Urban Come Dine With Me

[butterfly child]

Why not. You've almost certainly been served up intensively produced chicken and pork nastiness in the past - the veal calf could have lived a much happier life than either. If you're going to consume dairy products then you may as well accept the reality of its production - it's better as veal than waste.

Still, surprised that you have had such a strong reaction to veal. If anything it's too inoffensive and bland a meat. Needs careful cooking admittedly, or it goes fry, but it's far from disagreeable to most.

Well, it was disagreeable to me. I'm sorry that seems to surprise you somewhat!

 

[equationgirl]

Starter: gravadlax with brown bread and butter and lemon wedges
OR garlic and onion dip with dipping vegetables (v)

Main: mushroom pie (v) OR steak served on a bed of garlic mushrooms and onions, served with roasted root vegetables

Pudding: mini chocolate cakes and a selection of chocolates

 

[Scarlette]

Starter: gravadlax with brown bread and butter and lemon wedges
OR garlic and onion dip with dipping vegetables (v)

Main: mushroom pie (v) OR steak served on a bed of garlic mushrooms and onions, served with roasted root vegetables

Pudding: mini chocolate cakes and a selection of chocolates

Mmm. Mini chocolate cakes. Ymmm.

I might make those ones that are melty in the middle at the weekend.

*scous internet for recipes*

 

[Badger Kitten]

Five urbanites came round on Boxing Day and we had:

Olives/Salami/Canape type things

Prawn cocktail (and yes, served in champagne bowls, retro-stylee)

Baked ham with dauphinoise potatoes and root slaw

Kir Royal jellies with blackberries

Assorted cheeses

Chocs


Entertainment: charades, Trivial Pursuit and lots of singing, accompanied by Blind Lemon Magpie on the guitar.


There are pics somewhere.

And completely magnificent it was too

 

[Badger Kitten]

I would do

Carpaccio of venison with grilled goat cheese and grilled walnuts and bitter leaves

Haddock, salmon, prawn and scallop casserole cooked in white wine served with buttered spinach

Tarte citron (from posh french cheese shop ) with fromage frais

A selection of interesting cheeses ( from posh cheese shop) and fat grapes

Coffee and homemade tiny bitter chocolate pots

Ciggies in the back yard with fireworks

 

[moomoo]

I'd probably just get a chinese takeaway and lots of booze.

 

[xenon]

I'll phone for a Chinese.

Beer / wine while we wait.

^Moomoo has the right idea.

 

[Funky_monks]

I'm in stodge mode at the moment so it'd be:

Starter: Seared pigeon breast salad

Mains: Fookoff shoulder roast of pork (my pig came back from slaughter monday) with mash, peas, buttered cabbage and appley sauce.

Pud: Stewed rhubarb and custard.

Entertainment: Sitting around and groaning as full bellies are clutched.

Drinks (and further entertainment): Zoider, my loveley.

 

[muckypup]

sounds like dillinger is trying to impress, is getting laid on the cards

 

[Dillinger4]

sounds like dillinger is trying to impress, is getting laid on the cards

Have I posted a Menu yet? I am not sure. I think I only mentioned that my dessert would be creme catalana!

 

[lynne8]

Starter: gravadlax with brown bread and butter and lemon wedges
OR garlic and onion dip with dipping vegetables (v)

Main: mushroom pie (v) OR steak served on a bed of garlic mushrooms and onions, served with roasted root vegetables

Pudding: mini chocolate cakes and a selection of chocolates

this sounds fantastic, can I come to dinner? Simple but delicious, can we have some cheese too? What would you serve for drinks?

 

[FabricLiveBaby!]

I would do

Carpaccio of venison with grilled goat cheese and grilled walnuts and bitter leaves

Haddock, salmon, prawn and scallop casserole cooked in white wine served with buttered spinach

Tarte citron (from posh french cheese shop ) with fromage frais

A selection of interesting cheeses ( from posh cheese shop) and fat grapes

Coffee and homemade tiny bitter chocolate pots

Ciggies in the back yard with fireworks

NYUM NYUM!

10/10

 

[fractionMan]

Bumpity bump.

Actually putting some serious thought into this atm.

 

[Badgers]

entertain them a bit?

 

[fractionMan]

I'm gonna give em narrowboat driving lessons.

 

[Orang Utan]

I'd secretly serve foie gras in a rich 'vegetarian' dish like a potato gratin and make sure all the guests were veggies.

 

[fractionMan]

I'm thinking 'game casserole', which turns out to contain mallard, squirrel and other assorted weird meats

That'd be more going for the lolz than the win though.

 

[Badgers]

entertain them a bit?

Like a puppet show or something?

 

[wtfftw]

Bumpity bump.

Actually putting some serious thought into this atm.

Do it do it do it PLEASE!

 

[fractionMan]

Do it do it do it PLEASE!

massive application form

 

[fractionMan]

Menu looking like (2 options each course):

Hot smoked salmon, wine poached egg, samphire
Pheasant breast, salsify rosti, cider sauce

Roast fillet of lamb with root vegetable gratin, red wine & rosemary jus.
Local game casserole, red cabbage, celeric mash

Spiced oranges with saffron yoghurt
Rhubarb & winter fruit jelly with sloe gin creme fraiche

Setting myself up for a fail with complex starters

 

[Steel Icarus]

Puy lentils with bacon
Pepper steak w/red wine, with mushrooms & fine beans with chilli mayonnaise
Fresh pineapple with sugared mint

Get hammered, listen to dub and play Battling Tops

and then get all my guitars & effects pedals & 4-track out and make an experimental noise album

 

[TitanSound]

Starter: Fried rat with blood jus

Main: Cow and sheep testicles with nutsack mayo

Dessert: Pigeon Poo Pie

 

[mrs quoad]

Starter: mephedrone

Main: White Lightning

Dessert: That Infamous Urban Orgy (reprise)

(NB: this menu may be better suited to some subforums than others).

 

[contadino]

Antipasti casarecci, ossobuco napoletano, canoli siciliana.

Entertainment: Paint my belly.

 

[TitanSound]

Entertainment: Paint my belly.

With what exactly?

 

[Badgers]

Entertainment?

 

[Hocus Eye.]

I used to cook meals for friends of mine but they have all moved away to different counties and in one case country. I wonder if it is my fault. I have got out of the habit of entertaining now. I meet people in a pub.

However if I did do a meal it would be my newest style of cooking:-

Starter - charcoal grilled toast

Main Course - crispy fried egg with deep fried fingers of pommes de terre

Desert - a gently bruised apple.

 

[fractionMan]

WHAT DO YOU AND YOUR GUESTS USUALLY TALK ABOUT AT YOUR DINNER PARTIES? ARE THERE ANY SUBJECTS THAT YOU THINK ARE BEST AVOIDED?

Is "Anal sex, the merits of non-hirearchical political structures, beer, Buddhism and boats. " the wrong answer?

 

[Greebo]

hummus and 3 flavours of mayonnaise with crudites
venison burgers with dijon mustard, rowan jelly, and watercress in wholemeal baps
big deal (fruit & sponge fingers or amaretti set in jelly)

entertainment - a sweepstake on which guest will take one look at the bookshelves and start frothing at the mouth