OK, What's For Lunch or Tea Today?

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Originally Posted by Marco

Typical (Scot) or Brit, lol... Italians are different. How many chippies do you see in Italy?;)

Marco.

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Tell me about it. I adore Italian cuisine but the best that they seem to be able to manage with potatoes is making them into gnocchi...:doh:

Ha - have you never eaten Patate al Forno:

http://memoriediangelina.com/2015/02.../#.WpQiiO7FK2w

It's enjoyed with roast meats in every Italian household, and is delicious! :)

Marco.

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Originally Posted by struth

Tomato soup and croutons

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Looks good. Only problem with placing them like that in soup is that they become soggy in seconds! :)

Marco.

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Originally Posted by Marco

Looks good. Only problem with placing them like that in soup is that they become soggy in seconds! :)

Marco.

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Yup but with a harder core. Like it like that. Sometimes just bread does

Yup, they have to be hard. My preferred 'croutons' are simply seasoned chunks of (almost stale) bread, infused with dried herbs and deep-fried :)

Marco.

Yes these were ones for Caesar salad. Like bricks but the thick tomato soup softens them enough for my old mouth to eat.

Lol - I thought you were used to sookin' on summat hard?:eyebrows::D;)

Marco.

Not me. I like a big soft juicy lucy

A flopsy bendy one?:D

Marco.

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Originally Posted by Marco

Looks good, Russell, but for an Italian (which I know you're not), way too much topping... ;) No doubt it was tasty, though!:)

Ok, didn't have time to have a proper lunch earlier (as I was working in the garden), so tonight's 'tea' became dinner:

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/W4RUgU.jpg

14-day aged sirloin steak (from locally sourced Welsh beef), in a demi-glace sauce with parsley-coated mushrooms, served medium rare, with fresh green beans, peas, and chunky chips coated in Pommes-Frites Würzsalz [a special salt for chips, from Germany, which contains chili, paprika and curry powder], see here:

https://www.amazon.de/Fuchs-Gew%C3%B.../dp/B003RFQFEK

It's delicious - as indeed was the whole meal! :cool:

Marco.

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My, that does look appetizing, I’ve always been a meat and potatoes man.

I take great care in the way I stack my toppings on the pizza. And the red stuff is just canned, diced tomatoes, drained. I put the onions under the cheese, so they cook down soft and don’t get burnt, and the green peppers on top for looks. Lately I just brown ground beef and spread on top. The most important part, is a clove or garlic about the size of your thumb, minced into the sauce. And yes, it’s an Americanized pizza. An Italian friend of mine always ordered a,”Cheese Pie”, he frowns upon all the toppings.

One thing I see is portion size. Everyone in America eats too much! The meals most of you display is about half the size of what I see here in the states. And that’s why Americans are so fat! I’m a good 15lbs overweight myself.

Russell