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Philip Banks · Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 5:48 am Post subject: My lunch

Today, not only was it healthy and very yummy it even looked good. Never let it be said I don't share.

anthonyVO · 14th Avenue Joined: 09 Aug 2005 Posts: 1470 Location: NYC

damn - that looks good!

what's in the dishes to the right?

it's 8:52AM here, but I can really go for some o' dat!

-Anthony

EDIT: Much better than this:

Philip Banks · Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:04 am Post subject:

In the stainless steel dish some pickled shalots (baby onions) and they are very nice if you have a palate which likes a crunchy zing. In the glass dish a home made seafood cocktail sauce in which to dip the large prawns(shrimps). Also present, black olives, green stuffed olives, small cocktail type sausages, pastrami, a mix of leaves and some sliced pickled gherkin. If you're looking for the sinful it has to be the 3 small slices of french country style wholemeal bread with OH NO! LOW FAT BUTTER. Which is a bit like taking sugar free cyanide.

Interesting to note that I feel well nourished yet my input of fat, salt and sugar was negligible.

Spacegypsy · Guest

No pictures, but here was the Easter feast I prepared (I am very proud of it and it went down a treat with the gang)

Carrot and Turnip in nutmeg butter
Creamed Spinach with peas
Potato, cauliflower and mushroom croquettes in chick pea flour crumb.
My ubiquitous tahini cookies (which were also given out in the goody bags)

and, the tour de force, RASPBERRY SAUCE for the ham and veg.

I don't know why I made up the idea of raspberry sauce with the dinner, but last week I decided we needed a sauce and was tasting the food in my imagination to see what flavor would compliment and delight. Never even heard of raspberry sauce before, but I decided to make one. Everyone was thrilled with it. Dante said it was like eating at a gourmet restaurant.

I had to chuckle when people started putting it on their desserts as well though, the old biddies didn't quite get that it was a savory/sweet combination with vinegar and vegetable stock in it! Bless them... and who was I to tell them otherwise... mmm.. easter cake with vinegar and vegetable stock!

Deirdre · Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:25 am Post subject: Re: My lunch

Philip Banks · Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:30 am Post subject:

T'was I. No real effort involved. All washed down with a pot of Twinnings English Breakfast tea.

anthonyVO · 14th Avenue Joined: 09 Aug 2005 Posts: 1470 Location: NYC

Christopher French · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:36 am Post subject:

Since I'm home sick today, all I had for lunch was a bag of popcorn. Really nice huh?
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Sameer · Guest

Spacegypsy · Guest

ooh, would you mind doing a run-down of your lunch tray please, Sameer?

Deirdre · Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 11:30 am Post subject:

Yes-- at least list the dramatis personae.
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Sameer · Guest

The glass on the right has "jal jeera" jal means water n jeera is a kind of spice (Cumin seeds).....this drink sets you to finish the entire tray !!

next to glass....is a small steep cup with "aachar" in it......aachar is pickle....

the small try behind aachaar has onions + Radish/lemon

Main tray......

round rotis.......kind of bread for Gujarati meal
the white square behind roti is called "dhokla"....its Gujarati delicacy which is made of fermanted pulses....then baked/fried

next to it is a vegatable of something like gerkins.....then yellow vegetable of potato....

cup of potato curry.....then cup of "Khadi" which is special dal of

the big round....is roasted papad.....
small round "bhakri" over it....bhakri is a kind of bread again....
cup of dal...pulses.....(pigeon peas)
cup of of peas curry....

rice..........

this just a trailer.....the movie will follow soon !......Burp.....

Spacegypsy · Guest

Looks and sounds real yummy Smile

I just couldn't help myself and cracked open a tamarind date chutney after reading that, chomping on tandoori nan as I type...

My husband Dante, who also loves Indian food, said "That's obviously a photo from a restaurant..." I said I didn't think it was. Who is right?

Sameer · Guest

Husbands are never wrong Smile

BTW this is a pure Gujarathi thali......then there is Punjabi,south indian, Rajasthani,Bengali, etc....

I think we have more varieties of language/food....than entire Europe together

Philip Banks · Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 12:36 pm Post subject:

It's Sunday evening, 7.30pm, you live in Portgordon, what do you do next?

EXACTLY!