A few slices of Filzette salame, handful of goldfish crackers, pistachios, alfalfa salad with sunflower seeds and olive oil and a few black olives.
Beverage - four glasses of Chianti
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A few slices of Filzette salame, handful of goldfish crackers, pistachios, alfalfa salad with sunflower seeds and olive oil and a few black olives.
Beverage - four glasses of Chianti
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No thing :D
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Coffee and Cap'n Crunch (with Crunch Berries).
Baked potato, salad and cold chicken
I'm drowning my sorrows in a nutty buddy bar and a glass of milk.
tepid 'getting ready for work' tea.
Arabic coffee with dates ..
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cold water in a cold day:willy_nilly:
A packet of Prawn Cocktail crisps and two tins of Carlsberg Special Brew lager.
sugar free Nos! :D
I had this apple about 2 hours ago for a late time snack, but I'm getting hungry again. In the mood for sun chips.
A packet of Twiglets to go with two tins of strong beer and a medium strength beer following beans on toast. Nothing but the best.
Brian, Brian, Brian, me and you are going to have to have words. Your mission this week is to have a go at making my lovely lemon and honey sponge cakes (see my recipe thread).Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Bean
What am I eating? Why of course, one of my lemon and honey sponge cakes, served with a nice cup o' tea!
Sorry Neely,Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
Gave up eating cake years ago as a snub to Marie Antoinette. As for cooking, if it doesn't come out of a tin I go without.
I don't mind dining out as a social obligation but if I could get all the nutrient necessary from a couple of pills, that would be my ideal.
Now drink is something else.
Oh dear, oh dear. Yes I remember you saying that you wasn't fond of food, not a foodie - such a shame, food is a great joy. Maybe you will change your mind over time?
Ah, trying to get my bread to rise is a knightmare; I've never been good with bread. Just popped off a few home cooked scones with delicious strawberry jam though - a real treat! Yum's the word...
4 Aspirin and water.
In time you will find your taste buds diminish along with hair, memory, agility etc etc, but as long as you still enjoy wine women and song, food is among the more expendable of life's enjoyments.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
I have just eaten a plate of noodles and am now enjoying a bottle of red wine from Languedoc 2008 with a fancy label that reads Le Pressoir Grande Reserve Cuvee Speciale. It's very nice but at £5.99 a bottle it could never live up to its description.
Ah, I trust you in these matters, but I hope you are wrong, I hope I still love food as well when I am a little older, but I take your point. I know what you mean with the wine labels, I'm sucked into failing for the obviously loaded description every time - "produced in the lazy, sun-kissed vineyards of the south of France, in the traditional, time old method, this wine is full of fruity hints of ..." that's it, bought!Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Bean
Just finishing off a Black Sheep Bitter...
[QUOTE=Neely;974608]Ah, I I hope I still love food as well when I am a little older, QUOTE]
Yes but you will, in all probability, be a whole lot fatter. The question we must ask ourselves is ...'is all this food really necessary?' Think ahead to when you are a rotund 50-year-old resigned to watching television chefs encouraging you to become even fatter. As for myself, my eyes glaze over at the thought of the number of cookery programmes on TV even though I have given up on the medium.
I'm plannin' on a little Wild Turkey with splash of spring water. . .
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Originally Posted by Brian Bean
Well, at least Brian is meeting his recommended daily allowance of iron leaching into his diet!Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Bean
Aye, another fan of gobble juice!Quote:
Originally Posted by The Comedian
As for me:
Spinach leaves doused with olive oil and a smattering of sunflower seeds, a hunk of sharp provolone cheese and a bottle of Chianti. Nothing too fancy - "Bolla" "Casa Fondata Nel 1883" along with other high society wording on the label.
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No, no, no - I'll always hover around my ideal weightish (eleven and a half/twelve stone) because I live firmly by the concept of balance - my only real weakness is beer but I'm working on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
Food for me is like everything else; something that should uplift, something that should be a joy, not a pain, it should be wholesome and fresh as possible, in short it should be quality. I'm not necessarily talking about all the fancy restaurant business, I'm not into all of that, just good, honest food, whenever possible.
There's not much joy to be found in microwave burgers or tomatoes which have been shipped 800 miles and taste of water - if you ask me. I want to eat good food, and drink good drink, just as I want to read good literature and listen to good music. I refuse to have it any other way.
This does not mean that every meal has to be a big complicated affair. There's nothing wrong with a sandwich, a jacket potato or a tin of beans here and there, perfectly fine, but even these things can be transformed by throwing a few herbs on there or using proper bread as opposed to that limp plastic stuff. Eating well doesn't have to be a pain nor does it require that much more effort, but, just like reading or listening to music, or drinking, that little extra effort more than pays off in the long run. So come on Brian get with it!
Just finished some freshly squeeze orange juice, very nice and refreshing. That'll do for breakfast today as I'm eating out later. I'm going to quickly knock up some bread before I go out though - simple see?
The day a man swaps beer for orange juice it's time to hand in his dinner pail. After all, you are too old to join the boy scouts and it could be the first step to vegetarianism or some weird religious sect such as Rosicrucianism.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
Now as a literary man I know you are more Rimbaud than Rambo but drinking orange juice could seriously dent your image.
As for food, I was once watching a TV programme in which Jayne Fonda was teaching a class of fatties how to exercise. When one of them said that she was hungry, Fonda replied: "Put it out of your mind. Food is not an issue."
I never thought much of her as an actress but, bodywise, she had it all in the right places.
Ha, ha, yes but the orange juice came at about 9.30am! There is a fine line between a chap enjoying quality ale and being an alcoholic, and I intend to be on the right side of it...My rough rule of the thumb is the 12 o' clock rule; drink after, and not before it, and life then is relatively fine.
In terms of my bread I could not be more happy because it turned out to be perfect. I have tried to do bread for ages and have now, thanks to the wonderful Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, got it right. I've just finished off the rest of the loaf with a bit of cheese and salad and it is all good stuff. Get baking bread everyone - it is essential that you do so. It will make you happy.
Right now me head is reelin from two pints of "Ye old Ale" the latest handcrafted ale from Carlyles's Brewery n Rocckferd illnoise
sorry i am having tuble tiping at 9.8%. allso had on4 ovv thayer beer bratverst
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[QUOTE=Neely;974931] There is a fine line between a chap enjoying quality ale and being an alcoholic, QUOTE]
Is there? I haven't noticed it.
I’ve made it a rule never to drink by daylight, and never to refuse a drink after dark.
H.L.Mencken (1880-1956)
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Originally Posted by Gilliatt Gurgle
Currently I'm having a handful of black and rasp berries.
Right now I'm eating an egg salad and drinking an excellent white wine from the Chateau Saint-Jean-Des-Graves: vintage 2008. Very reasonably priced at £7.69 a bottle. I will be finishing the comestibles with a packet of roasted and salted savoury mixed nuts and a packet of Hula Hoops.
I have just eaten a plateful of medium noodles and tofu and am finishing off with a packet of salt & vinegar Hula Hoops and a Cotes du Rousillon 2009 wine.
Although only a year old, it is quite acceptable and one cannot complain at £5.99 a bottle
I hear Cotes du Rousillon, the 2009, and salt and vinegar Hula Hoops partner well. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Brian Bean
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?Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
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.
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?Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
Tonight's hotel happy hour meal consisted of tacos and gummed up Spanish rice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Bean
I washed it down with more of that Bolla chianti I mentioned previously.
Tacos and Chianti....?
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baked walleye, spinach, boiled red-potatoes.
I think you are right. The next time I am shopping, I will buy some Cheddar.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
Gummed up Spanish rice?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gilliatt Gurgle
Really, what would Oscar have thought ?
High Fiber Oatmeal and tea.
a cup of coffee and a slice of chocolate sponge :)
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.
I'm enjoying a nice Fursty Ferret. I'm sure Oscar wouldn't approve...
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