OK, What's For Lunch or Tea Today?

[Marco]

Just remembered, there is also the term high tea, meaning main evening meal.

I occasionally enjoy some proper afternoon tea at a 'posh hotel', which usually follows a substantial breakfast, and replaces lunch

In such cases, breakfast would be eaten around 9am, and afternoon tea around 3pm. A light evening meal, around 7pm may follow.

Marco.

[spendorman]

Don't forget 'Elevenses'.

Absolutely, normally a coffee here, sometimes with a biscuit.

[Marco]

Haha... Another typically British peculiarity!

Marco.

[spendorman]

It used to go like this here.

Early morning cuppa, sometimes with a biscuit.

Breakfast, could be a full cooked one, or just cereal, toast and cup of tea.

Elevenses, coffee and perhaps a biscuit.

Lunch, usually followed by a coffee.

Afternoon tea, cup of tea, sandwiches and cakes (but not always).

Supper, main evening meal

Late evening tea, usually about 9 pm, probably just a cup of tea.

[Marco]

Lol.... Ok if you're a 'tea-jenny'!

Marco [rarely, if ever, drinks tea].

[spendorman]

I used to like both about equally, but I'm getting a bit old and perhaps my digestion isn't so good, tea seems to suit me better than coffee, strangely, coffee can make me feel a bit nauseous.

[Marco]

No worries, Alex, each to his or her own

Last time we enjoyed 'proper' afternoon tea, al fresco, it was at The Manor House Hotel in Moreton-in-Marsh:



Superb place that, in a gorgeous old market town.

Marco.

[spendorman]

It was in 2000, I was taken to Harrods for afternoon tea. I seem to remember that it was £25, I think each!

It seemed very nice, but later that day I felt ill, and certainly was.

I didn't tell my host that this happened, but some time later they let on to me that they were ill too after the tea!

[Marco]

Cool... Do you think you've got a bit of a delicate tummy?

One place I'd love to have afternoon tea, which is where we'll go next time we're in London, is the Savoy. What a beautiful place that is! Especially as Del and I absolutely adore anything Art Deco

When we're up in Scotland, our favourite haunt for afternoon tea is the Roman Camp Hotel in Callander: http://www.romancamphotel.co.uk/afternoon-tea/

Simply awrsome!

Marco.

[Audio Al]

I made one of my concotions for dinner tonight

1 onion diced
1 whole garlic crushed and diced
1 stem of ginger grated
2 toms diced
6 mushrooms sliced
Half a courgette sliced and diced
1 carrot thinly sliced
1 pork chop , fat removed then sliced into strips
seasoning

Onions garlic and ginger lightly fried in a small amout of virgin olive oil
Add the pork
Then everything else , on two occasions add some boiling water into the frying pan , lots of steam to help with the cooking ( and no more oil )

End resuly , VERY tasty ( Burp )