I know the feeling. I went to Cornwall a few months back and it was nice for about 10 minutes before I started to hate nothing being there. I also couldn't sleep because of the ****ing sea being so loud (probably shouldn't have stayed right next to the beach). Will sleep like a baby through sirens, cars, drunk people making noise etc but the sound of waves landing on the beach gives me insomnia. I guess lving in the centre of a city my whole life has taken it's toll on me
Well Dave, it looks as though me and you are the only true nerds on here. I thought there would be more.
The sound of the sea and waves landing on a beach is heaven for me. I miss it so much. I used to stay at the Old Coast guard Inn, Mousehole (when it was reasonably priced and not done up all flash) and would take a room in the lodge that overlooked the sea, right on the sea. It was awesome.
Yeah, living in the centre of a city would drive me up the wall. Even living in the suburbs of sleepy Southampton gets a bit too much. Whenever I get over to my niece in Cornwall it's lovely. Right in the middle of nowhere [well, near-ish to Crackington Haven anyway] and a 20 minute winding walk to the beach. Certainly, it has its downsides, but they are easily bettered by the upsides.
I have a lovely view from my house over fields and hills with a farmhouse in the distance. It is my sanity. If I’m having a stressful day, I put the mouse down, kettle on and sit back and watch out the window. If there was a lake or the sea in view it would be perfect. Can’t have everything. I love it.
Sounds great. And anyway, I've seen a few pics. I've mentioned this before, but I can look out the back of my place, and although there are houses around I'm a whole level higher up the hill. And the sky I have is enormous. One of the bedrooms is a study where I have my telescope. Or I can simply lean out and look around and look at the clouds and the incoming weather from the west. And on a cloudless night the stars are bright because there's remarkably little light pollution for a city. Let's say it could be a damn site worse. But I do miss Cornwall. Especially as I turned down the chance to live there many years ago, by not pursuing it. And the house that I could have bought for relative peanuts in Port Isaac is now worth more than mine.
OK, I can`t resist it any longer ! - here`s my 3 year old grand daughter from Southampton celebrating Saints second goal in Aberdeen last week ! I think she`s trying to tell Romeu to get goal side.
Woohoo! God dammit, I love fish and chips. And I've found another cracker of a chip shop. They usually go out of business unless they are in the right area. This one is near the roundabout crossing Hill lane and Winchester Road. It is on the site of a previously successful fish and shop, whose owners retired. This one has taken over and is a fair bit better. Their chips are crispy and creamy and the fish is delicately cooked with super batter. Here's hoping they stick around, as a great local chippy is hard to find. That said, there is something absolutely satisfying when you do the same at home. I've produced beer batter and dipped fish and deep fried them, with excellent chips. Great Fish and Chips is a properly worthy national dish. And peas, of course. Are garden peas or processed peas the real deal? Hmm... You've actually made me feel peckish again.
Fish and chips is a weird thing, because even if you have it for dinner or tea (or whatever you call the main meal in the evening), people refer to it as "a supper. " It's the only thing I think of that is nearly always called a "supper" Looks great though FLT, is that a bit of Plaice?
That’s bizarre RJ because it’s he only thing I call supper and I’ve never noticed that before. Good spot. It’s not plaice, it’s sole with bread crumbs. Roasted chips, but frozen peas!
Shallow fried the fish in bread crumbs and the peas were a cheat - frozen petit pois I was good with the chips though: parboiled then roasted in garlic powder, pepper and salt.
The chips sound great. My fryer doesn't get much of an airing these days, but those chips sound like I don't need it anymore...except for home made doughnuts...and scotch eggs....and goats cheese stuffed habaneros...and whole stuffed baby squid. Perhaps I'll keep my fryer, but your chips still sound delicious
we have a fryer but never use it. I always roast my chips after parboiling them. If your patient and set enough (but not too much) oil in the oven dish, you can get a lovely crisp on the chips.
Amen!! And the lack of the tube I missed , didnt realise how much I relied on it tbh. Also Dorset people speak ****ing weird. Nice ice cream though.
I suppose that makes sense, roasties get nice and crispy if the fat is right. My fryer doesn't see much daylight, but some things just don't work the same shallow fried or roasted. My stuffed squid are a prime example - I mince up the tentacles, shallow fry them gently with a bit of garlic and black pepper, mix that with crumbled crispy bacon (I do that in the oven ) and breadcrumbs. I then stuff the little squid mantles with the mixture, pin them closed and then lightly breadcrumb them. They only take a minute to cook so stay nice and tender, and of course the filling is pre-cooked. I bloody love squid, and octopus when I can get it fresh and have the time to cook it properly. Feeling hungry again now
