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What's a 'trole'?
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 18:50, 85 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Either a foreign word
OR someone like Bert.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:03, Reply)

Foreign to you. FOREIGNER.

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:22, Reply)

I was near your city at the weekend
I'm glad I didn't stop by. I like all my organs inside my body.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:25, Reply)

I was bed-ridden so the city was closed

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:30, Reply)

"Queen Roota of the 'Pool is not well subjects"
No pillaging today.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:31, Reply)

You're close

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:33, Reply)

I thought there was less smoke than usual
Rising from that side of the M6.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:35, Reply)

Is it short for patrol?

( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:05, Reply)

Dunno, but it's been bulling dead people

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:22, Reply)

Bulling?
What's bulling?
Or did you mean bullying - like we all want to do to Psychochomp?
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:28, Reply)

Ooops
Bullying.
Why are chickpeas so stubborn?
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:31, Reply)

Because they're the hard men of the pulses world
They get the butter beans to do some of their work for them but it's the lentils that are behind it all. The peanuts tried to get in on it but they're legumes! Fatal error - the haricots came after them and soon they were in a jar.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:33, Reply)

I shall never use them for anything but hummus ever again
I'm done trying to defeat them or reason with them.
To the blade it is.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:35, Reply)

1. half a delicious, cream-filled pasrty dessert smothered in chocolate sauce?
2. ...
3. ...
4. ...
5. Profit
(Bret Mong Keys Eggs has wet his weapon, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:05, Reply)

SO it is

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:21, Reply)

i think i dated one once

( rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:07, Reply)

I did
Several
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:21, Reply)

forget about that
listen to this song
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZmSz6Iw3zw
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:12, Reply)

how terribly anti-climatic

( rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:16, Reply)

that was addressed to Roota
I think she'll like it
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:18, Reply)

alright pissy pants

( rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:19, Reply)

not sure he knows who he's fucking with

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:21, Reply)

i think hes on his rag

( rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:21, Reply)

are you implying I've fallen to the communists?
I was merely explaining that I wasn't bunging a link up there with an OMGTHISSONGISSOAMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!1111!!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:23, Reply)

who gives a shit

( rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:23, Reply)

Why are you cross?
Who's bothering you? Apart from Vopros like...
AND WHO IS VOPROS!
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:25, Reply)

I don't
but you were the one commenting on it
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:27, Reply)

HO SHIT
spotify:track:5owxelgObY8LmQ06EvaVbb (A Supermarket In California by Allen Ginsberg)
( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:24, Reply)

WHO IS THIS TO???!

( rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:25, Reply)

I just thought any birds clicking it
might think that I was well deep and intellectual and would let me fuck them in the cunt.
( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:33, Reply)

It made me depressed you sod!
Has he got a cold?
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:36, Reply)

You're not gonna get to chuck yer muck up 'er with shit like that.

( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:20, Reply)

Ah, SSG
I do so love your sojourns over to our parts.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:25, Reply)

Once again, Vips, you are right
Touch of the young Paul Simon in his voice. Gorgeous guitar.
I'm doing an acoustic set with my mate in a few weeks. I wonder if we could do a bit of that shit.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:21, Reply)

glad you like it
the dude is a full on multi-instrumentalist. Plays guitar, didgeridoo and percussion all at the same time, that sort of thing.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:27, Reply)

I like that hammering thing people do with guitars

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:32, Reply)

You should check out
Erik Mongrain's 'Airtap' then.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:33, Reply)

it's ok
it gets a bit tiresome when you hear loads of it

Van Halen's Eruption is a classic bit.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:35, Reply)

Some fella in our local was boss
He had a sense of humour about it but it was still boss.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:37, Reply)

I dunno man I mean is it or isn't it a thing I mean I dunno!

( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:20, Reply)

It's ok
Another man called it a troll a bit later.
They live under bridges and that.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:23, Reply)

Totally just flombayed something for the first time.
I've done chicken livers with onion and mushrooms and cream and whisky and oh my it's go0o00o0o0o0d, I'm a seriously good cookoligist.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:38, Reply)

Livers
That sounds impressive but I don't think I'd eat liver
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:39, Reply)

I really like them, I don't see them as impressive at all, it's a semi-cheap cut of meat.
I love the taste and texture if they're done right, personally I cut out the white bits that join the two halfs of each liver together, as that has a horrible texture.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:53, Reply)

Oh my god

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:57, Reply)

do em with bacon and onion and worcester sauce like,
lush.
( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:59, Reply)

Dou you cut off the joining bit?

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 20:00, Reply)

i don't buy it with the joining bit involved :(

( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 20:09, Reply)

I always want to cook livers but the mrs doesn't like them
only she does eat them in restaurants so she does like them but she doesn't want to buy them and cook them and now I really want some liver only i've made a morrocan lamb tagine instead.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:39, Reply)

My mate Jeff makes that
It's fit.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:42, Reply)

i have pasta with cheese on it
why does everyone here cook such nice things (or at least say they do?)
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:43, Reply)

Nah
I had potatoes, rice, onion and chickpeas all mangled up together.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:45, Reply)

It's a bit of a LOLMental thing, in my case, well, partly.
1) When I cook something special, it's my little way of telling myself that I'm worth the effort, that I deserve something 'good' (for lack of a better word)
2) Cooking is what 'normal' people do, my life has no structure and I'm well aware that I don't have a 'normal' life (at least, currently), when that is what I want, the ups and downs that go with it.
3) It allows for me to be creative away from any sort of computer, I'm fascinated by food, I would love to cook for a living, but not as a chef in a resturant, as I couldn't stand the hours or pressure, I don't think. I know, donno 'till I try, but to get anywhere in that buisness, you have to give it quite a bit more than a try.
4) I love the conversations that grow from me telling people recipies, it's something most people enjoy, and when I post about food, it's my little stand up to the world to say "Hay, look, I did something good".

I do enjoy eating it, but that is a very very minor part of it, I probably only eat about 1/3 of what I actually cook.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 20:01, Reply)

good reasons there
though I can see why you wouldn't want to cook professionally. I reckon most chefs are bastards. Maybe a job in a tiny little pub that did food and was willing to experiment a bit
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 20:02, Reply)

They're really really tough, I can imagine.
On a medium-to-high level, when a chef cooks, it's like an artest with a menu of different paintings, having to do 100s, day in, day out, and it's all opinion based, when it comes to the customer. Ovbously this doesn't count for your average fast food joint, but it does in a lot of places. When they're not working, they're sleeping, it's not uncommon for them to do over 15 hours a day, day in, day out.

I think if I was to get some sort of job in cooking, and I'm dreaming a bit here, it would be in cooking on TV or writing my own cook books. Something where there is loads of veriation.

But you know what, I might ask one of the local cafes, if I can put a couple of things on their menu, as a 'specials' type thing, where I'd pick two or three things each day, or maybe only once or twice a week, and see how it goes. I would have to get my figures all straight first though.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 20:08, Reply)

I made the mistake of suffering from anxiety and stress
and taking on the role of a head chef in a busy pub.
Basically I am an idiot.
( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 20:20, Reply)

Aye, lesson learnt though, aye?

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 21:10, Reply)

Yer I reckon!

( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 21:22, Reply)

I have neither the talent or
the patience for cooking. Oddly, I do for eating
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 20:12, Reply)

Start off simple and expand from there, it's amazing what you can do with a normal-stocked-cupboard and 5 or soo ingrediants.
I know that [show with the red/green team and Ainsley Harriot] cheat a bit, and always come up with stuff that nobody will have in their average cupboard, but you can get some good ideas from that. For example, one of my favorite regular meals I make just as Pasta, Garlic, Sundried Tomartoes, a drop of oil and crab-sticks (or prawns, doesn't matter if cooked or not). 5 things, takes as long as it takes to boil up some pasta, and is better than anything you can get in a microwave packet.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 20:17, Reply)

I'd like to be able to do that
but everything I make comes out wrong, so I stick to the simplest things
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 20:25, Reply)

I just get bored
and can't be bothered to make something just for me. If someone else is there, I don't want to in case I poison them

I once made fishfinger sweet and sour
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 20:29, Reply)

I did a Christmas dinner once
not exactly cutting-edge cuisine however
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 20:31, Reply)

That's where the sharing online with what I make comes in, it's sad and pathetic, but it works for me.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 20:43, Reply)

OK
I think I'm going to do my shopping in the next 15 minutes - what shall I buy in order to make a tasty meal for myself tomorrow?
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 20:35, Reply)

Shit, sorry, I dashed off.
Try these: blog.90nz0.com/tags/food/

Pick a type of fish or meat, then a country, and build from there. That pasta I mentioned above is a cheap'n'easy lush one.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 20:39, Reply)

does the garlic need something done to it, like frying or something?
also: prawns from a shop, do they need cooking?
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 20:43, Reply)

Seporate 2-3 big bulbs of garlic from the head.
1) Boil a kettle, in the mean time....
2) Get a knife, and on the flat side of it (eg, held horizontally), place that on top of the bulb and apply pressure, this'll help you remove the 'skin'. Chop it up fine. Best way to do this is to do a 'cross chop', where you slice it roughly and then put your hand over the top of the knife and rock it back'n'forth until you get a rough dice.
3) Slice the sun dried tomarto into 3 or soo.
4) Kettle's boiled, pour in saucepan, add a sprinking of salt and oil, get it boiling again, when it's simmering, add the pasta.
5) Fry up some oil on a medium heat, add the sundried tomartos, let them chrisp up a bit, but not black, takes about 3 minutes, stir them every minute or so soo the other side gets done.
6) Add the garlic, a bit more oil if you need it (can use the oil from the sundried tomarto jar if you want, don't want a lot of oil, but remember it's supposed to coat the pasta). When the garlic starts browning (not black, black is burnt and bitter, brown is nice and sweet).
7) If the prawns are cooked (they'll be pink), add them now, they only need heating up, not cooking. If the prawns aren't cook (translucent/gray), fry them 'till they're pink on the outside and split one in half to make sure it's not translucent, if one's done, the rest will be.
8) Pasta should be done, drain the pasta and add to the sauce pan.
9) Mix it all up and serve.

Tip Top Tip: When it comes to pasta, fill your serving bowl between 1/2 and 2/3, the pasta will be the right quantity for your dish =)

I sometimes prefer using crab sticks cut into 3 instead of prawns, but both work.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 20:54, Reply)

thank you!
will report back tomorrow

thanks to you I just bought the most middle class basket of food, ever. had to buy Asda own brand fish fingers to make up for it
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 22:03, Reply)

cos its tasty

( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 20:10, Reply)

I just started cooking a couple of weeks ago
Before that I was Captain Readymeal. But now I quite enjoy it - there's loads of recipes on the internet and it's not nearly as complicated as you think.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 22:14, Reply)

These are the days...of our lives...

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:43, Reply)

Have you ever had chicken liver covered in flower and deep fried? It's a turkish dish and they do that with an onion/coriandor salad, well nice.
You're a good cook, you should get her to "Just trust me on this one, just this once, if it doesn't work, I won't bring it up again" on her.

I do admit they're a bit yucky in the respect that in it's raw state it is, well, it's an organ, which turns people off.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:55, Reply)

euf

( Lisette von Falcon, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:40, Reply)

i'm doing spinach with sesame seeds and feta
for the second time this week
cos its wot i got left innit.
( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:43, Reply)

with sossiges you know.

( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 19:43, Reply)

sounds tasty
apart from the sesame seeds
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 20:01, Reply)

roasted them a bit first, loverly.
put an egg on top too, delish.
( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 20:07, Reply)

Wow, I've never thought of mixing seasame with feta.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 20:01, Reply)

it is so piss easy to cook too,
just use a wok with like, no oil, nothing in it at all, heat it up, chuck in the sesame seeds until they start jumping around and being a bit darker like, then chuck in the spinach and then a bit after that the feta, then eat it.
( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 20:08, Reply)

Nice, I don't like Feta, but can see that working in maybe a wrap or filling a pancake or omlette with that.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 20:09, Reply)

oh man that might work too well in an omlette.

( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Wed 11 Aug 2010, 20:10, Reply)