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Isabella wrote: "Tomato sauce over brown every time.D and s-in-law make their own scotch eggs with soft boiled centres but as I'm a veggie, I haven't tried them. I love eggs, hard, soft scrambled etc. My all-time..."
Ooh, like the sound of that. Will give it a whirl. I’m not veggie but very rarely eat meat and don’t buy any. I love lentils and throw them into lots of things.
Lez wrote: "I’m not veggie but very rarely eat meat and don’t buy any."So you only eat meat if you can slip a couple of chops into your bag while the butcher isn't looking?
It's a very neat trick, isn't it, Gordon?Apparently Lez just throws a bag of Lentils into the middle of a Butcher's Shop and then she takes her pick of the Meat on display while the Staff are all busy cleaning up!
... Hee, Hee, Hee!!! ;o>
OK, some of my faves.....HP Brown - added to mince and tatties with a few carrots and peas mixed in and mashed up into a sloppy mess.
Fried eggs - as an alternative try barbecue sauce, I prefer mine cooked in a good pool of oil or fat, a couple of hash browns and some mushrooms dipped in oil then roasted in oven, small portabello are the best. Bacon/ Sausage optional but like fresh tomatoes thick sliced and fried. Black pudding and fried bread are also exceptable.
Bacon butties with cheese spread instead of butter and sweet chilli sauce.
Poached eggs. Another perfectly acceptable adaptation on hot buttered toast.
Mash potatoes. Boil with skins on,add butter, cheese spread and mayonnaise, black pepper. May need to experiment with this to find what suits your palate.
Scrambled egg. Again cheese spread and mayonnaise. If you're feeling adventurous chuck in some fried tomato, mushrooms or anything else you fancy.
This one is slightly more off the wall, fish fingers mashed with beans and tartare sauce, serve with chips.
Hard boiled egg, mayonnaise, cheese spread, diced onion and a liberal sprinkling of cayenne pepper to give it some ooomph.
Happy eating folks!
Cheese Spread as in 'Philadelphia'? - or a Cheddary Cheese Spread? ;o>
Either will do Suzy, gourmet's choice. Seriously Strong Spreadable is very tasty or for the more adventurous St Agur Blue Cream Cheese, though I find it a bit strong and tends to overpower other flavours, very nice on Ritz Crackers.
Okay-dokey ... it's not something that we tend to buy but I do rather like the idea of it spread on a Bacon Butty instead of Butter ;o>I absolutely adore Fried Mushrooms, although again, I use as little oil as I can possibly get away with while cooking them in a non-stick Pan with the Lid on. And I buy those huge Flat Mushrooms which 'pop' with all of their gorgeous juices in the Mouth just like a lightly cooked Egg Yolk does ... Yummy!!!
We could do with a Forum Nurse - what with all this boaking going on! ;oO
In the meantime, can I suggest a 'Red Eye' to settle your Stomach? ... Whiskey, Coffee, Tabasco Sauce, a large raw Egg, a sprinkle of Pepper and some Orange Juice ... blend together then down it in one ...
whisky with an 'e'? oh, there's a thought! :)
suzysunshine7 wrote: "In the meantime, can I suggest a 'Red Eye' to settle your Stomach? ... Whiskey, Coffee, Tabasco Sauce, a large raw Egg, a sprinkle of Pepper and some Orange Juice ... blend together then down it in one ..."No, thanks.
Yeah, me neither! ... I just couldn't resist making tech shudder at the very thought ;o>
I'm still here! We're not exclusively Pottered here. We 🐌 are all-inclusive, just like Hogwarts. The topics need to be mixed up too. We're here just for fun and chat.I like eggs. 😉😉😉😉😉
Hopefully this link will work its magic.....https://goo.gl/images/K682vM
.....and if some kind soul can post the image as I've tried and failed miserably!
I love the Link, Martin ;o> ... but here's the image as well ...
A good place for Harry to Potter when he reaches his old age, hey? ;o>
P wrote: "suzysunshine7 wrote: "Hee, Hee, Hee!!! ;o> ... I do quite like the Harry Potter films but doubt that I'll ever be interested in acquiring or reading the Books. Several years ago now, the BBC deci..."
Daddies sauce?! Sounds very wrong to me!
your mind's in the gutter, duke! i should know because i can see it up there from my comfortable position in the sewer! :)
suzysunshine7 wrote: "I love the Link, Martin ;o> ... but here's the image as well ...A good place for Harry to Potter when he reaches his old age, hey? ;o>"
Thanks Suzy, remember, old wizards never die...... they just WAND-er off!
Owl get back to you on that Wizard Joke! ... (*GROAN*) ;o>
Well, I thought it was a hoot. (Sorry...)
Too-woo maybe? - but I'm off to bed! - LOL!!! ;o>
Tech wrote: "your mind's in the gutter, duke! i should know because i can see it up there from my comfortable position in the sewer! :)"I guess it takes one to know one then dunnit, Tech!
Filthy enough for you down there?!
;-)
So? - the old English Nursery Rhyme really is true then? ..."Slugs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails - that's what little Boys are made of"
;o>
Actually ... talking of rather less appealing things ... I have had a Parcel turn up today that was Dispatched by a Seller on Amazon on Monday and it has sadly arrived via Royal 'Snail' Mail in a very unsatisfactory and distinctly dubious condition ;o<I had the 'munchies' off and on over the Weekend and so I decided to treat myself to some Chocolate Nibbles (a very nostalgic blast from the past) and they have arrived in a Box that is otherwise in immaculate condition apart from two large holes that have gone right through the Box and the plastic bag inside to the contents - and I have an awful feeling that it was not done by a very careless or even a curious person but far more likely done by hungry Mice or Rats instead!
Both holes definitely look like they have been gnawed at rather than bashed open or somehow punctured and torn in any other way.
I've contacted the Seller, as they weren't exactly expensive but they weren't all that cheap an Order either, and as it could be a very serious Pest Control issue with their Sweet Warehouse or with the various Royal Mail places where the Parcel has been stored while it was in transit for the last few days.
Okay, so I came on Goodreads today just for a bit of a chat and to play a few Games between getting a rather long list of Jobs done ...And, instead, I've had some great recommendations and been shown several links to some interesting Websites ... and ended up giving up completely on getting anything else done so far in favour of searching for and then giving in to temptation on buying an Elbow 2-CD set and the first three Books in the Sue Grafton alphabet crime series!!! ;oO
HELP!!! ... I'm off to hopefully get something done with what's left of the day before anyone else comes up with any more fantastic suggestions!!! ;o>
suzysunshine7 wrote: "I'm off to hopefully get something done with what's left of the day before anyone else comes up with any more fantastic suggestions!!!"Would you like to mark some statistics papers for me?
Gordon, I doubt that I would ever understand the Questions never mind the Answers! - LOL! - so I'll pass on that one, thank you ;o>I've got a bit of essential Housework done, sorted through a huge pile of Paperwork for either keeping, Paper Waste, or shredding, typed out and printed off an important Letter for my M&D, and am currently on my 4th load of Laundry, plus I have been keeping the two little hairy woofers playfully amused as well while M&D were off out for the Afternoon - and so I do feel like I have got something done with the day now ;o>
Two gold stars Suzy! That's a day well spent in my book. If you want to come round my place and do some similar chores, you'd be very welcome. It's been stinking hot all week (42 degrees today - how do those tennis players do it???) so we're mostly vegging out (once the pot plants are watered - in-grounds can fend for themselves), reading (the taxing A God in Ruins), watching mindless TV (Lovejoy) and trying to get my jigsaw finished. The other day I heard a woman (one of those high-powered young things I am in awe of) say she reserves her mornings for all things creative, her afternoons for management tasks and only answers emails between 3 and 4pm. Oh to be so disciplined! but then again, I figure I've earned my retirement and I reserve the freedom to do what I want when I want. No one will starve, dust only comes back, so I may as well put on another CD or whatever.
There’s a recipe in today’s Observer Food Magazine containing smoked water.
Smoked Water? ... ! ;oOI think I've heard just about everything now, Lez Lee?!! ;o>
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Smoked Water? ... ! ;oO
I think I've heard just about everything now, Lez Lee?!! ;o>"
Available in 500ml or 1 litre bottles but only one colour -
Deep Purple :)
I think I've heard just about everything now, Lez Lee?!! ;o>"
Available in 500ml or 1 litre bottles but only one colour -
Deep Purple :)
Sometimes it really is not a very good idea to idly wander around the Internet and find yourself checking out the names of old friends ;o<I've just found an 'in memoriam' post, dated January 16th 2016, on an Animal Sanctuary Website for someone who I met at College and who was for many years one of my very best and most dearest friends.
She was the girl who introduced me at the age of 19 to one of the very few and my all-time most favourite of alcoholic drinks, Dark Rum & Pepsi, and who was also my special guest at the family-only meal that my parents hosted for my 21st Birthday.
She had such a lonely and challenging childhood as an only child and also a full-time Carer to two very difficult and extremely demanding elderly parents who both suddenly died when she was only just into her 20's - and so we shared in good times and in bad times. And even though we sadly lost contact with each other over 20 years ago now, I have nevertheless still thought about her so often over the years and always wished her well.
To know, through reading such a beautiful and detailed tribute post about her, that she finally found her place in this world and also made a real difference in doing so as well just pleases me so much and does not surprize me at all - but to know that she very suddenly died and at so very young an age, still in her 40's, just breaks my heart and hurts me so much ... RIP Vee - Goodnight Sweetheart and God Bless you ... x x x
Oh Suzy, sometimes life just doesn't seem fair. Your friend sounds lovely and she leaves good memories behind. That's all any of us can hope. Big hug.
Bless you, Isabella ... x x xVee was very much my teenage to early adulthood best friend and so we discovered and explored our first early steps into 'grown up' independence from our families at the same time - we shared such a lot and came to do so many 'firsts' together.
First jobs, first legal drinks out in Pubs, first meals out in some very posh Restaurants, learning to drive (she mastered this with such ease but I never did! - LOL!), having day trips off out to places that interested us, and developing our lifelong passions - her for Vegetarian and then Vegan cookery, and me for Cakes and baking.
We may have lost touch - but I just feel so incredibly sad in knowing now that she is no longer out there in the world still blazing her own way onwards and continuing to make such a huge difference to so many along the way as well.
I need cheering up! - how about some beautiful Snail photos? ;o> ...
Snailie piks, yay! Love the umbrellas.You have paid a fitting tribute of your own to your friend, Suzie.
Grizzlygrump wrote: "suzysunshine7 wrote: "Smoked Water? ... ! ;oOI think I've heard just about everything now, Lez Lee?!! ;o>"
Available in 500ml or 1 litre bottles but only one colour -
Deep Purple :)"
But Free if from the wishing well...
P wrote: "Snailie piks, yay! Love the umbrellas.You have paid a fitting tribute of your own to your friend, Suzie."
The gorgeous Snail Photos were taken by a remarkable miniaturist Amateur Photographer called Vyacheslav Mischenko who lives in the Ukraine ;o>
Really stunning Suzy, such vivid colours and imagery which is beguiling, humorous and tender with a real clarity that stands out. If you listen hard enough you can almost hear them talking, I wonder what they are saying?
How about? ... "Alright, Mr. Mischenko, I'm ready for my close-up"
... ;o>
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D and s-in-law make their own scotch eggs with soft boiled centres but as I'm a veggie, I haven't tried them. I love eggs, hard, soft scrambled etc. My all-time favourite is hard boiled eggs with a lentil and spinach curry. Yummy!