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| lloyd |
Forum dinner partyWell it's about a year since we did this, and it wasn't exactly a raging success then, but those who took part had a ball, so anyone fancy setting this up again, say on a monthly basis?.....Last time, we basically all agreed a date each month, then took it in turns to decide the menu, (with options). On th enight, we cooked and ate, took lots of photos and posted them, then compared notes later once the hangovers had worn off. I recall a nettle soup, a rougout of lamb, and many other fun recipes, nothing too challenging, just fun and tasty.
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| Cabbagepatch |
I vote for another dinner party, they are great fun
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| Leonie2 |
I enjoyed taking part last time
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| Becki |
I voted for the drinking one. I really havn't got time to make anything at the moment. | ||||
| agapanthus |
It's a bit difficult having a dinner party just for one....but am happy to watch whatever goes on 
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| Kathy |
I wouldn't be able to do one either, but happy to watch and make comments! | ||||
| nanny-now and forever |
i'll go with that becki after a bit of a drinking party you couldn't care less what gets cooked anyway.......... |
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| Kathy |
Yes, even Greenlady's green creme caramel! |
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| nanny-now and forever |
maybe i shouldn't ask kathy how can you have green creme caramel please? |
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| Kathy |
There's a photo somewhere, taken at one of the forum's previous dinner parties! | ||||
| Leonie2 |
 I remember that green creme caramel! it was handy for the rest of us with it being a virtual dinner party
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| Cabbagepatch |
Ooh,sounds like the blue soup Colin Firth helped Bridget Jones make........ 
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| lloyd |
so how come everyone's posting, but none voting?...I know we like to chat and all.... | ||||
| Becki |
I voted 
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| lloyd |
I remember Leonie did that exploding thing that she had to stand at the to of a ladder to pour...... | ||||
| nanny-now and forever |
not stoning the cream was it? that well known victorian dessert |
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| lloyd |
That's the one!
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| nanny-now and forever |
what does that do that whipping it doesn't
i have never really understood that one ok so they didn't have a mixer in victorian times but there surely was an easier way and one that would suit those that suffer from vertigo of course |
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| lloyd |
Best ask the Boss. As I recall, it was my suggestion, too, from a Keith Floyd Britain and Ireland Cookbook. This is why they built follies, surely, so they could climb up and stone the cream when they were bored with all that whipping. | ||||
| nanny-now and forever |
why didn't they just use the shot tower do you suppose
all decent country houses would have had one of those and it would have whipped the cream nicely with a minimum of effort....... |
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| lloyd |
shot tower or hot shower?.....confused now. | ||||
| nanny-now and forever |
shot tower what they dropped the molton lead down to make lead shot wouldn't want to put it through the hot shower it would curdle of course |
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| lloyd |
And hurt too, at six thirty in the morning!! | ||||
| Leonie2 |
but nanny any other way wouldn't half as much FUN and messy
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| nanny-now and forever |
darling, your private life is your own i won't tell a soul.......................... 
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| Cabbagepatch |
That recipe was my suggestion, Leonie made such a mess she had to get a new kitchen afterwards! |
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| nanny-now and forever |
i can see then that you are all at it i shall draw the curtains 
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| Cabbagepatch |
ALL ALL? Are you casting aspersions on our good characters? |
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| Leonie2 |
erm, nanny, you're the one that mentioned whipping being a better option messy's much more fun than whipping, and less painful too I expect
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| Cabbagepatch |
Oh I say, Leonie I think you've just sabotaged the thread!
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| Leonie2 |
no, I can't have, I've been framed! 
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| Cabbagepatch |
becki and i have teamed up as the two ronnies, perhaps you and nanny should be morecambe and wise
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| Kathy |
Ah yes, but who's going to be wise? | ||||
| Leonie2 |
don't think it would be me that's for sure!
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| Kathy |
So you are the daft one with the glasses and Nanny is the one with short fat hairy legs..................... | ||||
| nanny-now and forever |
pardon? i know they aren't what they were but i ain't completely shot to bits yet....
i should be wise as my maiden name was wiseman like his really was |
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| Kathy |
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| Leonie2 |
actually, I know the names but further than that I have no idea who they are or what they look like 
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| nanny-now and forever |
oh god kathy
our age is showing again i'm the one on the right 
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| Kathy |
Where did you dig that one up! Bring me sunshine.................... And remember that funny dance Eric used to do when he left the stage.
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| nanny-now and forever |
opff the website
what about the breakfast to the stripper thing a classic i still think they are funny have we highjacked and are you eric or woudl you like to be angela rippon doing the dance routine? what is that all about anyway je ne comprends pas |
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| Cabbagepatch |
They are brilliant.
Its was a dinner party thread. Now its a comedy sketch. All fairly normal for the Potting Shed
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| Leonie2 |
well it wasn't much of a dinner party with just three of us taking part  this is much more fun
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| lloyd |
Spose i should wait until the polls close, but it seems to be a yes. strange that out of a billion registered members, only half a dozen can bother their sorry "bottoms" to reply.
Okay, week after the vote finishes, everyone pm their favourite recipes to me, and I'll do another shorter poll of recipes, and then we can get organised.
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| Leonie2 |
ummmm, lloyd, only three of us voted to do the dinner party, I think that was you cabbage and me, is it worth organising with just three of us? | ||||
| lloyd |
Youre right as usual.
Okay will wait and see. |
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| lloyd |
Have you still got the photo's of the stoned cream? | ||||
| Leonie2 |
I think this was it
and cabbage's broccoli pasta bake dish, it was very nice wouldn't mind cooking it again, do you still have the recipe cabbage? 
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| lloyd |
Cabbage is currently indesposed taking a medicinal glass of wine in my hammock out the back in the sunshine. i'll remind her to look for the recipe later. 
I recall that the nettle soup was really to die for though. Will have to look out that recipe too!
This was the ragout of Lamb courtesy of Rick Stein: 
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| lloyd |
Guess that's a no then? | ||||
| Leonie2 |
you could always do a "dinner for one", do you remember that show?
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| lloyd |
He!...I'll discuss it with myself later and pm myself the menu!
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| Leonie2 |
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8908622153579785434
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| lloyd |
That really was very good! |
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| Cabbagepatch |
leonie, i think you should post that in the jokes thread!!! |
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| Kathy |
That is just wonderful!
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| Marton2 |
Only just caught up, sounds great! | ||||