tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post3059824755982938645..comments2023-11-03T12:31:51.669+00:00Comments on Country Lite: yumMillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15967731998504496807noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-88650329610146613392009-09-16T17:34:02.817+01:002009-09-16T17:34:02.817+01:00Wow, their home sounds amazing. And well done on ...Wow, their home sounds amazing. And well done on the quick veg meal. I sadly am one of those veggies that doesn't eat fish, but what you made sounds lovely. :DJo Beaufoixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957369658590225971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-85115951847616591012009-09-16T11:12:09.296+01:002009-09-16T11:12:09.296+01:00Brilliantly post Milla. Vegetarians don't faz...Brilliantly post Milla. Vegetarians don't faze me as we often have a vegetables dish for dinner but I do feel sorry for Vegans, they miss out on soo much deliscious stuff. I have a lovely friend who doesn't look like a vegan. She has shining hair, good skin and perfect nails (enough to make one sick actually) - the only other ones I met look somehow dusty and flakey and all dry and split endy.<br />Mum had to cater for a vegan and said something about making a lentil quiche for her until I pointed out that quiches have eggs in and Vegans don't!<br />Now she does B&B and regularly have vegans staying, she's got a series of recipes stashed now for such eventualities!<br />I did enjoy giggling at your post (and Ed's comment!) would love to have been a fly on the wall for the 'money' conversation & I love the sound of the house.<br />CKxCalico Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11054839834452087857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-50341227986395547392009-09-16T10:47:10.649+01:002009-09-16T10:47:10.649+01:00Milla, you make me so glad I don't have much o...Milla, you make me so glad I don't have much of a social life. I love your description of your veggie guest. It reminds me of my Vegan phase of a few years ago, medical reasons only I hasten to add. I went to one function and said rather pointedly, as I glanced over the meat heavy buffet,<br />'That's ok I'll make do with the garnish.' I still remember the look I got from the host. Could that explain my lack of social life now?Norma Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12403421235388770309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-8219669304588776562009-09-15T00:12:45.701+01:002009-09-15T00:12:45.701+01:00Yes, the curse of the last minute vegetarian....wh...Yes, the curse of the last minute vegetarian....who proves to be a real one, not just one of the pretends because it's fashionable.<br />I know who is vegetarian among my friends, but it's when someone is brought that things get fraught. <br />I loved your post and the coffee, chocolate cardamom thingy sounds great.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-90609331292484072872009-09-14T17:42:21.318+01:002009-09-14T17:42:21.318+01:00I too fall into the trap of wanting it all to look...I too fall into the trap of wanting it all to look 'just knocked up'. I manage it with my stomach all the time, but with the cooking it's a whole other story, hence burning poiled potatoes (seriously, I did) last week and serving poached pears that I had sort of forgotten to sweeten. EEerugh.Welsh Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12892102110682697495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-34243676678574805112009-09-12T23:05:08.457+01:002009-09-12T23:05:08.457+01:00Superb from beginning to end. Nothing else to add....Superb from beginning to end. Nothing else to add. I loved it. Off now to Google for details of awesome coffee/cardamom/choc pudding...Maggie Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047691937064748860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-81705172515702554862009-09-12T21:55:50.869+01:002009-09-12T21:55:50.869+01:00Well, Milla. What can I say? I don't know how ...Well, Milla. What can I say? I don't know how you do it, really I don't. Now surely we should be on the dinner party circuit - after all, we're not all THAT far away. Perhaps you're a bit in awe of my dietary requirements: de-veined prawns a must, followed by that chocolate cardomom thingummybog all shovelled down with loads and loads of wine. Easy peasy. No celiacs or vegetarians in sight. So. Invitation please.<br /><br />(Unfortunately we can reciprocate with only one downstairs loo, and I'm afraid that has a bag of dogfood in place of a fireplace, and one not-very-clean sink.)LITTLE BROWN DOGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752176955139690523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-65953935027976713492009-09-12T19:17:49.006+01:002009-09-12T19:17:49.006+01:00Fireplaces in the lav? Blimey.Fireplaces in the lav? Blimey.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-20954664942351672322009-09-12T18:44:30.874+01:002009-09-12T18:44:30.874+01:00Ya, Frances, has said it all. You are quite brilli...Ya, Frances, has said it all. You are quite brilliant. And probably (probably? certainly!) with all those de-veined prawns and conniptions afterwards - a word that has me reaching for a bigger dictionary than our humble abode posseses - a superb cook as well.Fenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377814681496294457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-91536530226561565342009-09-12T17:03:34.160+01:002009-09-12T17:03:34.160+01:00Milla, you are brilliant!
Why say another thing? ...Milla, you are brilliant!<br /><br />Why say another thing? xxx oooFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-35203797237304897222009-09-12T12:29:48.287+01:002009-09-12T12:29:48.287+01:00De-veining prawns???? Good God, Milla, you have to...De-veining prawns???? Good God, Milla, you have too much time on your hands!!!! (not, I know - but I'm very impressed, I just let the buggers eat them and be sick!). Veggies give me the hostess horrors. Despite the fact I frequently unwittingly cook 'vegetarian' food i.e not a bit of meat or fish in sight, I panic if one's coming to supper and produce something excruciatingly awfully bland like quiche (shop bought) (and spend the rest of the week apologising), while the rest of us tuck into something meaty fishy tasty.<br /><br />Great post as ever and, like Angel above, loved the Buckaroo Donkey image. Perfect!<br /><br />Ps: our Buckaroo Donkey's broken. Spring trouble. Equally a metaphor for self.<br /><br />PPs: can't believe T12 has morphed into T13. Belated birthday wishes and fingers crossed for sun at Lido party tomorrow. How brave you are!<br />xCarah Bodenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429666157453439321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-79619308298199881152009-09-12T07:11:34.280+01:002009-09-12T07:11:34.280+01:00A wonderful blog Milla. Seriously impressed with y...A wonderful blog Milla. Seriously impressed with your cooking skills - invite me to dinner any time!! I bet the prawns were delicious.sumarellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01783623125213755582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-39090138352583113552009-09-11T23:40:27.889+01:002009-09-11T23:40:27.889+01:00Fab blog. I am so relieved to have moved away fro...Fab blog. I am so relieved to have moved away from the enclaves of the VRich (although yours sound v decent too). and what great food! Love the sound of the pavlova thingy.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-10170117378961983002009-09-11T21:44:42.384+01:002009-09-11T21:44:42.384+01:00Brilliant blog! This was a great post - very funny...Brilliant blog! This was a great post - very funny. I have no problem with vegetarians - it's their choice - but I don't think they realise the problems they cause when accepting invites. You suddenly have to cater for what is, in effect, two parties at the same time. A real pain. Then, as you say, there are those with special dietary requirements, those on a diet, some who will eat fish but not meat, some who expect you to push the boat out even if you can't afford it etc etc. Forget 'bring a bottle', 'bring your own food' would make life a lot easier!Around My Kitchen Tablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840917368903178857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-39754498680028255082009-09-11T20:20:43.916+01:002009-09-11T20:20:43.916+01:00thank goodness you are back - lunchtimes were gett...thank goodness you are back - lunchtimes were getting so dull without me choking on the obligatory yoghourt. Veggies are fine its the vegans that set me into a panic!snailbeachshepherdesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01397158758052413758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-78938645686202305862009-09-11T18:36:13.550+01:002009-09-11T18:36:13.550+01:00I just can't cope with vegetarians!! Husband i...I just can't cope with vegetarians!! Husband is a real meat lover and, being a Scottish bloke, doesn't think that anyone should ever eat anything that is green!! The minute someone says they are vegetarian (a proper vegetarian that doesn't eat fish) it sends me into a blind panic!! I can cook Indian, Thai and Japanese from scratch but ask me to cook some vegetables.....*shudders*<br /><br />I am most impressed with your coping skills!!<br /><br />Fab blog post as always :-)<br /><br />C xCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327016337976942530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-53208434479421653292009-09-11T18:27:10.480+01:002009-09-11T18:27:10.480+01:00We are having a barbecue on the patio tomorrow, bu...We are having a barbecue on the patio tomorrow, but thankfully no VRich folk but a couple vegetarians - they get everywhere these days. Still, it could have been vegans which really makes for problems because you have to get special stuff in that is difficult to source locally. My DIL is a vegan - lovely girl though.arosebyanyothernamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12425445354742817398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-82081530950287097562009-09-11T17:27:40.574+01:002009-09-11T17:27:40.574+01:00Brill blog!
I love the line - "I felt like th...Brill blog!<br />I love the line - "I felt like the Buckeroo donkey with a couple of extra pans on my back."<br />Fab.<br /><br />xxBluestocking Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01502764742097142372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-8619494501385470342009-09-11T15:12:11.516+01:002009-09-11T15:12:11.516+01:00That was so much fun to read! Congrats on the veg...That was so much fun to read! Congrats on the vegetarian invention and on your prawn/pavolova success. We don't have any VRich friends, but if we did I'd go back to this blog for dinner-party instruction. I know what you mean about return invitations though - on the weekend we were treated to a mult-course, lovingly hand-crafted, homemade, authentic Japanese meal. It's too late in the season to come back with an invitation to a barbecue on the patio, so I'll have to work up something.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-29289739544286451892009-09-11T14:53:38.807+01:002009-09-11T14:53:38.807+01:00As one who ate said curries, and passionfruit pavl...As one who ate said curries, and passionfruit pavlova, and weird-sounding but awesome tasting coffee and cardomom chocolate pudding, I'd just like to say thank you. I had forgot Mrs Veg and her austere ways (how used we are to vegetarians who eat things with faces) and your lucky but impromptu feast of baby corn 'n' things. Of course, you do know that the whole bloody cycle will start again, with us being asked out in our turn?Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06548801150312804111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-25518116191984157292009-09-11T14:37:29.091+01:002009-09-11T14:37:29.091+01:00Well done for handling all the catering - so with ...Well done for handling all the catering - so with you on a cheese sarnie. I'm sure Mrs & Mrs VR aren't Two Downstairs Loos with Feature Fireplaces happier than you 'though. (Oh, Hippo Birdie to New Teenager).Chris Stovellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741359642268813093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-68702265825780473302009-09-11T13:41:35.617+01:002009-09-11T13:41:35.617+01:00We have some VRs too - much thought beforehand as ...We have some VRs too - much thought beforehand as to how to keep the conversation going from our side when they discuss their ski chalet or St Trop villa.<br /><br />Vegetarians are not the problem here - it's the no cow's milk nor wheat nor mushrooms nor peppers guest. Where to start?Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378174162151683519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561630962952236138.post-34453593732578912992009-09-11T13:31:22.036+01:002009-09-11T13:31:22.036+01:00I LOVE reading your posts - so vivid and told with...I LOVE reading your posts - so vivid and told with such relish!<br /><br />Mrs VR sounds like a pretty decent millionaire. But even she would sniff at my hostessing - in a sittingroom so small that turning the coffee table into a dining table is a feat worthy of Twister!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com