If you could have any meal tonight cooked for you what type of food would you choose?

Oh yes please! I'd love to have someone come round tonight and and pamper me :P I love pasta, so Italian all the way. Lots of opportunity for Lady and The Tramp style spaghetti moments too... awwww... :love:

Indian for me, the subtle blend of spices that create every variation from sweet enough for a baby, through to hot enough to rip your innards to pieces. Drooooolll (invites to free tasting sessions especially welcome) :P

Originally posted by TracieJC
Oh yes please! I'd love to have someone come round tonight and and pamper me :P I love pasta, so Italian all the way. Lots of opportunity for Lady and The Tramp style spaghetti moments too... awwww... :love:

If it's Italian that tickles your tastebuds try this...

Chargrilled Chicken and Vegetables with green pesto on a bed of linguine (serves 2)

Chicken Breast
1 Red & Yellow sweet pepper
1 Courgette
1 Onion
Dried Linguine
Green pesto

Brush the chicken breast (cut into goujons) with oil and season with cracked black pepper. Place in pan (I used a Grillet which has the ridges in for chargrilling but you could use a health grill) and brush with some wine (white or rose - whichever you're having with dinner). Turn halfway through cooking. Remove the chicken once cooked and cut into smaller bitesize pieces. Do the same with your vegetables.

Cook linguine as directed and drain. Throw all the vegetables and chicken into a large pan and add 2 or 3 teaspoons of green pesto. Enjoy with the rest of the wine you used for cooking.

Nice copy and paste jon :D

I make a mean spag bol but if someone was cooking for me it would have to be crispy duck- mmmmmm!!! :D

Originally posted by scottf
Nice copy and paste jon :D

I make a mean spag bol but if someone was cooking for me it would have to be crispy duck- mmmmmm!!! :D

Yeah I copied it and pasted if from an email I sent to my mother a week ago after I invented it! By the way, I'm a trained chef!

John, have you tried making the pesto wirh Calabrese, it serves the purpose of giving the kids a disguised potrion of Veg, and tastes pretty good too.

Oh dear god...please stop it. It's evil torturing a pregnant woman with thoughts of food when she's at work(and not just thoughts, you nasty people, but descriptions and recipes!)...

As for offering to come round and do the cooking - I chose Chinese, I'm rather partial to a well-turned veggie spring roll, anything to do with king prawns, and I like to eat around 7pm, thanks.

:D :D :D

Cosy

Originally posted by owdlad
John, have you tried making the pesto wirh Calabrese, it serves the purpose of giving the kids a disguised potrion of Veg, and tastes pretty good too.

Owdlad, I like Calabrian cooking mainly because of the ingredients used (aubergine, anchovies, sweet peppers)!! I'm kind of a purist when it comes to pesto and like to make my own from green olives, pine nuts, garlic, capers, basil leaves, extra virgin olive oil and a little parmesan but I can imagine that the onions, tomato and olives covers the taste of vegetables really well.

You might want to try them on Ratatouille also (courgette, tomato, onion and garlic all sweated together in a frying pan). It's delicious and very easy to make!

Cuban food rules.

a crispy bacon sarnie with hendersons relish on ;o)

Originally posted by cosywolf
Oh dear god...please stop it. It's evil torturing a pregnant woman with thoughts of food when she's at work(and not just thoughts, you nasty people, but descriptions and recipes!)...

As for offering to come round and do the cooking - I chose Chinese, I'm rather partial to a well-turned veggie spring roll, anything to do with king prawns, and I like to eat around 7pm, thanks.

:D :D :D

Cosy

What are your cravings Cosy?

Originally posted by JonJParr
What are your cravings Cosy?

Bananas, as you ask. Banana milkshakes, home-made, with banana, ice cream, creme fraiche and vanilla pod...droooolll...banana sandwiches, bananas on toast, bananas dipped in peanut butter...

But I'm not against having a nice chinese made for me (I noticed you changed the subject, lol!). Or a thai curry with bananas and coconut.

Okay, I really will have to go get a paper towel to catch the drool. Excuse me...

:banana:

Italian any day or night!

Rare fillet stake and a nice red to wash it down.

Originally posted by cosywolf
Bananas, as you ask. Banana milkshakes, home-made, with banana, ice cream, creme fraiche and vanilla pod...droooolll...banana sandwiches, bananas on toast, bananas dipped in peanut butter...

But I'm not against having a nice chinese made for me (I noticed you changed the subject, lol!). Or a thai curry with bananas and coconut.

Okay, I really will have to go get a paper towel to catch the drool. Excuse me...

:banana:

People seem to have misunderstood the question, I said "IF you could have any meal...." :-p
I wasn't offering...

Originally posted by cosywolf
Bananas, as you ask. Banana milkshakes, home-made, with banana, ice cream, creme fraiche and vanilla pod...droooolll...banana sandwiches, bananas on toast, bananas dipped in peanut butter...

But I'm not against having a nice chinese made for me (I noticed you changed the subject, lol!). Or a thai curry with bananas and coconut.

Okay, I really will have to go get a paper towel to catch the drool. Excuse me...

:banana:

Where do you buy your vanilla pods from?

great... Now i am Hungry!

You have to be so careful about what you say...lol. So no tea for me then...<sob>

Vanilla pods - I usually just get them from the supermarket (morrisons), posh/gourmet section. But most herbalists/ whole food shops.

God, they're gorgeous. Put them in sugar for a few weeks and you get fabulous vanilla sugar for baking!

Cosy:D

Originally posted by cosywolf
Bananas, as you ask. Banana milkshakes, home-made, with banana, ice cream, creme fraiche and vanilla pod...droooolll...banana sandwiches, bananas on toast, bananas dipped in peanut butter...

But I'm not against having a nice chinese made for me (I noticed you changed the subject, lol!). Or a thai curry with bananas and coconut.

Okay, I really will have to go get a paper towel to catch the drool. Excuse me...

:banana:

Have you tried freezing bananas? either peel them first and wrap in cling film, or just throw them into the freezer still in their skins, the skin comes out black but the flesh is still the same colour inside. A bit like banana ice cream but healthy. :banana: :banana: :banana:

Originally posted by owdlad
Have you tried freezing bananas? either peel them first and wrap in cling film, or just throw them into the freezer still in their skins, the skin comes out black but the flesh is still the same colour inside. A bit like banana ice cream but healthy. :banana: :banana: :banana:


Yeah I can vouch for these........mmmmmmmmmmmmmm! :banana:

Originally posted by TracieJC
Oh yes please! I'd love to have someone come round tonight and and pamper me :P I love pasta, so Italian all the way. Lots of opportunity for Lady and The Tramp style spaghetti moments too... awwww... :love:

Never know your luck :heyhey: I prefer Italian and Indian..

You could always write to DeeJ'll Fix it

Your latest pm was only the start of it, one pm and now you're a part of it,
Now you've done it, DeeJ has fixed for it you, and you and you.

There must be something that you always want to do, the one thing that you always wanted to,

Now you've done it, DeeJ has fixed it for you, and you and you and you ... ba ba ba ...

... ba ba ba ... DeeJ has fixed it for you, and you and you and you-ou-ou

Riiiiiight (backs away from Deej slowly) :loopy:

lol ;)

Originally posted by Deejay


Your latest pm was only the start of it, one pm and now you're a part of it,
Now you've done it, DeeJ has fixed for it you, and you and you.

There must be something that you always want to do, the one thing that you always wanted to,

Now you've done it, DeeJ has fixed it for you, and you and you and you ... ba ba ba ...

... ba ba ba ... DeeJ has fixed it for you, and you and you and you-ou-ou

:lol: Oh dear, this just make me laugh tea into my keyboard! Not attractive! :D :D Must not drink whilst reading the SF.... :lol:

Originally posted by owdlad
Have you tried freezing bananas? either peel them first and wrap in cling film, or just throw them into the freezer still in their skins, the skin comes out black but the flesh is still the same colour inside. A bit like banana ice cream but healthy. :banana: :banana: :banana:

Damn you owdlad! Just been to the freezer to check and me nanas still ain't frozen yet! :rant: Make em hurry up!

Originally posted by owdlad
Have you tried freezing bananas? either peel them first and wrap in cling film, or just throw them into the freezer still in their skins, the skin comes out black but the flesh is still the same colour inside. A bit like banana ice cream but healthy. :banana: :banana: :banana:

Mmmmmm...right, taking a sick day and going home to freeze and eat bananas...:D
Thanks for the tip!

Cosy:clap:

Freeze your bananas before you put them in the blender to make your banana milkshake, then add a packet of banana Angel Delight for that extra thickness, off now to buy a blender....

Originally posted by SHarper
Freeze your bananas before you put them in the blender to make your banana milkshake, then add a packet of banana Angel Delight for that extra thickness, off now to buy a blender....

Wow! I will be able to write a recipe book all about bananas, with a special section for milkshakes.
:banana: :banana: :banana:

Cosy:thumbsup:

As an alternative, if you want a hot banana, peel & slice as many as you need into a dish then sprinkle them with Cinnamon and Zap in the micro for a couple of minutes and you got a lovely hot dish.

:banana: :banana: :banana: I wonder how long before the Banana phone makes a come back :)

Originally posted by cosywolf
You have to be so careful about what you say...lol. So no tea for me then...<sob>

Vanilla pods - I usually just get them from the supermarket (morrisons), posh/gourmet section. But most herbalists/ whole food shops.

God, they're gorgeous. Put them in sugar for a few weeks and you get fabulous vanilla sugar for baking!

Cosy:D

Just went and got some vanilla pods - had forgotten how expensive they are! £6.49 for two from Waitrose!! Ahhhh!

Originally posted by JonJParr
Just went and got some vanilla pods - had forgotten how expensive they are! £6.49 for two from Waitrose!! Ahhhh!

You would have been better-off going to one of the grocers on London/Abbeydale Road, the one next to the old Abbeydale cinema is very good for herbs & spices.

Jon - use the seeds in cooking, unless you plan to remember to remove the whole pod. Use the seeds for milkshakes, etc. Pods for flavouring sugar.
(Don't panic, the seeds are in the pods - just thought I'd make sure you know that after spending so much money I'm not telling you that you bought the wrong thing, lol!)

Originally posted by cosywolf
Jon - use the seeds in cooking, unless you plan to remember to remove the whole pod. Use the seeds for milkshakes, etc. Pods for flavouring sugar.
(Don't panic, the seeds are in the pods - just thought I'd make sure you know that after spending so much money I'm not telling you that you bought the wrong thing, lol!)

Yeah I know, thanks :-)
I'm doing what I call a Banana Butty Crème Brulee for the girlfriend with dinner tonight. Basically Banana bread, Banana ice cream with Vanilla Crème Brulee on top! Decadent!

Originally posted by JonJParr
Yeah I know, thanks :-)
I'm doing what I call a Banana Butty Crème Brulee for the girlfriend with dinner tonight. Basically Banana bread, Banana ice cream with Vanilla Crème Brulee on top! Decadent!

Mmmmmmmmmm.....and you live where? What time shall i get there? Don't worry, won't bring the husband - we'd only have to share more.

I gotta go lie down and dream about that recipe...

Originally posted by cosywolf
Mmmmmmmmmm.....and you live where? What time shall i get there? Don't worry, won't bring the husband - we'd only have to share more.

I gotta go lie down and dream about that recipe...

I can provide the recipe if you want to try it... it's really dead simple!

Thai for me - can't beat that combination of fiery spice, clean citrus and fresh fish!

A rather notable absence of Mexican..... howcome?

Originally posted by t020
A rather notable absence of Mexican..... howcome?

Because most of them are in America ;)

Originally posted by t020
A rather notable absence of Mexican..... howcome?

I make my own - I'm the only person I know in this country who can make it right - well, Tex-mex, anyway.
Mexican restaurants here are a laughable disgrace...

Not that this upsets me at all:P

Cosy:D

Originally posted by JonJParr
If you could have any meal tonight cooked for you what type of food would you choose? ermm where was spanish? grrrrr

I have just made a desperate Dan size meat and potato pie, served with hendersons relish of course, followed by home made chocolate cake or almond and coconut treacle tart with custard,my son is travelling 200 mile to sample it.Seems OK though.

Originally posted by cosywolf
I make my own - I'm the only person I know in this country who can make it right - well, Tex-mex, anyway.
Mexican restaurants here are a laughable disgrace...

Not that this upsets me at all:P

Cosy:D

The question doesn't state whether the meal is cooked at home or in a restaurant so the merits of Mexican restaurants in the UK is pretty irrelevant. I might have voted for Mexican..... if I had the option to.

Originally posted by t020
The question doesn't state whether the meal is cooked at home or in a restaurant so the merits of Mexican restaurants in the UK is pretty irrelevant. I might have voted for Mexican..... if I had the option to.

Apologies to you all.... before a flame war is sparked below are a list of possibles that I omitted.

Spanish, German, American, Mexican, Tex-Mex, Portuguese, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Korean, Malaysian, Singaporean, Canadian, Swiss, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Saudi Arabian, Libyan, Morrocan, Andorian, Jamaican, Eskimo et al

Originally posted by JonJParr
Apologies to you all.... before a flame war is sparked below are a list of possibles that I omitted.

Spanish, German, American, Mexican, Tex-Mex, Portuguese, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Korean, Malaysian, Singaporean, Canadian, Swiss, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Saudi Arabian, Libyan, Morrocan, Andorian, Jamaican, Eskimo et al

But Mexican is a fairly mainstream one in the UK to miss, especially when you've included French and Japanese.

Originally posted by t020
But Mexican is a fairly mainstream one in the UK to miss, especially when you've included French and Japanese.

Again I apologise - I'm not infallible :-)

I'll have Eskimo please, I've had nearly all the others.

Hopefully I will like seal blubber.

I like Patagonian Toothfish, can we add that as well please :P

t020 has 3,405 postings and allegedly:suspect: one of them wasn't inflamatory :rant:

Originally posted by owdlad
I like Patagonian Toothfish, can we add that as well please :P

t020 has 3,405 postings and allegedly:suspect: one of them wasn't inflamatory :rant:

:lol: I wasn't being inflammatory, I was merely pointing out that the poll was lacking a fairly mainstream food. I wasn't criticising either, we all make mistakes. It's a bit late for a mod to add another option now too as it would produce an unfair result.

I am craving for a parmo but Sheffield don't do them!!!!!!!

So unfair!!!!!!!!

Shouldn't this be in the 'I'm really bored' section? :rolleyes:

nah - i am really hungry.............if there is one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

Like 'em all except Thai which has too much chilli for my liking. If owdlad has any deep fried Patagonian Toothfish going spare I'll happily swap for blinkered penguin a la mode or struggling monkey in red wine sauce.

ps. t020 - I think your sig was beyond Michael Howard's capabilities when he was Home Secretary.

parmo's rule !!

Originally posted by shieshuk
parmo's rule !!

Let me guess, you're going for most number of posts in one night?? :)

Soup is a great kind of food... although apparently not worth of the general chat, so i'll keep it off this thread. :D

nah- sheet of all new posts by ShieshUk....but close:thumbsup:

Originally posted by shieshuk
nah- sheet of all new posts by ShieshUk....but close:thumbsup:

Ah, easy at this time... I did it at midday once... didn't I BG?!?

yeah so you understand...............Snook....pal!!

Originally posted by Snook
Ah, easy at this time... I did it at midday once... didn't I BG?!?

Yep you sure did....!

thanks - I did complete my mini task but also got a PM off Mods....like how sad!! just thought i'd say thanks.... :thumbsup:

Had to vote British, not of the roast beef and spotted dick variety, but i'm more of a "Ready Steady Cook" kind of Chef when in the kitchen. With pretty much any selection of ingredients i could knock up something half decent, probably with italian, chinese, french etc. influences, but i've learnt from British Chefs so that's where my vote goes. I don't think the catorgories should be that rigid anyway so i'd like a combination.

-PK-

It'd have to be Japanese for me. I can have Indian, Chinese, Italian any night of the week, but Japanese is a bit harder to come by (yeah, yeah, before you say it, I know there's a restaurant on London Road).

I love the little sushi/terriaki lunch boxes you get from supermarkets, and like that whole idea of sitting on the floor with friends.

But seeing as JJP isn't cooking for us, it's all irrelevant!

Oooh, I think Tapas is good, too.