The Nice People Thread, No.16: A Universe of Niceness.

Pyxis

PasturesNew wrote: »

Yes. Most people can't cook. There is strong evidence for this because there are multiple people on the telly in programmes like "Come Dine With Me" and even the breakfasts on "Four in a Bed" - and now the "Family Cook" show that's on where a whole family cooks.

In the main .... a lot of it is dire - and those people are people who think they're good enough to stand up and be counted.

The thing is: A bad meal you haven't had to cook is still better than one you've had to cook for yourself... in the most part.

If you've been fed, you can't say "That was rank" - you won't get invited again .... EVER.

When I was in my twenties, I used to give a lot of dinner parties, and I loved to try new recipes where you had to cook everything from scratch.
It would take me ages and ages with days of planning and preparation.

What started to pi$$ me off was that I would hardly ever be invited to someone else's house for a dinner party, and when I was, it was usually a heated up-type meal like a bought quiche or something. Nice enough, but a bit ordinary.

In the end, after several years, I stopped doing them.


These days, I'd rather do other things. Most of my cooking from scratch is now vegetable stir-fries.

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

LIR - going to PM you in under 10 minutes.

It's true - link coming via PM. Year = 2003.

Wow, impressed.

I wonder if I asked you to dig actual dirt on someone, lol.

Hmmm........

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

Wow, impressed.

I wonder if I asked you to dig actual dirt on someone, lol.

Hmmm........

If information's "out there" then it has the potential to be found.

Sometimes..... we're just lucky.

Glad I did find it - and it's the full setup/everything you could possibly wish to know really. Who was where, what they were doing, what happened, names, dates, places.... the works!

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

If information's "out there" then it has the potential to be found.

Sometimes..... we're just lucky.

Glad I did find it - and it's the full setup/everything you could possibly wish to know really. Who was where, what they were doing, what happened, names, dates, places.... the works!

Yes. It's really good, thank you. Totally satisfied that curiosity.

Haha. Feels like coming home. Wish I could ask you lot a question

PasturesNew

Pyxis wrote: »

When I was in my twenties, I used to give a lot of dinner parties, and I loved to try new recipes where you had to cook everything from scratch.
It would take me ages and ages with days of planning and preparation.

What started to pi$$ me off was that I would hardly ever be invited to someone else's house for a dinner party, and when I was, it was usually a heated up-type meal like a bought quiche or something. Nice enough, but a bit ordinary.

In the end, after several years, I stopped doing them.


These days, I'd rather do other things. Most of my cooking from scratch is now vegetable stir-fries.

Come Dine with Me was custom-made for you

Although sometimes there are "fine diners" on there who thought they'd be in a group of similar-minded fine diners, only to find they were mixed with the daughter of the local chip shop owner, a student and somebody vegan

Pyxis

PasturesNew wrote: »

Come Dine with Me was custom-made for you

Although sometimes there are "fine diners" on there who thought they'd be in a group of similar-minded fine diners, only to find they were mixed with the daughter of the local chip shop owner, a student and somebody vegan

Ooh no fear!

I watched that once and was horrified!

Is that the one where they go poking around the rest of your house?


I think I gave my very last dinner party in around 1990-ish.

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

Come Dine with Me was custom-made for you

Although sometimes there are "fine diners" on there who thought they'd be in a group of similar-minded fine diners, only to find they were mixed with the daughter of the local chip shop owner, a student and somebody vegan

See, I think you go to eat with people got more than the food.

I don't mind eating food I might not normally choose as a guest, I think it's part of the spirit of accepting an invitation to someone's home really.

PasturesNew

Pyxis wrote: »

Ooh no fear!

I watched that once and was horrified!

Is that the one where they go poking around the rest of your house?


I think I gave my very last dinner party in around 1990-ish.

Yes, 4-5 strangers, one night at each house. Judged on food, entertainment ....and they poke around your house

Meanwhile, a voiceover takes the pee.... £1000 prize money to be won by the one with the biggest score.

Pyxis

lostinrates wrote: »

See, I think you go to eat with people got more than the food.

I don't mind eating food I might not normally choose as a guest, I think it's part of the spirit of accepting an invitation to someone's home really.

Yes, that should be the fun of a dinner party, eating food you've not had prepared that way before, or completely different food you've never had before.

(Not a heated-up quiche from the supermarket! :mad: It's different if you've made it yourself from scratch, though. Homemade quiche can be lush!)

lostinrates

Pyxis wrote: »

Yes, that should be the fun of a dinner party, eating food you've not had prepared that way before, or completely different food you've never had before.

(Not a heated-up quiche! :mad: )

I don't even mind that. I go for the company . If I am given quiche I'll eat it with gratitude. It's s social thing.