The Shed

fandango wrote: we have a local crisp firm around here...who make crisps from beetroots, parsnips, apples and carrots..they're delicious..see here....     < id=Root name=Root> 40g & 150g Root Vegetable Chips Beetroot (40g only) Parsnips (40g & 150g) Honey Glazed Parsnips (40g only) Mixed Root Vegetables (40g & 150g)

I had to wean myself off of beetroot crisps............... they are devine, but not cheap!  Yum Yum Yum!!!!

Angelo wrote: That's the fun of it, these things are build in Vietnam and bidding (from what I've seen) usually ends a little below 200 euro. They're on offer almost continuously in 4, 5 and 6 string from a German company that provides a 3 year warranty and a 1 month no questions asked replacement term for the misbuilds. Someone at a Dutch bass guitar forum has one (5-string) and he's quite positive about it. Also heard some pretty nice sounding samples played on it.

I think I saw one of those in a local music store recently (looked identical at least) for about the same price. It definitely looks better in person, I just wish I had a go on it.

mystic fred wrote: a week is a long time in politics - ongoing credit crunch pressure and meddling with the School funds, , Head Boy Blair ousted by Tory gang playground conspiracy, New Tory Boy Johnson weilding his new Head Prefect badge, Mandy-fix-it desperately drafted in to save , despite being a VERY naughty boy, the Headmaster and the school - ...someone's going to get the cane!

+++School Tannoy+++

"Mosley to the headmaster's office"

limeyrob wrote: As this is the Shed and pulling the last two topics together I just want to say that I made a very healthy and inexpensive home grown, home made beetroot soup. Well it was until I flavoured it with a bit of Pernod.   Sounds disgusting? Well, if you like aniseed the combination is superb. Only a few drops per serving, though, as it tends to overpower the other ingredients.

Hmmm - a combination of the most disgusting vegetable ever created, with the foulest use of alcohol in the known world, eh?

...nice...

limeyrob wrote: A most underrated root vegetable. A new discovery of mine is to put fresh beetroot in a blender and mix with balsamic vinegar - brilliant with chips (fries). Or just a plain old cheese and beetroot sarney is devine especially with Wensleydale or Shropshire Blue, and salad cream of course. Drool

Jeez, m'man - you are one sick puppy! Beetroot, blue cheese & salad cream sandwiches? Balsamic vinegar blended with beetroot? Over chips?

Not to be too basic here, but I'd hate to clean your khazi

chopper wrote: [Sounds disgusting?] Yes, it does.Beetroot  =

Absolutely, Alan - Beetroot = Pernod = Blue cheese =

And he combines them...

Jim Garten wrote: Atavachron wrote: Jim Garten wrote: 1964 Fender Jazz, with that 'lived in' look to it... a vintage beauty, Jim..  yours? Fraid not - I just Googled for the image (I have to make do with a 1971 Hammond L122 & Leslie 145 )

I see, well then I have no reservations in saying beets and soft cheeses are fantastic together (though I'll pass on the Pernod)

   yeah, I've never been much into the taste of fennel in anything

Beetroot rocks!

It's yummy, and totally good for you! Try a few spoons of beetroot puree and horesradsh in Mashed tattes, yes it's pink, but it tastes great with a pile of bangers!

R x

chopper wrote: Ah, but you can have 4 bits of garlic bread, an extra large pizza and a bucket of ice cream but as long as you have some salad and/or pasta with it, then it's healthy, see?   I love the people who go to the salad bar and really pile the bowls up. I think the best technique is to arrange cucumber slices round the edge of the bowl, then you can stack it really high.

I'm afraid to say, I like beetroot and blue cheese...

fandango wrote: I'm afraid to say, I like beetroot and blue cheese...   Several rounds of buttered, thick, crusty, freshly baked bread, with some chunks of Stilton and slices of *unpickled* beetroot....marvellous....   Pernod on the other hand.....

Rememer to call me when Fanny is in on the Shed catering rosta!

YUM YUM YUM!!!!!

Cheese - smellier the better, beetroot *unpickled* beetroot and crusty warm bread, with lashings of fresh butter (not that processed vile butter-like scam stuff) and a pint of something brown and warm! (or *good* ginger beer if driving ) mmmmmmm- heavenly!

Chuck in slices of raw onion and some chunky pate and I'm yours for keeps! 

I am a vile creature really aren't I ?   I can go on, but I fear I will make you veggie haters puke, and I've just swept the shed floor so that just wont do!

but have to argree........... PERNOD is VILE VILE VILE!!!!!! (As is Southern Comfort )