A very British Christmas (back on one of the favourite discussions of the group - food)

[Simon]

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Neil wrote: "mice pies"
I wrote: "Mice pies? Are they any good?"
shahara answered the question with: "He wouldn't know...he's vegetarian!"
Neil answered my question with: "They are delicious.  I usually eat them
coated in the blood of a strangled cat."

A vegetarian eating mice. An interesting idea!
Sounds like one of the most useful things to do with a cat! <g>


Neil wrote: "Simon, you reminded me of something: chestnuts!  Brussels
sprouts go very well with roasted chestnuts.  I also like sprouts tossed
with butter, a bit of mild mustard and poppy seeds."

I meant chestnuts earlier, but just could not remember what they were
called. In fact your cooking suggestion looks horribly familiar. I guess it
is the similar to the one I used last year. Though I think I used sesame
seeds instead of the poppy seeds. A similar dish can also be cooked using
cabbage and tastes ok. I just am totally against the idea of Brussels
sprouts!


Neil wrote: "Simon's right about the Xmas afternoon disappearing.  I prefer
to eat dinner in the evening, so it's good to have a late breakfast of
wholemeal toast, scrambled eggs and mushrooms and champagne, orange juice or
a bit of both (Buck's Fizz) and then eat again around 6pm (filling in the
gap with chocolates)."

I rarely eat breakfast (I do not really like anything apart from a full
English and do not think I should eat that regularly or can I afford to
spend the money or time doing so), so much prefer the large cooked lunch
idea - though Christmas is one of the few times that I get to eat a very big
meal at that time of day.


Simon (salivating at the thought and then remembering it is probably going
to be a trip to Burger King for dinner - a bit of a let down!)