Lola's foodblog - Page 17

Sundae · 02-03-2013, 07:42 AM

6g fat per sausage looks good to me.
Hey, hang on - I thought you guys were all Imperial?

Or are you bi-lingual like us? Nature programmes tend to use km for example, but all cars and signposts are in miles.

Cookery books still have measurements in g and oz, but only show C or gas mark for temperature. Only quite old ones (or American ones) use F. No new cookers are sold with F markings.

Markets are the last bastion of oz. I buy my lychees by the lb.

Griff · 02-03-2013, 08:42 AM

Most of us are not bi-lingual but we've been teaching kids two systems of measurement since the seventies... I'd rather speak Italian.

Sundae · 02-03-2013, 09:40 AM

I am of '70s vintage.
We spoke Imperial at home and Metric in school.

I ended up being unable to estimate any measurement apart from a metre or a mile.
My bro - 4 years later - was better integrated.

Personally I think we should make our minds up and simply go for metric. None of our school rulers have inches on, so why do we still still calculate distances in miles?

Lola Bunny · 02-03-2013, 09:30 PM

Grilled chicken and steamed broccoli.
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Bok choi soup
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Char siu chicken
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Big Sarge · 02-09-2013, 01:57 PM

yum. you are making me hungry

Sundae · 02-09-2013, 02:07 PM

I have a char sui paste.
I am intending to make a version of Nigella's slow roasted pork when the 'rents are away.

Why wait for them to go on holiday? Because you cook it overnight.
Mum simply wouldn't allow it...

Me and Nigella know different

xoxoxoBruce · 02-09-2013, 10:20 PM

Happy New Year, Lola.

Lola Bunny · 02-09-2013, 11:28 PM

Thank you, Bruce!

I'll take some pix of traditional Tet food tomorrow. Better headnoffnto bed now. So hungry. Been busy all day and didn't get a chance to eat much.

Lola Bunny · 02-12-2013, 03:31 PM

Lunch today....still waiting on margaritas .....
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Lola Bunny · 02-12-2013, 09:08 PM

Snacking on spicy cuttlefish
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Sundae · 02-13-2013, 06:22 AM

I think I got cuttlefish when I went on my Asian Supermarket bender.

I don't know why dried fish are rare in this country. And when I say rare I mean unheard of in terms of national cuisine. We're a pretty chilly island nation though, perhaps drying has never really been necessary.

Jellied, yes, fried yes, frozen (these days) yes.
And the Scots smoke theirs [/smacks lips].

Griff · 02-14-2013, 05:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae

I think I got cuttlefish when I went on my Asian Supermarket bender.

I don't know why dried fish are rare in this country. And when I say rare I mean unheard of in terms of national cuisine. We're a pretty chilly island nation though, perhaps drying has never really been necessary.

Jellied, yes, fried yes, frozen (these days) yes.
And the Scots smoke theirs [/smacks lips].

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Clodfobble · 02-13-2013, 05:23 PM

(Smoke me a kipper, bitch
I'm on the Ippa-switch
Side of town,
don't forget to write it down)

footfootfoot · 02-13-2013, 06:19 PM

Why am I back here?

Lola Bunny · 02-13-2013, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Why am I back here?

Because you know I started eating decently again? Hehe....I've been so busy right before New Year that I haven't been sitting down to eat properly. I finally have a chance to sit down to enjoy my meals again.

02-03-2013, 07:42 AM	#1
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	6g fat per sausage looks good to me. Hey, hang on - I thought you guys were all Imperial? Or are you bi-lingual like us? Nature programmes tend to use km for example, but all cars and signposts are in miles. Cookery books still have measurements in g and oz, but only show C or gas mark for temperature. Only quite old ones (or American ones) use F. No new cookers are sold with F markings. Markets are the last bastion of oz. I buy my lychees by the lb. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

02-03-2013, 08:42 AM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Most of us are not bi-lingual but we've been teaching kids two systems of measurement since the seventies... I'd rather speak Italian. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-03-2013, 09:40 AM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I am of '70s vintage. We spoke Imperial at home and Metric in school. I ended up being unable to estimate any measurement apart from a metre or a mile. My bro - 4 years later - was better integrated. Personally I think we should make our minds up and simply go for metric. None of our school rulers have inches on, so why do we still still calculate distances in miles? __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

02-03-2013, 09:30 PM	#4
Lola Bunny Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2,728	Grilled chicken and steamed broccoli. Bok choi soup Char siu chicken

02-09-2013, 01:57 PM	#5
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	yum. you are making me hungry __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

02-09-2013, 02:07 PM	#6
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I have a char sui paste. I am intending to make a version of Nigella's slow roasted pork when the 'rents are away. Why wait for them to go on holiday? Because you cook it overnight. Mum simply wouldn't allow it... Me and Nigella know different __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

02-09-2013, 10:20 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Happy New Year, Lola. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-09-2013, 11:28 PM	#8
Lola Bunny Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2,728	Thank you, Bruce! I'll take some pix of traditional Tet food tomorrow. Better headnoffnto bed now. So hungry. Been busy all day and didn't get a chance to eat much.

02-12-2013, 03:31 PM	#9
Lola Bunny Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2,728	Lunch today....still waiting on margaritas .....

02-12-2013, 09:08 PM	#10
Lola Bunny Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2,728	Snacking on spicy cuttlefish

02-13-2013, 06:22 AM	#11
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I think I got cuttlefish when I went on my Asian Supermarket bender. I don't know why dried fish are rare in this country. And when I say rare I mean unheard of in terms of national cuisine. We're a pretty chilly island nation though, perhaps drying has never really been necessary. Jellied, yes, fried yes, frozen (these days) yes. And the Scots smoke theirs [/smacks lips]. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

02-13-2013, 05:23 PM	#13
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02-13-2013, 06:19 PM	#14
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Why am I back here? __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

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