food and books

[Simon]

Simon wrote: "A miniature version of me. That does sound scary. Everyone
will be running for cover! Many say that one of me is quite enough (and
often too much!)"
and continued: "Even when cooking cakes I do not make a great effort to be
overly accurate. For most things it is simply not needed."

Ben: "One of Simon is definitely not enough, as he can't be in Oxford to
finish his degree and be here to cook for / with me.  The chocolate cake,
is, incidentally, to die for (or of, as you may be skewered by a splinter
of solid flying chocolate, if you use too much force when cutting through
the half-inch thick topping).  The point of this post though, is to find
out what to do with some leftover coconut milk (having made a curry, and
some chocolate sauce for dipping fruit in) and also what to do with two
baby avocados (which really ought to be worded better...) Anyway, as you're
all capable of chatting for days about food, I guessed someone might have
an idea...


Had chocolate cake last week. It is amazing how many people visit when I
have some to be eaten. I am not sure I would cope if I were two people. I
would never know what the other one of me was up to. Having said that I am
not sure I know what this me is up to!

Guess you may have solved the food problem by now. Mix the avocados and
some garlic and some other ingredients I have forgotten about. Serve with
salad and bread. With coconut milk as salad dressing.


Simon: "Children's library a dream job? It depends on what aged kids you
get...that is spoken from experience of people trying to get me to read
when I was a teenager, I still have not managed to complete my GCSE set
texts."

Ben: "Strange boy, personally I liked GCSE English, got to read all I liked
and listen to stuff too.  Hmmm reading aloud "that scottish play" wasn't
exactly the highlight though - I was cast as Lady Macbeth..."

Type cast? I never saw the point of reading when I was younger. Now it is
obvious. It is for work avoidance!



Simon, quoting GoF: "whizzing excitedly around the room like a loose
firework."

Ben: "Somebody has been feeding him too much again.  Be careful of
overdoing the sugar."

Had chocolate gateaux for pudding this evening. Can't say that Clive's
roast was up to much though. Think he has got bored with this cooking lark
(reference that only Ben will understand and I cannot be bothered to
explain - take it as dinner weren't too good but pudding was)!


Pigwidgeon
--
"... a minute owl, small enough to fit into the palm of his hand, whizzing
excitedly around the room like a loose firework."
"Oh, look at the weeny owl! Isn't he cute?"
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by Jo Rowling
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