parsley is a no-no.
it's very much a "fresh" herb, I wouldn't use it with cream and certainly not with mustard. Tarragon or thyme are good shouts, although I wouldn't necessarily go for both together. I'm a big fan of tarragon with chicken and it'll go with the cream and mustard well
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:14, 3 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

I concur with the badger
*nods*
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:15, Reply)

Ahh, thank you.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:17, Reply)

fan of tarragon with chicken and it'll go with the cream and mustard well screaming gaylord for thinking this, never mind typing it on the internet. i will never get laid again for my lack of machismo and y-chromosomes.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:18, Reply)

But he will be able to advise you on the latest handbag and shoe trends.

(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:21, Reply)

Fuck that shit.
handbags are a dark art.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:22, Reply)

Woah. Steady, petal.
The ladies love a man who can cook, did you not get the memo?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:22, Reply)

i must have missed that one
i only got the memo that says we like tough macho men who can make us feel all feminine and make us enjoy spoiling them. and drill us to paradise and back not less than 3 times a week.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:29, Reply)

I'm all for the above
but I maintain it's nice to be cooked for occasionally, even if he does cheat and buy cheesecake for dessert instead of making it.
(berk, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:37, Reply)

I do enjoy baking a nice cheesecake.
I realise Swipey Boyce will regard this a further signs of quenderism, but meh.

Vanilla with an amaretti base, for preference, but lime on chocolate cookies works well too.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:40, Reply)

the only cheesecake i've ever managed to make that I was proud of
is the chocolate and tia maria one off bbcgoodfood. I've made several others but they all fail to convince, somehow. Most upsetting. If you have a favourite recipe though, gaz it me and I'll give it a whirl.
(berk, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:44, Reply)

Will do
baked ones are tricky as they are like souffles, getting them to stay light is skill/massive fucking luck (delete as your arrogance takes you) ... but a bain marie (well, a deep roasting tin filled with water, let's be honest) makes a huge difference.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:46, Reply)

+ to our opinion of your masculinity

( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:47, Reply)

the mighty bender more like

( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:46, Reply)

yes, yes, of course, I'm definitely a raging trouser bandit.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:47, Reply)

hoorah
it has taken about 8 years but we agree on something!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:49, Reply)

Darth is going to be so happy he has some new friends.

(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:55, Reply)

Well, yeah
since I'm being sarcastic and you know full well I'm not gay, I'm sure we do.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:58, Reply)

now hang about a bit
how do i know you're not gay? i've never slept with you. you could be a total botty mincer hiding behind your not remotely phallic shaped hockey stick and balls for all i know............
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 17:00, Reply)

as I think we've clearly identified here recently
sleeping with you is hardly cast iron proof of heterosexuality anyway, is it?

I meant I don't believe for one second you actually think I'm a quender.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 17:05, Reply)

to be fair
none of the guys i've dated from here would do anything other than turn a girl gay. apart from the very first one, years ago. he was lovely.

and no. if i thought it for one second, it wouldn't amuse me to go on about it.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 17:08, Reply)

I'll just carry on acting like a total Barrymore, then, and keep you entertained.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 17:10, Reply)

being able to cook in no way prohibits any of those things.


3 times a week is a pretty low baseline, my dear.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:37, Reply)

depends how many people you're seeing...

( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:47, Reply)

granted.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:48, Reply)

Swipe does not eat, Badger
You forget this
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:31, Reply)

not actual real food, no.
I hadn't forgotten. I just assumed that a vegetarian would consider understanding of flavours even more important, seeing as how they've removed the only seriously tasty food group from their diet.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:42, Reply)

men mincing around talking about extracts of nettleflower
and cream of gaylord...

hmm!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:51, Reply)

Hello, Ms Kettle
I've got a fire-roasted Miss Pot on the line. Something about a midnight charcoal colourscheme?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:59, Reply)

me? i am many things
but i ain't no rug muncher!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 17:01, Reply)

haha, no, but you can hardly accuse someone of light-footedness
on the basis of food descriptions considering the stuff you come out with about lunch...
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 17:06, Reply)

BUT I'M A GIRL
i am allowed to sound gay!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 17:07, Reply)

you're allowed to sound gay, without being gay, I presume you mean?
So is anyone, though. me included.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 17:09, Reply)