Best night ever
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My wife has taken the kids away for the night to stay over at a friend's house about 100 miles away. I have the night and tomorrow morning to myself... On the way home I bought a sirloin steak and a pot of double cream. As we speak the smell of dauphinois potatoes, slowly cooking, is drifting in from the kitchen. I am halfway through a pint of Old Speckled Hen, and there is a half a bottle of a very cheeky Carmenere waiting for later. I plan to spend the evening playing mario Galaxy on my Wii and then go to bed and a have a lie in for the first time in... I can't even remember. Bliss :cool: The true joy of being married with kids is having a day off from it every now and then :laugh:
Words fade as the meanings change, but somehow, it don't bother me.
Do you do much French cooking (i.e. the dauphinois)? The Bordeaux wines are very nice. I'm living in the Bourgogne region at the moment and I find I don't like the Bourgogne wines - they have far too many tannins for my liking (unless, of course you spring for a Clos de Vougeot or something similar). I prefer the Jura wines, myself. Have a nice evening!
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Do you do much French cooking (i.e. the dauphinois)? The Bordeaux wines are very nice. I'm living in the Bourgogne region at the moment and I find I don't like the Bourgogne wines - they have far too many tannins for my liking (unless, of course you spring for a Clos de Vougeot or something similar). I prefer the Jura wines, myself. Have a nice evening!
Not really. Dauphinois potatoes is about the only French cuisine I can do. They are so great, I just had to learn how to cook them. I do like heavy red wines, but I'm afraid I don't really know much about wine.
Words fade as the meanings change, but somehow, it don't bother me.
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Not really. Dauphinois potatoes is about the only French cuisine I can do. They are so great, I just had to learn how to cook them. I do like heavy red wines, but I'm afraid I don't really know much about wine.
Words fade as the meanings change, but somehow, it don't bother me.
To enjoy wine is to know wine!
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My wife has taken the kids away for the night to stay over at a friend's house about 100 miles away. I have the night and tomorrow morning to myself... On the way home I bought a sirloin steak and a pot of double cream. As we speak the smell of dauphinois potatoes, slowly cooking, is drifting in from the kitchen. I am halfway through a pint of Old Speckled Hen, and there is a half a bottle of a very cheeky Carmenere waiting for later. I plan to spend the evening playing mario Galaxy on my Wii and then go to bed and a have a lie in for the first time in... I can't even remember. Bliss :cool: The true joy of being married with kids is having a day off from it every now and then :laugh:
Words fade as the meanings change, but somehow, it don't bother me.
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My wife has taken the kids away for the night to stay over at a friend's house about 100 miles away. I have the night and tomorrow morning to myself... On the way home I bought a sirloin steak and a pot of double cream. As we speak the smell of dauphinois potatoes, slowly cooking, is drifting in from the kitchen. I am halfway through a pint of Old Speckled Hen, and there is a half a bottle of a very cheeky Carmenere waiting for later. I plan to spend the evening playing mario Galaxy on my Wii and then go to bed and a have a lie in for the first time in... I can't even remember. Bliss :cool: The true joy of being married with kids is having a day off from it every now and then :laugh:
Words fade as the meanings change, but somehow, it don't bother me.
congrats and don't do anything too outrageous, or if you do, be sure to post pictures!
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My wife has taken the kids away for the night to stay over at a friend's house about 100 miles away. I have the night and tomorrow morning to myself... On the way home I bought a sirloin steak and a pot of double cream. As we speak the smell of dauphinois potatoes, slowly cooking, is drifting in from the kitchen. I am halfway through a pint of Old Speckled Hen, and there is a half a bottle of a very cheeky Carmenere waiting for later. I plan to spend the evening playing mario Galaxy on my Wii and then go to bed and a have a lie in for the first time in... I can't even remember. Bliss :cool: The true joy of being married with kids is having a day off from it every now and then :laugh:
Words fade as the meanings change, but somehow, it don't bother me.
Boro_Bob wrote:
The true joy of being married with kids is having a day off from it every now and then
Not as much fun without the wife though.
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My wife has taken the kids away for the night to stay over at a friend's house about 100 miles away. I have the night and tomorrow morning to myself... On the way home I bought a sirloin steak and a pot of double cream. As we speak the smell of dauphinois potatoes, slowly cooking, is drifting in from the kitchen. I am halfway through a pint of Old Speckled Hen, and there is a half a bottle of a very cheeky Carmenere waiting for later. I plan to spend the evening playing mario Galaxy on my Wii and then go to bed and a have a lie in for the first time in... I can't even remember. Bliss :cool: The true joy of being married with kids is having a day off from it every now and then :laugh:
Words fade as the meanings change, but somehow, it don't bother me.
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My wife has taken the kids away for the night to stay over at a friend's house about 100 miles away. I have the night and tomorrow morning to myself... On the way home I bought a sirloin steak and a pot of double cream. As we speak the smell of dauphinois potatoes, slowly cooking, is drifting in from the kitchen. I am halfway through a pint of Old Speckled Hen, and there is a half a bottle of a very cheeky Carmenere waiting for later. I plan to spend the evening playing mario Galaxy on my Wii and then go to bed and a have a lie in for the first time in... I can't even remember. Bliss :cool: The true joy of being married with kids is having a day off from it every now and then :laugh:
Words fade as the meanings change, but somehow, it don't bother me.
Sounds fantastic -
Boro_Bob wrote:
sirloin steak and a pot of double cream
- how about bernaise sauce with that sirloin instead of cream?
Boro_Bob wrote:
Old Speckled Hen
We do know how to make good ale in this country. Enjoy your weekend :) Currently enjoying Glenmorangie single malt whisky.
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)
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Not really. Dauphinois potatoes is about the only French cuisine I can do. They are so great, I just had to learn how to cook them. I do like heavy red wines, but I'm afraid I don't really know much about wine.
Words fade as the meanings change, but somehow, it don't bother me.
I would recommend a chianti if you are not familiar with red wine. It's Italian but very good wine all he same and is a good intro to red wine, plus you can make that sucking sound like Hannibal does just for fun.
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)
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yup
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Sounds fantastic -
Boro_Bob wrote:
sirloin steak and a pot of double cream
- how about bernaise sauce with that sirloin instead of cream?
Boro_Bob wrote:
Old Speckled Hen
We do know how to make good ale in this country. Enjoy your weekend :) Currently enjoying Glenmorangie single malt whisky.
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)
GuyThiebaut wrote:
bernaise sauce
Can be tricky to make, but mmmmmmm...bearnaise! One of my favourite meals is a good chateaubriand (yes, I know a good butcher :-)) with bearnaise plus trimmings...
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I would recommend a chianti if you are not familiar with red wine. It's Italian but very good wine all he same and is a good intro to red wine, plus you can make that sucking sound like Hannibal does just for fun.
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)
GuyThiebaut wrote:
I would recommend a chianti
with some fava beans?[^] :laugh:
modified on Friday, December 19, 2008 3:12 PM
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Sounds fantastic -
Boro_Bob wrote:
sirloin steak and a pot of double cream
- how about bernaise sauce with that sirloin instead of cream?
Boro_Bob wrote:
Old Speckled Hen
We do know how to make good ale in this country. Enjoy your weekend :) Currently enjoying Glenmorangie single malt whisky.
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)
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I would recommend a chianti if you are not familiar with red wine. It's Italian but very good wine all he same and is a good intro to red wine, plus you can make that sucking sound like Hannibal does just for fun.
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)
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Not tried bernaise sauce, is it easy to make? The cream was for the potatoes, and it was delicious.
Words fade as the meanings change, but somehow, it don't bother me.
You can buy it from tesco in a jar (it is pretty hard to make unless you are a god cook as it involves egg yolks which must not be over-cooked) - make sure you get the most expensive/best quality one you can find. It is a very thick rich sauce - my recommendation is spinach, croquette potatoes, bernaise sauce (which you heat up 1 minute before serving) a sirloin steak(cooked for no more than 3 minutes on each side) and a cold glass of good porter or ale. Bliss...
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)
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I'm not totally unfamiliar with wine, but French wine is a bit of a mystery to me. I like Chianti, Rioja, Pinot Noir, and I've recently discovered Carmenere, which is my new favourite.
Words fade as the meanings change, but somehow, it don't bother me.
They sound interesting - think I will give them a go.
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)
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You can buy it from tesco in a jar (it is pretty hard to make unless you are a god cook as it involves egg yolks which must not be over-cooked) - make sure you get the most expensive/best quality one you can find. It is a very thick rich sauce - my recommendation is spinach, croquette potatoes, bernaise sauce (which you heat up 1 minute before serving) a sirloin steak(cooked for no more than 3 minutes on each side) and a cold glass of good porter or ale. Bliss...
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)
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They sound interesting - think I will give them a go.
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)
Carmenere, I think, is usually Chilean wine. I was told that the Carmenere grape used to be really popular in Europe, but there was some sort of disease that swept southern europe (over a hundred years ago) and wiped it out. Luckily, some people had previously introduced the variety to South America, where it thrived. Thats what I was told, anyway... Its a very rich red with a sort of blackcurranty/choclately flavour.
Words fade as the meanings change, but somehow, it don't bother me.
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My wife has taken the kids away for the night to stay over at a friend's house about 100 miles away. I have the night and tomorrow morning to myself... On the way home I bought a sirloin steak and a pot of double cream. As we speak the smell of dauphinois potatoes, slowly cooking, is drifting in from the kitchen. I am halfway through a pint of Old Speckled Hen, and there is a half a bottle of a very cheeky Carmenere waiting for later. I plan to spend the evening playing mario Galaxy on my Wii and then go to bed and a have a lie in for the first time in... I can't even remember. Bliss :cool: The true joy of being married with kids is having a day off from it every now and then :laugh:
Words fade as the meanings change, but somehow, it don't bother me.
Hint - make sure you return the favour to your wife. Well worth the effort.
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