My Life is Complete

[SallyAnne]

Ah, hyperD, my old friend. Looks like we really were twins separated at birth. Yes, when I first met Mrs Lucifer she ate as though someone was going to come along and snatch her food off her. Cram it down as quick as you can so you can get onto something else more interesting. Meantime I was still twirling my first canape. It has improved somewhat on that front but still she'd be just as happy with a bowl of porridge.

Got the first jerusalem artichokes of the season at the weekend - they make fabulous soup!

Agreed, The Argyll Arms is always my drinking establishment of choice in central London.

I'm divided now....
I'm unsure whether to be completely jealous of both your ladies for having such wonderful men who cook for them and not only that, feed them nice healthy, tasty food which you want to enjoy all night! How wonderfully romantic!

Or....call you both a couple of control freaks!! Controlling to the point of making your wives eat in a certain way!!

I'm totally unsure which way to go on this...

[hyperD]

Good cooking is the path to a woman's soul.

I love cooking - great therapy - and when you get good it doesn't take that long to prepare - and very cheap.

The ony drawback is that you have less takeways because you start to taste alot of the preservatives in the food and not the subtle tastes of vegetables and well hung meat (f'nar).

It's a bit like a ex-smoker tasting food for the first time: nothing but bolus, then slowly over time the flicker of the aromas igniting the tastebuds.

Having seen Bluminmental on the TV, I quite fancy a trip to Bray for the Fat Duck.

I did say to my wife once that she ought to liquidize her MaccyD's to optimise the consuming process.

Jerusalem artichokes - good call LB, I'll hunt some down!

[Lucifer Box]

hyperD, you are the master and I am a mere humble apprentice. I've not been to The Fat Duck, but have a long standing agreement to go there with a good mate of mine as soon as we can get our diaries to agree to match up.

To be fair, Mrs Lucifer is always free to have a bowl of porridge for dinner if she wants (and when I'm not at home she invariably does) but as it would involve her making it she tends to settle for what I've prepared instead, and I do always be sure to avoid things she definitely would not like.

However, I would love to do a nice dinner for someone who would really enjoy it.

[SallyAnne]

You two are going to make me cry

I honestly cant remember the last time I had anything cooked for me (unless I ate out obviously).

I came from family where we all sat round the table and made an evening of it, pretty much every night! (My dad made his own wine!) So we spent the entire evening eating (always 3 courses), drinking, good conversation.....it beats watching TV or posting on this site!!
But my other half....I really love him....but he just doesn't get that at all. He wants quick food. Food is a tool to him, not a pleasure.

[Lucifer Box]

You two are going to make me cry

I honestly cant remember the last time I had anything cooked for me (unless I ate out obviously).

I came from family where we all sat round the table and made an evening of it, pretty much every night! (My dad made his own wine!) So we spent the entire evening eating (always 3 courses), drinking, good conversation.....it beats watching TV or posting on this site!!
But my other half....I really love him....but he just doesn't get that at all. He wants quick food. Food is a tool to him, not a pleasure.

Sounds like my family upbringing. It was a rare evening when dad wouldn't whip out the latest vintage of dandelion or rhubarb wine.

Eating well is food for the soul and as you have to eat you may as well eat well. Mrs Lucifer is just the same as your man though - it's just something you consume to stop you feeling hungry. Tragic.

[SallyAnne]

Sounds like my family upbringing. It was a rare evening when dad wouldn't whip out the latest vintage of dandelion or rhubarb wine.

Eating well is food for the soul and as you have to eat you may as well eat well. Mrs Lucifer is just the same as your man though - it's just something you consume to stop you feeling hungry. Tragic.

It surely is.

All this talk has made me hungry now

I'm logging off - have a great evening.

[Lucifer Box]

It surely is.

All this talk has made me hungry now

I'm logging off - have a great evening.

Pop a couple of scallops on the griddle and hyperD will knock up a quick ginger dressing. I'll get out a nicely chilled bottle of Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2004.

TTFN.

[Lucy]

That's it we should go to the Fat Duck for our Christmas gathering

[Lucifer Box]

That's it we should go to the Fat Duck for our Christmas gathering

Count me in!

[Lucy]

Count me in!

So it's just you and me LB !