Nice people thread part 8 - worth the wait

Nikkster

lostinrates wrote: »

We have a sofa bed in the kitchen ATM. But I think that might be a posh alert...shows kitchen is big enough!

That is definitely a posh alert - we know it is a real kitchen, not the whole place

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

Now vinegar I love. Have been known to drink a spoon ful every now and again. If we get fish and chips I ask for no salt lots of vinegar then stand there and say 'more please' at least twice.:o

I hate the way they put the salt/vinegar on for you ..... they never do it right/enough do they

I used to have lashings of vinegar on chips, the last few were swimming in it.

Bought a new jar of vinegar today as my little bottle needs topping up and I'd hate to run out because you always need it when you've bought chips and I bring chips home about twice a year.

Nikkster

PasturesNew wrote: »

I'd have it mostly empty.

Probably have:
1-2 drawers for various breads/rolls/muffins/crumpets
1 drawer for 1-2 bags of oven chips
1 drawer for 2-3 bags of frozen veggies
1-2 drawer for 3-4 ready meals
1 drawer for reduced pies/sausages
Rest would be stuff I made/froze I guess....

I don't think mine would be empty for long. I think it would be reduced meat. Then reduced ready meals/ portions of things I'd made. Frozen veg. Frozen fruit. Frozen garlic/ ginger/ herbs. Frozen naughty things (like a bag of chips, onion rings for once in a while use). And some ice cream.

Better make sure my freezer is a decent size

LydiaJ

lostinrates wrote: »

We have a sofa bed in the kitchen ATM. But I think that might be a posh alert...shows kitchen is big enough!

In my previous house we had to have the fridge in the hall because it didn't fit in the kitchen. There were three under counter spaces - I used them for freezer, dishwasher and (in utility space just off the kitchen) washing machine - but nowhere to put a taller appliance if you wanted to use the one blank wall for a small table (which I did). Fortunately there was a space in the hall, just outside the kitchen, where it would just about fit, so we put it there. In my current house, I have a full height fridge freezer in the kitchen, but the freezer bit is a bit on the small side, so I've kept the under counter sized freezer and have that in the hall just outside the kitchen. It fits nicely under the boiler and has the phone on top of it.

Nikkster

PasturesNew wrote: »

I hate the way they put the salt/vinegar on for you ..... they never do it right/enough do they

I used to have lashings of vinegar on chips, the last few were swimming in it.

Bought a new jar of vinegar today as my little bottle needs topping up and I'd hate to run out because you always need it when you've bought chips and I bring chips home about twice a year.

I don't own a bottle of vinegar. I've only ever purchased one, and that was a Sainsbury's basics one as an alternative to fabric conditioner (no, you can't smell it on the clothes, and it does seem to work well. I would have vinegar on fish and chip shop chips, but on the rare occasion I have oven chips I wouldn't.

michaels

lostinrates wrote: »

We have a sofa bed in the kitchen ATM. But I think that might be a posh alert...shows kitchen is big enough!

I'll see you the sofa bed (if it is an extra large one) and raise you a 6 seater table and chairs and an 8 seater dining table - oh and 2 bar stools.

Nikkster

PasturesNew wrote: »

I use vinegar on all types of chips - and on mushy peas. It's brown vinegar, not white, so not for washing.

Top up Bottle today was 20p at Morrisons. It's about 2 years' worth.

If I'd had a freezer, today I'd have picked up a packet of sausages I saw reduced to £1.

I used brown for washing :eek:
It was fine though (phew) - maybe it wouldn't if I'd have got past the first bottle (I moved back to my parent's, there laundry agents were provided )

lostinrates

michaels wrote: »

I'll see you the sofa bed (if it is an extra large one) and raise you a 6 seater table and chairs and an 8 seater dining table - oh and 2 bar stools.

We know your kitchen is bigger. I only have small scrub top Victorian kitchen table because I like it and don't want to replace plus leaves e room for a large rug for exercises.

But then. We have a nice sized blanket box for extra seating, oh, and the alter.

PasturesNew

Michaels' kitchen sounds bigger than my whole place.

vivatifosi

Nikkster wrote: »

I don't own a bottle of vinegar. I've only ever purchased one, and that was a Sainsbury's basics one as an alternative to fabric conditioner (no, you can't smell it on the clothes, and it does seem to work well. I would have vinegar on fish and chip shop chips, but on the rare occasion I have oven chips I wouldn't.

I love vinegar. I have to have a bottle of balsamic vinegar in my cupboard and use it for everything (though I think I probably shouldn't try and wash with it). I like a nice smooth variety though, some have too much of a vinegary tang, if that makes sense. If I wasn't allergic to potatoes it would taste lovely on chips.