider left as it is yummy stuff.* Later I might slice of the end of a new loaf that is due to go in tonight as I usually can't resist doing so, we'll see.

* Yes, there is a bottle of this left, to be savoured first or had last? Decisions, decisions...

MystyrMystyry

01-01-2011, 12:00 PM

A green gummy lolly

qimissung

01-03-2011, 06:21 AM

Harvest Chedder Sun Chips. Too salty, imho.

Scheherazade

01-04-2011, 08:35 PM

A slice of (leftover) birthday cake and tea.

MystyrMystyry

01-05-2011, 10:16 AM

I am having a ludicrously late dinner - a beef stroganoff concoction I'd promised myself five hours ago. The red wine used was a cheap shiraz but not too bad for the purpose.

The meat is the tenderest sirloin I think I've ever tasted

This isn't the traditional strog, but based on the award winning recipe of the famous chef Jaques 'Frenchy' Knuckles of the Hotel Ritz in 1972

A hamfisted and belligerent cook at the best of times, it has often been debated whether the award was won fairly or if he'd had some 'help' obtaining the judges' agreement, for after all, surely William 'Bones' McDougle's Fried Cream Pumpkin and Cheese Soufle has seen a far more loyal following in the years since, and Deklan 'Loco' Jusghlien's Spicy Mushroom Paella Flambe which has spawned a revival in recent years (most notably at the Waldorf Astoria - home and birthplace of none other than the famous Waldorf Salad)

Then I'm going to have a bowl of vanilla and chocolate chip icecream in chocolate sauce with fresh strawberries

qimissung

01-05-2011, 05:43 PM

trail mix

misterreplicant

01-05-2011, 05:49 PM

Propel (flavored water drink) and was eating a mint earlier.

qimissung

01-06-2011, 09:47 PM

Ramen with peas and dark chocolate

sithkittie

01-08-2011, 01:02 PM

Just gnawed the arms off of a giant green gummy bear and am working on a glass of cranberry juice.

qimissung

01-10-2011, 10:13 PM

Lol

Hot chocolate followed by frito chili pie. Yum.

faithosaurus

01-10-2011, 11:15 PM

I had a super caffeinated latte a bit ago :) It was cinnamon from Starbucks.

papayahed

01-11-2011, 08:10 AM

Bologna sandwich

rifley

01-11-2011, 03:12 PM

I'm drinking both coffe and cola :)

MystyrMystyry

01-30-2011, 06:21 AM

An intensely strong icecoffee - but the ice cream is something else! It's chocolate with milkchocolate chunks (not big chips - CHUNKS) and alone it is great but the synergy of all three together is amazing

papayahed

01-30-2011, 10:02 AM

Deli Chicken sandwich

bouquin

01-30-2011, 02:50 PM

lengua de gato from Bea's Kitchen.

MystyrMystyry

01-30-2011, 04:43 PM

Hot coffee and berry cordial, the latter for hydration sugar, the former because I haven't had one for 24 hours and I was suffering withdrawals, oh and dipping some choccy biscuits

LitNetIsGreat

01-30-2011, 05:25 PM

I've got a 3 litre box of Organic Westons in the fridge (7.3%) and another one under the kitchen table. Think I'll have some of that.

Sionn Harrow

01-30-2011, 06:45 PM

Apple Cider B-)

Delta40

01-30-2011, 07:03 PM

Protein shake

2 scoops of whey
2 scoops of brewers yeast
2 scoops of oatbran
2 bananas
2 scoops of milo malt
2 scoops of natural yoghurt
soy and full cream milk

Gilliatt Gurgle

01-30-2011, 08:07 PM

King Oscar Kipper Herring
Sesame Crackers
Hunks of sharp provolone
and a
Bottle of Pinot Noir

.

MystyrMystyry

01-30-2011, 09:33 PM

King Oscar Kipper Herring
Sesame Crackers
Hunks of sharp provolone
and a
Bottle of Pinot Noir

.

SNAP! (about the pinot noir)

Big Dante

01-31-2011, 04:21 AM

Water.
Yes, very exciting.
I must admit, I am quite the fan of water.

Niamh

02-02-2011, 05:25 PM

tea....

MystyrMystyry

02-04-2011, 03:55 AM

A Mystyry salad:

Mouldy cheddar (with the mould cut off, natch)

Stuffed olives

Chilli flakes

Fresh lettuce

Salmon and oil

Tomato (okay, love apple)

Virgin Olive Oil

A cold glass of Hardy's Nottage Hill Pinot Noir (2009), which is one of the better less expensive varieties of this versatile red

LitNetIsGreat

03-02-2011, 06:27 PM

I'm about to get one of my homemade pizzas out of the oven which I'm looking forward to after 14 hours out of the house with both work and uni*. I'm washing it down with a glass or two of white wine, Georges Chenard? I've no idea if it is any good; (Brian?) I couldn't even read the label through the riot barriers in the shop - probably not a good sign in itself!!

* a good day actually, went to see Ruth Goodman, of Victorian Farm fame, speak - amamzing woman!!

faithosaurus

03-02-2011, 10:15 PM

Drinking some homemade juice from a bunch of fruits and veggies. Juice cleanses are fun :)

LitNetIsGreat

03-10-2011, 06:23 PM

Emil Miller

03-12-2011, 11:40 AM

Currently: drinking a sophisticated glass of Wolf Blass yellow label white wine and eating one of my inspirational garlic bread pizza's while watching Manhattan. Again. Poor man's pseudo-intellectual!!

I haven't been around this thread for a while but it's good to see that you were recently drinking Georges Chenard which, while pretty basic, is at least French and usually good value for money. Don't you think that Italian red would have been better with pizza? Chianti or Valpolicella for example.
I'm unable to recommend what someone would drink to accompany Manhattan except perhaps a manhattan cocktail or possibly a coca cola.
The best thing cinema wise to go with a pizza would be anything by Fellini; especially La Strada or Nights of Cabiria: nothing pseudo-intellectual there and a million times better than Woody Allen.
For an evening of extravagant Italian film viewing, why not try the very expensive Barolo which is about as pricey as Italian wines get?

papayahed

03-12-2011, 01:04 PM

grapes, glorious grapes.

Emil Miller

03-12-2011, 02:21 PM

I am eating a Gouda cheese sandwich with a few olives plus drinking a cup of green tea from my favourite Great Gatsby mug.

LitNetIsGreat

03-17-2011, 08:11 PM

Emil Miller

03-18-2011, 06:03 AM

I'm just finishing a poor quality lager that goes by the name of San Miguel. This is part of my experiment to find a decent quality "continental" style lager - the truth is I don't think they exist. I'm just in the mood for this sort of thing after dumping my flirtation with white wine. The truth is she was no good for me. She made me feel awful for a full day after having had a few passionate nights together. Time to move on.

So now I'm in search of a cool continental type but I'm a fellow down on my luck - does the perfect continental blonde exist?

Now now Neely, you should be aware that we live in a global economy where product names are no longer to be trusted. The only connection between San Miguel beer and Europe is that it is brewed in the Philippines which was once a Spanish colony. Asians tend to look down on alcohol and, accordingly, their beers are usually weak and insipid. As with wine, experience will guide you towards quality but it's an unfortunate fact of life that the majority of lager beers are poor. You have mentioned those Belgian beers that are excellent but they are expensive and invariably bottled. One that is widely available in supermarkets is Leffe and it's what I normally buy when I fancy a quality beer.
Virtually all lager beers sold from the pump in pubs are useless but occasionally it's possible to get Leffe on draught, although most pubs won't stock it because their clientele usually consists of spotty youths who think it's tough to drink Fosters. I was looking at the beers in a supermarket recently and was surprised to find that they stocked Warsteiner lager.
This is one name you can trust as being the genuine article because it's only brewed in one place i.e. Warstein, a small town in Germany where the brewery is the main employer. The downside is the price, in one London restaurant it costs £5 per pint but I don't remember the in store price. I am going to the supermarket today, so I might get a bottle.

papayahed

03-18-2011, 07:24 AM

Watermelon.

Emil Miller

03-18-2011, 09:27 AM

Drinking jasmine tea.

papayahed

03-18-2011, 01:55 PM

A green apple tootsie roll pop

LitNetIsGreat

03-18-2011, 02:11 PM

Now now Neely, you should be aware that we live in a global economy where product names are no longer to be trusted. The only connection between St Miguel beer and Europe is that it is brewed in the Philippines which was once a Spanish colony. Asians tend to look down on alcohol and, accordingly, their beers are usually weak and insipid. As with wine, experience will guide you towards quality but it's an unfortunate fact of life that the majority of lager beers are poor. You have mentioned those Belgian beers that are excellent but they are expensive and invariably bottled. One that is widely available in supermarkets is Leffe and it's what I normally buy when I fancy a quality beer.
Virtually all lager beers sold from the pump in pubs are useless but occasionally it's possible to get Leffe on draught, although most pubs won't stock it because their clientele usually consists of spotty youths who think it's tough to drink Fosters. I was looking at the beers in a supermarket recently and was surprised to find that they stocked Warsteiner lager.
This is one name you can trust as being the genuine article because it's only brewed in one place i.e. Warstein, a small town in Germany where the brewery is the main employer. The downside is the price, in one London restaurant it costs £5 per pint but I don't remember the in store price. I am going to the supermarket today, so I might get a bottle.

Oh yes Warsteiner is quite good (as I remember) as is the Budweiser Budvar (no relation to the American dullard) but they're not quite the thing I'm looking for, neither is the Leffe which is not bad. I've had to buy some Stella in panic today, but I'm still searching for that continental light-headed blonde - like Stella - but nice?

Armel P

03-18-2011, 02:33 PM

A cup of Clover Organic Farms Cream-On-Top Plain Yogurt.

Emil Miller

03-18-2011, 02:47 PM

LitNetIsGreat

03-18-2011, 03:10 PM

Eating some dry biscuits with duck and orange pâté and drinking Warsteiner beer at £2.54 for 660ml bottle ( just over a pint ). it's 4.8 strength and brewed in compliance with the Reinheitsgebot which guarantees its purity as having no artificial ingredients. It might be the beer that Neely is looking for, it certainly has a strong beery aroma.

EDIT: I have just seen your last post which nullifies mine but that's life. I was looking at the ciders, just out of interest you understand, and although they had 3 kinds of Weston's and various others, there wasn't a sign of Fursty Ferret. I was going to ask a member of staff about about it but he was obviously of foreign extraction and the conversation might have become unnecessarily complicated.

Ah, I'll give that Warsteiner a go then. A friend of mine drinks it a bit now that I think on. Yes, the Fursty Ferret conversation might have been tricky - it's not cider though, it's a Badger beer, not too keen myself though. With Weston's you can't really go wrong. I prefer either the Organic Westons (maybe a little too fizzy though?) or the original 2008 vintage - a proper cider that one, flat as a pancake and balls strong.

Although I must crack on with an essay, I've got 15 bottles of Stella on standby for later (it's been a looonng week) and some of that jazz - but first, must do some work. :yikes:

A green apple tootsie roll pop

I don't know what that is but it sounds horrendous...

papayahed

03-18-2011, 03:30 PM

I don't know what that is but it sounds horrendous...

Why would I eat something horrendous?:D

Emil Miller

03-18-2011, 04:23 PM

Ah, I'll give that Warsteiner a go then. A friend of mine drinks it a bit now that I think on. Yes, the Fursty Ferret conversation might have been tricky - it's not cider though, it's a Badger beer, not too keen myself though. With Weston's you can't really go wrong. I prefer either the Organic Westons (maybe a little too fizzy though?) or the original 2008 vintage - a proper cider that one, flat as a pancake and balls strong.

Although I must crack on with an essay, I've got 15 bottles of Stella on standby for later (it's been a looonng week) and some of that jazz - but first, must do some work. :yikes:

I don't know what that is but it sounds horrendous...

Talking of cider, I have some friends who live in Somerset and in their village pub the yokels...er, sorry, locals drink a cider from draught that's practically lethal and you can actually see bits of apple floating in it, although it's so cloudy it's a wonder anything can be seen. I once suggested trying it but my friends warned me off because it takes a lot of practice before a full pint can be drunk safely.

LitNetIsGreat

03-18-2011, 05:01 PM

Talking of cider, I have some friends who live in Somerset and in their village pub the yokels...er, sorry, locals drink a cider from draught that's practically lethal and you can actually see bits of apple floating in it, although it's so cloudy it's a wonder anything can be seen. I once suggested trying it but my friends warned me off because it takes a lot of practice before a full pint can be drunk safely.

Oh, the Somerset folk have livers of steel, don't know how they do it.

Emil Miller

03-18-2011, 06:29 PM

Oh, the Somerset folk have livers of steel, don't know how they do it.

It's because much of the cider is produced in Somerset. Right now, after eating some Thai ribbon noodles and tofu, I am drinking a French red Brouilly 2009 from the Beaujolais region. It is very fruity and has a good body; rather like the young Brigitte Bardot, and I am enjoying some pastrami flavoured bagel chips to go with it. At £9.99 a bottle it is good value.

LitNetIsGreat

03-18-2011, 06:35 PM

It's because much of the cider is produced in Somerset. Right now, after eating some Thai ribbon noodles and tofu, I am drinking a French red Brouilly 2009 from the Beaujolais region. It is very fruity and has a good body; rather like the young Brigitte Bardot, and I am enjoying some pastrami flavoured bagel chips to go with it. At £9.99 a bottle it is good value.

:DThat sounds good.

I'm about to get a little bottle of Stella out of the freezer (chilling for 45 min to take the edge of the after-taste) and take a bath with Mary Wollstonecraft. If I had to liken Stella to a female, it would probably be this one:

https://www.nationwide-members.co.uk/media/395556/pollard.jpg

Well, I'm probably being a little harsh, but not by too much. I know looks aren't everything, but this one's got no personality either...

Emil Miller

03-18-2011, 06:43 PM

:DThat sounds good.

I'm about to get a little bottle of Stella out of the freezer (chilling for 45 min to take the edge of the after-taste) and take a bath with Mary Wollstonecraft. If I had to liken Stella to a female, it would probably be this one:

https://www.nationwide-members.co.uk/media/395556/pollard.jpg

Well, I'm probably being a little harsh, but not by too much. I know looks aren't everything, but this one's got no personality either...

Does Mrs Neely know that you are taking a bath with Mary Wollstonecraft?

As for the blonde female posted, it's just another example of the West's road to perdition.

LitNetIsGreat

03-18-2011, 07:48 PM

Emil Miller

03-19-2011, 10:06 AM

Oh it was only a very, very brief affair I had to end it because she was really ranting, "women this, women that" more even than Mrs Neely when I forget to take tissue out of my jean pockets.

I take that back about the Stella - it IS as bad as Ms Pollard above, the depiction of which is indeed just another example of the state of the nation. It's worse than can be imagined.

Mary Wollstonecraft gets a brief mention in my book Pro Bono Publico; needless to say, it's not a favourable one.
I've never heard of Ms Pollard but I don't think I've been missing much by the look of her. It is amazing though how many women just like her are seen on the streets of Britain these days, Ms Wollstonecraft would have been proud of her achievmenmt.

papayahed

03-19-2011, 12:23 PM

White perch and fries.

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/1150/fishc.jpg (http://img51.imageshack.us/i/fishc.jpg/)

LitNetIsGreat

03-19-2011, 06:15 PM

Mary Wollstonecraft gets a brief mention in my book Pro Bono Publico; needless to say, it's not a favourable one.
I've never heard of Ms Pollard but I don't think I've been missing much by the look of her. It is amazing though how many women just like her are seen on the streets of Britain these days, Ms Wollstonecraft would have been proud of her achievmenmt.

Oh yes, I will get round to reading your book - after I've finished my degree, which the end of is fast becoming a nightmare. I'll sort it though. Ms Pollard is from a comedy show Little Britain (actually a man) but the comedy is all too real.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2QTn0b1l6c

Had some Warsteiner, pretty good, almost the thing I'm looking for, more of a sophisicated German though, I'm wanting a nice air-headed Spainard or Czech - French bit, oh, la, la?

My brother bought me a Vintage 2008 Weston's, having that in a bit.

White perch and fries.

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/1150/fishc.jpg (http://img51.imageshack.us/i/fishc.jpg/)

Perch?

Emil Miller

03-19-2011, 07:18 PM

[QUOTE=Neely;1017552]Oh yes, I will get round to reading your book - after I've finished my degree, which the end of is fast becoming a nightmare. I'll sort it though. Ms Pollard is from a comedy show Little Britain (actually a man) but the comedy is all too real.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2QTn0b1l6c

Had some Warsteiner, pretty good, almost the thing I'm looking for, more of a sophisicated German though, I'm wanting a nice air-headed Spainard or Czech - French bit, oh, la, la?

My brother bought me a Vintage 2008 Weston's, having that in a bit.QUOTE]

Well I gave up on TV some time ago, so I don't know about various programmes, but the fact that the girl in the scene is actually a man, shows exactly why the idea of feminism as a social advance is nonsense. Right now, I am enjoying a couple of Carlsberg special brew beers before heading towards my wonderful bed.

papayahed

03-19-2011, 08:23 PM

Perch?

White Perch
The white perch (pomoxis annularis) was designated the official freshwater fish of Louisiana in 1993. Also called sac-au-lait , white crappie, speckled perch, papermouth, goggleeye, silver bass, and bachelor perch, the white perch is a schooling fish in the sunfish family.

papayahed

03-20-2011, 08:04 PM

Just hung up my Mom. I'm drinking a Molson.

Emil Miller

03-21-2011, 11:17 AM

Just hung up my Mom. I'm drinking a Molson.

Where did you hang her? Isn't it a bit heartless to be drinking a Molson afterwards?

LitNetIsGreat

03-21-2011, 11:30 AM

Tutti pop things, perch, Molson - hanging mom???

I've just finished an orange.

Emil Miller

03-21-2011, 12:07 PM

Tutti pop things, perch, Molson - hanging mom???

I've just finished an orange.

How mundane can you get? I've just finished a lime flavoured popsicle.

faithosaurus

03-21-2011, 01:14 PM

Carrots. Keeping up those rhodopsins!

Emil Miller

03-21-2011, 06:28 PM

LitNetIsGreat

03-21-2011, 07:19 PM

At the moment I am enjoying some pastrami flavoured bagel chips with a few bottles of Leffe beer. I'm thinking of watching a Youtube presentation of one of Agathe Christie's Poirot series, an infallible cure for insomniacs, and that will soon set me up for my bed. :Yawn:

Oh I wish I had a Leffe or two. Stuck with stinking Stella. Just another bottle and then I'm going to bed. Currently watching Crimes and Misdemeanors, Woody Allen, not one of this better films, but good in places.

papayahed

03-21-2011, 07:24 PM

Where did you hang her? Isn't it a bit heartless to be drinking a Molson afterwards?

Tutti pop things, perch, Molson - hanging mom???

I've just finished an orange.

Yeah, I hung her for pointing out my grammatical errors. :cheers2: :p

I'm about to go get a bowl of berries - Straw, rasp, and black.

Emil Miller

03-21-2011, 07:28 PM

Oh I wish I had a Leffe or two. Stuck with stinking Stella. Just another bottle and then I'm going to bed. Currently watching Crimes and Misdemeanors, Woody Allen, not one of this better films, but good in places.

I sympathise, but why did you buy so many bottles before realising that it didn't match your requirements? I was looking at the beers in the supermarket today and saw one called Bitter and Twisted. I laughed when I saw it and some guy standing nearby came and looked over my shoulder to see what I was laughing at. It's brewed in Scotland and, as a blond beer, might be worth trying.

LitNetIsGreat

03-21-2011, 07:38 PM

I sympathise, but why did you buy so many bottles before realising that it didn't match your requirements? I was looking at the beers in the supermarket today and saw one called Bitter and Twisted. I laughed when I saw it and some guy standing nearby came and looked over my shoulder to see what I was laughing at. It's brewed in Scotland and, as a blond beer, might be worth trying.

£6 for 6 bottles or £10 for 15?? I intended to give my brother some but forgot and have nothing else apart from one lonely can of San Miguel. I'll have something better tomorrow night though. I haven't even got any decent coffee now that poor Pollards is gone, victim to Starbucks and council mismanagement.

JuniperWoolf

03-22-2011, 02:58 AM

Iced tea (which isn't actually cold tea like I'm told it is in other places on earth, in Canada it's more like lemon flavoured sugar water that's been colored brown).

Emil Miller

03-22-2011, 06:11 AM

£6 for 6 bottles or £10 for 15?? I intended to give my brother some but forgot and have nothing else apart from one lonely can of San Miguel. I'll have something better tomorrow night though. I haven't even got any decent coffee now that poor Pollards is gone, victim to Starbucks and council mismanagement.

You should have smelt a rat straight away, I don't think there will be any discounts on Leffe or Duval for example.
I hope Pollards is nothing to do with the female you posted earlier. I have only been once to a Starbucks and was not impressed by the coffee. As someone who has worked in local government, the words council mismanagement are not unknown to me. However, the worst place I worked at was the Home Office, which was a complete mess and, as one former Secretary of State declared : "Unfit for purpose."

Emil Miller

03-24-2011, 02:14 PM

At the moment, I am eating an Edam cheese sandwich and drinking a bottle of St Mungo lager, which is probably the only beer in the UK to be brewed in accordance with the German Purity Law and therefore contains nothing but natural ingredients. It is certainly a cut above any home brewed beers I have drunk previously and well worth a try by serious beer aficionados.

LitNetIsGreat

03-24-2011, 03:47 PM

You should have smelt a rat straight away, I don't think there will be any discounts on Leffe or Duval for example.
I hope Pollards is nothing to do with the female you posted earlier. I have only been once to a Starbucks and was not impressed by the coffee. As someone who has worked in local government, the words council mismanagement are not unknown to me. However, the worst place I worked at was the Home Office, which was a complete mess and, as one former Secretary of State declared : "Unfit for purpose."

No, no, no relation thankfully. Pollards was a very decent coffee shop. It was one of the oldest retail establishments in Sheffield and was where I got all my teas and coffees from. I would also get my jams and piccalilli from there too. A real shame. (See blog post for further details if necessary.) You worked as a Civil Servant then? Must have some stories from the Home Office no doubt.

At the moment, I am eating an Edam cheese sandwich and drinking a bottle of St Mungo lager, which is probably the only beer in the UK to be brewed in accordance with the German Purity Law and therefore contains nothing but natural ingredients. It is certainly a cut above any home brewed beers I have drunk previously and well worth a try by serious beer aficionados.

I've not heard of St Mungo, sounds quite decent. Stella claims to have nothing but natural ingredients too, but it still poor drink.

I have a Duvel for tonight and I'm going to enjoy it for sure. Yesterday I polished off a Liebfraumilch, gift from my dad - he always comes bearing gifts.

Emil Miller

03-25-2011, 08:07 AM

No, no, no relation thankfully. Pollards was a very decent coffee shop. It was one of the oldest retail establishments in Sheffield and was where I got all my teas and coffees from. I would also get my jams and piccalilli from there too. A real shame. (See blog post for further details if necessary.) You worked as a Civil Servant then? Must have some stories from the Home Office no doubt.

I've not heard of St Mungo, sounds quite decent. Stella claims to have nothing but natural ingredients too, but it still poor drink.

I have a Duvel for tonight and I'm going to enjoy it for sure. Yesterday I polished off a Liebfraumilch, gift from my dad - he always comes bearing gifts.

I thought I'd answered this post but it seems to have disappeared, maybe the French red I was drinking had something to do with it.
Yes, I had two separate stints in the Ministry of Defence and I also worked in the Foreign Office as well as the Home Office, but the civil service was not my sole employer as I worked in local government, the private sector and also in Germany . Not being married gives great flexibility in the labour market, which, in turn, builds up a good deal of experience when it comes to discovering how society functions. Working in government allows an employee to know things that those in the private sector don't and it's useful in forming an opinion on why things are as they are. In my second book, The Fateful Circle, the main character is a civil servant and is based on a man I knew in the MoD. The scenes that take place in that Ministry are founded on personal experience and I've been told that they have the ring of authenticity. Similarly, the part of the book that is set in Germany, is based on experiences I had there. I sometimes think that if I hadn't had to work, I might have written more than I have, but the paradox is, that without the various jobs I've done, I wouldn't have gained the experience to write anyway.

Scheherazade

03-25-2011, 08:32 AM

Chicken hotpot with a can of coke zero.

papayahed

03-25-2011, 08:45 AM

Chicken hotpot with a can of coke zero.

Nice, what vintage?

Scheherazade

03-25-2011, 08:48 AM

A nice 2011; served ice-cold, of course!

Emil Miller

03-26-2011, 06:07 PM

I have just eaten a plate of spaghetti and am now finishing the accompanying bottle of Chianti complimented by some Thai Sweet Chicken crisps.

Delta40

03-26-2011, 06:12 PM

A gourmets favourite!

freshly laid poached egg on vegemite toast with a cup of tea

LitNetIsGreat

03-26-2011, 07:01 PM

I'm about to get a Duvel out of the fridge, quality beer.

Emil Miller

03-27-2011, 10:15 AM

Is this a picture of you?

http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/5483/220pxtothehead.jpg

Gilliatt Gurgle

03-27-2011, 10:21 AM

Haha.
Duvel is quite good!

Just polished off a couple of hard boiled eggs. Sorry Neely, I doubt they were free range eggs.

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Emil Miller

03-27-2011, 10:38 AM

Haha.
Duvel is quite good!

Just polished off a couple of hard boiled eggs. Sorry Neely, I doubt they were free range eggs.

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Never admit to anything Gilliattt, as soon as he reads about those eggs he will be on the telephone to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.

LitNetIsGreat

03-27-2011, 01:33 PM

LitNetIsGreat

03-27-2011, 04:22 PM

Got a Duvel for tonight to help take away the Sunday night/Monday work feeling - god work is so depressing, there has to be a better way.

Cancel that. That woman has forgot to buy Duvel, not happy, she's always forgetting stuff. Looks like coffee and those horrid Stellas then. Low point.

Emil Miller

03-27-2011, 04:45 PM

Bloomin' heck, that's a big bottle of Duvel!!! I hope he's not planning on taking to the streets on the racing bike you can see in the background.

I had a couple last night, you know, gentle sipping watching a Woody Allen, just relaxing, etc, and I looked down at my laptop and saw it was 2.20 am!!! Jesus, I thought I couldn't believe the time, I know the drinks are strong but still...so I rushed off to bed. Of course, it wasn't until the morning that Mrs Neely pointed out about all the silly clock business.

Tut, tut. Are they still harder to come by in the US? Even our corner shop only sells barn and free range now, which is great, good price too. I get mine from the market though, large free range eggs - 6 for a pound, that's just 2p more than Tesco sell their torture eggs for.

Just polished off one of my home made pizzas and a bottle of Stella. Got a Duvel for tonight to help take away the Sunday night/Monday work feeling - god work is so depressing, there has to be a better way.

Got to agree about the silly clock business. We must be the only country in the world that got rid of it and brought it back a few years later; and all because a couple of schoolkids were run over in Scotland.
The government have said that it's the last time they will sanction it, but there was one idiot MP talking on the radio about the 'forces of darkness' and he's going to fight to keep it. Introduced in WW1 to get an extra hour's industrial production in, it wasn't repealed until decades later, just like the licensing laws which were introduced to stop munitions workers drinking.
What is it about British politicians that makes them so stupid?

Anyway, I am off to get a couple of beers from the store. I note that you fell asleep watching Woody Allen, and I'm going to tune in to another Poirot on YouTube; it's merely a question as to who falls asleep first.

Gilliatt Gurgle

03-27-2011, 08:55 PM

New York Strip steak straight off the grill.
My apologies to Hank Hill, as I prefer to use charcoal and mesquite.
A side of ziti pasta with Parma Rosa sauce
and a botlle of Chianti.

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Emil Miller

03-28-2011, 05:19 PM

Italian salad and a bottle of delicious Côtes du Rhône 2008.

papayahed

03-28-2011, 08:00 PM

Alphabet soup and half a chicken sandwich.

LitNetIsGreat

03-29-2011, 05:02 AM

Alphabet soup?

Lucozade and paracetamols - horrible sickness.

papayahed

03-29-2011, 07:20 AM

Strawberry Kefir

Emil Miller

03-29-2011, 06:01 PM

Japanese crackers and spicy cashew nuts washed down with Warsteiner German beer; to be followed by a bottle of Leffe blonde.

Gilliatt Gurgle

03-29-2011, 11:11 PM

Carr's crackers with Swiss cheese and Beck's Dark beer.

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Emil Miller

03-30-2011, 05:29 PM

Back on the Chianti with prawn cocktail crisps, salt and vinega Hula Hoops and cheese and onion Mini Cheddars.

LitNetIsGreat

03-30-2011, 05:49 PM

The chianti sounds nice, the nibbles a little excessive perhaps?

Yorkshire tap water with ice cubes (still too ill for proper drink) served in one of those steel lidded cups for extra coldness. Taking it in the bath with Virgina Woolf at that lighthouse of hers. In-between essays so I thought I would treat myself.:rolleyes5:

Emil Miller

03-30-2011, 06:04 PM

Taking it in the bath with Virgina Woolf . In-between essays so I thought I would treat myself.:rolleyes5:

That's bound to raise a few eyebrows; the last time you reported, you were in the bath with Mary Wollstonecraft. You really ought to cure yourself of this desire to take baths with feminist writers; I'm sure that no good will come of it. What is the cause of the indisposition that deters you from drinking a decent beverage?

LitNetIsGreat

03-30-2011, 06:49 PM

That's bound to raise a few eyebrows; the last time you reported, you were in the bath with Mary Wollstonecraft. You really ought to cure yourself of this desire to take baths with feminist writers; I'm sure that no good will come of it. What is the cause of the indisposition that deters you from drinking a decent beverage?

True. People will think that I have a thing for women of 'that type' and it's just not true - pure coincidence.

Oh, I've been terribly ill, sickness, sickness. I'm on the mend now but I've lost all appetite for food or drink, all but for Yorkshire water bits of bread etc - but enough of this, me and Virginia are off to bed, off for a bit of modernist introspection.:shocked:

JuniperWoolf

03-30-2011, 07:44 PM

Coke.

papayahed

03-30-2011, 09:20 PM

Milk.

qimissung

03-30-2011, 11:00 PM

Chicken Caesar Salad, and cookies.

iamnobody

03-30-2011, 11:54 PM

Milk...with hazelnut instant coffee.

Greta Kin

03-31-2011, 12:12 AM

a plummy tempranillo

Emil Miller

03-31-2011, 05:55 PM

Egg Salad and Côtes du Rhône 2008.

JuniperWoolf

03-31-2011, 07:18 PM

Vanilla-ey coffee.

MystyrMystyry

04-01-2011, 04:57 AM

Not much because I've been following the pre-Cambrian diet - some of the recipes are 570 million years old! Where can you get half a cup of protozoa from these days?

papayahed

04-01-2011, 04:43 PM

500 mg acetaminophen, 500 mg aspirin, 130 mg caffeine

Helga

04-01-2011, 04:52 PM

cheese Doritos

MystyrMystyry

04-02-2011, 01:18 AM

500 mg acetaminophen, 500 mg aspirin, 130 mg caffeine

I'll have what she's having

Emil Miller

04-02-2011, 05:22 PM

Now I am drinking German beer with some Belgian beer to follow.

Gilliatt Gurgle

04-02-2011, 07:41 PM

Pork tenderloin pan seared in olive oil with various seasonings then oven baked.
A 750 mL bottle of Duvel inspired by Neely and Brian a few posts back.

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Trollzane

04-02-2011, 09:04 PM

captain and coke mmmmm

Three Sparrows

04-02-2011, 09:19 PM

Crackers. Mmm...

qimissung

04-02-2011, 11:27 PM

General Tzo's chicken. Spicy and yummy.

A pre-Cambrian diet? Why, pray tell, dear MystyrMystry????

scoobyd

04-03-2011, 05:14 AM

I'm just having a cup of coffee with lots of milk and sugar in it :nod:

LitNetIsGreat

04-03-2011, 05:20 AM

It's good to see the quality beer flow.

Last night I had myself a Budvar and Duvel as well. Got another for tonight and a bottle of Brooklyn lager, have to give that a try.

Right now I've got some new coffee, as I'm still on the trail to find some decent coffee. I somewhat optimistically picked up Sainsbury's New York style half caff yesterday in hope - I'll try that one.

Emil Miller

04-03-2011, 08:39 AM

MystyrMystyry

04-03-2011, 09:05 AM

Some solids and some liquids

papayahed

04-03-2011, 09:55 AM

Chicken Parmesan

LitNetIsGreat

04-03-2011, 04:24 PM

Brooklyn lager, New York style half caff?

I blame Woody Allen.

Ha, ha perhaps. Life imitates art, life imitates art.

The coffee is crap. I'm yet to try the lager. Actually, a lot of the American beers are gaining prominence in the real ale market. I've yet to try many though.

Going in the bath with one of those poor Stellas, then I'm having the Brooklyn and a Duvel later. Need to get in the bath with a book, Woolf again or maybe my pink economic text book?

Emil Miller

04-03-2011, 05:40 PM

Ha, ha perhaps. Life imitates art, life imitates art.

The coffee is crap. I'm yet to try the lager. Actually, a lot of the American beers are gaining prominence in the real ale market. I've yet to try many though.

Going in the bath with one of those poor Stellas, then I'm having the Brooklyn and a Duvel later. Need to get in the bath with a book, Woolf again or maybe my pink economic text book?

I do hope that the Brooklyn beer doesn't resemble sterilised Hudson river water but I would keep the Duval until last, just in case.
I also hope poor Stella isn't offended by your reading V.Woolf or studying economics while you are both in the bath.
As for the coffee, I usually rely on Kenco's South American countries; I don't think that supermarket own brands are to be relied on. Right now, I am back on the Cote du Rhone 2008 with an Italian salad. I keep telling myself that it's naughty to be drinking red wine with salad but, although I would never drink red with fish, I'm unable to resist it in most other instances.

LitNetIsGreat

04-03-2011, 06:10 PM

I do hope that the Brooklyn beer doesn't resemble sterilised Hudson river water but I would keep the Duval until last, just in case.
I also hope poor Stella isn't offended by your reading V.Woolf or studying economics while you are both in the bath.
As for the coffee, I usually rely on Kenco's South American countries; I don't think that supermarket own brands are to be relied on. Right now, I am back on the Cote du Rhone 2008 with an Italian salad. I keep telling myself that it's naughty to be drinking red wine with salad but, although I would never drink red with fish, I'm unable to resist it in most other instances.

Oh boy this Brooklyn beer is tops. Shame I only got one bottle, but once bitten...It’s light and delicate, but with a very powerful mouth feel and long nutty/bittersweet aftertaste, definitely recommended for a one-off. Looking forward to my Duvel though.

What Stella doesn’t know...I have finished with Stella anyway, the last of it has gone and I’m never drinking it again, unless I walk into a pub/bar and there is absolutely nothing else.

Your right about supermarket coffee, but I was town in Sainsbury’s the other day and there was absolutely nothing else. Douwe Egberts in the silver packet used to be readily drinkable, but I can’t find that blend anywhere, only the green packet one which is no good. I’m lost without Pollards, it’s a damn shame.

Red wine and salad eh, where’s the white? I adore red wine but I just cannot drink it without food. And after one or two glasses I need the coldness of beer/cider but then the mixture plays hell with me, so I tend to avoid generally. Maybe if you stick some cheese in that salad you can get away with it.

Emil Miller

04-03-2011, 06:35 PM

Oh boy this Brooklyn beer is tops. Shame I only got one bottle, but once bitten...It’s light and delicate, but with a very powerful mouth feel and long nutty/bittersweet aftertaste, definitely recommended for a one-off. Looking forward to my Duvel though.

What Stella doesn’t know...I have finished with Stella anyway, the last of it has gone and I’m never drinking it again, unless I walk into a pub/bar and there is absolutely nothing else.

Your right about supermarket coffee, but I was town in Sainsbury’s the other day and there was absolutely nothing else. Douwe Egberts in the silver packet used to be readily drinkable, but I can’t find that blend anywhere, only the green packet one which is no good. I’m lost without Pollards, it’s a damn shame.

Red wine and salad eh, where’s the white? I adore red wine but I just cannot drink it without food. And after one or two glasses I need the coldness of beer/cider but then the mixture plays hell with me, so I tend to avoid generally. Maybe if you stick some cheese in that salad you can get away with it.

Sorry Neely,

The bottle of Cotes du Rhone is empty and I'm about to hit the hay big time.