More bad news coming out of Greece, Margaret how is it there , is the press similar??
http://ift.tt/1V29rwR
Greece looking even more troubled...
http://ift.tt/1V29rwR
dimanche 3 avril 2016
Who would be a vegetarian trying to eat out?
I'm going to have a whinge about this as I feel so cross. We went to a local hotel to get dinner last night. I'm vegetarian and OH is not so there's usually a problem. We have stayed there and eaten there twice and the food was lovely. We ate there as a non-resident and it was fine and then one more and it was inedible as they had changed chefs. Some time has passed so we thought we'd give it another try.
The difficulty in eating out in a small fishing town is obviously that it majors on fish and also there are none of the chains of restaurants that there are in most towns. OK, I totally get that I chose to be a vegetarian but I mantain that a chef out to be able to produce an edible meal for anyone.
After a horrible experience last night in a restaurant where, trying to get sme vegetarian food and politely asking what there was (following their instructions on the menu) I was told to suggestion. I said pasta with veg and sauce? No, that will take too long! What then? I could have veg lasagne (which is pasta with veg in a sauce, isn't it?) but experience tells me it's usually frozen and flabby and I get charged £13 for something I could have got in Iceland for 99p. The bar manager then tells me I'm the one who wanted to eat there, with a shrug of his shoulders (not my problem, mate, kind of thing)! It's a proper hotel so they ought to be able to produce something? "OK then, we do have vegetarian chilli nachos" so I decided to try those.
Well, what a disgusting mess in a bowl appeared after an hour's wait. Basically it was shop-bought tortilla chips with a few slices of raw chilli hiding below with a dollop of mayo on one side of the plate and guacamole on the other. It was topped by a slab of cheese and the the whole lot had been stuck under a grill for a few minuted till it was warm and half-melted but the tortillas on the top had burnt black. I felt my stomach heave but dug my fork in just to see what was underneath and it was just more of the same.
OH called the bar-manager over and asked to see the chef. The BM looked at my food as asked me if I would like a fresh portion of food as it was burned so then OH got louder and said I did not want a second bowl of food we wouldn't give a dog and could we see the chef. Some other people who hadn't got what they ordered and didn't rate their food were watching all this with interest. He came back 10 minutes later full of apologies by now and saying that chef couldn't come as he was too busy cooking to leave the kitchen and we would be refunded every penny, including the wine, so that's what we had to do. And the biggest irony was that OH's fish had been served with a beautifully cooked pea and mint risotto which wasn't on the menu and it was not suggested I could have had a bigger portion of that without the fish!
Veggies are in the minority, I know, but still a sizeable minority nontheless and my general experience when eating out is very poor. OH dreads it-even he looks at my dinner and says I would have done much better than that. I cooked a leg of lamb for my guests at Easter and they said it was delicious and it every bit vanished, so why can't a real cook produce something edible forme and others in my position. I usually feel bloated and heavy when I've been away as I have had to fill up on cargs like chips and bread and there is no low-cal protein meal to be found.
I just wonder how others cope with the whole situation? Stay home and cook all the time when you are on holiday? Next time, we are going to have to get in the car and go to another town, which is such a shame as a nice stoll down to the front and amble back could be a great way to go and eat out-if the food was there. Also means you can't drink if you have to drive (and that means OH as my vision is too poor for night driving)
Who would be a vegetarian trying to eat out?
The difficulty in eating out in a small fishing town is obviously that it majors on fish and also there are none of the chains of restaurants that there are in most towns. OK, I totally get that I chose to be a vegetarian but I mantain that a chef out to be able to produce an edible meal for anyone.
After a horrible experience last night in a restaurant where, trying to get sme vegetarian food and politely asking what there was (following their instructions on the menu) I was told to suggestion. I said pasta with veg and sauce? No, that will take too long! What then? I could have veg lasagne (which is pasta with veg in a sauce, isn't it?) but experience tells me it's usually frozen and flabby and I get charged £13 for something I could have got in Iceland for 99p. The bar manager then tells me I'm the one who wanted to eat there, with a shrug of his shoulders (not my problem, mate, kind of thing)! It's a proper hotel so they ought to be able to produce something? "OK then, we do have vegetarian chilli nachos" so I decided to try those.
Well, what a disgusting mess in a bowl appeared after an hour's wait. Basically it was shop-bought tortilla chips with a few slices of raw chilli hiding below with a dollop of mayo on one side of the plate and guacamole on the other. It was topped by a slab of cheese and the the whole lot had been stuck under a grill for a few minuted till it was warm and half-melted but the tortillas on the top had burnt black. I felt my stomach heave but dug my fork in just to see what was underneath and it was just more of the same.
OH called the bar-manager over and asked to see the chef. The BM looked at my food as asked me if I would like a fresh portion of food as it was burned so then OH got louder and said I did not want a second bowl of food we wouldn't give a dog and could we see the chef. Some other people who hadn't got what they ordered and didn't rate their food were watching all this with interest. He came back 10 minutes later full of apologies by now and saying that chef couldn't come as he was too busy cooking to leave the kitchen and we would be refunded every penny, including the wine, so that's what we had to do. And the biggest irony was that OH's fish had been served with a beautifully cooked pea and mint risotto which wasn't on the menu and it was not suggested I could have had a bigger portion of that without the fish!
Veggies are in the minority, I know, but still a sizeable minority nontheless and my general experience when eating out is very poor. OH dreads it-even he looks at my dinner and says I would have done much better than that. I cooked a leg of lamb for my guests at Easter and they said it was delicious and it every bit vanished, so why can't a real cook produce something edible forme and others in my position. I usually feel bloated and heavy when I've been away as I have had to fill up on cargs like chips and bread and there is no low-cal protein meal to be found.
I just wonder how others cope with the whole situation? Stay home and cook all the time when you are on holiday? Next time, we are going to have to get in the car and go to another town, which is such a shame as a nice stoll down to the front and amble back could be a great way to go and eat out-if the food was there. Also means you can't drink if you have to drive (and that means OH as my vision is too poor for night driving)
Sunday morning greetings.
Hi peeps.
It's time for us to come back from the seaside today. We love our other home too so it's not hard to go back. And our lovely cat will be there, awwww.
Thinking of Rosa today as she too goes home but in sadness after her Brother's years of struggle have come to an end. I hope her dogs have got their cuddles ready too.
What is everybody doing today?
Sunday morning greetings.
It's time for us to come back from the seaside today. We love our other home too so it's not hard to go back. And our lovely cat will be there, awwww.
Thinking of Rosa today as she too goes home but in sadness after her Brother's years of struggle have come to an end. I hope her dogs have got their cuddles ready too.
What is everybody doing today?
samedi 2 avril 2016
Sad news from Rosa
I have just had a message from Rosa telling me that Clutterbugs has now gone and she asked me to let you all know as she doesnt think she could do write any more tonight.
I think she is relieved now that he is free from all his pain and suffering and now at peace.
I know you will all want to join me in sending Rosa and Mr. R all our sympathy and love and i know from experience how valuable such support has been in such sad times.
Rosa is stopping at the hospital tonight trying to catch up on some lost sleep and Mr. R will collect her tomorrow.
One more angel in heaven tonight. Sleep well Clutterbug, our Honorary Forumer.
Sad news from Rosa
I think she is relieved now that he is free from all his pain and suffering and now at peace.
I know you will all want to join me in sending Rosa and Mr. R all our sympathy and love and i know from experience how valuable such support has been in such sad times.
Rosa is stopping at the hospital tonight trying to catch up on some lost sleep and Mr. R will collect her tomorrow.
One more angel in heaven tonight. Sleep well Clutterbug, our Honorary Forumer.
Who better to share this precious time with...
....than you, my Forum friends.
I am sitting beside Clutterbug's bed, in a side ward, in the Margate hospital, and Mr R is driving back to Reading. I shall stay until the inevitable happens, which is getting close now.
The Nursing Staff are lovely, and they take end-of-life care very seriously. It's very busy, so I'm left on my own with him a lot, but I really don't mind. He's always been my little brother, even though he's older than me, and I've always felt responsible for him, and protective of him. I'm just pleased I'm here to talk to him, and to hold his hand
His breathing is changing, and he's going through something called Cheyne-Stokes respiration now, so the end is nigh. The nurses keep popping in to make sure we're alright, but I think they realise that I'm able to cope.
Please don't feel saddened by this post. Clutterbug's had a wretched few years but, at the minute, he's peaceful, calm, and comfortable and, strangely enough, so am I. I shall probably fall apart afterwards, but at the minute I'm OK.
Would you wish him well, and send him your farewells, my friends? We'd both appreciate it so much.
Who better to share this precious time with...
I am sitting beside Clutterbug's bed, in a side ward, in the Margate hospital, and Mr R is driving back to Reading. I shall stay until the inevitable happens, which is getting close now.
The Nursing Staff are lovely, and they take end-of-life care very seriously. It's very busy, so I'm left on my own with him a lot, but I really don't mind. He's always been my little brother, even though he's older than me, and I've always felt responsible for him, and protective of him. I'm just pleased I'm here to talk to him, and to hold his hand
His breathing is changing, and he's going through something called Cheyne-Stokes respiration now, so the end is nigh. The nurses keep popping in to make sure we're alright, but I think they realise that I'm able to cope.
Please don't feel saddened by this post. Clutterbug's had a wretched few years but, at the minute, he's peaceful, calm, and comfortable and, strangely enough, so am I. I shall probably fall apart afterwards, but at the minute I'm OK.
Would you wish him well, and send him your farewells, my friends? We'd both appreciate it so much.
Hello April
Yes, a day late........
January. : 27.6lbs
February : 17.4lbs
March : 9.2lbs
Target for April 10lbs
Looks like OH leaving again for ten weeks - this time to Milan. So we are on a mission for the next four weeks to lose weight - all of three of us........Starting on Monday.......he should be off next week but heading to Oxford.....will travel every day. Back to walking and my ped - will be getting 10k in every day. Sister wants me to visit her - another reason to lose a few pounds.
Hello April
January. : 27.6lbs
February : 17.4lbs
March : 9.2lbs
Target for April 10lbs
Looks like OH leaving again for ten weeks - this time to Milan. So we are on a mission for the next four weeks to lose weight - all of three of us........Starting on Monday.......he should be off next week but heading to Oxford.....will travel every day. Back to walking and my ped - will be getting 10k in every day. Sister wants me to visit her - another reason to lose a few pounds.
Leeds/Harrogate Supperclub
Hi Everyone
Our next get-together will be on Thursday 21st April and we're going to the Square and Compass at North Rigton - usual time of 7.30pm.
Hope you'll be able to make it.
Chrissie
xxx
Leeds/Harrogate Supperclub
Our next get-together will be on Thursday 21st April and we're going to the Square and Compass at North Rigton - usual time of 7.30pm.
Hope you'll be able to make it.
Chrissie
xxx
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