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Joanne
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| Walker wrote: | | Absinthe is an anise-flavored liqour. I've never tried it but I'd like to because I'm a bit intrigued by it, mostly due to the ritual that's (or can be) performed before having a glass. Apparently it's so bitter that many drinkers use sugar to make it more drinkable. |
It's illegal in the US, so I tried it in the Philippines. First in cocktails, and then straight. For me, it took about an hour (well, it felt like it!) to kick in, and yeah buddy, that shit packs a wallop! :gaga2:
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Walker
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| Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Joanne wrote: | | Walker wrote: | | Absinthe is an anise-flavored liqour. I've never tried it but I'd like to because I'm a bit intrigued by it, mostly due to the ritual that's (or can be) performed before having a glass. Apparently it's so bitter that many drinkers use sugar to make it more drinkable. |
It's illegal in the US, so I tried it in the Philippines. First in cocktails, and then straight. For me, it took about an hour (well, it felt like it!) to kick in, and yeah buddy, that shit packs a wallop! :gaga2: |
I see. Well, it ain't here. There are two different brands available, one of which has little to do with absinthe besides its name, according to Wikipedia. The other brand is called Jade Absinthe Nouvelle-Orléans and costs 119 US$ a bottle (700ml). After your description I feel even more peckish for it! Too bad it's so expensive. |
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Walker
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| Deborah wrote: | | Walker, is that lingonberry sauce with your meatballs & mash? I suppose you call those berries something else, though. (Or is it cranberry sauce?) |
Sorry, Deborah! I totally missed your post! That would probably be lingonberry on the side, and the sauce is probably gravy/meat sauce. Actually, lingonberry is called lingon in Swedish! This reminds me of Peter Stormare as Ernst Röhm in Hitler: The Rise of Evil . In one scene he says "who is your source?". He speaks with a British-like accent and due to this the word "source" is pronounced the same way sås (=sauce) is pronounced in Swedish. Him being Swedish makes it impossible not to imagine that he's saying "who is your sauce?". :) :roll: |
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Julian
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I'm having dinner guests over tonight and I don't know what to serve. The missus doesn't feel like cooking (she doesn't feel like doing anything these days  ), and my oven doesn't work. Any ideas short of ordering out? |
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Deborah
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:17 am Post subject: |
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| Too bad we no longer have that salmon recipe Yann posted on the old langcafe... |
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Uriel
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:50 am Post subject: |
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Sashimi. You won't need to cook.
Actually, while I like sushi a lot, sashimi has never appealed to me. Then one day a friend of mine insisted that I try it -- he said it was heaven on your mouth -- and I did, and you know what? The boy was dead right! With sesame seeds and soy sauce and a little wasabi on the side...mmmm! Been craving it tonight. Wouldn't mind some of him, either!  |
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Deborah
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:42 am Post subject: |
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| Julian wrote: | | I'm having dinner guests over tonight and I don't know what to serve. The missus doesn't feel like cooking (she doesn't feel like doing anything these days ), and my oven doesn't work. Any ideas short of ordering out? |
Sorry I couldn't help -- I hate cooling. Ordering out sounds just fine to me. |
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Julian
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| Deborah wrote: | | Sorry I couldn't help -- I hate cooking. Ordering out sounds just fine to me. |
That's quite alright. I ended up ordering take out from Thai Bamboo.
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Deborah
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:30 am Post subject: |
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| Great choice, Thai. I get something from a Thai restaurant 2-3 times a week. |
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Deborah
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Oh, I'm so stupid! I had a great recipe all along, that someone at work forwarded to me. Here it is, for future reference:
Ingredients:
1 whole turkey
1 large lemon, cut into halves
sprig of rosemary
salt and pepper to taste
butter or olive oil, whichever you prefer
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Rub butter or oil over the skin of the turkey
until it is completely coated. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and any
other seasonings you prefer. Take a knife and gently separate the skin
from the breast meat;
Slide lemon halves under the skin with the peel side up, one on each
side. This way the juice from the lemon will
release into the breast. Place sprig of rosemary into the turkey. Cover
and bake for 30-45 minutes. Remove cover and continue to roast until
juices run clear, basting every 15-20 minutes. If you've followed these
steps correctly, your turkey should look like the one in this picture.
Bon Appetit! |
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fab
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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Even if it is hard to find, (Swedish people seem to prefer speudo-italian restaurants) Swedish food :
Salmon of course, but also reindeer balls with berries, with potatoes :
with of course Swedish beer... |
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André in Zuid-Afrika
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Deborah wrote: | Oh, I'm so stupid! I had a great recipe all along, that someone at work forwarded to me. Here it is, for future reference:
Ingredients:
1 whole turkey
1 large lemon, cut into halves
sprig of rosemary
salt and pepper to taste
butter or olive oil, whichever you prefer
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Rub butter or oil over the skin of the turkey
until it is completely coated. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and any
other seasonings you prefer. Take a knife and gently separate the skin
from the breast meat;
Slide lemon halves under the skin with the peel side up, one on each
side. This way the juice from the lemon will
release into the breast. Place sprig of rosemary into the turkey. Cover
and bake for 30-45 minutes. Remove cover and continue to roast until
juices run clear, basting every 15-20 minutes. If you've followed these
steps correctly, your turkey should look like the one in this picture.
Bon Appetit! |
Hm, I think I should try this. Does it have to be a whole turkey, or can I simply use drumsticks? I have no idea where I'll find a whole turkey, the few SA shops which do have turkey, only sell drumsticks. 
I've ever eaten turkey, and would like to try it.
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Elaine
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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| André in Zuid-Afrika wrote: | Hm, I think I should try this. Does it have to be a whole turkey, or can I simply use drumsticks? I have no idea where I'll find a whole turkey, the few SA shops which do have turkey, only sell drumsticks.
I've ever eaten turkey, and would like to try it. |
Tastes just like chicken.
Really, André? Not even turkey deli slices?
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André in Zuid-Afrika
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Elaine wrote: | | André in Zuid-Afrika wrote: | Hm, I think I should try this. Does it have to be a whole turkey, or can I simply use drumsticks? I have no idea where I'll find a whole turkey, the few SA shops which do have turkey, only sell drumsticks.
I've ever eaten turkey, and would like to try it. |
Tastes just like chicken.
Really, André? Not even turkey deli slices?
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Nope. We don't really eat turkey here, it's only recently that some (more exclusive) shops have started to sell turkey.
Tastes like chicken? OK, I love chicken!
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Benjamin [inactive]
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:03 pm Post subject: |
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| fab wrote: | | Even if it is hard to find, (Swedish people seem to prefer speudo-italian restaurants) Swedish food : |
Lol, do any Northern Europeans actually appreciate their traditional food?  |
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Sander
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Benjamin wrote: | | fab wrote: | | Even if it is hard to find, (Swedish people seem to prefer speudo-italian restaurants) Swedish food : |
Lol, do any Northern Europeans actually appreciate their traditional food? |
Well the French and Italian cuisine began as a copy of the Turkish kitchen ... people always want something new. |
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Deborah
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| André in Zuid-Afrika wrote: | | Deborah wrote: | Oh, I'm so stupid! I had a great recipe all along, that someone at work forwarded to me. Here it is, for future reference:
Ingredients:
1 whole turkey
1 large lemon, cut into halves
sprig of rosemary
salt and pepper to taste
butter or olive oil, whichever you prefer
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Rub butter or oil over the skin of the turkey
until it is completely coated. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and any
other seasonings you prefer. Take a knife and gently separate the skin
from the breast meat;
Slide lemon halves under the skin with the peel side up, one on each
side. This way the juice from the lemon will
release into the breast. Place sprig of rosemary into the turkey. Cover
and bake for 30-45 minutes. Remove cover and continue to roast until
juices run clear, basting every 15-20 minutes. If you've followed these
steps correctly, your turkey should look like the one in this picture.
Bon Appetit! |
Hm, I think I should try this. Does it have to be a whole turkey, or can I simply use drumsticks? I have no idea where I'll find a whole turkey, the few SA shops which do have turkey, only sell drumsticks.
I've ever eaten turkey, and would like to try it. |
Actually, it's not a real recipe -- the point is to look at the picture! (Maybe the recipe works, though the cooking time seems kinda short -- but mind you, I haven't been involved in any turkey-cooking for the last 30+ years.) |
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André in Zuid-Afrika
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Deborah wrote: | | André in Zuid-Afrika wrote: | | Deborah wrote: | Oh, I'm so stupid! I had a great recipe all along, that someone at work forwarded to me. Here it is, for future reference:
Ingredients:
1 whole turkey
1 large lemon, cut into halves
sprig of rosemary
salt and pepper to taste
butter or olive oil, whichever you prefer
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Rub butter or oil over the skin of the turkey
until it is completely coated. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and any
other seasonings you prefer. Take a knife and gently separate the skin
from the breast meat;
Slide lemon halves under the skin with the peel side up, one on each
side. This way the juice from the lemon will
release into the breast. Place sprig of rosemary into the turkey. Cover
and bake for 30-45 minutes. Remove cover and continue to roast until
juices run clear, basting every 15-20 minutes. If you've followed these
steps correctly, your turkey should look like the one in this picture.
Bon Appetit! |
Hm, I think I should try this. Does it have to be a whole turkey, or can I simply use drumsticks? I have no idea where I'll find a whole turkey, the few SA shops which do have turkey, only sell drumsticks.
I've ever eaten turkey, and would like to try it. |
Actually, it's not a real recipe -- the point is to look at the picture! (Maybe the recipe works, though the cooking time seems kinda short -- but mind you, I haven't been involved in any turkey-cooking for the last 30+ years.) |
 OK, I didn't actually read the recipe, and didn't look at the picture! 
So does anyone have a real recipe for turkey?
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Deborah
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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| André in Zuid-Afrika wrote: | | OK, I didn't actually read the recipe, and didn't look at the picture! |
Is it only in the US that people call someone a turkey when they do something dumb, or do other anglophone nations use it? |
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André in Zuid-Afrika
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| Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:57 am Post subject: |
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| Deborah wrote: | | André in Zuid-Afrika wrote: | | OK, I didn't actually read the recipe, and didn't look at the picture! |
Is it only in the US that people call someone a turkey when they do something dumb, or do other anglophone nations use it? |
 Well, here we call them donkeys, or apes... - or as Sander would say.... ANDRE, YOU IDIOT!!!
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