I can't sleep.

[SpugNothuson]

I got to work at 6am this morning. Then worked through to 6pm.

Got home, stuffed my face full of Chilli Con Carne Pizza and watched a little mind numbing TV.

9pm I decide to call it a night and actually get some sleep for once.

It's now 11pm, I'm back in the office printing out tomorrows work for some students as I can't sleep. I laid there for a good 30mins and not the slightest of an inclination to sleep. I sware someone spiked my Pizza with some illegal substances. I'm wide eyed and raring to go.

Thank the Lord for the GDF otherwise I'd be bored and wide awake.

[CkretAjint]

No worries I was like that the other night, except I woke up at 4am and started working. If you got the urge to work, then do it! :)

[Red Kittie Kat]

lol I think all creatives are predispsed to some sort of sleep trouble ;)

[SpugNothuson]

This is getting bad. I'm considering getting the accounts package out.

I suppose it would be a novelty to be up to date for once.

[Buda]

I have trouble sleeping when I have a lot on my mind. What's on your mind Spuggie?

p.s. Chilli Con Carne Pizza is new to me. How do you rate it as far as hybrid pizza's go?

[SpugNothuson]

Chilli Con Carne Pizza was a definate winner in my book. The only improvement I could have made on it was to have a few more mushrooms in it and then fold the pizza over whilst in the oven to make one of those Calzione thingies (have I got that right?)

What's on your mind Spuggie?
The things that go through my mind these days are wide and varied.

From going for a drink with my ex girlfriend that I've not seen in over a year (it was a little too comfortable, it felt right but I know that's wrong).

To the usual mundane problems.

I have a fantastic knack at blocking everything out though. Nothng bothers me for long.

[garricks]

Calzone, which is nothing more than an Italian Cornish pastie, I believe.

Yum.

[Red Kittie Kat]

mmmm I love those :D

[SpugNothuson]

Now I've got a Cornish Pasty hunger on.

Do they make proper Pasties over there? With steak in?

[Red Kittie Kat]

No :(


I really need to come to the UK

[Buda]

I had a mince and cheese pie for lunch. I guess that's another thing we stole from the Brits and now it's a national treasure.

[frankster]

I cry myself to sleep thinking about Gregg's curry pasties. No sausage rolls either. I miss Greggs (http://www.greggs.co.uk/customer_care/our_products/). It means that I snarf a truck load of pastry whenever we set foot on British soil though.

[Red Kittie Kat]

I have seen my friend eat sausage rolls and pasties for lunch or tea and I just want to cry .. they look so good and nothing like that over here.

I also want to make scotch eggs .. they look so damn good too :)

[garricks]

There's something pretty similar in the northern midwest, like around Wisconsin... any cheeseheads out there to weigh in?

[frankster]

It's actually quite sad, but within a couple of hours of landing in Manchester, me and my husband had gone to a bakery, bought and eaten a pack of 24 sausage rolls between us. The plane food was so bad and so badly timed with having two toddlers all over us that we were ravenous and couldn't think of anything that we wanted more at 9am.

[SpugNothuson]

Are there no Sausage Rolls in America? The horror!

Pastry goodness is needed for all!

There's a local Pie shop to me that does a full breast of chicken in Tikka sause surounded by pastry. It's amazing!

[Buda]

I like scotch eggs. They good.

There are also a few places that do butter chicken pie. Thai green curry pie is also good.

Got a yummy ethnic dish? Shove it in a pie!

[garricks]

Spug, at the risk of making you hungrier, could you post a picture and maybe a description of sausage rolls? I mean, I like rolls, and I like sausage...

[SpugNothuson]

A sausage roll is;

A seasoned, chopped pork sausage surrounded by flaky puff pastry.

http://www.delicedefrance.co.uk/dynamic/img/The%20Big%20Eight%20Sausage%20Roll.jpg

[frankster]

http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/thumb_17/1123778594Kpm4cm.jpg

I am totally making that chicken tikka in puff pasty at home Spug! That sounds like pastry porn!

[frankster]

Oooh, your's are bigger than mine. Still, I suppose that's the way it really should be.

[SpugNothuson]

Yay! Hunger crisis averted!

I found some Hob Nobs!


pastry porn!
That should be the name of the Pie Shop here.
They also do a similar one to the Tikka slice, but it's got tomatoes, aubergine (egg plant), onion and mushrooms in. Its a meal in itself.

[Buda]

That's fancy Spug! The sausage rolls around here just look like this:
http://www.taste.com.au/images/recipes/sfi/2006/09/7246.jpg

If they are the fancy ones, they have cheese in them too. In New Zealand, it is against the law to eat sausage rolls without tomato sauce ;)

[frankster]

It is illegal to eat a cold sausage roll without a packet of ready salted crisps.

Piss off with your ruddy hob nob flaunting! You big git! I have a tunnocks caramel wafer (that isn't really mine, it's my husband's, but I'm going to eat a wee bit anyway, I mean what's he going to do, punch me? well, I suppose he might a bit, but it'd be worth it)

[garricks]

Closest we have to that in the States is the good old

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a249/garricks/GDF/HotDogMustard.jpg

And you do not want to know what's in them. I think the original recipe came from Mrs. Lovett.

[SpugNothuson]

I've not had a Sausgae & Cheese Roll.

We have Cheese Rolls as well.

http://www.stublog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/pasties3.jpg

Tomato Sauce can enhance the flavour of a mediocre sausage roll but it'd be a shame to dull down the spices in a proper Lincolnshire Sausage Roll.

Lincolnshire Sausage; coarsley ground pork (not minced) and fresh sage +seasoning.
http://www.silvernutmeg.com/imagebank2/1160999247.jpg

Tomato Sauce however is mandatory with Corned Beef slices.

http://www.delicedefrance.co.uk/dynamic/img/Mini%20Corned%20Beef.jpg

[garricks]

We do have prepackaged meat-stuffed-into-pastry items (ref: Totino's Pizza Rolls) but they're usually meant for a teenager's palate, and taste like cardboard to me.

[SpugNothuson]

Piss off with your ruddy hob nob flaunting!
I knew that'd get a rise out of you. Hob Nobs are amazing!

I was doing the shopping the other day and realised I'd not had a Hob Nob in over a year. So I bought pack to indulge myself.

A cup of Yorkshire Tea and 5 Hob Nobs later. You can forget about sex, there is no greater feeling on this earth!

[garricks]

frankster, it looks like you can order HobNobs from www.englishteastore.com

[frankster]

Urgh. Pizza Rolls, BARF! They remind me of Findas Crispy Pancakes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFXQZVGpJN8).

[frankster]

A cup of Yorkshire Tea and 5 Hob Nobs later. You can forget about sex, there is no greater feeling on this earth!

You've obviously never tried McVities milk chocolate caramel digestives. That's like seriously kinky sex, especially if you dunk them.

[SpugNothuson]

They be the food of my childhoop. The Mince Beef and Onion ones were the best.

Tell me they do Fish Fingers over there Frankster. I'd be lost without my Friday Fish Finger Sandwiches.

[frankster]

Yeah, they call them fish sticks though and they don't have birdseye potato waffles to make authentic fish finger buttis. My husband likes to make fish finger sandwiches with buttered bread, three fish fingers, a birdseye potoato waffle, mayo, ketchup and a fried egg. It's like watching someone try to eat a live squid and probably just as messy.

[garricks]

hmm. potato waffles? you can get waffle cut fried potatoes, I expect that's not the same thing.

[SpugNothuson]

That sounds bloody lovely. (But scratch the mayo, that's the Devil,s semen that is).

My Fridays have just got a darn sight more fullfulling. I'm sure my shirt will get a taste of the Frankster Hubby Sandwich as well.

Thats what I'll call it. This Friday you're all invited round to my place for a plate of Frankster Hubbies. :D

[frankster]

http://www.lutosa.be/files/produits/catalogue/assiettes/large/patat-croc.jpg
Potato waffles Garricks!

[SpugNothuson]

OK. I've been active too long.

I just reached for a new ink cartridge for the printer and someone in this office stinks. Now I wants a bath.

Still not bloody tired though!

[Red Kittie Kat]

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD STOP!!!!

I can't take anymore!!!!


ahhhhhhhhhh give me saugsage rolls or give me death!!!



I'm so friggin hungry right now :D

[Buda]

Yeah, they call them fish sticks though and they don't have birdseye potato waffles to make authentic fish finger buttis. My husband likes to make fish finger sandwiches with buttered bread, three fish fingers, a birdseye potoato waffle, mayo, ketchup and a fried egg. It's like watching someone try to eat a live squid and probably just as messy.

That's some fantastic imagery there Frank. I want one a fish finger butty too!

Do you have Best Foods Mayo there? It's 85% fat. Spug, you wouldn't like it at all.

Maybe that's why you haven't tried an avocado. Because it's creamy like lard and mayo.

[Buda]

frankster, it looks like you can order HobNobs from www.englishteastore.com

No you can't, they are all sold out. :(

[frankster]

Best Foods is Helman's in the UK. It's Best Foods in the US.

http://www.spanalaskasales.com/media/Best-Foods-Mayo-15oz.gifhttp://www.foodmayhem.com/uploaded_images/mayo-713953.jpg

[Buda]

Yeah that's the stuff I love.

[SpugNothuson]

Mayonnaise and Salad Cream are weird.

It always reminds me of eating PVA glue at school.

[Red Kittie Kat]

mmmmmm mayyyyyyooooooo ... I'll eat that on just about anything :D

[Red Kittie Kat]

Oh btw its also Hellmans here too ... cause thats all I buy .. its the best. I don't like Miracle whip at all .... plechhhh just a bit too tangy for my tastes. They love that down south tho .. everything had MW on it .. I want Mayo!!! :D

[Buda]

Mayonnaise and Salad Cream are weird.

It always reminds me of eating PVA glue at school.

I guess I don't have the problem because I didn't eat PVA glue at school. I did cover my hands and arms with the stuff and then you get to spend the rest of the day peeling it off and grossing out people that think it's your skin :)

[SpugNothuson]

I guess I don't have the problem because I didn't eat PVA glue at school. I did cover my hands and arms with the stuff and then you get to spend the rest of the day peeling it off and grossing out people that think it's your skin :)

I spent hours trying to get a perfect PVA hand cast. So much fun!

[Red Kittie Kat]

I don't know what PVA is ... but I had a fond affair with Elmers .. I would pour it all over my hands and let it dry ... then peel it off and scream like my skin was coming off ... my mother used to get so mad at me :D

[SpugNothuson]

That sounds like the same stuff. I want to get some glue now and mess around with it.

Adults don't have nearly enough pointless fun. :)

[Red Kittie Kat]

I found that candle wax does nicely too in a pinch :D

[Buda]

Yeah we used to play with candle wax all the time. Mum didn't appreciate the mess we made with it though!

[SpugNothuson]

OK. Too much coffee now. I've started to dance around the office to Dani California - Red Hot Chilli Peppers.

Yay! We have progress. I just yawned whilst typing this. Sleep maybe an option soon. RESULT!

[SpugNothuson]

Right that's it. I'm going home. I can squeeze almost 4 hours kip in.

Night all. And thanks for keeping me entertained.

Spug Out. xxx

[Red Kittie Kat]

I hope you finally got some sleep Spug ;)

I passed out long before you did hehe :D

[SpugNothuson]

I got a shade over 4 hours. Which was bad because I ended up being 5 mins late into the office.

Oh well. Perks of being the Boss. Who's going to tell me off?

[Red Kittie Kat]

hehe ... well I'm glad you got some sleep ;)

[Typically]

i think im gonna try to make some of these sausage rolls =] is it more of a jimmy dean sweet savory breakfast sausage or an Italian dinner spicy sausage?

looking at those pictures made me hungry mmmmmmmm

[SpugNothuson]

Breakfast sausage.

Just Pork and spices. :D

[Typically]

awesome i'm going to browse the interwebs for recipes =]

hows this one sound? sausage rolls (http://www.pippahunnechurch.com/sausage_roll.php)

[jimking]

Closest we have to that in the States is the good old

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a249/garricks/GDF/HotDogMustard.jpg

And you do not want to know what's in them. I think the original recipe came from Mrs. Lovett.

Don't forget "Pigs in a Blanket"

[frankster]

Don't forget "Pigs in a Blanket"

You're right, I thought pigs in a blanket might be a passable substitute for sausage rolls when I discovered that the US didn't do them, but in all honesty they come up very short. I think they are more like frankfurters in a croisant and as with most things in the US, are far too sweet for me.:(

[SpugNothuson]

"Pigs in a Blanket"
A Pig in a Blanket is something a little different for me.

Sausage wrapped in Bacon. Put it round the Sunday roast to soak up the juicy juices. Serve and devour!

Like this;
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f256/POOPYCOLON/pig/73941496_e8c02d807a.jpg

[CkretAjint]

Man, I really want some US pigs in a blanket now!!! but I am going out for italian food for lunch so I might have to make some for dinner!!!! :D

[jimking]

You're right, I thought pigs in a blanket might be a passable substitute for sausage rolls when I discovered that the US didn't do them, but in all honesty they come up very short. I think they are more like frankfurters in a croisant and as with most things in the US, are far too sweet for me.:(

Oh the English and their elegant use of the language :) ! They're more like a hotdog wrapped in a bisket. :D

[Virgo Nightingale]

Wow, I missed one hell of a food thread.

I might have to make my own sausage rolls at some point. Would it be sacrilege to make them from turkey sausage? They're a little less greasy.

[Optimusdinkus]

This thread is epic in food. Probably the most pictures of food in a while I'd imagine.

[Virgo Nightingale]

Optimus, this thread is nothing. We have a huge recipes thread (http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2489), a big fat what's for lunch (http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23395&highlight=lunch) thread, plus roughly 75%* of threads veer off into talk of food.

*Percentage may be exaggerated

[morea]

I've opened this thread and now I am hungry AND tired... thanks guys! :p

[Red Kittie Kat]

... and just incase any non-uk'ers were wondering what scotch eggs are ...

http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/82/91/23049182.jpg



A boiled egg surrounded by crispy sausage :D

[Typically]

... and just incase any non-uk'ers were wondering what scotch eggs are ...

http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/82/91/23049182.jpg



A boiled egg surrounded by crispy sausage :D

OMG is that a hard boiled egg with a crust of sausage deep fried????

[Red Kittie Kat]

uh huh :D

[Virgo Nightingale]

Another interesting UK food concept! I would certainly eat that.

[morea]

oh crap. You can't post that picture without posting a recipe!

[Red Kittie Kat]

Ok :D


Scotch Eggs


This recipe makes 6 Scotch eggs.


6 hard-cooked eggs, well chilled
1 pound breakfast sausage
1/2 cup flour
2 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup fine bread crumbs
Vegetable oil for frying

Peel eggs and set aside. Divide sausage into 6 portions.

Roll each egg in flour and with hands press a portion of the sausage around each egg.

Dip sausage-wrapped eggs into beaten eggs and roll in bread crumbs.

Heat vegetable oil to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Cook each egg in oil about 4-5 minutes or until sausage is cooked and browned.

Drain on paper toweling. Serve warm.

[SpugNothuson]

Scoth Eggs do rule!

And yes I'm back at work pulling another allnighter.

Tonights food delight in the Spug household was Corned Beef and Worcester Sauce Omlette. (With Edam and Emental Cheese). It fan-dabby-tastic!

Lets see if we can get the Forum salivating again. :D

[Typically]

corn beef and Worcester sauce omelette now that's something i would have never thought of. do you mix the sauce with the corned beef or dump it in with the eggs?

[SpugNothuson]

Once the eggs have solidified on the base, drop corned beef cubes in then splash liberally with worcester sauce.

Cook for a further 3 mins.

Transfer to the grill to make the omlette fluffy.

Top with cheese of choice (I like Edam because its stringy).

Fold in half. Serve. Season. Devour!

[garricks]

OK, I got distracted about 4 pages back, right before frankster posted the pic of the potato waffles. I want some!!!

And thank heaven for Gloria and her recipe...I'm gonna try that this weekend.

[Red Kittie Kat]

I made Tacos for dinner .. the soft shell kind ... they were delish :D


I'll be getting corned beef soon .. gotta have it for St. Pattys day ;)

[frankster]

Americans call the grill a broiler Spug. A grill is a BBQ to them, or so I have been led to believe. Hey Americans! Don't put your omlettes on the BBQ!

[SpugNothuson]

BBQ Omlette probably wouldn't be much of a success.

Stick it in that thing you do toast in.

I don't know... you Americans and your odd words. ;)

[frankster]

DON'T Put your omlettes in one of these...

http://www.explainthatstuff.com/toaster.jpg

[Spunky Nerd]

toast in a toaster?

[frankster]

Never put a sock in a toaster. Never put jam on a magnet.

[Spunky Nerd]

I've put socks in the microwave... kinda the same... If you put a wet washcloth and your socks in the microwave and put them on you feet after putting on some really thick lotion on them it's lovely... ahhhh

[Red Kittie Kat]

Americans call the grill a broiler Spug. A grill is a BBQ to them, or so I have been led to believe. Hey Americans! Don't put your omlettes on the BBQ!



hehe .. just like you guys call a stove a cooker ;)

I will say I put the "kettle" on as well though :D

[garricks]

(Psst...is Spug asleep yet?)

[Red Kittie Kat]

I think so .. it's pretty quiet in here .... oh wait it's 1:15 pm there :D

[Typically]

i am gonna make sausage rolls tomorrow night. i'll be sure to take some pics before they are all gone =] if we only had smell-o-net

[morea]

somebody needs to make me some Scotch Eggs! I don't have a deep fryer!

[jimking]

Should be able to fry them up in a pan.

[Typically]

befriend a McDonald's employee and have them drop a few in the fryer for ya =]

[garricks]

somebody needs to make me some Scotch Eggs! I don't have a deep fryer!

*takes out magic want*

Poof! You're some scotch eggs!

(I may need some sudafed...)

[morea]

well, we were halfway there. I'm already Scottish. :D

*passes the sudafed*

[vtwin_gary]

well i thought scotch eggs would have at least a bit of scotch.
i guess i'll have to drink a glass with my over easy eggs this morning.

never had a sausage roll but have had a many pepperoni roll

after the last hurricane we were out of power for several days, every thing was cooked on the grille (BBQ) if you put a cast iron skillet on there you can make omelets. i even made a pizza. (it wasn't that good but at least the stuff in the fridge didn't go to waste)

[Optimusdinkus]

any thoughts on healthy stuff? papaya and yogurt mmmmmmm.....

[Red Kittie Kat]

healthy??? Did he say Healthy??

Das es Verboten!

or something like that :D


Altho I do love Papaya and yogurt :D

[Red Kittie Kat]

Oh and yes you can fry scotch eggs in a frying pan or chicken fryer pan .. you just have to turn them a few times :)

[Virgo Nightingale]

Or do what my dad does: stand over the fryer with a tablespoon and scoot the hot oil over the portion of the fried item that's still above the surface.

[Typically]

really?

[jimking]

Warning, wear gloves. :D

[morea]

how can you be sure the meat cooks through?

[SpugNothuson]

(Psst...is Spug asleep yet?)

Nope. Still here. Although I did get about 10mins kip at my desk about an hour ago. Dribbled everywhere. Pleasent I know. :D

[Red Kittie Kat]

Mo it's a fairly thin layer of meat ... and the egg is already cooked ... so probably about 15 mins of pan frying would be enough.

You can always use a large heavy sauce pan as a deep fryer too if you are worried about shallow frying.

But you should have a thermometer so it doesn't overheat.

[morea]

who are you, who are so wise in the ways of science? :D

[Red Kittie Kat]

I am teh Kitteh ... queen of teh Kittchen

:D

[morea]

My liege!

[Red Kittie Kat]

*takes a bowl ... err bow*

:D

[morea]

I'm honestly not sure if it's the sudafed, or if it's just plain old cabin fever.
Spring IS coming, right?!

[Virgo Nightingale]

Supposedly.

[jimking]

I'm honestly not sure if it's the sudafed, or if it's just plain old cabin fever.
Spring IS coming, right?!
Yes, June for you guys and it ends in August!:eek:

[morea]

you're really not all that far off from the truth, Jim.

[Red Kittie Kat]

Yep I live for those 2 precious months of the year :D

[Typically]

i don't mind the heat i just can't stand the humidity. i need to move to San Diego where it's 70 year round and rains 7 times a year

[jimking]

you're really not all that far off from the truth, Jim.
I know, I have family up north. I remember once in June in Rhode Island, on the beach, everyone was lapping up the sun in their bathing suits with their umbrellas sticking in the sand, frolicking in the water and such and I was sitting there freezing my ass off thinking "how in the heck are these people getting into that freezing cold water!" :eek:

[Virgo Nightingale]

I remember driving from Syracuse to NJ right after graduating SU. It was May. It was the middle of the night. And it was SNOWING. :eek:

[Typically]

63 degree water is cold? :confused: hehehe

[morea]

I jumped into Lake George in March one year on a dare.

The thing is, I didn't actually end up "jumping" in, I ended up running in at the part of the lake near the steamboats. This turned out to be a huge mistake, since the beach there is very, very shallow and I had to go out about 250 feet before I was waist-deep in the water... and at that point my feet were screaming in frost-bitten agony. I ducked under the water (one of the conditions of the dare was that I had to fully submerge myself) and then turned to run back to the beach. When I saw how far I was from the shore I had a sudden and terrifying fear that the stunt would cost me a couple of toes.

[Typically]

hahaha awwww what'd the other person have to do??

[morea]

oh, he had to do it, too. :D

[Red Kittie Kat]

I am too much of a princess .. I'm not getting into any water below 75 degrees :D

[Virgo Nightingale]

Me too. I like warmth – when other people are fanning themselves, I have a nice content grin on my face and feel all cozy. :)

[Typically]

75?!?!?!? well that's one less benny on the beach :P

[Red Kittie Kat]

Yep me too .. when every one else it just right .. I'm freezing .. when they are too hot .. I am just right.

My body temp runs a good degree low most of the time. My circulation sucks.

[jimking]

I jumped into Lake George in March one year on a dare.

The thing is, I didn't actually end up "jumping" in, I ended up running in at the part of the lake near the steamboats. This turned out to be a huge mistake, since the beach there is very, very shallow and I had to go out about 250 feet before I was waist-deep in the water... and at that point my feet were screaming in frost-bitten agony. I ducked under the water (one of the conditions of the dare was that I had to fully submerge myself) and then turned to run back to the beach. When I saw how far I was from the shore I had a sudden and terrifying fear that the stunt would cost me a couple of toes.
My wife and I bought some tasty soft ice cream cones near that spot, I believe, at lake George.

[Red Kittie Kat]

Marthas!!!!

The best ice cream in the world :D


Across from the Great Escape :)

[morea]

Kittie - have you tried the new place on Dix Ave next to East Field? It was opened by the people who originally started Martha's as soon as their non-compete clause was up, if I remember right. I think it opened in 2006, right before I moved.

[Red Kittie Kat]

oh yeah .. can't for the life of me remember the name ... but when I go pay the cable bill in the summer I get one :D

[Buda]

Well it's sunny and lovely over here - just what a summer's day should be. My internet is finally hooked up at home (woohoo!). I've got some viral infection though and I'm off work for the day. Went to the doctor who just prescribed panadol and lots of fluids and rest. I was running a fever yesterday and had a fast pulse according to the doctor and I can barely move my head around because it hurts.

I've just made a ginormous pot of chicken congee which is the magical elixer for the Chinese. Like how chicken soup is the magical elixer for some people when they are sick.

[frankster]

See Mo, that's what you should have done:

Mo's bloke friend: Hey Mo, I dare you to run into the lake and get under the water. If you do it then I'll do it too.
Mo: ...or we could get an ice cream.

That's what I do when my children run at the Pacific ocean fully clothed, like miniture suicidal stock brokers. I say "look! an icecream van!" They don't stop running, but at least they change direction.

[Red Kittie Kat]

aww buda .. feel better darlin ((hugs))

[vtwin_gary]

i am also cold natured. but at least i live in florida where i can simmer in my own juices. All of me & my wifes friends think there is something wrong with us. we keep our house at a cozy 77 year round. I keep an electric blanket (under the fitted sheet) about 8 months a year.

[Red Kittie Kat]

sounds good to me gary :D

... as I sit here with a heating pad on my lap and my little space heater blasting in front of me :D

[Typically]

ooooo they smell so good!
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j309/typically/sausage-rolls.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

:eek:

Are you making sausage rolls???

[Typically]

why yes i am =] and they are gooooood. i think im going to bring some over to my parents because that recipe makes a lot of them!
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j309/typically/on_a_plate.jpg

om nom nom nom
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j309/typically/nomnom.jpg

[garricks]

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a249/garricks/BBU%20avatars/firejumpmad.gif
"Typically Location: Right near da beach."

WHICH BEACH? I'm gonna get my NASA adult diapers and drive until I find him, and I'm gonna scarf down the last one. Or maybe I'll just go to Starbucks...

[Typically]

haha i'm in jersey right by sandy hook if you're coming i'll save a few for you =]

[garricks]

nah, I'm a wimp. I just got a caramel macchiatto. Those pics are pure torture! LOL

[Red Kittie Kat]

aww man they look good!!! I want some!!! :D

[SpugNothuson]

They do look like might tastey Sausage Rolls.

Forget Tacos, we have a new super food! (Was that Blasphemy?)

[Red Kittie Kat]

pssst ... don't tell anyone .. but I would rather have a sausage roll that a taco :D

Don't get me wrong .. I love a good taco .. I just love a good, juicy piece of sausage even more :D

[SpugNothuson]

Nudge, nudge.
Wink, wink.
Say no more, say no more.

[Red Kittie Kat]

heheh :D

I wonder just how many python references there are on this board :D

[morea]

a nod's as good as a wink, to a blind bat.


Don't get me wrong .. I love a good taco .. I just love a good, juicy piece of sausage even more :D

http://i26.tinypic.com/2iqjnyr.gif

ladies and gentlemen, there has been a flag on the play! :D

[garricks]

This parrot has joined the Choir Invisible! This is an EX-parrot!

[Red Kittie Kat]

lmao Mo :D

Garrick don't get me started :D

[garricks]

"Hello, I'd like to have an argument, please!"

Oh, now look what you've made me go and find: http://orangecow.org/pythonet/sketches/index.htm#D

[Beans]

heheh :D

I wonder just how many python references there are on this board :D

The number is three, no more, no less. (Five is right out).

[Beans]

Well it's sunny and lovely over here - just what a summer's day should be. My internet is finally hooked up at home (woohoo!). I've got some viral infection though and I'm off work for the day. Went to the doctor who just prescribed panadol and lots of fluids and rest. I was running a fever yesterday and had a fast pulse according to the doctor and I can barely move my head around because it hurts.

I've just made a ginormous pot of chicken congee which is the magical elixer for the Chinese. Like how chicken soup is the magical elixer for some people when they are sick.

:( Hope you're feeling better, dear.

I just looked up chicken congee, and it looks so very yummy, do you have a recipe you could share? I may have to try making that!

[Red Kittie Kat]

lmao .. now you have done it .. I will be there all night Garrick :D

[garricks]

I should admit I bought a two-volume bound set of their scripts many years ago, and somewhere in this clutter of an office I have a copy of the Grail script, too.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a249/garricks/GDF/explodingpenguin.jpg
Intercourse the penguin!

[Buda]

:( Hope you're feeling better, dear.

I just looked up chicken congee, and it looks so very yummy, do you have a recipe you could share? I may have to try making that!

Sure!

These measurements are just an approximation and don't really matter so much.

1 cup of white rice (washed)
About 8 cups of water
2 of handfuls of chicken pieces (I used ones with bones, but you can use breast too) a couple of handfuls.
Stuff for flavour like salt, pepper, soy sauce.
A small handful sliced Spring onion (optional)
A tablespoon of grated Ginger (optional)

Bring rice to the boil and then turn down to simmer. Cover and simmer for a hour. The consistancy you are aiming for is a thick soup. If it becomes too thick, it might burn at the bottom of the pot so just stir more water in if it gets too thick.

Meanwhile, marinade chicken pieces with a decent splash of soy sauce, pepper, salt. Put in fridge.

Add the marinaded chicken to the rice after an hour when the rice is cooked through and resembles a lumpy soup and continue simmering for 30 minutes. Add optional green bits about 5 minutes before serving.

Makes heaps.

I also substitute the chicken for pork mince or deboned white fish (less cooking time for fish) and you can throw in a handful of frozen peas for fun.

A thicker (less water) version of this is what the Chinese feed their babies. When done like that I guess it's just a mushy risotto.

[Beans]

Mmmm...sounds really good. Thank you buda! I'm going to make it soon, we have over a foot of snow here, would be a perfect soup to make!

[Buda]

It's certainly a good wintery thing to make. Though I was sitting in the sun the other day eating it and it was still good :)