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zagubov

I know people who've been to Russia on business recently. There's a boom in Mexican restaurants- apparently spicy food's suddenly popular.

They had to have drivers to take them round everywhere as the driving conditions were terrible. The drivers are often like a cross between a guide and a bodyguard.

Spirit_2

lostinrates wrote: »

There are a few variants of these now. I have one belonging to non res parent in a box in my barn.

No, I don't know why you'd buy a loo you have no where to use it either.

I became aware that someone I know quite well likes cushioned loo seats (Yeuck). In the early days of the internet they came across a a US site that sold them, and anticipating their every possible need (future house moves/en suites installed/holiday homes purchased) they bought a lot of them.

They were the wrong fittings. Unusable. I think they have them in their loft. As they are also hoarders, they are kept in case they ever find a loo they will fit.

PasturesNew

Spirit wrote: »

They were the wrong fittings. Unusable. I think they have them in their loft. As they are also hoarders, they are kept in case they ever find a loo they will fit.

Only thing I can think of is to advertise them for sale on US RAF bases.

PasturesNew

zagubov wrote: »

There's a boom in Mexican restaurants- apparently spicy food's suddenly popular.

I don't eat out, as a rule; when I do it's at cheap places.... however, I have had Mexican food in three completely separate restaurants - not "cheap" by my usual standards.... so more like £10-15 for a meal and not my preferred price point of £5-8.

And - I found the menus disappointing; it seemed like nearly everything was almost the same food - and all served with 3 pots (salsa, sour cream, that other mexican thing) and I don't like any of those 3 pots.

I think I probably had chimichangas.

What I HOPED from a Mexican restaurant would have been good, solid, hot, chilli with tortilla chips etc etc (that probably makes me a clueless peasant).

However, under no circumstances whatsoever, in any of the three times I've tried Mexican, have I found the food to be described as spicy.

I'd not choose to go Mexican again.

Spirit_2

zagubov wrote: »

I know some quakers and never knew them to have any particular dress code. Doubt they're wear designer clothes though.

I've a lot of respect for them as a religion, and as a community. Don't seem to have the hair covering/not covering concerns other religions seem to have preoccupations with either.

A former colleague is a quaker. Very pleasant, wise, trustworthy and good fun.

No differentiated clothing. Just an all round good egg.

PasturesNew

This Ramsay programme's hilarious tonight. Owner is super thick

zagubov

PasturesNew wrote: »

I don't eat out, as a rule; when I do it's at cheap places.... however, I have had Mexican food in three completely separate restaurants - not "cheap" by my usual standards.... so more like £10-15 for a meal and not my preferred price point of £5-8.

And - I found the menus disappointing; it seemed like nearly everything was almost the same food - and all served with 3 pots (salsa, sour cream, that other mexican thing) and I don't like any of those 3 pots.

I think I probably had chimichangas.

What I HOPED from a Mexican restaurant would have been good, solid, hot, chilli with tortilla chips etc etc (that probably makes me a clueless peasant).

However, under no circumstances whatsoever, in any of the three times I've tried Mexican, have I found the food to be described as spicy.

I'd not choose to go Mexican again.

Most mexican food here's what you'd call tex-mex and milder than Mexicans themselves eat. Chewie's probably better informed on this!

I used to go to a good tex mex restauarnt in South Kensington. Just googled it- might be the Texas Lone Star but its donleys years ago. They have/had a dish called onion loaf that's pure delight.:beer:

lostinrates

I have a couple of beautiful Mexican recipe books.


Pastures, you should use my cook book library some time.

PasturesNew

zagubov wrote: »

...onion loaf that's pure delight.:beer:

That sounds nice.

On Sunday Brunch last weekend, the chef had been to Texas and cooked a Texan chilli in the studio (no beans). It had chuck steak and scotch bonnet as the starting ingredients. It is cooked for 6 hours, then shredded and served.

Here it is: http://www.channel4.com/4food/recipes/tv-show-recipes/sunday-brunch-recipes/frito-pie-recipe

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

I have a couple of beautiful Mexican recipe books.


Pastures, you should use my cook book library some time.

I don't cook..... I look at nice pictures of food for hours, I collect recipes ... then I make toast