Quote ="Sandra The Terrorist"As Mild Rover helpfully deleted the original thread, this may be of interest. forums.leagueunlimited.com/showt ... 438&page=3 Perhaps we should have made friends before engaging in competition. [uThey seem a bit feisty.[/u..'" Amateurs on the feisty front.....leary gits more like Come on ....Game On

Quote ="Sandra The Terrorist"As Mild Rover helpfully deleted the original thread, this may be of interest. forums.leagueunlimited.com/showt ... 438&page=3 Perhaps we should have made friends before engaging in competition. [uThey seem a bit feisty.[/u..'" Amateurs on the feisty front.....leary gits more like Come on ....Game On

Chilli & Crab starter....we could serve it on rocket with a drizzle of Balsamic

the salmon and crab amuse bouche

I am thinking maybe we should do one course at a time, then we can all agree then move on to the next course.

Who will do the wine list, I am not that good with wines, also who is this weeks captain maybe he/she could give directions to each of us, maybe so many work on starters, some on main etc ?

I'm here - just got in from work.



Happy to be captain for first task - only thing, my boss is absent from work this week so this means I'll be working silly hours. Also away for weekend. If you're all happy for me to only be here sporadically, and a bit crabby and stressed, then that's fine. If you'd rather someone who can be around a bit more often this week does the deed, then that's fine too. Feel free to post your thoughts.

Had a glance earlier today at work. We came up with the Yorkshire theme too - one bloke suggested a medley of black and white puddings for the starter, not realising it's an all-Hull venture. I thought that'd be good if we included "red" pudding - ie black pudding that hasn't been recooked (eh, dum-dum?

) to pacify the Red and Whites, but then we realised it wasn't Yorkshire anyway.

Definitely think we should go with the Yorkshire flavours, then. Don't forget it's late spring in Aussie Land so they'll be coming up with all their seasonal "barbie" [size=50(dreadful word)[/size stuff which may not appeal to our good judges who'll be fancying heartening Winter grub at this time of the year.

Note: If the magnificent McLaren Field (Leeds Board) is a judge, he's a right proper lad who likes cake a lot. He also cannot abide the word "dessert" unless you mean fruit and nuts and acknowledges only "puddings" as the sweet course.

I reckon we all put forward suggestions all week, narrow it down to one suggestion per course [Edit - it's going to have to be one menu per person, isn't it, as presumably the courses will compliment each other? per person by midnight Saturday, and we vote on the final menu Sunday/Monday. Any objections or better suggestions?

So - Lots of suggestions on courses/menus, please, then submit your final [ifull menu[/i choice before Sunday morning...

Good plan....what about the wine list ?....we need to get the right wine for each course, now I do not really drink wine but I have seen it on television they have certain wines to match certain foods


I will not use the word dessert again, sorry....pudding it is!

You have three cups of different types of tea in a row?

Sandra's probably the man, again, for wine. He should be captain for this - I think MR's chosen this task for the first week 'cos he knows the goose flies away. Meanie. Sandra - hope you'll be posting your wisdom from New York, if not - we need tons of good advice before you go.

Sorry, just got the kids to bed.

The ruddy Aussies are spying already!! Other than zillions of PMs is there any way we can do this without them seeing what we're up to?

I can do wine, but it'll be European, that's why I suggested beer.

There's a big movement (especially within Yorkshire, in fact, of the top of my head we have the most in the country, one of the breweries I linked to I can see from my house) towards matching food to beer. It does work, actually it always has.

Fish would be hard, but not impossible, there's a lot of light blondes.

I'll pm you.

It was in bold for you attention, Wormy. You're rather feisty when aroused and I knew it would get you into the right mood.

Good choice of Captainette for the first week, Let's start as we mean to go on.

Crankier the better, Wormy.Worried for the Aussie's, Are there any desserts that can be put on a barbie?

What's you're favourite past-time, Sport?

What's you're name, Sheila?

I've just been spying, They have got the wrong idea (for the sake of the competition) on what a 3 course's is, so far this is their suggestion;



Whilst I like the look of it, I think we have the competition in the bag, stupid Aussie's.

I only do oven chips, so not much help. Although as an expression of our common denominator, could we have a rugby-related meal, cleverly linked to player names?
Krispy well-cooked ham
Hake Webster
Danny Trout on a Taula Platter

Genius. You can add your own Joel Clinton pudding course for a full (O') Mele(y).

Do you vary your oven chips? Surely.

[listMonday - Chips & Peas
Tuesday - Chips & Beans
Wednesday - Chips in a bread-bun
Thursday - Chips & Gravy
Friday - Local takeaway
Saturday - Local takeaway (If Friday was Italian, tonight's would be Indian or Chinese)
Sunday - Local takeaway (see above)[/list:u

I think you'll find it's Gravy & Chips.

Starter

Main

Pudding

No, The chips are on the plate first and drizzled with gravy.

But at a chippy it's everything with chips, [listFish & Chips
Pattie & Chips
Sauage & Chips
Gravy & Chips[/list:u

Come on, the people who work in Chippy's can't be trusted with what is and what isn't, can they?

I got done over today, I ordered a Chips & Fish, "5 minutes on the Chips" she said. Guy behind me wanted [ijust [/ia fish, It was late on and I'd 'bagged' the last fish so in her infinate wisdom she put another fish in and said to him "I'll give you this fish, He's waiting on Chips anyway". By now, chips were ready as the lady behind him in the queue wanted Chips & Pattie and she served it right away, I was another 7 minutes waiting on my the fish!

As I say, at a Chippy, everything is wrong.

Bad times.

Looks like the convicts, (am I allowed to say that?) are going with Crab for a starter. Could just be a ruse though, so that we think that they think we are going with Crab & they think that we think they are going with Crab. Either way there are a lot of crabs going around at the minute.

Itching now.

Our crab's better than their crab, it's not sunburnt.

Hey, you know if they're really feisty and argumentative like we're expecting? Can we run a private pool on how long before one says my username is apt and a sweepstake on which user it is?


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Bugger me, just read their thread - they're taking this very seriously! Good news, they've already mentioned "dessert" - losers.

More good news - they appear to think this "Toad-In-The-Hole/Roast Beef and Yorkshire" mess is a contender



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They're even talking about "getting a room". Off to Crack a Fat, all blokes together?

Saw that, I suppose they are like a fish out of water with this food business, a protein shake and a burnt shrimp, as they know, wont cut it.

Their 'desserts' look quite tasty, in all honesty.