On 23/02/2015 9:27 PM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "Tim w" > wrote in message
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>> Nothing I have read here tells me that there is any point in trying to
>> discuss cooking.
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> Ignore those that tell you to Google instead of asking. There are some
> of us who are interested in discussing food and not just in being the
> 'know it alls'!
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> Today I am cooking a simple dish called 'Modenese Pork Chops'
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> Recipe available on request ;-)
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> ... and I shall make Lyonaisse potatoes to accompany the chops!
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> What are you cooking today?
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I had steamed brown parboiled rice with fried eggplant suitably spiced
up with the usual suspects - including hot chillies.
The eggplant was a type I hadn't seen before, an unusual one, at least
for here; http://tinyurl.com/plsrz2t
It was the long purple type at the bottom of the picture. The more usual
variety we have are the dark pear shaped ones at the top of the picture.

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Xeno.