tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314051138158312229.post3577733725941082879..comments2024-02-10T16:29:36.544-04:00Comments on earwig sandwich: Topsy TurveyLulu LaBonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05546286547273386382noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314051138158312229.post-63555365263652065442010-03-16T06:14:19.521-04:002010-03-16T06:14:19.521-04:00I am kind of relieved that you bought a tin of tha...I am kind of relieved that you bought a tin of that disgusting stuff. It' will make me feel better next time I am going off the rails. <br /><br />PS: Frog and eel? Isn't that perfect Anglo-French fusion cuisine?Metropolitan Mumhttp://www.metropolitanmum.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314051138158312229.post-85774502722099620902010-03-06T04:22:04.855-04:002010-03-06T04:22:04.855-04:00Wow - OK I'll get my ticket - see you there
K...Wow - OK I'll get my ticket - see you there<br /><br />Kevin - You can never tell, I'm instinctively drawn to someone's disused cellar.<br /><br />Mrs Cow - That's exactly what I wanted to do with the piece of grassLulu LaBonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546286547273386382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314051138158312229.post-684826661043710812010-03-05T11:13:15.565-04:002010-03-05T11:13:15.565-04:00"I am British and we soldier on..."
Ha!...<i>"I am British and we soldier on..."</i><br /><br />Ha!<br /><br />Well it can be cringe-worthily embarassing to walk out of a place when you've just popped in...<br /><br />Admit, though, would be tempted to liberate the grass from it's glass prison and wear it out as a hat.<br /><br />Sorry about the eels. Ugh.The Topiary Cowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649189953257408994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314051138158312229.post-82966559679065102602010-03-05T10:02:04.715-04:002010-03-05T10:02:04.715-04:00Perhaps your mistake was in not having the Frog &a...Perhaps your mistake was in not having the Frog & Eel combo?<br /><br />In Bradford I've found that if it looks like somebody's disused cellar, it is somebody's disused cellar and the food's superb. It doesn't quite work that way in Manchester. I shudder to think how it works in London!Kevin Musgrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472110857057175327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314051138158312229.post-43410203811954305572010-03-04T14:21:08.681-04:002010-03-04T14:21:08.681-04:00I'm gonna be in SF in two weeks and will have ...I'm gonna be in SF in two weeks and will have to see the cleaned up version of the House of Nanking!Brettheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09962592571393908971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314051138158312229.post-29424220494084967282010-03-04T13:30:15.813-04:002010-03-04T13:30:15.813-04:00Ta Sweetie - I've earmarked it, er dogeared it...Ta Sweetie - I've earmarked it, er dogeared it - it's marked.Lulu LaBonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546286547273386382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314051138158312229.post-70848567272173396452010-03-04T12:12:37.084-04:002010-03-04T12:12:37.084-04:00great recipe and the batter is here in the comment...great recipe and the batter is <a href="http://bocktherobber.com/2010/02/fishy-business" rel="nofollow">here</a> in the comments. xoxoxsavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314051138158312229.post-11698431998891832692010-03-04T10:03:46.189-04:002010-03-04T10:03:46.189-04:00Sav - not me sweetie - sorry
But would love a good...Sav - not me sweetie - sorry<br />But would love a good tempura batter recipe - let me know ehn you track it down<br />xx<br /><br />Mr Jelly - I did take that photo - now I have an iphone and filters there's no stopping me!Lulu LaBonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546286547273386382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314051138158312229.post-5481787169212772362010-03-04T09:34:26.708-04:002010-03-04T09:34:26.708-04:00Did you take the photo? I have dozens and dozens ...Did you take the photo? I have dozens and dozens of photos of places we have eaten. I should do a montage sometime.FJhttp://fundamentaljelly.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314051138158312229.post-91425995848429124352010-03-04T08:06:20.631-04:002010-03-04T08:06:20.631-04:00sweetie dahling *she said in her best ab-fab patsy...sweetie dahling *she said in her best ab-fab patsy voice* didn't you post a recipe for a really light tempura style batter? if so, please do give it to me again! *stop snickering boys* xoxoxoxo<br /><br />(he's on his way to dubai now with a list to fill at the spice market!)savannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314051138158312229.post-36135928770293092272010-03-04T04:38:19.986-04:002010-03-04T04:38:19.986-04:00Eryl - cheese is usually my default meal - or avoc...Eryl - cheese is usually my default meal - or avocado<br /><br />Ange - I had eel - and the Lord smote me for it!! <br /><br />xl - Miss Whiplash will be around again soon - because I'll be back working with her again next month!<br /><br /><br />Sav - 15 loooong days - hey it's only 14 now - Hurrah!<br /><br />red- I am advertising my services as a remote food-preparation device - will Lulu LaBonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546286547273386382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314051138158312229.post-18884598664369798182010-03-04T04:31:47.364-04:002010-03-04T04:31:47.364-04:00Screamish - I also can't bear perfumed restaur...Screamish - I also can't bear perfumed restaurants and dining rooms.<br /><br />The house in Bristol is so full of people I need to get away from it now and again, and I get more (and better paid) work in London<br /><br />Wow and Sav - sounds like we need to head straight out to SF<br /> <br />Sync - <i>Nice bit of turf.</i><br />Made me feel quite bucolic!Lulu LaBonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546286547273386382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314051138158312229.post-42475850506536330122010-03-04T03:40:51.748-04:002010-03-04T03:40:51.748-04:00I'll have frogs legs in chili and garlic pleas...I'll have frogs legs in chili and garlic pleasenursemyrahttp://nursemyra.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314051138158312229.post-69725708047358838922010-03-04T02:53:55.706-04:002010-03-04T02:53:55.706-04:00What a weird place. Maybe "Frog and Eel"...What a weird place. Maybe "Frog and Eel" is Cockney rhyming slang for, errr, "veal"?Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314051138158312229.post-2217722967350347672010-03-04T01:16:49.442-04:002010-03-04T01:16:49.442-04:00I also hate the smell of incense- and of frog and ...I also hate the smell of incense- and of frog and eel (or I would if I knew what they smelt (I never know if it is 'smelled') like.<br /><br />Was it hard returning to the homestead only to have to leave it again so soon? Or was it a slight relief to get away back into your own space again?<br /><br />As for tinned food - I occasionally have either baked beans or spaghetti hoops on toast French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314051138158312229.post-4210135970365286412010-03-03T22:06:10.764-04:002010-03-03T22:06:10.764-04:00I came home late from work and C asked me, "W...I came home late from work and C asked me, "What's for supper? I have to go out soon." Perhaps you could channel some food-preparation waves her way as well.red-handedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484549762594608774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314051138158312229.post-91153221815342020282010-03-03T19:49:47.943-04:002010-03-03T19:49:47.943-04:00@wow that was awkward...house of nanking is still ...@wow that was awkward...house of nanking is still FANTASTIC, just cleaned up a bit now! <br /><br />i know the disjointed feeling when the schedule is off! 15 days until the MITM arrives! xoxoxxoxsavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314051138158312229.post-71970587785847117652010-03-03T19:43:51.992-04:002010-03-03T19:43:51.992-04:00Maybe the turf was an item from their High Fiber m...Maybe the turf was an item from their <b>High Fiber</b> menu?<br /><br />[brightens at the mention of Miss Whiplash]LẌhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337382169476392640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314051138158312229.post-9275975498894311592010-03-03T19:20:03.363-04:002010-03-03T19:20:03.363-04:00So - did you have the frog or the eel? Now that yo...So - did you have the frog or the eel? Now that you obey the word of the Lord - maybe you could convert and cook over here!!Angehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02255310309447767848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314051138158312229.post-71356639277379034312010-03-03T19:18:27.073-04:002010-03-03T19:18:27.073-04:00We do soldier on, don't we, it's silly rea...We do soldier on, don't we, it's silly really? Though I think incense might have put me off.<br /><br />When I have no one to cook for I tend to live on cheese because I find cooking for just myself a bit odd. Luckily I've never had no one to cook for for longer than a week.<br /><br />I snorted when I read 'frog and eels'.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314051138158312229.post-47211511237667388702010-03-03T19:15:44.310-04:002010-03-03T19:15:44.310-04:00Nice bit of turf.Nice bit of turf.syncopated eyeballhttp://syncopatedeyeball.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314051138158312229.post-73362872787197778992010-03-03T18:56:55.265-04:002010-03-03T18:56:55.265-04:00One of the best Asian meals I ever had was at Hous...One of the best Asian meals I ever had was at House of Nanking in San Francisco. It was a dump. Eggs and milk were sitting out on the counter. Raw chicken was sitting unattended. We tried it anyway. We let the waiter order for us based on our choices of shrimp and meat. It was awesome!Brettheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09962592571393908971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314051138158312229.post-91541400694347516112010-03-03T18:54:53.521-04:002010-03-03T18:54:53.521-04:00oh jeez, incense in a foody kitchen space, how ter...oh jeez, incense in a foody kitchen space, how terrible, nothing turns me off food as fast as that...<br /><br />your life between London and Bristol sounds...interesting. Im not sure ive really understood how that works, maybe I should go back and trawl thru the archives...<br /><br />but personally i think any menu that openly lists Frog and Eel as subsections should be applauded...maybe ive screamishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11877496725306468555noreply@blogger.com