Food glorious food

[mitchy]

I was in Tesco's earlier this week as their own brand of senior cat food is one the furball deems so acceptable, he ignored the fact I was opening the cupboard behind him, causing his backside to ride up the door, in favour of keeping his snout in his food bowl. Once I'd stopped giggling helplessly, I decided that that was as good a reason to trek to Tesco's after work as any :)

They had a special offer on the deli counter while I was there, for this "Champagne infused marmalade ham". Now I have a love/hate relationship with ham. As a kid, I HATED ham sandwiches with the passion of a thousand fiery suns. This was due, I think, to the horrible, dry, tasteless sarnies I had to eat countless times as a kid when having tea at my Nan's house. And she used mustard, which I wasn't a fan of back then. As an adult, I've come to like ham sarnies, though I still prefer ham paired with something else, like tomato or egg. And a melted cheese 'n' ham toastie is heaven on a plate. But I've not really been a fan of ham in and of itself, until I tried that champagne infused stuff. Oooh gods, it was GORGEOUS! I finally saw how tasty ham can be. I bought a coupla slices (all I could afford, it was understandably expensive, even on special offer) and I scoffed them earlier today, as part of a main course. And it was delicious! So now I'm thinking I might treat myself to a small ham joint for Christmas, although I might have to see if I can get a pre-cooked one, because I don't own any really big pans. I have to go down to Rainham before Christmas, I might see what's in the farm shop down there. Anyone have any sage advice about buying ham?

*streeetches* In other non-news, Sunday has been perfectly relaxing. Two good football matches have gone by and later on, there'll be a new episode of Fringe, which really seems to have kicked up a gear. If any of you gave up after episode two or three, I do suggest a re-visit.

Leverage starts airing in the US tonight, with the official broadcast of the pilot episode. Eee! And then on Tuesday, episode 2 will air on what will be its regular night. *pats uTorrent* I'll be ready Wednesday morning, oh yes. Another show I seriously recommend to my flist - if you like shows you know I like, do try and check this one out. I'll be squeaking about it a lot over the next few weeks :)

Oh....talking of guilty pleasure TV *eyes halcyon_shift and 803am malevolently*, I watched my first episode of Merlin yesterday. And damned it it didn't suck me in to the point that I know I'll be watching next week. *sighs* I blame Anthony Head, too, for being so damn good as Uther. Bah. At least it is a notch or three above Robin Hood, there is no way I could sit through another show as bad as that!

Comments

[mitchy.livejournal.com]

Mmm yum! *takes notes* Thank you!

And yes, I know what you mean about the anachronisms in Merlin but...but....dammit, it's Antony Stewart Head! :P

[cookwitch.livejournal.com]

Yes, I know. But sadly there are also Others in it.

[minmorton.livejournal.com]

Mr Head is very good ... but actually my favourites are Merlin and Gaius ... it's not often one sees Richard Wilson doing 'straight' acting ... and he's very low key and enjoyable in this (remarkably low key given the temptations that wig must give him to fling about a bit ...)

I also think Morgana and Gwen work very hard or their actresses do despite the issue of Gwen being relentlessly Stoical, Nice and Sensible and Morgana having to veer wildly between Hints of Future EEEEvil Morgana Or Will She be? She is obviously going to be either a Misguided Freedom Fighter or she is going to be like Elphaba in Wicked

The one person I find very difficult is Arthur ... I wish they'd cast someone else - I can hear the lines - the same lines in my head - spoken by a more subtle actor and making him a really interesting person ... but I'm not getting it Bradley ... try a bit *less*

And how can you have anachronisms in Arthur? (this is not aimed directly - it really is a general pondering) I mean the stories have magic in them ... and Lancelot was made up by soppy French poet and half the knights are welsh and the rest of them are ... random ... there is no one version of Arthur or Merlin ... so what's an 'anachronism'?

And you do know that they are all charging round a French chateau right? Which was probably built after most of them are meant to have existed?

BUT who cares, it's good hearted, fairly well written - OK doesn't stand up to the Sarah Jane Adventures but ... what does at the moment? And it WIPES the FLOOR with that terrible Robin Hood (Anthony Minghella - I hope you are writhing in shame),

I can certainly see a Merlin and an Arthur ... and even a sort of kids TV friendly Uther - I mean he is a flawed King.

[minmorton.livejournal.com]

oops - did I get carried away there (is it possible to put an LJ cut in a reply?!?!)

[mitchy.livejournal.com]

*giggles* Your enthusiasm is commendable :)

And it's still an anachronism to have knights in armour and tomato soup :P

[minmorton.livejournal.com]

Buuuut the Vikings reached America ... maybe a really enterprising one came back ... yeah ... armed with the mighty power of twisty sticks and called a mighty wind to bring them and their tomato plants back to Camelot ... we can only assume that in later years ... the secret Tomato Supply was lost ... to be rediscovered by Raleigh along with bikes and potatoes ...

And what about the Public school ethos in the The Once and Future King - that's an anananachronism