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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2020 13:03:12 GMT
At some point I am going to have to find an alternative to toast.
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Post by firefingers on Apr 2, 2020 13:09:30 GMT
Foolishly wandered past my local deli. They have fancy scotch eggs (with a slightly runny yolk) so end up buying a choirzo one and a black pudding one along with a 100 grams of Bishop Bigod cheese (similar to brie. but softer and creamier) and a wee loaf of bread that was possibly the nicest loaf I have ever had. Massively resisting rushing back to the shop for seconds!
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Post by jaqs on Apr 2, 2020 13:42:02 GMT
Went shopping this morning. Got a Victoria sponge on yellow label. Felt like Christmas.
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Post by Dawnstar on Apr 2, 2020 19:03:41 GMT
Easy peelers are usually clementines. I'm not sure how to explain the difference in taste. Visually satsumas are usually a lighter shade of orange. So clementines are lighter, easier to peel and taste slightly different. Great. Thanks Dawnstar . Now satsuma or tangerine, difference? Basically you need to have Asperger's & have satsumas as your favourite fruit & then you'll be able to tell the difference instantly! Oh same here. If you are a monkey and have bananas as your favourite fruit, then you'll be able to recognise one instantly. No, the satsumas are usually the lightest in colour & the easiest to peel. I have no idea why they market (usually) clementines as easy peelers when in my (extensive) experience they tend to be rather harder to peel than satsumas. Though all types of small citrus fruit are easier to peel than oranges so maybe oranges are the comparison standard.
Whereas to me all bananas are the same as I never eat them.
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Post by lou105 on Apr 3, 2020 7:51:14 GMT
So yesterday I bought a net of small orange-coloured items labelled Citrus Fruit , but the variety name was on the tag. Nodorcott. And that, apparently, is a "Clementine-type of mandarin". I feel more confused than before! Tt had fairly loose skin and those stringy bits of pith- anyway it tasted good which I guess is the main thing. And I'm with you on bananas Dawnstar - sorry Monkey...
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Post by tmesis on Apr 3, 2020 12:47:54 GMT
Half a tin of Baxter's French onion soup, 3 crumpets, a formage frais, an easy peeler* and a banana**.
*no idea whether a clementine or satsuma
**I'm with the monkey on the necessity of a daily banana.
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Post by alnoor on Apr 3, 2020 13:15:01 GMT
Cheese sandwich , packet of quavers and a cup of tea
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Post by hannechalk on Apr 3, 2020 14:08:16 GMT
Rice with mixed veg (microwave packet), mackerel and tender stem broccoli.
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Post by showgirl on Apr 3, 2020 14:20:39 GMT
The luxury of lunch at home (though I did log into work for the team video call and managed to participate today, making up for Tuesday's fiasco), so it was cream of tomato and basil soup with a slice of wholemeal toast, then the standard apple. And now I'm enjoying afternoon tea, as a reward for/respite from doing so many tedious but necessary chores.
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Post by jaqs on Apr 3, 2020 16:27:32 GMT
Toast (lovely seeded bread bought yesterday) with pate, orange and apple.
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Post by theatremadness on Apr 3, 2020 17:32:34 GMT
Ok this is interesting (playing it fast and loose with the word here, but we are on lockdown after all) - I’ve only ever eaten crumpets with sweet toppings i.e jam, peanut butter, Nutella. But after reading this thread, am I missing out here?!?
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Post by alece10 on Apr 3, 2020 18:18:11 GMT
Wasnt sure where to put it but just had an e mail from Cote restaurants to say they are doing home deliveries of their chilled dishes which you can freeze. Only within M25 currently. This was always my go to restaurant when having a pre theatre meal as they did a great value 3 course menu. Was surprised how reasonable the prices were. So my plan is order some meals and I can have a pre theatre meal each Thursday before the NT broadcast and wont even have to dress up for it. Win, win.
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Post by jaqs on Apr 3, 2020 18:54:02 GMT
Ok this is interesting (playing it fast and loose with the word here, but we are on lockdown after all) - I’ve only ever eaten crumpets with sweet toppings i.e jam, peanut butter, Nutella. But after reading this thread, am I missing out here?!? Yes with loads of butter and marmite or bovril they are a delicious savoury snack.
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Post by showgirl on Apr 4, 2020 3:05:56 GMT
Wasnt sure where to put it but just had an e mail from Cote restaurants to say they are doing home deliveries of their chilled dishes which you can freeze. Only within M25 currently. This was always my go to restaurant when having a pre theatre meal as they did a great value 3 course menu. Was surprised how reasonable the prices were. So my plan is order some meals and I can have a pre theatre meal each Thursday before the NT broadcast and wont even have to dress up for it. Win, win. OH and I have enjoyed a couple of fantastic post-matinee meals at the Guildford Cote and I always hanker to go back but the email suggests they are only doing the mains, whereas for me the experience is having the whole 3 courses with their brilliant service and lively atmosphere. So enjoy your Thursday pre-theatre treat, alece10 , and I will hope to resume visiting in person as soon as possible.
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Post by alece10 on Apr 4, 2020 7:15:05 GMT
Wasnt sure where to put it but just had an e mail from Cote restaurants to say they are doing home deliveries of their chilled dishes which you can freeze. Only within M25 currently. This was always my go to restaurant when having a pre theatre meal as they did a great value 3 course menu. Was surprised how reasonable the prices were. So my plan is order some meals and I can have a pre theatre meal each Thursday before the NT broadcast and wont even have to dress up for it. Win, win. OH and I have enjoyed a couple of fantastic post-matinee meals at the Guildford Cote and I always hanker to go back but the email suggests they are only doing the mains, whereas for me the experience is having the whole 3 courses with their brilliant service and lively atmosphere. So enjoy your Thursday pre-theatre treat, alece10 , and I will hope to resume visiting in person as soon as possible. If you click on the link in the e mail it takes you to the website. No starters but they also do sides and desserts plus a butchery section and wine.
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Post by daisy24601 on Apr 4, 2020 8:09:05 GMT
Ok this is interesting (playing it fast and loose with the word here, but we are on lockdown after all) - I’ve only ever eaten crumpets with sweet toppings i.e jam, peanut butter, Nutella. But after reading this thread, am I missing out here?!? Yes, delicious with cheese but I often have them for lunch just with butter which is still tasty. I need knew ideas for lunch, I have biscuits and cheese nearly every day. Sometimes marmite on toast or a basil pesto and cheese toasty.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 4, 2020 8:23:12 GMT
Marmite on buttered crumpets is delicious.
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Post by alece10 on Apr 4, 2020 10:39:35 GMT
A neighbour on our local facebook group was selling catering size packs of halloumi cheese at a bargain price with sell by date of October and I can never resist a bargain. So I will be mostly eating halloumi for the forseeable future. Suggestions on how to be creative with it appreciated.
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Post by TallPaul on Apr 4, 2020 10:49:34 GMT
I will be mostly eating halloumi for the forseeable future. You'll be able to squeak all your favourite show tunes! Any chance of a live stream? 🙂
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Post by showgirl on Apr 4, 2020 14:43:58 GMT
alece10, I did actually check the Cote site and see that they did desserts - though at those prices I'd probably just buy a couple of those little chilled desserts in pots instead. However, all the mains seemed to be for 2, which wouldn't work for us as OH is vegetarian but when we eat out, that's a rare opportunity for me to have meat or fish.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Apr 4, 2020 15:40:00 GMT
A neighbour on our local facebook group was selling catering size packs of halloumi cheese at a bargain price with sell by date of October and I can never resist a bargain. So I will be mostly eating halloumi for the forseeable future. Suggestions on how to be creative with it appreciated. Nigella's beetroot and lime dressing is wonderful to pour over halloumi and designer salad leaves. Great for a light lunch or dinner party starter
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Post by alece10 on Apr 4, 2020 16:02:57 GMT
A neighbour on our local facebook group was selling catering size packs of halloumi cheese at a bargain price with sell by date of October and I can never resist a bargain. So I will be mostly eating halloumi for the forseeable future. Suggestions on how to be creative with it appreciated. Nigella's beetroot and lime dressing is wonderful to pour over halloumi and designer salad leaves. Great for a light lunch or dinner party starter That sounds nice. But it will be dinner party for 1 at the moment.
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Post by Forrest on Apr 4, 2020 17:12:00 GMT
I've been working non-stop since I finished Schaubuhne's 'Richard III' last night: I was up until 2, and then from 9:30 this morning. I realised I cannot do it any more an hour ago, and went to do some cooking.
So, lunch is a vegetable stew (leeks, red pepper, carrot, chickpeas, some pasta and a lot of spices) with some cheese grated on top to melt in the serving bowl because everything is just a bit better with cheese. :)
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Post by Forrest on Apr 4, 2020 17:14:52 GMT
A neighbour on our local facebook group was selling catering size packs of halloumi cheese at a bargain price with sell by date of October and I can never resist a bargain. So I will be mostly eating halloumi for the forseeable future. Suggestions on how to be creative with it appreciated. Ottolenghi to the RESCUE. Along the same line - crust it in sesame, or marinate with chilli and grill it, and use it to top any salad. It's the absolute best thing!
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Post by The Matthew on Apr 4, 2020 17:58:16 GMT
I had a large onion left over and two rashers of bacon, so for today's meal I had an unreasonably large amount of fried onion.
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Post by BoOverall on Apr 4, 2020 18:56:21 GMT
Pan-fried spiced halloumi with smoked hummus in flatbreads and a little pomegranate molasses. An amazing cheese. And an unapologetically large glass of wine
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Post by lynette on Apr 4, 2020 19:28:09 GMT
Lunch was veg soup cooked up from lots of green veg about to go off. And chicken in seeded bread rolls. Then a small orange juicy fruit, name unknown. I’m getting the hang of this tow meals a day thing. Have to support working OH who is keeping office hours. But today was a rest day, in the garden anyway. In previous times, shall we call it BC19 my lunch spread itself over the whole of the middle of the day 😳
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Post by showgirl on Apr 5, 2020 4:01:50 GMT
Gosh, people here are awfully keen on hallloumi, which my sister also loves. Some of the recipes using it sound great, but to me it's tasteless (like mozarella, which is the most pointless and unpleasant cheese I know, due to its lack of flavour and rubbery consistency), so I'd simply choose a more flavoursome variety in the first place. Or is someone going to tell me I haven't tried the right version of halloumi?
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Post by tmesis on Apr 5, 2020 5:30:33 GMT
Totally agree - halloumi is tasteless - give me a vintage cheddar, Stilton or ripe Brie any day.
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