The Megathread - Idle Banters Virtual Bar

[DarrenSV650S]

Aye? You're English!! You say yes


Not sure if I mentioned it, but wine is yuck

[Bibio]

oooohhhh nooo daz is on the pop again.. lol

[Bibio]

anyway, hows your bum for love bites MM?

[minimorecambe]

anyway, hows your bum for love bites MM?

I dont think I understand Bib? :rolleyes:

[Bibio]

i'm just being cheeky as i is booooard.

but to cheer you up how would you react to this:

if a guy was to whip his manhood out and put it in your hand and start crying what would you do:

feel sorry for him?

phone the police?

slap him?








have i overstepped the mark?

[minimorecambe]

Slap him for being so pathetic

[Sally]

I is here :)

I also have beer, corona! :)

I also like wine MM! :drunken: mmm rose...

[minimorecambe]

All the rose has gone :(
Well I have half a glass left but that is mine :D

[DarrenSV650S]

Did your dad do this minxer? That is cool

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16480247@N04/1776946448/

[Bibio]

Slap him for being so pathetic

hhhmmmm.

but if he was fit and you fancied him?

[minimorecambe]

Did your dad do this minxer? That is cool

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16480247@N04/1776946448/

Yeh :)

[minimorecambe]

hhhmmmm.

but if he was fit and you fancied him?

Same applies

[Bibio]

talent. wish i could paint.

[Bibio]

Same applies

ooohhh well i now no what not to do when we meet :mrgreen:

[DarrenSV650S]

ooohhh well i now no what not to do when we meet :mrgreen:

So you can leave the tweezers at home

[minimorecambe]

Damn it, Id already packed the microscope............

[Bibio]

So you can leave the tweezers at home

secrets out... sheeeeite

[minimorecambe]

I think its about the little ones bedtime now,

Goodnight xxx

[DarrenSV650S]

Same here, got to be up in 6 hours. Night all

[Bibio]

night MM

night Daz

[davepreston]

my god does this thread always finish like a episopde of the waltons

[Quedos]

my god does this thread always finish like a episopde of the waltons

Yup in a way it's kinda sweet.

Morning all when they finally get in here!!

:smt019 8 o'clock you part-timer V man

[Viney]

*drags feet into thread whilst dragging bag on floor*

Morning miss, sorry im late, Public transport you see :kiss:

[Quedos]

Hmmph I don't know!!

I can just see you dragging your bag along the floor.
Why you with the unwashed today then?

[Viney]

Out again after work miss. Sorry miss, wont happen again miss. I bought you an apple miss, Pink lady i think...oh, looking hot miss, you got that snow white thing going on, looks good

*Slumps down at desk*

[gruntygiggles]

Morning peeps :-)

[Quedos]

GG!!!!
:smt008

[gruntygiggles]

Q
:smt040:smt040:smt040

[Viney]

'sup nigela :kiss:

[Quedos]

Out again after work miss. Sorry miss, wont happen again miss. I bought you an apple miss, Pink lady i think...oh, looking hot miss, you got that snow white thing going on, looks good

*Slumps down at desk*

:kiss: :smt053
However you know what happens when Miss W takes and apple from a stranger! Thank you for my present though I hope its well polished. (See Sonne by Rammstein)

Slumps at desk??? one of those days already is it or was it a late night again??:smt104

[gruntygiggles]

Not much V. Given that it's a cold day today and the weather is looking to include "wintry showers" next week, I am going to try out some new stews and broths this week...starting today :-)

[gruntygiggles]

Oh and Q - how was the weekend?

[Quedos]

V
:cool::cool::cool:

anyone got the feeling that the coffee has kicked in:mrgreen:

[Viney]

Dont owry miss, the apple isnt posioned miss, its from tesco miss.

Slumped miss, yes miss, dont want to be here miss. Its not you miss, just this place miss

[munkygunn182]

Morning .orgs how are we all today? Snow for Scotland this weekend, surely not!?

[gruntygiggles]

So the forecasts say Munky

[Quedos]

GG - the weekend was good the bruises are finally going away. I was a little bit more than drunk!:drink::drink:
Definately different the phots make me look pregnant! though It was a good time with much laughter. ( a few strops and chavs). A few home truths were told:twisted:
two hats got finished and sent back with the girls.
though I think it took two days for the hangover to kick in.

The pole is well worth it its great fun!
next time you have to be there!!

I believe it's Lily next so Just trying to work out when I can get time off.
Hmm last weekend in november?? ( only joking L!!)

[Quedos]

Dont owry miss, the apple isnt posioned miss, its from tesco miss.

Slumped miss, yes miss, dont want to be here miss. Its not you miss, just this place miss

Squashy Q hugs Mister - it'll get better

Morning .orgs how are we all today? Snow for Scotland this weekend, surely not!?

MG
:mrgreen:

No snow please not this weekedn of for the next two weeks I was hoping to get out on the bike seeing as I'm city centre based next week,[-o<

[gruntygiggles]

Sounds like you had a fab time chick...really glad for you all, pics looked fab, saw a few on Gracies FB. :-)

[Viney]

Not much V. Given that it's a cold day today and the weather is looking to include "wintry showers" next week, I am going to try out some new stews and broths this week...starting today :-)Ew, stews! What is it with stews? They take forever to cook and seconds to eat!

[Quedos]

they were evil GG and tied me to the pole!!!

[Viney]

they were evil GG and tied me to the pole!!!Wasnt he meant to be doing the plumbing?

[Quedos]

Viney - bad boy!

[gruntygiggles]

Yeah I saw Q - lol

Stews are good Viney because they are like big hugs in a bowl. They may take long to cook, but what can be better than spending 5 minutes in a morning chopping a few things and shoving in slow cooker or casserole in the bottom of a low oven and leaving it. Later that day, you get home from a day out in the freezing cold and...oh look...dinner is ready and you don't have to do a thing :-)

I will soon be making a big batch of my favourite though. A good Welsh Cawl. Nom nom nom

[Viney]

Yeah I saw Q - lol

Stews are good Viney because they are like big hugs in a bowl. They may take long to cook, but what can be better than spending 5 minutes in a morning chopping a few things and shoving in slow cooker or casserole in the bottom of a low oven and leaving it. Later that day, you get home from a day out in the freezing cold and...oh look...dinner is ready and you don't have to do a thing :-)

I will soon be making a big batch of my favourite though. A good Welsh Cawl. Nom nom nommaybe it because im not a fan of slow cooked meat as well. I like mine still mooing, or baa'ing :) Its a textural thing with me.

[gruntygiggles]

Fair enough V. You wouldn't have liked the fillet beef in oyster sauce I did the other night then. About 20 seconds in a flaming wok....pretty much raw save for the heat turning it to butter :-)

[Quedos]

V - you so need educated! Stews are great things (i'm crap at cooking them) and this is from someone who like steaks rare and when Alex is about blue.

GG described to a tee - hugs in a bowl esp with dumplings

[Viney]

Fair enough V. You wouldn't have liked the fillet beef in oyster sauce I did the other night then. About 20 seconds in a flaming wok....pretty much raw save for the heat turning it to butter :-)Ah thats different. Its just casseroles and stews that dont float my boat.


Hmm, Beef sitr fry (which is what you had really ;)) Typical chef, making things sound better than they are ;)

*Runs off and hides*

[Tara]

morning

woo hoo working frombracknell office tomorrow - that will save me a load of heartache and if i finally get some sleep i might even be in a good mood then

traffic rubbish today, weather rubbish today, heating broken, little boy up in the night and basically i am miserable but not so bad tempered today

[Tara]

i love Stews i need a really nice recipe (gg?) for one or two as i am getting bored with cottage pie and chilli and beef stew now

[Viney]

morning

woo hoo working frombracknell office tomorrow - that will save me a load of heartache and if i finally get some sleep i might even be in a good mood then

traffic rubbish today, weather rubbish today, heating broken, little boy up in the night and basically i am miserable but not so bad tempered todayTara, Massive hug. :smt008

[Quedos]

oh great I've just found (well colleague) just found 2 HUGE bruises on my elbow and I don't know what i;ve done Hmmmph THey don't even hurt!

Morning T squishy Q hugs for you

[Reeder]

Hi everyone 8-[

[Viney]

Reeeder. Dude. 'shanging?

[Tara]

thanks Guys

[Quedos]

Reeder :smt006

[Reeder]

'shanging? lol.

If you are asking how I am then I would reply saying that I am very well kind sir.
How are you?

[Reeder]

Ellllooooo Q - I love finding random bruises :D normally after a night out

[widepants]

morning

[Reeder]

Hello young man.

[gruntygiggles]

Ah thats different. Its just casseroles and stews that dont float my boat.


Hmm, Beef sitr fry (which is what you had really ;)) Typical chef, making things sound better than they are ;)

*Runs off and hides*


Haha - no! Stir fry is a blanket term for cooking over high heat. There could be millions of beef stir fry recipes...mine was fillet beef in oyster sauce.....;-)

Tara:-

500g diced casserole beef or stewing steak or get a skirt and dice it yourself.
3 potatoes
2 carrots
1 onion
2 cloves garlic (optional)
2pints beef stock (if using stock cubes, use 1 cube per pint of water)
seasoning
1 sprig of rosemary
a little oil and butter

100g self-raising flour
50g beef suet
5-7tbsp cold water
salt
chopped parsley if you want

Heat a little oil and butter over the hob in a casserole dish (medium-high heat). Add enough meat to cover 50% of the base. Don't stir, just leave it for 1 minutes to brown on the bottom. When brown, turn and brown the other side. Remove and set aside. Repeat until all meat is browned and set aside. Add 1 roughly chopped onion to the pan (with a little extra oil if needed) and turn down the heat to medium-low. Cook the onion until translucent and add the chopped garlic, cooking for 1 more minute. Then add the chopped or sliced carrots and cook for 1 minutes before adding in the stock, rosemary and the beef. Pop a lid on and turn down to simmer. Simmer for 2 hours (or put in the bottom of a really low oven for the day).
After 2 hours, put the chopped potatoes in and cook for 5 minutes. Then make your dumplings by putting the flour, suet, a pinch of salt and the parsley in a bowl and add the water bit by bit until you have a firm but pliable dough. Roll into 8 equal balls and sit them on top of the stew (if the stock has got too low, add more so that the dumplings sit in the liquid. The liquid should come half way up the dumplings). Cover and cook for a further 20 minutes and you're done. The dumplings don't need turning, they will steam and stay light and fluffy.

This is a really simple, traditional beef stew and dumplings. Lots of chefs jazz it up with red wine and lots of herbs and faffy stuff. Bollsocks to that. I like it simple like this :-)

[Quedos]

Reeder - yeah but these are beauties. Don't mind normally but went swimming yesterday and it must have looked like i'd been beaten up again! It looks like i've been held and I really don't know what I've done.
The rest were easy to work out - climbing a pole can be hard work!!

WP - howdy sunshine

[minimorecambe]

Good morning :)

[Quedos]

Yummy stuff:-)

Can i nick this too please GG!! :mrgreen::mrgreen:

[widepants]

Looks like I need to change ma bike.It stands out way tooooo much.Even Mr Stretchie spotted me blitzing along on Sunday

[Tara]

thanks GG thats great i shall try that next week while i am off (i forgot i am not in next week)

[gruntygiggles]

T - if you want the Welsh Cawl recipe, let me know. I am a purist when it comes to this stew as it is hands down the best you'll ever have if you do it properly, but that involves roasting a lamb shoulder or leg overnight. Letting it cool, stripping the meat and making a stock with the bones for 24hrs, then using the stock the next day to cook the stew. It's not like most stews where the veg holds form. In a cawl, it is cooked long and slow and with all the veg and is only ready when everything has pretty much gone to mush. You just cannot beat the flavour that you get from doing the whole process yourself.

Morning Reeder, WP, MM and anyone else that's turned up :-)

[Tara]

T - if you want the Welsh Cawl recipe, let me know. I am a purist when it comes to this stew as it is hands down the best you'll ever have if you do it properly, but that involves roasting a lamb shoulder or leg overnight. Letting it cool, stripping the meat and making a stock with the bones for 24hrs, then using the stock the next day to cook the stew. It's not like most stews where the veg holds form. In a cawl, it is cooked long and slow and with all the veg and is only ready when everything has pretty much gone to mush. You just cannot beat the flavour that you get from doing the whole process yourself.

Morning Reeder, WP, MM and anyone else that's turned up :-)
yes please GG that would be great :D

[widepants]

GG did Stretch get the text about the 4x4 track in Bristol?

[Geodude]

GG just printed out your beef stew and dumplings recipe for a try later thanks, i can taste it already :)

[gruntygiggles]

Can i nick this too please GG!! :mrgreen::mrgreen:

Yeah, it's not exactly a special one...lol. It's beef and veg in stock...lol.

A nice alternative to a british stew is an asian broth. Steam some chicken breasts and shred when cool. To make it really healthy, don't use oils or butter. For the broth, finely slice 1inch fresh ginger and 1 carrot into matchsticks and slice 2 cloves garlic and 1/2 red chilli (seeds in for heat or out for mild). Put it all into a large saucepan with 2 pints chicken stock, bring to the boil and then turn down to simmer. Pop in 2 star anise and simmer gently for 20 minutes. Put some cooked noodles into the bottom of serving bowls with the shredded chicken breast and pour the broth over the top. Finish with a little chopped spring onion and some chopped fresh coriander.This will serve two. It will have an earthy warmth from the ginger and garlic, a little kick from the chilli and the broth is amazing with the anise flavour. Hmmm, I am going to do this for me and Dan tonight. Might do a video...lol.

Here is a pic...
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-ash1/v645/66/41/558297891/n558297891_1866432_2238.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1866431&id=558297891)

There's also a recipe I put on here a while back for a chorizo and butterbean stew.

[gruntygiggles]

yes please GG that would be great :D

Cool, will write it up later.

GG did Stretch get the text about the 4x4 track in Bristol?

No idea :-)

GG just printed out your beef stew and dumplings recipe for a try later thanks, i can taste it already :)

Cool. So long as you all know, it's nothing special...it's just my bog standard beef stew and dumplings...lol. I may have forgotten to say....season it! :-)

[minimorecambe]

Once again you are making me hungry and I cannae be bothered moving to do anything about it! :p

[widepants]

;)GG pls dont use this site to advertise;)

[SoulKiss]

Morning Megathreaders.

[minimorecambe]

Morning :)

[Reeder]

Everyone stay away from Helen - She has the lurgy!

[minimorecambe]

:smt019:smt019:smt019:smt019

I dont actually, its self inflicted illness :rolleyes:

[gruntygiggles]

;)GG pls dont use this site to advertise;)

:smt046

Brilliant...lol

[Quedos]

GG - you are truly a star!! Me loves you!!!!
Morning SK :smt008
Morning MM:smt008 hope your feeling better

and reeder WTH - how do you know?:smt104

[Reeder]

She tolddddd me :) our scrabble game on our apple devices has a chat bit ;)

[Viney]

GG, you see i love reading recipes and watching cooking shows, and i would cook them, but i am the most fussiest of eaters. So if you could do a recipie using 2 slices of bread and baked beans, i would appricate it ;)

As for your Cawl recipie, blimey, over 48 hours to cook something! Id have to go and get some KFC whilst i wait ;)

[SoulKiss]

Morning Q :)

[gruntygiggles]

GG, you see i love reading recipes and watching cooking shows, and i would cook them, but i am the most fussiest of eaters. So if you could do a recipie using 2 slices of bread and baked beans, i would appricate it ;)

As for your Cawl recipie, blimey, over 48 hours to cook something! Id have to go and get some KFC whilst i wait ;)


I have to admit it is really hard to cook. Not for the difficulty rating, that is easy...it's just the smells of lamb roasting and then the stock bubbling away. By the time it is ready it's like everything else in the world can wait, because you did for this soup and now it's here and nothing is going to spoil it. It's the best taste in the world.

[Reeder]

My company takes the ****. I'm getting in trouble for someone else not doing their job properly.
A company desperately needed their order and I had taken their account off hold, but we didn't bother delivering as the transport lady didn't check. However the other day when a company WAS on hold they couldn't raise a proof of delivery because of this, so they just decided to hand write one and send it in anyway even though they weren't allowed to have anymore goods.
If people could be bothered to do their job properly and CHECK then these things wouldn't happen.
The lady's excuse today was "they were still on my stop list". Well dear, we agreed a few months ago that we will no longer be taking the time to email every single time someone comes off stop, as we're then emailing you about 3 times every day. All you needed to do was see that a delivery was due and look at their customer record to see if they were able to have it!!


And breathe.

[minimorecambe]

Calm down dear :)
The world is full of useless beings, you just have to grin and bear it sometimes :(

*Hugs*

[Holdup]

Moooooooooooooooooorning

[Quedos]

Reeder - been ther know how you feel

Have a hug it that helps! (and MM doesn't mind)

Morning HU Just!

[minimorecambe]

Morning H :)

[Holdup]

Hello Q and MM

How are we all

I cant be bothered to do any thing, got a caliper to strip and rebuild then fit to my bike and tidy my room, bleh

[Viney]

Hello Q and MM

How are we all

I cant be bothered to do any thing, got a caliper to strip and rebuild then fit to my bike and tidy my room, bleh
What your brand new bike?

[minimorecambe]

I've got a full house to clean and a bathroom to paint!

[Quedos]

I've got the kitchen to sort out and strip down Kev and get him read for winter storage.

[Holdup]

What your brand new bike?

Yup, now ive had the rear and one front apart doesnt really look like they needed doing, but no where in the service history does it say its had the calipers stripped and rebuilt, better to get it done and the pistons greased seeing as ill be riding it all winter :D (except for snow) it also had new pads all round fitted by a dealer 2 months and 900 miles ago and thats all they did, didnt bother cleaning the calipers out

[Holdup]

I've got a full house to clean and a bathroom to paint!

I've got the kitchen to sort out and strip down Kev and get him read for winter storage.

Perhaps i shouldnt complain too much then

[Quedos]

HU is what yuo do best

I see the haslam ain't going back to donington next year,

[Holdup]

moi :rolleyes:

Are they not? staying at Silverstone then?

[Reeder]

I've got 8 telephone calls to make in 4 and a half hours. It's a hard life ;)

[Quedos]

Looks like it - going to be another epic journey for me if I want to go back - It really screws up my holidays being that far down. By hey thats what happens when your north of Watford no-one give two hoots about you

[Holdup]

Lol, i defo want to go back next year, maybe the Blade this time ;)