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spid Posted Wed 16 Jan, 2008 4:28 PM |
| I'm having filo parcels, with a beef mince, cranberries and roasted onion relish filling. WIth a side order of mashed potato and veggies. |
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bara Posted Wed 16 Jan, 2008 4:34 PM |
| harrmmmmm.. sounds good xD |
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AbsolutPurple Posted Wed 16 Jan, 2008 4:35 PM |
tartines : slices of french bread + butter + jam
(it's called "le gouter")
the evening meal is around 7 or 8 pm
(soup + lefover chinese from last night + goat cheese)
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DAKOTA Posted Wed 16 Jan, 2008 4:36 PM |
Spaghetti Ohs
Haha, I haven't contemplated it yet, it's still breakfast time. I did make awesome crispy potato wedges last night though. I think I'll have to mention that in as many threads as possible. |
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spid Posted Wed 16 Jan, 2008 4:37 PM |
AbsolutPurple wrote: tartines : slices of french bread + butter + jam
(it's called "le gouter")
the evening meal is around 7 or 8 pm
(soup + lefover chinese from last night + goat cheese)
i like left over chinese, and left over curry! |
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Turtleneck Posted Wed 16 Jan, 2008 4:37 PM |
| I was under the impression that "tea" was a snack or a light lunch. Is it really dinner (supper)? |
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Yulia Nox Posted Wed 16 Jan, 2008 4:37 PM |
spid wrote: I'm having filo parcels, with a beef mince, cranberries and roasted onion relish filling. WIth a side order of mashed potato and veggies.
and that's for tea ? :O?
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AbsolutPurple Posted Wed 16 Jan, 2008 4:38 PM |
Yulia Nox wrote: spid wrote: I'm having filo parcels, with a beef mince, cranberries and roasted onion relish filling. WIth a side order of mashed potato and veggies.
and that's for tea ? :O?
xD
tea is "evening meal" for the brits |
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spid Posted Wed 16 Jan, 2008 4:41 PM |
Turtleneck wrote: I was under the impression that "tea" was a snack or a light lunch. Is it really dinner (supper)?
it's a coloquial phrase - left over in our house from the days when the main meal (dinner) was at midday, and so tea was indeed a light(er) snack (er if you were my dad or brother!)in the evening. Then as working patterns changed and everyone began to have lunch at dinnertime tea became dinner but never changed its name. If you see what i mean. Supper in our house would have been a light snack (milk and cookies/cake) before going to bed. |
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Turtleneck Posted Wed 16 Jan, 2008 4:47 PM |
spid wrote: Turtleneck wrote: I was under the impression that "tea" was a snack or a light lunch. Is it really dinner (supper)?
it's a coloquial phrase - left over in our house from the days when the main meal (dinner) was at midday, and so tea was indeed a light(er) snack (er if you were my dad or brother!)in the evening. Then as working patterns changed and everyone began to have lunch at dinnertime tea became dinner but never changed its name. If you see what i mean. Supper in our house would have been a light snack (milk and cookies/cake) before going to bed.
Ah, that's how my grandparents ate. Big breakfast (because you were working hard!) then the main meal of the day around 3:00 PM (which they called dinner) and then a light supper in the evening. Gotcha. See, I learn something here every day. Even after reading all those Paddington Bear books...I can't believe I didn't pick up on that.
Well, it's almost lunch time here. I'm gonna be terribly American and go for a fried balogna sandwich with Miracle Whip on white bread and either apple juice or water. Dinner on Wednesday nights is always macaroni and cheese with garlic bread because it's quick. My daughter has ballet lessons on Wed. afternoons. |
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AbsolutPurple Posted Wed 16 Jan, 2008 4:49 PM |
spid wrote: Turtleneck wrote: I was under the impression that "tea" was a snack or a light lunch. Is it really dinner (supper)?
it's a coloquial phrase - left over in our house from the days when the main meal (dinner) was at midday, and so tea was indeed a light(er) snack (er if you were my dad or brother!)in the evening. Then as working patterns changed and everyone began to have lunch at dinnertime tea became dinner but never changed its name. If you see what i mean. Supper in our house would have been a light snack (milk and cookies/cake) before going to bed.
So far my understand of english life has been :
morning meal : breaffast
mid day meal : lunch
evening meal : tea (also called dinner)- served around 6ish in most households |
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mozman68 Posted Wed 16 Jan, 2008 4:52 PM |
AbsolutPurple wrote: spid wrote: Turtleneck wrote: I was under the impression that "tea" was a snack or a light lunch. Is it really dinner (supper)?
it's a coloquial phrase - left over in our house from the days when the main meal (dinner) was at midday, and so tea was indeed a light(er) snack (er if you were my dad or brother!)in the evening. Then as working patterns changed and everyone began to have lunch at dinnertime tea became dinner but never changed its name. If you see what i mean. Supper in our house would have been a light snack (milk and cookies/cake) before going to bed.
So far my understand of english life has been :
morning meal : breaffast
mid day meal : lunch
evening meal : tea (also called dinner)- served around 6ish in most households
In America:
Morning - breakfast at McDonalds
Noon - lunch at Wendy's
6:00 p.m. - Dinner from take out restaurant (pizza, chinese, etc.)
10:00 p.m. -- dinner again at Taco Bell...or hot dog place...
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Turtleneck Posted Wed 16 Jan, 2008 4:54 PM |
Here's something else I don't get. In the US health experts are always saying not to eat late at night, because you are going right to bed and not burning those calories and it will make you fat. It seems that people all over the world eat quite late at night and it's the US that are the fat ones. I have to think it's WHAT we eat, as much as when we eat.
I'm a terrible eater. I have the palate of a pre-schooler.
EDIT: You've just proved my point, Moz. |
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AbsolutPurple Posted Wed 16 Jan, 2008 4:55 PM |
mozman68 wrote:
In America:
Morning - breakfast at McDonalds
Noon - lunch at Wendy's
6:00 p.m. - Dinner from take out restaurant (pizza, chinese, etc.)
10:00 p.m. -- dinner again at Taco Bell...or hot dog place...
; )
Route to Obesity and Heart problems |
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goosey_84 Posted Wed 16 Jan, 2008 4:57 PM |
AbsolutPurple wrote: mozman68 wrote:
In America:
Morning - breakfast at McDonalds
Noon - lunch at Wendy's
6:00 p.m. - Dinner from take out restaurant (pizza, chinese, etc.)
10:00 p.m. -- dinner again at Taco Bell...or hot dog place...
; )
Route to Obesity and Heart problems
lol knew Abs would get riled at that routine moz! haha |
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