Today's menu:

[Balifrog]

Looks nice but im not sure on the bread to egg ratio....need more eggs.

There was 2 eggs / 2 toast.

Could eat 1 more each but then I feel "heavy" for my morning swim....

 

[Balifrog]

I wonder in how many cultures do eggs and toast soldiers feature!

Soldiers (food) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

"The specific term "eggs with soldiers" appears to date only from the 1960s. The modern phrase first appeared in print in 1966 in Nicolas Freeling's novel The Dresden Green (where it is used to eat soup). It is possible that it was either popularised or invented in 1965 in a series of TV commercials for eggs starring Tony Hancock and Patricia Hayes."

Wiki gives U.K. as country of origin ?

I know it was already popular in Belgium and France in late 50's / early 60's

 

[macvert]

I'm glad the toast to egg ratio thing has been sorted, but I'm also a bit concerned about the demolished state of the top of the eggshell. Personally I like to give one swift blow with the knife to get the top off in as close to one piece as possible

 

[Balifrog]

I'm glad the toast to egg ratio thing has been sorted, but I'm also a bit concerned about the demolished state of the top of the eggshell. Personally I like to give one swift blow with the knife to get the top off in as close to one piece as possible

Hahaha.... a bit like "sabrer le champagne" ?

Do we say sand or slash champagne ?

Do we say sand or slash champagne ? Both exist, but they don't have the same meaning ! The Beaux-Vins wine blog explains ...

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I am not good at it with a bottle of champagne, let alone with an egg !

I do it the "volcano crater" style, well appropriated for here ?

 

[Orestes]

I wonder in how many cultures do eggs and toast soldiers feature!

The Dutch serve soldiers (soldaatjes) with boiled eggs on spinach. My grandmother used to make this recipe even before WWII. I occasionally still make the same recipe using bayam .

 

[Balifrog]

The Dutch serve soldiers (soldaatjes) with boiled eggs on spinach. My grandmother used to make this recipe even before WWII. I occasionally still make the same recipe using bayam .

I learned something again. But not sure I would try that combination....

 

[Balifrog]

A proper "mise en place" is essential before starting cooking. Done with the recipe in hand (or the video).
All ingredients weigthed, cleaned, chopped.
The plate on the left contains all the ingredients for the Basmati rice, all the rest is for the mushroom sauce.
Took me some time to teach this to the Miss, and for her to accept this is the only way to make sure you don't forget anything.
It has now become "standard procedure"

Final result was very good. (Well, except for the rice collapsing before I could take the picture...)

 

[Balifrog]

Pork fillet blanquette. It's supposed to be made with veal (blanquette de veau) but not easy to find here.

I followed a differerent recipe, the result was nice, meat very tender, but the sauce was a bit bland.
So I give myself only an 7,5 or 8/10 note.

Tomorrow I will warm up the left overs, adding a bit veal or chicken stock and some white wine. Should give it a bit "peps" .....

 

[Balifrog]

Tried out a new place at the beach today

Pizza for me

Chicken "local" style for the Miss

And a small dessert

Add to that 2 G.T. as appéritif, and 2 glaces of Pinot Noir.

Nothing really special, I'll keep the place on my "drink list" but not on my gastronomic list.

 

[Bad_azz]

Nothing super-special over here recently.
I cooked up Opor ayam on Friday & there were no leftovers- so I guess I did a decent job.
Yesterday; Gepuk , Kentang Balado & veggies.
Today; nasi uduk and rendang.

 

[Banana72]

Trying out a new restaurant near Senayan today...it's a Tapas place called Plan B. Pretty happy about it, definitely will come back with either my bottle of wine (corkage 'only' 130rb...compare to 200-300+ at some other places), or maybe I'll just get one of the available Riojas from the list. First time here, so I just tried the 'red wine+lemon juice+soda water' (don't remember the Spanish name for it...not Sangria), it was refreshing. Food...Greek salad, some queso something soup...and not pictured (sorry): Salmon with salsa, wife ordered chicken breast with roasted baby potatoes....and some bread.

Anybody wanna join me for a small group dinner one of these days (so we can share the cost of a bottle or two while we're at it)....it'll be great!

Hope it'll be one of the first meeting places for my 'wine tasting' group (until a better choice comes along..).

 

[Balifrog]

Chicken, fettuccine, baby potatoes, carrots and mushroom sauce

 

[Balifrog]

Today's dinner

 

[Balifrog]

Christmas day lunch.

Some appetizers, with a nice little glass of Proseco

Escargots vol au vent for the Miss

Foie gras for me

 

[Balifrog]

Salmon Wellington

And as it was the Missus birthday ......

And no, she ain't 35 (sadly ...) , but I am a gentleman ....

A bit suffering today with the mix of whisky, pastis and Proseco....
I ain't 35 anymore either

 

[Balifrog]

Escalope milanaise, spaghetti with oil, garlic, mushroom and a few other things.

Tasted perfectly, as the Missus said " 100% success". Deserved as she did all the cooking.

Next time I'll add a butter / lemon sauce on the meat.

 

[William King]

Slow-cooked Beef Short Ribs. Served with backed russet potatoes.

 

[Bad_azz]

This one is probably more for the Brits- but breakfast today = bacon sarnies with HP sauce. no photo because I can hear you drooling already & I don't want you to water damage your phones/laptops

Lunch- asparagus soup- sale rail from M&S at 19rb idr- served with crusty bread
Dinner will likely be street food as I have to go collect the hubby from his doings.

 

[Balifrog]

This one is probably more for the Brits- but breakfast today = bacon sarnies with HP sauce. no photo because I can hear you drooling already & I don't want you to water damage your phones/laptops

Lunch- asparagus soup- sale rail from M&S at 19rb idr- served with crusty bread
Dinner will likely be street food as I have to go collect the hubby from his doings.

I used M&S Food regulary when I lived in HKG, they had some good stuff.

But the HP sauce .. no way for me. Caught using that I would lose my French passport

 

[Bad_azz]

I used M&S Food regulary when I lived in HKG, they had some good stuff.

But the HP sauce .. no way for me. Caught using that I would lose my French passport

The M&S food prices here are ridiculously prohibitive- so I make very good use of their sale rail, I have had some great bargains. I still baulk at paying the equivalent of 1 gbp for a can of soup, but it beats their usual average of around 3+ gbp.