What's for Dinner?

[Caroline H]

It IS humorous isn't it

 

[All Englands Skies]

Today i was in the city, i had bacon, fried eggs, sausages, beans, tomatos, toast, mushrooms and a cup of tea, a full english breasfast, the "Fry up"

 

[Caroline H]

:verysad

 

[All Englands Skies]

Ah dont be upset, we might have great food, but the rest of the nation is going downhill!

 

[Caroline H]

:biglol Hey, join the club!

 

[All Englands Skies]

I always thought culturally, UK was in a worse state.

better not go off topic though.

two words,

Fish and Chips.

 

[Fembot]

Ground chicken marinara with whole wheat spaghetti and Greek salad thrown on top.

 

[handy]

Mmmmmm, that sounds good. But we had chicken last night. Tonight I'm just making enchiladas and salad.

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Okaaaay! I looked up what Sarnie is....


Boffins cook up ultimate bacon sarnie
Another triumph for UK university research

By Lester Haines

Posted in Science, 10th April 2007 09:40 GMT

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The UK's universities are fast forging a reputation for the kind of ground-breaking research
which can only leave lesser seats of learning looking on in awe.

Indeed, hot on the heels of the Aberdeen better darts project, triumphant scientists at Leeds have cracked that most imponderable of posers: how to create the ultimate bacon sarnie.


And the answer? Simple: take two or three back bacon rashers, cook under a preheated grill for seven minutes at around 240°C and nestle between two slices of farmhouse bread around 1-2cm thick. Then eat.

In case you think this recipe is something any self-respecting undergraduate could cook up, you should know that it took four Leeds University Department of Food Science experts 1,000 hours to work their way through 700 bacon sarnie variations.

According to the BBC, in the process they tried "different types and cuts of bacon, cooking techniques, types of oil, and a range of cooking times at different temperatures", then ran a shortlist through a computer to measure the texture of each sandwich. Finally, 50 volunteers "judged each sandwich according to its taste, texture, and flavour".

Lead boffin Dr Graham Clayton, explained: "We often think it's the taste and smell of bacon that consumers find most attractive. But our research proves that texture and the crunching sound is just - if not more - important. While there was much debate within our taste panels on the smoked or unsmoked decision, everyone agreed that tough or chewy bacon is a turn-off."

Anyone wishing to verify the team's findings can avail themselves of the following formula: N = C + {fb (cm) . fb (tc)} + fb (Ts) + fc . ta, where N=force in Newtons required to break the cooked bacon, fb=function of the bacon type, fc=function of the condiment/filling effect, Ts=serving temperature, tc=cooking time, ta=time or duration of application of condiment/filling, cm=cooking method, C=Newtons required to break uncooked bacon. ®


Bacon between two slices of bread!

But scientifically concocted! Gotta Love it!!!!! :rolling

YUM! YUM!

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Please, don't get me wrong. I'm not laughing at the food, I"m sure I would quite enjoy the Sarnie , I'm laughing at the fact that the "university" did such calculations and that it took them 1,000 hours of work and over 700 variation and 50 volunteers and an ingenius "scientific" formula, to come up with the "perfect" sarnie. :D

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They left off the tomato and lettuce?

 

[Fembot]

How do you make enchiladas?

 

[handy]

My enchiladas are hardly authentic, but they are very easy and the family likes them.

I'll either fry up hamburger, or I'll cut up leftover chicken and simmer it with about 1/2 to 3/4 cup of Mild Pace Sauce, (just depends on how much chicken I have). Meanwhile, I use a package of Taco Bell Enchilada Mix and fix that according to the directions.

Then I put some sauce, hamburger or spiced chicken and some shredded cheese on a flour tortilla and roll it up, until I have a 9x13 dish filled. I pour the extra sauce over everything, sprinkle shredded cheese and sliced olives, cover and bake it for about 30 minutes. Very simple and I serve it with salad and sometimes refried beans.

 

[handy]

Ground chicken marinara with whole wheat spaghetti and Greek salad thrown on top.

How do you make your Greek salad? Now that it's summer I have a salad for just about every meal and my family gets a little tired of the same-o salad I usually throw together.

 

[Fembot]

My enchiladas are hardly authentic, but they are very easy and the family likes them.

I'll either fry up hamburger, or I'll cut up leftover chicken and simmer it with about 1/2 to 3/4 cup of Mild Pace Sauce, (just depends on how much chicken I have). Meanwhile, I use a package of Taco Bell Enchilada Mix and fix that according to the directions.

Then I put some sauce, hamburger or spiced chicken and some shredded cheese on a flour tortilla and roll it up, until I have a 9x13 dish filled. I pour the extra sauce over everything, sprinkle shredded cheese and sliced olives, cover and bake it for about 30 minutes. Very simple and I serve it with salad and sometimes refried beans.

Thank you...I know tacos and quesadillas but forgot what enchiladas were for a sec, wanted to know how you made it. Everybody is different.

I make my Greek salad with tomatoes, red onion, cucumber chunks, a few kalamata black olives-which I don't eat, just like the juice from them- parsley, dried oregano, romaine lettuce, feta cheese, vinegar and olive oil. For some reason, I prefer it on top of marinara sauce :yes

 

[Caroline H]

We had sliced honey cured ham fried in a skillet, macaroni & cheese, and a vegetable medley.

 

[Blazin Bones]

And it was Yummy!

 

[Fembot]

Chipotle chicken salad late in the afternoon. Then, later on, edamame and shrimp cocktail with Italian pinot grigio at a local sushi place. Wish I had more, but I'm lazy tonight to cook.

 

[Fembot]

Salmon with salad (organic mixed greens and spinach, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, matchstick carrots, artichoke hearts, chick peas)

 

[Fembot]

Surf and Turf... Salmon and rib eye. With a mixed greens salad (cucumbers, red onions and tomatoes)

Fourth if July was roast beef and pasta with salad combo from the buffet on a boat ride.

 

[jasoncran]

can i eat dinner with u all?

man i just ate, and that makes me hungry again.

 

[Fembot]

What did you have Jason?

 

[jasoncran]

What did you have Jason?

the usual steak with mushrooms and potatoes, my isn't totally recovered from surgery yet