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  1. #7451
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    Bacon sarnies are cheap though. And it's hard to get bored of bacon. It may actually be impossible.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    I totally *get* that last bit, if you're single (as cooking can be therapeutic), but otherwise that's what a wife is for!

    In those days, Del worked 9-5 in a fairly undemanding office job, whereas I was out until all hours, so it was only right that she had a meal ready for me when I got home

    As for 'lunch is for wimps' lol, well that was always the joke, but not when you're Italian. Good food matters! If I didn't have a nice Parma ham sandwich, made with crusty bread from the local deli, or some such, I'd have been a VERY unhappy bunny!

    Besides, it's bad for you not to eat, and also unproductive, as your body needs proper fuel to sustain it, Maybe this is why I'm a healthy bastard now, with no ailments to speak of, simply because I looked after myself properly when I was younger?

    Marco.
    I wasn't single I just didn't like my then partner's cooking lol. No, to be fair she was great at the meat and two veg style of cooking but couldn't do pasta, curries etc. (she tried bless her). So I usually cooked for myself. More often than not (and I still do this now) I'd cook a lot more than I need and freeze meal size portions for nights when I didn't fancy cooking from scratch.

    I got by ok with the little and often style of eating through the day back then and in any case calories were often augmented by a pint or two of Guinness at lunchtime

    I'm in rude health other than my neurological condition and that's nothing to do with my diet then or now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    Bacon sarnies are cheap though. And it's hard to get bored of bacon. It may actually be impossible.
    Lol...

    Marco.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Roy S View Post
    I wasn't single I just didn't like my then partner's cooking lol. No, to be fair she was great at the meat and two veg style of cooking but couldn't do pasta, curries etc. (she tried bless her). So I usually cooked for myself. More often than not (and I still do this now) I'd cook a lot more than I need and freeze meal size portions for nights when I didn't fancy cooking from scratch.

    I got by ok with the little and often style of eating through the day back then and in any case calories were often augmented by a pint or two of Guinness at lunchtime

    I'm in rude health other than my neurological condition and that's nothing to do with my diet then or now.
    No worries, I getcha, and that's cool

    Marco.
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    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    Bacon sarnies are cheap though. And it's hard to get bored of bacon. It may actually be impossible.
    Last night was "breakfast tea" night, which Mrs. P does about once a fortnight. All good, but the real star of the show is the bacon
    I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in

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    When I left home, I became a vegetarian for a couple of years. It was great in terms of learning a little about spices, as vegetarian food needs spicing in my view.
    But it was bacon that got me back on eating meat
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    Quote Originally Posted by guy View Post
    When I left home, I became a vegetarian for a couple of years. It was great in terms of learning a little about spices, as vegetarian food needs spicing in my view.
    But it was bacon that got me back on eating meat
    Welcome back Guy!

    Did you know that the word 'vegetarian' is actually an ancient Native American word, meaning 'Shit at Hunting'? No, me neither
    I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in

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  8. #7458
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    It's personal taste of course, but I'd say not so much 'spiced', but well-seasoned and prepared with the use of fresh herbs. Spiced only if it forms the basis for Asian cuisine or such like.

    However, the most important thing, a bit like fish, is that it's as fresh as possible. Bad veggie food almost always stems from the use of poor quality source ingredients!

    I like bacon, occasionally, but I wouldn't rave about it, and as with sausages, I'm uber-fussy about the type I'll eat, simply because the cheap (mass produced) stuff is full of nasty cack.

    Marco.
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.

  9. #7459
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    It's personal taste of course, but I'd say not so much 'spiced', but well-seasoned and prepared with the use of fresh herbs. Spiced only if it forms the basis for some form of Asian cuisine or such like.

    However, the most important thing, a bit like fish, is that it's as fresh as possible. Bad veggie food almost always stems from the use of poor quality source ingredients!

    I like bacon, occasionally, but I wouldn't rave about it, and as with sausages, I'm uber-fussy about the type I'll eat, simply because the cheap (mass produced) stuff is full of nasty cack.

    Marco.
    Yeah but eyelashes and bits of old carrier bag improve the flavour Truthfully, we only ever get decent sausages, and sometimes VEGETARIAN sausages! Hanging my head in shame.
    I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in

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    Speakers: KEF Reference 3, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables

    T'other system:
    Echo Dot, Arcam A75 integrated, Monitor Audio R852 MD speakers
    A/V:
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  10. #7460
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    I'll eat salami and chorizo and that but never liked 'British' sausage no matter how fancy it is. Nothing to do with ingredients I think it's the texture aka 'mouth feel' that puts me off.
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    TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > Troels Gravesen Faital 3WC-15.

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