What is in your cup? - Page 1092

Stitchawl · 11-04-2011, 11:04 AM

Is it Blue? I'll check anew...
Yes, that's true.
It's Blue for me,
It's Blue for you!
(If Dr. Seuss wrote ad copy.)

Stitchawl

maianhvk · 11-04-2011, 11:04 AM

a nice page with interesting facts... The world at 7 billion: what's your number?

Stitchawl · 11-04-2011, 11:07 AM

That graph only starts in the 1500's. What about for us older folks?

Stitchawl

astra · 11-04-2011, 11:49 AM

Cuppa #4

Bojenmi.

ProfCrash · 11-04-2011, 12:39 PM

One Pot of Rooibos Plum Cinnamon done. Working on pot number one of Arabian Nights, a black/green blend.

orlok · 11-04-2011, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by maianhvk

a nice page with interesting facts... The world at 7 billion: what's your number?

2.8 billion, so people sure have been busy procreating since then

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Rooibos in my cup.

astra · 11-04-2011, 06:53 PM

Baaaackkk from BH's 24th birthday pub crawl.
Tried Jägermeister tonight. Don't remember who, but someone in our Society likes it

So, when I saw it on a menu in the first pub, I got it. Let's say it was a weird liquor. Odd flavour to say the least. It reminded me of some medicine but I could not remember which one

After that, on to Mongolian restaurant. Interesting place. We have not been to this restaurant for 6 or 7 years. You follow instructions in receipts that consist of putting raw meat and other uncooked ingredients into a bowl. Then you bring it to a chef, who dumps the whole lot on a huge sizzler and in 2-3 minutes the dish is ready. You can repeat the process indefinitely.
Not really my style. The end product is tasty, but the process is...tedious or creative or whatever. Something I hate about cooking and that's why I don't cook. Chinese buffet style is more suitable for me

Why? Oh why did she have to buy so much stuff in a shop before we met in a town? My backpack weighted some 6-8kg and we had to walk (crawl?) home....1.6 mile!

Tea! Now!
Afternoon Blend (F&M)

astra · 11-04-2011, 07:24 PM

Cuppa #7

Yunnan Black Golden Tips

Stitchawl · 11-04-2011, 10:12 PM

Broken windows and empty hallways,
a pale dead moon in a sky streaked with grey.
Human kindness is overflowing,
and I think it's gonna rain today.

Scarecrows dressed in the latest styles,
the frozen smiles to chase love away.
Human kindness is overflowing,
and I think it's gonna rain today.

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phsq-1dEC5w )

Good morning, everyone. Rainy day Saturdays... starting with a mug of Taylors of Harrogate's "English Breakfast" tea and thick slabs of home made rye bread spread with butter. Comfort food.

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Originally Posted by astra

After that, on to Mongolian restaurant. Interesting place. We have not been to this restaurant for 6 or 7 years. You follow instructions in receipts that consist of putting raw meat and other uncooked ingredients into a bowl. Then you bring it to a chef, who dumps the whole lot on a huge sizzler and in 2-3 minutes the dish is ready. You can repeat the process indefinitely.

This style of cooking is very popular all over Asia. Most of the restaurants have cooking grills right on each table, and you cook your own as you eat it. Some have charcoal hibachi, others flat or domed grills, and still others, 'hot pot' or 'Steamboat' soup tureens with burning charcoal in the middle and the boiling soup around the sides. After cooking many different meats and veggies, you drink the soup as a last course. I prefer the charcoal grill type myself, adding thin strips of beef, chicken, pork, sea food, and assorted vegetables as my tongue dictates. Many of these are now 'all you can eat' places (called "Viking Style" in Japan, but God only knows why!) and rather cheap but good tasting foods!

Time for one more cup of tea and off to do my chores!

Stitchawl

CRussel · 11-05-2011, 02:14 AM

Settling down for the evening. A bit of Talisker and we're done...

astra · 11-05-2011, 05:44 AM

Good Morning!
Saturday, the first day of a weekend. One of the sweetest moments of any given week

Cuppa #1
Ahmad English Breakfast.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

This style of cooking is very popular all over Asia. Most of the restaurants have cooking grills right on each table, and you cook your own as you eat it. Some have charcoal hibachi, others flat or domed grills, and still others, 'hot pot' or 'Steamboat' soup tureens with burning charcoal in the middle and the boiling soup around the sides. After cooking many different meats and veggies, you drink the soup as a last course. I prefer the charcoal grill type myself, adding thin strips of beef, chicken, pork, sea food, and assorted vegetables as my tongue dictates. Many of these are now 'all you can eat' places (called "Viking Style" in Japan, but God only knows why!) and rather cheap but good tasting foods!

As somebody said here: Is there anything you do not know?

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

Settling down for the evening. A bit of Talisker and we're done...

orlok · 11-05-2011, 06:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astra

...we had to walk (crawl?) home....1.6 mile!

Not a whole 1.6 miles!!!

Sorry, couldn't resist

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Rooibos in my cup on this damp and overcast morning.

astra · 11-05-2011, 07:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

Not a whole 1.6 miles!!!

Sorry, couldn't resist

I asked her not to buy any food because we have to walk home after the restaurant 7kg backpack on me poor back...

Remembering the ordeal makes me shiver. I need another cuppa.
I have not noticed how I finished second Ahmad English Breakfast cuppa and 1.5 palmier

astra · 11-05-2011, 08:02 AM

Cuppa #3

F&M Keemun

maianhvk · 11-05-2011, 08:04 AM

white yoghurt with jelly...

11-04-2011, 06:53 PM	#16372
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Baaaackkk from BH's 24th birthday pub crawl. Tried Jägermeister tonight. Don't remember who, but someone in our Society likes it So, when I saw it on a menu in the first pub, I got it. Let's say it was a weird liquor. Odd flavour to say the least. It reminded me of some medicine but I could not remember which one After that, on to Mongolian restaurant. Interesting place. We have not been to this restaurant for 6 or 7 years. You follow instructions in receipts that consist of putting raw meat and other uncooked ingredients into a bowl. Then you bring it to a chef, who dumps the whole lot on a huge sizzler and in 2-3 minutes the dish is ready. You can repeat the process indefinitely. Not really my style. The end product is tasty, but the process is...tedious or creative or whatever. Something I hate about cooking and that's why I don't cook. Chinese buffet style is more suitable for me Why? Oh why did she have to buy so much stuff in a shop before we met in a town? My backpack weighted some 6-8kg and we had to walk (crawl?) home....1.6 mile! Tea! Now! Afternoon Blend (F&M) Last edited by astra; 11-04-2011 at 06:58 PM.

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11-04-2011, 11:04 AM	#16366
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Is it Blue? I'll check anew... Yes, that's true. It's Blue for me, It's Blue for you! (If Dr. Seuss wrote ad copy.) Stitchawl

11-04-2011, 11:04 AM	#16367
maianhvk whimsical Posts: 2,779 Karma: 88193939 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: in darkness Device: current: PPW 4. brick: K3 & Voyage.	a nice page with interesting facts... The world at 7 billion: what's your number?

11-04-2011, 11:07 AM	#16368
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	That graph only starts in the 1500's. What about for us older folks? Stitchawl

11-04-2011, 11:49 AM	#16369
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Cuppa #4 Bojenmi.

11-04-2011, 12:39 PM	#16370
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	One Pot of Rooibos Plum Cinnamon done. Working on pot number one of Arabian Nights, a black/green blend.

11-04-2011, 07:24 PM	#16373
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Cuppa #7 Yunnan Black Golden Tips

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CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,325 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Settling down for the evening. A bit of Talisker and we're done...

11-05-2011, 08:02 AM	#16379
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Cuppa #3 F&M Keemun

11-05-2011, 08:04 AM	#16380
maianhvk whimsical Posts: 2,779 Karma: 88193939 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: in darkness Device: current: PPW 4. brick: K3 & Voyage.	white yoghurt with jelly...