What are you eating/drinking right now?

[papayahed]

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.

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]

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.

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]

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]

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.
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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]

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]

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.

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

Time for the bath.

[Silas Thorne]

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]

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]

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.


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[faithosaurus]

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]

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.

[MystyrMystyry]

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]

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]

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]

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!