Cheesy mussels

[attofishpi]

Nonsense. Eggs go with everything.

Well, i think I am fairly unique in not liking baked beans with eggs. Whenever Mum used to cook an English breakfast, she'd never put beans on my plate. I'm still a fan of baked beans on toast (skinheads on a raft).

[Maia]

I'm cooking for friends tomorrow evening and have just been down to Poundstretcher where I found some jars of mussels, like the ones you get in chip shops, so I bought some. Then, in Lidl, I bought some Camembert, which comes in wooden containers around 10cm in diameter, more or less, probably about right for a single serving, so my thoughts, at present, are to melt these in the microwave and then put the mussels on top, one jar per person, drained and washed, of course, to remove the vinegar, and add various bits of salad such as lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and whatever else I've got. Some thickly cut toast with loads of butter should be enough to make it a meal, I think. I'll get some ice cream tomorrow for afters, with chocolate flakes or something like that.

You have no idea how much I've been gagging to get back onto the forum and discuss this "cheesy mussels" idea of yours, of course it's too late now to save your friends!

Are they still in contact?

Mussels: GOOD.
Cheese: GOOD.
Mussels with gooey cheese: TERRIBLE!

Similarly, baked beans: good, fried/poached eggs: good, eggs on the same plate as baked beans..noooooooooooo!!!



PS. The salad and hardboiled egg sounds lovely, as did the smarties and ice-cream (*if your friends are five!!)

Well, they're still alive, hehe. They said they liked it, but then, they always do, and keep coming back, so I suppose they must have done.

[Maia]

Nonsense. Eggs go with everything.

Well, i think I am fairly unique in not liking baked beans with eggs. Whenever Mum used to cook an English breakfast, she'd never put beans on my plate. I'm still a fan of baked beans on toast (skinheads on a raft).

When I was little I always insisted that my Mom separate the baked beans from the other stuff with bread crusts.

[attofishpi]

I'm cooking for friends tomorrow evening and have just been down to Poundstretcher where I found some jars of mussels, like the ones you get in chip shops, so I bought some. Then, in Lidl, I bought some Camembert, which comes in wooden containers around 10cm in diameter, more or less, probably about right for a single serving, so my thoughts, at present, are to melt these in the microwave and then put the mussels on top, one jar per person, drained and washed, of course, to remove the vinegar, and add various bits of salad such as lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and whatever else I've got. Some thickly cut toast with loads of butter should be enough to make it a meal, I think. I'll get some ice cream tomorrow for afters, with chocolate flakes or something like that.

You have no idea how much I've been gagging to get back onto the forum and discuss this "cheesy mussels" idea of yours, of course it's too late now to save your friends!

Are they still in contact?

Mussels: GOOD.
Cheese: GOOD.
Mussels with gooey cheese: TERRIBLE!

Similarly, baked beans: good, fried/poached eggs: good, eggs on the same plate as baked beans..noooooooooooo!!!



PS. The salad and hardboiled egg sounds lovely, as did the smarties and ice-cream (*if your friends are five!!)

Well, they're still alive, hehe. They said they liked it, but then, they always do, and keep coming back, so I suppose they must have done.

Well. Next time you are in Adelaide let me know and I will allow you to use my microwave to make gooey camembert - I'll provide the mussels. Always keen for new cuisine no matter the combination of matter.

[Maia]

You have no idea how much I've been gagging to get back onto the forum and discuss this "cheesy mussels" idea of yours, of course it's too late now to save your friends!

Are they still in contact?

Mussels: GOOD.
Cheese: GOOD.
Mussels with gooey cheese: TERRIBLE!

Similarly, baked beans: good, fried/poached eggs: good, eggs on the same plate as baked beans..noooooooooooo!!!



PS. The salad and hardboiled egg sounds lovely, as did the smarties and ice-cream (*if your friends are five!!)

Well, they're still alive, hehe. They said they liked it, but then, they always do, and keep coming back, so I suppose they must have done.

Well. Next time you are in Adelaide let me know and I will allow you to use my microwave to make gooey camembert - I'll provide the mussels. Always keen for new cuisine no matter the combination of matter.

Ok, sounds like a plan!

[attofishpi]

Well, they're still alive, hehe. They said they liked it, but then, they always do, and keep coming back, so I suppose they must have done.

Well. Next time you are in Adelaide let me know and I will allow you to use my microwave to make gooey camembert - I'll provide the mussels. Always keen for new cuisine no matter the combination of matter.

Ok, sounds like a plan!

..well it better be! I love getting to know people over crazy wackjob cuisine!

It will need to be Adelaide winter time, I know you will not like our summer.

[Maia]

Well. Next time you are in Adelaide let me know and I will allow you to use my microwave to make gooey camembert - I'll provide the mussels. Always keen for new cuisine no matter the combination of matter.

Ok, sounds like a plan!

..well it better be! I love getting to know people over crazy wackjob cuisine!

It will need to be Adelaide winter time, I know you will not like our summer.

I'm not too keen on flying either, I must admit. Well, not so much the flying itself, which is just cramped and boring, but rather, the airports.

[attofishpi]

Ok, sounds like a plan!

..well it better be! I love getting to know people over crazy wackjob cuisine!

It will need to be Adelaide winter time, I know you will not like our summer.

I'm not too keen on flying either, I must admit. Well, not so much the flying itself, which is just cramped and boring, but rather, the airports.

Well, that's a huge problem for Adelaide. No matter where one travels outside of Oz, it's a horrible long journey. A few years ago I flew to India and about an hour or two from arriving I started to cramp up in my legs. I had to march the plane for ages and all along I was thinking thank GOD I wasn't going to my other home - England - that would have been about an extra 8 hours.

[Maia]

..well it better be! I love getting to know people over crazy wackjob cuisine!

It will need to be Adelaide winter time, I know you will not like our summer.

I'm not too keen on flying either, I must admit. Well, not so much the flying itself, which is just cramped and boring, but rather, the airports.

Well, that's a huge problem for Adelaide. No matter where one travels outside of Oz, it's a horrible long journey. A few years ago I flew to India and about an hour or two from arriving I started to cramp up in my legs. I had to march the plane for ages and all along I was thinking thank GOD I wasn't going to my other home - England - that would have been about an extra 8 hours.

I flew to Canada three times, with my family, when I was 12 and 13, and that was bad enough. Eight hours one way and about seven and a half coming back, because of prevailing winds, apparently. It was slightly quicker, anyway. I just sat there listening to a book, for most of the time, but it's difficult to do that for so long, in such uncomfortable surroundings. Israel was a bit better, only about five hours, but still, not very good.

[attofishpi]

I'm not too keen on flying either, I must admit. Well, not so much the flying itself, which is just cramped and boring, but rather, the airports.

Well, that's a huge problem for Adelaide. No matter where one travels outside of Oz, it's a horrible long journey. A few years ago I flew to India and about an hour or two from arriving I started to cramp up in my legs. I had to march the plane for ages and all along I was thinking thank GOD I wasn't going to my other home - England - that would have been about an extra 8 hours.

I flew to Canada three times, with my family, when I was 12 and 13, and that was bad enough. Eight hours one way and about seven and a half coming back, because of prevailing winds, apparently. It was slightly quicker, anyway. I just sat there listening to a book, for most of the time, but it's difficult to do that for so long, in such uncomfortable surroundings. Israel was a bit better, only about five hours, but still, not very good.

Israel is on my bucket list. I'd love to enter Jerusalem as Brian, on a wonky don-key!

Apparently the Royal Mail are about to make stamps based on Monty Python, finally a reason to collect stamps..again.

[Maia]

Well, that's a huge problem for Adelaide. No matter where one travels outside of Oz, it's a horrible long journey. A few years ago I flew to India and about an hour or two from arriving I started to cramp up in my legs. I had to march the plane for ages and all along I was thinking thank GOD I wasn't going to my other home - England - that would have been about an extra 8 hours.

I flew to Canada three times, with my family, when I was 12 and 13, and that was bad enough. Eight hours one way and about seven and a half coming back, because of prevailing winds, apparently. It was slightly quicker, anyway. I just sat there listening to a book, for most of the time, but it's difficult to do that for so long, in such uncomfortable surroundings. Israel was a bit better, only about five hours, but still, not very good.

Israel is on my bucket list. I'd love to enter Jerusalem as Brian, on a wonky don-key!

Apparently the Royal Mail are about to make stamps based on Monty Python, finally a reason to collect stamps..again.

Israel is a fascinating place, for sure. You can probably hire donkeys to do just that, I should imagine. Our hotel in Jerusalem was at the top of the Mount of Olives, and just down from it was the Garden of Gethsemane, which still exists. To get from there to the Old City, though, you have to cross over a huge, multi-lane motorway, which may not be ideal for donkeys.

[promethean75]

I take issue with your last statement, Maia.

The Asiatic Ass has been known to reach speeds of 40 miles per hour while the average speed of a donkey is 30 to 35 miles per hour.

These speeds are sufficient, it seems, to merge successfully into traffic if only for the purposes of crossing the highway. Obviously, these animals would not be able to travel these roadways.

[promethean75]

I need to retract my criticism because i did not factor in the weight of the passenger and luggage that would significantly reduce the speed of the donkeys.

[Maia]

I need to retract my criticism because i did not factor in the weight of the passenger and luggage that would significantly reduce the speed of the donkeys.

A fully laden ass is likely to be quite a handful, I imagine, and not at all easy to control. I would certainly think twice before taking it out on the road.

[promethean75]

Only someone with a fully laden ass could know such a thing was a handful, Maia. This leads me to believe that your ass is a handful.