I normally cook duck - my favourite. I used to cook goose but there was never enough meat for the size of bird, lovely though a goose is.
Last year with 4 people for Christmas I cooked two ducks successfully but this year it will be six and I draw the line at cooking three ducks so turkey it will be though I find it a blander meat.
I always cook a prune and sausagemeat stuffing, sprouts (the devil's cabbage) for those who like them with glazed chestnuts, peas, parsnips, roast potatoes, a vegetarian nut roast for the awkward one (joke - its not a problem)), bread sauce, chipolatas wrapped in streaky bacon and an orange and white wine sauce/gravy.
The Christmas puddings were made this weekend and I'll be nagged to make some Calvados butter to go with it. Some insist on Birds custard though.
We keep the top rib of beef for the New Year and that is when I make gougere, a cheesy choux pastry
alternative to Yorkshire pudding.
I'm hungry already
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Toshuk
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Master of Sex
Yet we don't find the word country offensive so it's not the sound of the word.
Sure it is used as an insult and to be truthful when I mutter to myself I use it at times. A recent edition of Question Time comes to mind. Not that I swear in public, it's more of a private safety valve. But then the word prick can be used as an insult and I don't find that striking at my sense of masculinity. The common words for genitalia can be re-used for insults quite usefully without casting abuse on the genitals in question.
I wish cunt could be neutralised and Germaine Greer made an attempt at it in the 70's. It is a very old word indeed and the word queen comes from the same source. The thing that the word is used for is a beautiful thing so the word should be treated as a beautiful word too.
I suppose in the end it is context that matters. If one uses it respectfully it is one thing. If one uses it abusively it's another. I would be very very careful before using it with a woman.I'd be happy to use it with a woman who was confident with it. But I totally respect women who shrivel up at the sound of it.
We're a complex lot aren't we?
Sure it is used as an insult and to be truthful when I mutter to myself I use it at times. A recent edition of Question Time comes to mind. Not that I swear in public, it's more of a private safety valve. But then the word prick can be used as an insult and I don't find that striking at my sense of masculinity. The common words for genitalia can be re-used for insults quite usefully without casting abuse on the genitals in question.
I wish cunt could be neutralised and Germaine Greer made an attempt at it in the 70's. It is a very old word indeed and the word queen comes from the same source. The thing that the word is used for is a beautiful thing so the word should be treated as a beautiful word too.
I suppose in the end it is context that matters. If one uses it respectfully it is one thing. If one uses it abusively it's another. I would be very very careful before using it with a woman.I'd be happy to use it with a woman who was confident with it. But I totally respect women who shrivel up at the sound of it.
We're a complex lot aren't we?
Master of Sex
If things go well, having sex with someone is an excellent way of making friends with them. It beats shaking hands and swapping business cards. In other words the intimacy and mutual respect that is so good for both people's self esteem can grow from the encounter even if it is absent at the beginning.
Master of Sex
How heart warming to see so many enthusiasts for kissing. I can respect perfectly any woman who wants to keep this pleasure for her partner alone but, boy is it good! It certainly is (almost) better than sex.
And you can do it in public.
One couple I visit the lady is enthusiastic about oral sex and all it entails, likes me and gives me warm hugs but doesn't care to kiss. Another couple in the past that I met several timws, the lady didn't want to fellate me but snogged for hours elaborately. I still remember her kisses fondly.
Ooooh now I want a kiss! :cry:
And you can do it in public.
One couple I visit the lady is enthusiastic about oral sex and all it entails, likes me and gives me warm hugs but doesn't care to kiss. Another couple in the past that I met several timws, the lady didn't want to fellate me but snogged for hours elaborately. I still remember her kisses fondly.
Ooooh now I want a kiss! :cry:
Master of Sex
I think the answer to goldsmith's question lies midway between the residual but strong prejudice against bi men and the fact that men fib so much.
Labels are deceptive. I guess I'd have to call myself bi but it's women I find attractive. They are the ones I want to cuddle and be affectionate with and to snog. I don't feel that affection for men. But a man's tackle can be fun to play with. So I keep an eye out for bi-friendly couples (unsuccessfully of course
). That leads me to have a browse in the rooms for bi men and when I check the couples' profiles in the male bi rooms, a good proportion of the men label themselves as straight.
*is puzzled*
Women being bi is seen as adventurous, sexy and provocative.
Men being bi is seen as sleazy. The attitude to masturbation has a similar gender divide. So I guess the disconnect between label and behaviour is a sign of that disapproval, even on this site.
Labels are deceptive. I guess I'd have to call myself bi but it's women I find attractive. They are the ones I want to cuddle and be affectionate with and to snog. I don't feel that affection for men. But a man's tackle can be fun to play with. So I keep an eye out for bi-friendly couples (unsuccessfully of course
). That leads me to have a browse in the rooms for bi men and when I check the couples' profiles in the male bi rooms, a good proportion of the men label themselves as straight.*is puzzled*
Women being bi is seen as adventurous, sexy and provocative.
Men being bi is seen as sleazy. The attitude to masturbation has a similar gender divide. So I guess the disconnect between label and behaviour is a sign of that disapproval, even on this site.
Master of Sex
Good to see you again Harry and also to see your friends again. Thanks for introducing me to the beer that tasted of treacle tart and for donating your beer vouchers to a deserving cause (!)
He's a good lad folks.
I had some Glutlusty later and a nice nutty brew it was too.
He's a good lad folks.
I had some Glutlusty later and a nice nutty brew it was too.
Master of Sex
I'll be at the Festival as usual Harry. It's an essential part of my social calendar. All being well I hope to be there Tuesday and Wednesday lunchtime and evening and Thursday lunchtime. I may try and get there Saturday too.
I'd rather not meet in a pub outside though as it takes an age to queue to get in again. I hope that doesn't spoil any plans.
If you get chance, try Green Jack's Hop Harvest. It's made with freshly harvested hops and tastes lovely and fragrant. It might not be available for long.
I'd rather not meet in a pub outside though as it takes an age to queue to get in again. I hope that doesn't spoil any plans.
If you get chance, try Green Jack's Hop Harvest. It's made with freshly harvested hops and tastes lovely and fragrant. It might not be available for long.
Master of Sex
Christmas pud is smashing but only if its home made. Mine is crumbly with slivered almonds and grated carrot. I make some Calvados butter to go with it. Others who arrive for Christmas like Birds custard or evaporated milk. No wine can cope with the flavour so I have a Benedictine with it. I'll be taking a tiny one still left from last year out to Spain next week for my daughter.
Master of Sex
Where does it require a driver to drive up to the speed limit? It is not a duty. It is a maximum. I tend to drive a fraction above it and confessed it as a fault but I still get my share of drivers racing up behind me from nowhere and hanging a few feet behind me. There is nothing wrong in driving a decent speed below the speed limit.
Tailgating is dangerous!
Tailgating is dangerous!
Master of Sex
That is true in that slowing down is a technique for coping with a tailgater but much of the discussion has been about drivers who are too slow generally. I have seen it said that a slow driver is as dangerous as a fast one. That is only so if one blames them for the dangerous reactions and driving techniques of other drivers which seems odd to me.
I speak as someone who often splutters at the slow pace of a driver ahead of me but he isn't forcing me to drive dangerously or aggressively. I may fume quietly but I keep my distance.
I speak as someone who often splutters at the slow pace of a driver ahead of me but he isn't forcing me to drive dangerously or aggressively. I may fume quietly but I keep my distance.
Master of Sex
I tend to drive at a couple of miles an hour over the speed limit. It's a fault not a boast but I don't like to hold traffic up. I slow down below that quite happily if the conditions warrant it of course. If a prat tailgates me I slow down to a couple of miles below the speed limit. If he or she (and women do it too) gets closer I slow down more, if they pull back I speed up. It's the only way I have to stop them from being a danger to me. A driver at 50 mph ahead of me is acceptable, I might tut a bit but it's not the end of the world. I do get cross at modern cars driving on an open trunk road at 45 mph though. I notice they usually don't slow down when entering a 30 mph zone either. I wouldn't dream of tailgating a slow driver though. Aggression on the road such as that is close to attempted murder.
I never fume at tractors, caravans and cyclists either because they are incapable of moving at the higher speed and the road is for everyone.
The opposite of tailgating is at traffic lights when in a limited time and each driver pulling away at about 15mph the drivers cautiously allow 50 foot between each other.
I like the brake light switch on the dashboard idea. Where can I get one?
I never fume at tractors, caravans and cyclists either because they are incapable of moving at the higher speed and the road is for everyone.
The opposite of tailgating is at traffic lights when in a limited time and each driver pulling away at about 15mph the drivers cautiously allow 50 foot between each other.
I like the brake light switch on the dashboard idea. Where can I get one?
Master of Sex
For a soap, Doctors ain't bad. The economical way they set the storyline in the first minute or two is quite accomplished. They should sack the dreary East-Ender story editors and give the job to the Doctors team. I don't watch it much but if I do I enjoy it.
And Diane Keen is still tasty.
All that antique and property stuff drives me barmy.
And Diane Keen is still tasty.
All that antique and property stuff drives me barmy.
