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Pizza for me too. A Dominos New Yorker and a chicken stripper's combo followed by a Ben and Gerry's Cookie Dough ice cream for dessert.

Pizza also for me - a spicy meat feast which I've covered entirely in chilli. I have a bastard mouth ulcer right at the base of my tongue, which I'm hoping to kill with lots of beer and chilli.

Jon Corby wrote:Pizza also for me - a spicy meat feast which I've covered entirely in chilli. I have a bastard mouth ulcer right at the base of my tongue, which I'm hoping to kill with lots of beer and chilli.

That's mad. I have a mouth ulcer too. Right at the bottom of my gum where it meets the inside of my lip. I've been using bonjela though rather than beer and chilli.

Mark James wrote:

Jon Corby wrote:Pizza also for me - a spicy meat feast which I've covered entirely in chilli. I have a bastard mouth ulcer right at the base of my tongue, which I'm hoping to kill with lots of beer and chilli.

That's mad. I have a mouth ulcer too. Right at the bottom of my gum where it meets the inside of my lip. I've been using bonjela though rather than beer and chilli.

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Ugh, bonjela is the devil's spunk. Sure it numbs the fucker for 10 minutes or so so you can eat, but I'm positive it just makes it angry in the long run.

I have no basis for thinking chilli peppers will kill it, but I like them and I like beer with them (which definitely dulls pain) and I'm watching football and beer + chilli pizza + football = win.

I love getting a mouth ulcer because it means I get to have Rinstead Pastilles.

Jon O'Neill wrote:I love getting a mouth ulcer because it means I get to have Rinstead Pastilles.

Also I definitely plan to have false teeth when I'm older.

I plan to get AIDS so that I can take AIDS drugs. I've heard they taste pretty good. Also I've heard that chemotherapy is a real buzz.

Jon O'Neill wrote:I love getting a mouth ulcer because it means I get to have Rinstead Pastilles.

They do absolutely fuck-all in my experience.

Fuck, Cardiff just scored again.

Jon Corby wrote:

Jon O'Neill wrote:I love getting a mouth ulcer because it means I get to have Rinstead Pastilles.

They do absolutely fuck-all in my experience.

Fuck, Cardiff just scored again.

You need to take like four for the numbing effect to work. But the flavour and texture are where it's at.

I've never heard of those Rinstead tablets. I have some 'muco-adhesive' tablets (via my GP) which you have to try and hold onto the ulcer, which are a real faff to actually use, and don't seem to work either.

Mark James wrote:Pizza for me too. A Dominos New Yorker and a chicken stripper's combo followed by a Ben and Gerry's Cookie Dough ice cream for dessert.

I have a mouth ulcer too.

With such a nutritious diet? Wow, that's bad luck.

I came home drunk and hungry to homemade channa masala and lemony cous cous. Followed by too many of those exceptionally good Twirl bites things.

Matt Morrison wrote:I came home drunk and hungry to homemade channa masala and lemony cous cous. Followed by too many of those exceptionally good Twirl bites things.

I love those. I'm all about the surface area when it comes to chocolate.

Jon O'Neill wrote:I'm all about the surface area when it comes to chocolate.

How far do you take this? Are tiny chocolate drops like for cookies and cakes your favourite form of chocolate? What about chocolate sprinkles, you prick?

Matt Morrison wrote:

Jon O'Neill wrote:I'm all about the surface area when it comes to chocolate.

How far do you take this? Are tiny chocolate drops like for cookies and cakes your favourite form of chocolate? What about chocolate sprinkles, you prick?

Now I've had a while to stew over it, I think you're right. Twirl bites happen to be the optimum size for a chocolate treat. Smaller is no good.

Pasta with pesto and garlic bread tonight.

Over to you boys and girls?

Garlic prawn pasta - yum.

Just making some gyoza to begin with.

Sausages, spuds, green beans - and a glass of Chianti

Tuna jacket spud tonight with lots of cheese

Heather's doing something with tofu but I'm not allowed to look.

Chicken Tikka

Lasagne and baked beans.

Rhys Benjamin wrote:A* at Latin
A* at Maths
A* at French

Does the asterisk mean you were on drugs, like they do with baseball records.

Mark James wrote:

Rhys Benjamin wrote:A* at Latin
A* at Maths
A* at French

Does the asterisk mean you were on drugs, like they do with baseball records.

No, they're school grades.

Tuna pasta bake tonight.

Salmon and noodles tonight.

Anyone else?

bean and sweet potato burgers and toasted quinoa etc.

Not sure yet but i'm hungry and excited.

Matt Morrison wrote:bean and sweet potato burgers and toasted quinoa etc.

hippy

Chicken in black bean sauce with rice tonight.

Douglas Wilson wrote:Chicken in black bean sauce with rice tonight.

I had a stir-fry at lunchtime, so just a snack for me. There's some chicken breast to be used up so I'm eyeing up a couple of cheese, chicken and chilli toasties, but it requires some effort on my part (and I've still got to put the kids to bed and stuff) so it probably won't happen for at least 90 minutes or so.

Jon Corby wrote:

Douglas Wilson wrote:Chicken in black bean sauce with rice tonight.

I had a stir-fry at lunchtime, so just a snack for me. There's some chicken breast to be used up so I'm eyeing up a couple of cheese, chicken and chilli toasties, but it requires some effort on my part (and I've still got to put the kids to bed and stuff) so it probably won't happen for at least 90 minutes or so.

Those sound pretty fucking good. And a stir-fry for lunch! A stir-fry for lunch indeed.

I was going to cook for Heather when she got back as she's had a long day today. So I prepped all the veg and stuff I was going to use to make a fried vegetable and noodle dish - like 6 tiny bowls of vegetables all chopped up. Looked well cute. But she wants to cook a Thai curry when she gets home instead.

Jon O'Neill wrote:

Jon Corby wrote:

Douglas Wilson wrote:Chicken in black bean sauce with rice tonight.

I had a stir-fry at lunchtime, so just a snack for me. There's some chicken breast to be used up so I'm eyeing up a couple of cheese, chicken and chilli toasties, but it requires some effort on my part (and I've still got to put the kids to bed and stuff) so it probably won't happen for at least 90 minutes or so.

Those sound pretty fucking good. And a stir-fry for lunch! A stir-fry for lunch indeed.

I was so pleased to read that, that I've decided to take a picture when I finally do them and post it here

I'm still George Foremanning it for my toasties btw. I've asked Santa for a proper Breville (which seals the edges) so fingers crossed I've been a good enough boy.

So tasty-looking, I spunked on the plate.

I made a superb pasta bolognese tonight which my kids and I yummed up.

Jon's toastie reminded me of a sandwich my XH used to make - not sure why, since only the chilli and bread ingredients are the same:

In Red Dwarf, Lister has fried egg, chilli and chutney sandwiches. XH tried making them (with mango chutney and chilli sauce), and they were surprisingly good! Not tried making them myself though.

Matt Morrison wrote:I was going to cook for Heather when she got back as she's had a long day today. So I prepped all the veg and stuff I was going to use to make a fried vegetable and noodle dish - like 6 tiny bowls of vegetables all chopped up. Looked well cute. But she wants to cook a Thai curry when she gets home instead.

She must really hate your cooking.

Jon Corby wrote:

Matt Morrison wrote:I was going to cook for Heather when she got back as she's had a long day today. So I prepped all the veg and stuff I was going to use to make a fried vegetable and noodle dish - like 6 tiny bowls of vegetables all chopped up. Looked well cute. But she wants to cook a Thai curry when she gets home instead.

She must really hate your cooking.

She changed her mind WHEN SHE SAW HOW GREAT AND CUTE ALL MY CHOPPED UP STUFF WAS. And so I cooked it and we both loved it. So up yours with your greasy triangles and spunky plate.

Jon Corby wrote:

So tasty-looking, I spunked on the plate.

Yeah... I'm all about that.

Mmm.

Matt Morrison wrote:She changed her mind WHEN SHE SAW HOW GREAT AND CUTE ALL MY CHOPPED UP STUFF WAS. And so I cooked it

Are you stupid or do you just have incredibly blinkered vision? Heather had said, despite having a "long day" (we'll come back to that later) that she wanted to cook a Thai curry when she got in. It's clear from this that:

a) she didn't want what you suggested
b) she wanted a Thai curry
c) she didn't want you to cook it
d) she wanted to cook it herself

Now, c) & d) might be interlinked by the inescapable fact that she doesn't like your cooking (otherwise she'd have suggested you cook/start the Thai curry yourself), but it seems more likely that d) shows that she enjoys cooking, and perhaps finds it therapeutic after a day's work (something you'd know nothing about), otherwise she may have suggested a takeaway. So that's a bit of a leap, but it seems to be a reasonable assumption.

However, you've chopped up stuff and put it in bowls, and despite Heather's wishes you've clearly then had her take pity on you for this "effort" (of which you seem disproportionately proud) and given in. As such, she hasn't got the meal she wanted, and not only that - you've selfishly denied her the enjoyment of cooking.

So in a nutshell we're talking about a relationship where the hard-working woman pities the layabout boyfriend, and he's a selfish asshole. And he's bald.

In my experience, such relationships just can't last. You might want to start looking around for your next sucker. As for Heather, she probably already is actively on the lookout for the better boyfriend that she deserves (see, I told you we'd come back to the "long day" later...)

Jon O'Neill wrote:

Jon Corby wrote:I spunked on the plate.

Yeah... I'm all about that.

Mmm.

Yeah, we know. Did you think the sandwiches looked nice as well though?

KFC tonight, can't be arsed to cook.

Douglas Wilson wrote:KFC tonight, can't be arsed to cook.

Fuckin A. Any sides? Do you want some relationship advice with that?

Just the standard gravy, not a fan of any of the others.

Homemade chicken soup tonight though.

Pizza tonight. Finished making the dough about 15 minutes ago and, as I type, it's sitting under my desk in a cloth-covered bowl next to the fan vent of the PC. When I uncover it in half an hour or so it'll be a big ball of elasticky, stretchy loveliness ready to chuck on the baking stone and whack in the oven.

Tonight's toppings are pepperoni and mushroom as it's quick and easy, but the favourite for homemade pizza in our house has to be chicken, goat's cheese, pesto, red onion and a drizzling of balsamic vinegar. Yum.

Only soup for me tonight, while eldest cooked dinner for everyone else, as I'm feeling rather queasy.
I'll have to cook the roast chicken dinner tomorrow night.

Anyhoo, main reason I bumped this thread is for an article I read in The Sunday Times, and there's a New Scientist linky:

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/ ... tower.html

Apparently a guy in China built a 3ft tall salad bowl tower, awesome!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/simpl ... ncur_67869

Did this tonight it was great!

The rest of you?

Douglas Wilson wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/simpl ... ncur_67869

Did this tonight it was great!

Looks pretty similar to this.

Chicken thighs in bbq sauce with potato wedges and coleslaw.

Everyone else?

Some sausages, onions and roast potatoes and salad.

My mum is shit at making green salads. Far too much cress. If you ask me, the best green salad would be 90% rocket lettuce, but we don't even buy that.

Man, I really want a rocket lettuce, that sounds awesome.

Tonight I had a vegetarian fry-up consisting of Quorn bacon, egg, tomato, fried bread, and of course V Pud.

Gavin Chipper wrote:V Pud.

Holy crap, I am so happy to discover that exists (although why I'd never thought to google it is beyond me). Is it actually any good?

Michael Wallace wrote:

Gavin Chipper wrote:V Pud.

Holy crap, I am so happy to discover that exists (although why I'd never thought to google it is beyond me). Is it actually any good?

I think it's pretty good actually.

Gavin Chipper wrote:I think it's pretty good actually.

Have you ever eaten real black pudding? If it's anything like the real thing I'd buy shedloads. The site that sells it wants £7.10 shipping

Michael Wallace wrote:

Gavin Chipper wrote:I think it's pretty good actually.

Have you ever eaten real black pudding? If it's anything like the real thing I'd buy shedloads. The site that sells it wants £7.10 shipping

Yes - before I was a vegetarian I used to eat it. It is quite like it. As for buying shedloads, mine arrived today and the use by date is 14th Feb, so be careful about that.

Michael Wallace wrote:

Gavin Chipper wrote:I think it's pretty good actually.

Have you ever eaten real black pudding? If it's anything like the real thing I'd buy shedloads. The site that sells it wants £7.10 shipping

Seems a strange thing to try to make a veggie version of, as pigs' blood is a major ingredient, but presumably there's a market for it.

I love good real black pudding, having grown up in a Lancashire town where the local butcher used to win international awards for theirs.

Essential part of the (grilled) full English breakfast my daughter cooks once a week. Yum!

Living down south, and having to buy black puddings from the supermarket, I find that all the 'own brand label' ones taste rather nasty and greasy, even Morrisons and Asda which have Northern origins. Tesco used to stock "Bury" black pudding slices which are quite good, but only Sainsbury's seem to stock these now (local to me anyway).

Lasagne and chips