I ended 1999 with thousands of other cold, drunk and stoned people in Belfast.
We were officially 20 minutes late welcoming in the year 2000 as the council wouldn't set off the fireworks by the river until loads more people had turned up from the city centre.

I ended 2009 at a potluck dinner party for 22 people in my friends' house. I brought the salmon. Everyone there was way more posh than me. I think New Year's Eve is severely overrated and crap yet still I keep getting talked into marking the occasion.

In ten years time I hope to be happily married to Catface, living in the countryside, growing vegetables and chopping up logs for the stove. Like Gonz, I dream of owning a dog. I also hope to be warmer.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Sun 3 Jan 2010, 19:29, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

being warmer is fully on my to-do list

( willenium Fist bump for verification, Sun 3 Jan 2010, 19:32, Reply)

How can they be more posh than you if you bring salmon?
the very stuff exudes class. Unless it was inside a Subway melt that is.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Sun 3 Jan 2010, 19:34, Reply)

Tesco basic salmon fillets
marinated in cheapo soy sauce from the Chinese supermarket.

Someone there had done handmade chorizo-stuffed bread. That's the kind of thing I was up against.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Sun 3 Jan 2010, 19:37, Reply)

I'd be quite gutted to bring fois gras and get a reheated Maccy Ds.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 3 Jan 2010, 19:40, Reply)

What about a reheated Subway?

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Sun 3 Jan 2010, 19:41, Reply)

With or without the salad taken out before it gets toasted?

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 3 Jan 2010, 19:47, Reply)

Without.
There's nothing worse than a wilted salad, as my granny would say.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Sun 3 Jan 2010, 19:51, Reply)

Your granny is not the liar I thought she was made out to be.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 3 Jan 2010, 19:54, Reply)

That was a vicious smear campaign by Mrs Elliott from number 23.

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Sun 3 Jan 2010, 19:55, Reply)

Does salmon actually go with soy sauce? Never tried it.
I have to agree that the chorizo stuffed bread does sound rather fabulous though. BASTARDS.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Sun 3 Jan 2010, 19:40, Reply)

Yeah, it's lovely.
I poached the salmon first then chucked a soy sauce, ginger and scallion marinade over it. Next time I might add lime juice too. Dead simple and I thought it was impressive 'til I saw the bowl of chorizo bread (which was amazing).
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Sun 3 Jan 2010, 19:43, Reply)

Well that sounds perfectly acceptable if it tasted good then :)

( fuck shit up the best you never had, Sun 3 Jan 2010, 19:50, Reply)

_someone_ hasn't been paying attention to the food threads.
blog.90nz0.com/2009/12/13/asian-salmon-with-asparagus/
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 3 Jan 2010, 19:48, Reply)

well next time you will be better prepared
duck stuffed swan anyone?
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Sun 3 Jan 2010, 19:42, Reply)