Do contractors demand canapés or aspire to them?

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chef replied

22 February 2010, 13:41
vol e vents??

perhaps sir would prefer a wafer thin mint?
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Moscow Mule replied

22 February 2010, 13:32
Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post

Indeed. "Bung it up there liberally with an icing bag" was how I first heard it described.
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RichardCranium replied

22 February 2010, 13:26
Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post

Topically?

Indeed. "Bung it up there liberally with an icing bag" was how I first heard it described.
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norrahe replied

22 February 2010, 13:23
Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post

I didn't work out what a canapé _was_ until quite recently.

I gather it is a small tart filled with fishy or cheesy goo.

Don't know where you've been going to for corporate bashes
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cojak replied

22 February 2010, 13:12
I find Sainbury's own brand to be just as good...
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TimberWolf replied

22 February 2010, 13:11
Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post

Not with a fungal infection they won't - they make them worse or even allow them to occur.

Lashings of live natural yoghurt is what she needs.

Topically?
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RichardCranium replied

22 February 2010, 13:08
Originally posted by singhr View Post

Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post

I didn't work out what a canapé _was_ until quite recently.

I gather it is a small tart filled with fishy or cheesy goo.

Antibiotics can help with that.

Not with a fungal infection they won't - they make them worse or even allow them to occur.

Lashings of live natural yoghurt is what she needs.
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Spacecadet replied

22 February 2010, 11:58
Originally posted by cojak View Post

If they've been left out in a warm spot for an hour or 2 you'd soon know...

where's that vomit smiley
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cojak replied

22 February 2010, 11:56
Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post

risky?

I do enjoy tempura prawns, even make them at home occasionally. Apart from the deep fat frying, I wouldn't call the risky!

If they've been left out in a warm spot for an hour or 2 you'd soon know...
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Spacecadet replied

22 February 2010, 11:45
Originally posted by cojak View Post

Tempura prawns...

Exotic and risky!

Just my kind of finger food...

risky?

I do enjoy tempura prawns, even make them at home occasionally. Apart from the deep fat frying, I wouldn't call the risky!
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TimberWolf replied

22 February 2010, 11:14
Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post

I gather it is a small tart filled with fishy or cheesy goo.

Resulting 9 months later in a sprog and a life on benefits.
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cojak replied

22 February 2010, 11:04
Tempura prawns...

Exotic and risky!

Just my kind of finger food...
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singhr replied

22 February 2010, 11:00
Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post

I didn't work out what a canapé _was_ until quite recently.

I gather it is a small tart filled with fishy or cheesy goo.

Antibiotics can help with that.
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Moscow Mule replied

22 February 2010, 10:55
Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post

I gather it is a small tart filled with fishy or cheesy goo.

That's a vol-au-vent.

Canapes are so much more than just vol-au-vents.
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OwlHoot replied

22 February 2010, 10:50
Originally posted by norrahe View Post

It's not an incentive for me. (but then I used to run a catering company and we did a lot of canapés).

I didn't work out what a canapé _was_ until quite recently.

I gather it is a small tart filled with fishy or cheesy goo.
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