Yum or Yuck.

[Maryd.]

Veal is probably one of the meats I can stomach... but it has to be soft. So yum.
English pears

[Henry P]

Yum to veal. They eat lots in Italy- vitello
Yum to pears. The best are Comice
Apricots?

[Maryd.]

Yum.
Yum to Pears and peaches.
Coconut?

[Henry P]

Yum
pina Colada?

[Maryd.]

Ok
Mead.

[Henry P]

Yum to mead
Dandelion tea/coffee?

[Maryd.]

Had dandelion coffee during my first pregnancy... I stomached it, but didn't like it.
Never had the tea.
Sports drinks?

[Henry P]

dislike
mango chutney?

[Maryd.]

Never tried... Sounds nice.

Scrambled eggs on toast?

[Henry P]

Yum
pickled herrings?

[Maryd.]

Never had.
Barbecued onions?

[Henry P]

never had
Roasted onions?

[Maryd.]

Barbecued onions, are onions slice in rings and fried on the barbecue. My son is mad for them.

Roasted onions are ok, I guess.

Toasted marshmallows?

[Henry P]

Yum
Pretzels?

[Maryd.]

Yum
Smarties

[Henry P]

Yum
Runner beans?

[Maryd.]

What are runner beans?

[Henry P]

long green pods from plants you have to train up proverbial beanpoles

[Maryd.]

Are they sweet tasting?

[Henry P]

no, but they're tasty anyway

[Maryd.]

Peanut butter with Hundreds and Thousands?

[Henry P]

Cheesy but yum
Silver ball cake decorations?

[Maryd.]

Love them... We used them when the children were little... We decorated all the cakes. It took us hours and they were only half decent.
Puff pastry?

[Henry P]

Yum
Filo pastry?

[Maryd.]

Yum
Eggs Benedict

[Henry P]

Never had it, but I know it's yum
Eggs Florentine ,(with spinach)

[Maryd.]

Oh, yum. Anything with spinach is fine with my.
Chicken stock in foods?

[Henry P]

Yum- tock makes a real difference in soups and stews
Multi-seed breads

[Maryd.]

Yum
Puttanesca?

[Henry P]

Never had it, but I know it's yum
arrabiata?

[Maryd.]

I've never had it.
Chocolate cream puffs

[Henry P]

Aubergines, peppers, tomato, chilis. I had it in Sicily- yum, like chocolate cream puffs
Cream crackers?

[Maryd.]

I live such a shallow life... What are cream crackers?

[Henry P]

English plain crackers for cheese, whatever. quite yum

[Maryd.]

Yum
Vegetable pickles?

[Henry P]

yum
Calzone? (folded pizza)

[Maryd.]

Yum
veal scallops?

[Henry P]

yum
cornish pasty?

[Maryd.]

Yum
Mussel soup?

[Henry P]

Yuk, i think, but I'm not sure
ciabatta ?

[Maryd.]

No dear mussel soup is yum... You have to try it.
What is ciabatta?

[Henry P]

Crusty Italian bread - yum when heated in the oven

[Maryd.]

Ooh, yum.
Date loaf?

[Henry P]

yum
Breadsticks?

[Maryd.]

yum
Tzatziki dip?

[Henry P]

yum
taramasalata?

[Maryd.]

I know what it is, but have never had it.
Eggplant dip?

[Henry P]

yum
Stuffed vine leaves?

[Maryd.]

Yum
Red cabbage?

[Henry P]

Yum
Cauliflower baked with oil, garlic, salt and coriander? (our veg today)

[Maryd.]

Yum, never tried it... Might just do so.

Spaghetti with ocotpus sauce... That will be our dinner tonight?

[Henry P]

Yum
How do you do your octopus sauce?

[Maryd.]

Oh, it's beautiful. Well, I like to buy octopus legs, peel of the skin, wash and squeeze the dirt out of the tenticles, cut them pinky size. Then I fry it in a little oil with garlic, stirring occasionally, slowly emptying the juices out into another pot or bowl. Then add half a cup of sweet red wine, stir for a while, then add 140gms of tomato paste and 600mls of tomato puree, actually you should use real tomatoes. Then add the juices back and 2 glasses of water bring to the boil, then simmer usually 1 hour and a half or two, stirring every hour.

[Henry P]

Sounds yum.
Teriyaki salmon?

[Maryd.]

Well it's salmon and that's good enough for me... Your turn sir. How does one make it?

[Henry P]

Mix soy sauce, honey, sesame oil, lime juice, garlic pepper and marinade your fish/ chicken for a few hours= salty, sweet, sour and savoury at once. Yum

[Maryd.]

Ok, now I'm drooling. I'm not really... It's just a figure of speach.:bleh:

Fish fingers?

[Henry P]

Yum in a sandwich with mayo and/ or ketchup

[Maryd.]

Grilled flake?

[Henry P]

That's shark, isn't it? I had shark once, but it we did nothing to enhance it, so it was dull, but I'd try it again if I could find it. The range of fish here is limited
Ginger biscuits?

[Maryd.]

I don't take well to ginger, but in biscuits I like it, so like.

Peanut butter biscuits?

[Henry P]

Yum
Steph baked some yummy ginger biscuits with a crisp sugar topping last night
Blue cheese pasta?

[Maryd.]

Chip off the old block, your Steph.

I have never had Blue cheese pasta.

Spinach pasta?

[Henry P]

Yum to just about all pasta dishes
Candied fruit?

[Maryd.]

You've said that before, shame you are over there and I am here... I would cook you all the pasta dishes I know. Such a shame.

Never had candied fruit.

Fresh strawberries?

[Henry P]

Yum to strawberries
Fizzy drinks?

[Maryd.]

Been told to avoid them... But love...:mad:

Plain milk?

[Henry P]

Cold with cookies. Yum
Grand Marnier?

[Maryd.]

Ok, you need to tell me what that is...

[Henry P]

French Cognac brandy liqueur flavoured with orange peel

[Maryd.]

Yummo.

Sherry?

[Henry P]

yum
wheat beer?

[Maryd.]

Never had it.

Rhubarb?

[Henry P]

Can be yum in crumbles and pies
dark chocolate sandwich?

[Maryd.]

Love rhubarb with custard.... Yum
I have never tried... But I don't like dark chocolate anyway... But on bread... Ewww.

Trifle?

[Henry P]

dark chocolate is yum in crusty white bread
Yum to trifle
Cheese and jam sandwiches?

[Maryd.]

Eww H. Cheese with jam... yuk.
Plain hard boiled egg on it's own?

[Henry P]

Yum I love eggs, but they need salt
Runny eggs?

[Maryd.]

No salt... Just plain.

Love the runny eggs... Love to dip bread in it and that type of egg, I like to have salt.

Egg sandwiches?

[Henry P]

yum
French toast?

[Maryd.]

Yum.

Dim sims?

[Henry P]

yum
polish pierogi?

[Maryd.]

Ok, explain this one to me...

[Henry P]

like dim sum- stuffed dumplings, with meat, cheese, whatever. big ravioli boiled, then fried crisp

[Maryd.]

Henry... Not good for my diet.
Plus never had it.
Bunt?

[Henry P]

yum, though
Is that a cake in a ring mould? Yum
seafood salad?

[Maryd.]

It's a cake with a hole in it... Aww, mines broken.
Ooh, seafood salad sounds good.
Bean salad?

[Henry P]

Yum
Polish bigos?

[Maryd.]

Ok, sweetie, what are they and how are they cooked?

[Henry P]

Bigos is a fesh cabbage and sauerkraut and meat stew, with pork, sausage, chicken, cooked with onions, garlic, tomato paste, wine. Best on a cold day with crusty bread. Yum

[Maryd.]

OMG Henry... You, I believe are such a great cook... When are you moving in?

[Henry P]

when you invite me, subject to your husband's approval and satisfactory contract of employment

[Maryd.]

You make me laugh... Sure, like hubby is going to approve... Doubt it. He doesn't even approve of me, he won't approve of my friends. Sadly.
Employment... Sure... can't guarantee you get paid though.

Cook or clean house?

[Henry P]

Cook
Scones?

[Maryd.]

Yum... with jam and cream.
Muffins?

[Henry P]

Yum, both English and American
croutons?

[Maryd.]

I don't like them in foods... But will eat them on their own as a snack.

Bread sticks?

[Henry P]

Yum
Garlic bread?

[Maryd.]

Love
Garlic pizza?

[Henry P]

Yum
Pork pie?

[Maryd.]

Never had it...
Pork roast?

[Henry P]

Yum to roast pork. Don't they make pork pies down there? A British speciality

[Maryd.]

I think they do... I've just never had them.
Yum to roast pork.
Barbecued pork?

[Henry P]

Yum
Pork liver?

[Maryd.]

Yuk... Hate all liver.
Pork souvlaki?

[Henry P]

Yum
Kohlrabi?

[Maryd.]

Henry how do you know all these foods? What is kohlrabi.

[Henry P]

A cross between swede and cabbage with a root ball thing growing on the surface.

[Maryd.]

Interesting...
Moussaka?

[Henry P]

yum
soda bread?

[Maryd.]

Ok I have never had soda bread... Does such a thing even exist? Or are you pulling my leg?

[Henry P]

No. Steph baked it on Friday- baked with baking soda, not yeast, like scones. yum. An Irish thing

[Maryd.]

Hmm... I should try that. Ask Steph for the recipe and I shall try it. Wouldn't mind avoiding yeast.

Risotto?

[Henry P]

Yum
Irish stew?

[Maryd.]

Never really had Irish stew.

[Henry P]

Yum and simple- lamb/beef, spuds, onions, carrots slow cooked

[Maryd.]

That's the same as an Aussie soup.
Clam soup?

[Henry P]

a lot of aussies are Irish and someone has to eat all those sheep and cattle
never had clam soup. what's in it?

[Maryd.]

Like any other kind of soups... Except with clam, herbs of you own choice, some sweet white wine added and plenty of garlic... Yum.

[Henry P]

sounds good. Do you use fresh clams, frozen?

[Maryd.]

Fresh is best...

[Henry P]

Toasted rye bread?

[Maryd.]

Yum.
Toasted raisin bread?

[Henry P]

Yum. I have a thing about dried grapes in cakes and bread- love them
Tortillas?

[Maryd.]

Yum - My son, love's mexican food.
Taco's?

[Henry P]

Never had them,but I like Mexican food
Chili con carne?

[Maryd.]

Never had it, am worried about the spices.
Maple syrup on pancakes?

[Henry P]

Yum to maple syrup. Don't worry about the spices. Chili is good for you in small doses.
Fajitas?

[Maryd.]

Never had.

taramasalata?

[Henry P]

yum
chickpeas?

[Maryd.]

Yuk to both.

Toasted peanuts?

[Henry P]

Yum
rice noodles?

[Maryd.]

Never had... I don't think.

Chicken noodle soup? (The real stuff, not the packet rubbish)

[Henry P]

Yum, made with chicken on the bone. Jewish penicillin
Waffles?

[Maryd.]

Yum to chicken soup
and double yum to waffles.
Crumpets?

[Henry P]

yum
quince jelly?

[Maryd.]

Never heard of it?

[Henry P]

Yum- jam/jelly from quince fruits. Yum with cheese, but rare and expensive
Gooseberry sauce with pork/oily fish?

[Maryd.]

My word Henry, you certainly know what foods to eat... Do you cook this yourself?

[Henry P]

No, but I've had it. Yum
I love cookery books- I have dozens and go online, too. Try a website called Epicurious or BBC food

[Maryd.]

Thanks will do... I've never met a man that likes cooking so much.

[Henry P]

I like food and my wife won't cook for me .

[Maryd.]

Aww, poor dear. Get the kitchen clean and I'll be right over... Shall I make lasagne?

[Henry P]

yes, please. And some cheesecake.

[Maryd.]

And some lovely music in the background... What do you fancy?

[Henry P]

Something happy , suitable for a party

[Maryd.]

Let's go The Beatles.

[Henry P]

You could do worse

[Maryd.]

Alright, forget Beatles, let's go Eric Clapton.

[Henry P]

A compilation of 50s rock n roll would be great. I'll bring the booze. Do you like red wine?

[Maryd.]

Oh yes please... Sweet, would be lovely. And when you arrive the chef will have the biggest meal and smile, you have ever seen. I promise.

[Henry P]

Fruit-flavoured beers?

[Maryd.]

Never had them... Odd.

[Henry P]

No, they're yum. Mostly European
Grog/hot toddy?

[Maryd.]

If that just means mixing drinks, then tried it once... But nothing fancy.

Ricotta cheese mixed into pasta and bolognese sauce?

[Henry P]

Yum.
I like a hot toddy- hot water, whisky/rum/brandy with honey and lemon when I feel a cold coming on
Potato pancakes?

[Maryd.]

Don't like potato pancakes.

(Poor dear... Make a hot tea, black, add some lemon juice, 1 teaspoon of sugar and pop into bed, cuddly up to a favourite teddy bear and stay warm) Oh, wait a minute, that's what I tell my kids... Nevermind you do it too.

[Henry P]

I think it works to stave off a cold, anyway

[Maryd.]

Tea with lemon?

[Henry P]

Yum with a liitle honey
Coleslaw?

[Maryd.]

Yuk... Never really liked.
Meat balls with garlic and parsley?

[Henry P]

Yum to meatballs
Stir - fried cabbage?

[Maryd.]

Yum to stir fried cabbage.
Pastizzi's?

[Henry P]

Never had them ,but I know they're yum
Do you make them?

[Maryd.]

I tried them once and messed them up, now I buy the frozen kind... Yes, I am naughty.
Scones, with jam and cream?

[Henry P]

Yum
Blinis?

[Maryd.]

Henry, what is Blinis?

[Henry P]

Small pancakes with wheat and buckwheat flour, risen a little with baking powder. Steph made some.

[Maryd.]

She's a good girl...
Pasta salad?

[Henry P]

yum, but only with vinaigrette, not mayo
pork with pears?

[Maryd.]

Never had pork with pears...

Chicken Parmigiana?

[Henry P]

Yum
Fish pie?

[Maryd.]

You know, I have never had fish pie.
Creamy corn and chicken soup. (Again, not the packet rubbish)

[Henry P]

Sounds yum, as is fish pie, made with mashed spuds, different kinds of fish, white sauce, cheese
Chicken hearts?

[Maryd.]

Oh, I am so... coming over to your house for a meal one day.
Never had chicken hearts.
Chicken liver pate?

[Henry P]

Yum
Gefilte fish?

[Maryd.]

Never had it... What is it?

[Henry P]

Jewish dish- minced white fish in aspic- better than it sounds

[Maryd.]

How do you know all these meals Henry?

[Henry P]

I'm interested in food, and British supermarkets are stored with a greater variety of foods than in any other country. A pity so few British people can cook well.

[Maryd.]

Well, you can cook for me anytime.

Vegetable juice?

[Henry P]

Thanks. Vegetable juice is yum, if you make it yourself.
Rabbit stew?

[Maryd.]

Never had it.
beef stew?

[Henry P]

I'm making rabbit stew tomorrow. Yum to stews
Mexican salsas?

[Maryd.]

Yuk, I don't like mixican food much, but my son loves it.
Fried rice?

[Henry P]

Salsas are yum, as is fried rice
Spring rolls?

[Maryd.]

Love my rice
and love spring rolls.
Seafood sticks?

[Henry P]

Yum
falafel?

[Maryd.]

Yuk
Jelly or Jello?

[Henry P]

yum
Orange squash?

[Maryd.]

Yum.
Lemonade (Not the supermarket kind - freshly made)

[Henry P]

Yum
Pomegranate juice?

[Maryd.]

I don't think I have had it, but willin to try.

Lemon juice?

[Henry P]

Not on its own, but yum with so many uses
Weetabix?

[Maryd.]

I think ours is just called Weetbix here. I don't eat ceral anymore, but loved weetbix, when I did.

Rice cereal?

[Henry P]

yum
Tim Tams?

[Maryd.]

Yum.
Choc chip cookies?

[Henry P]

yum
sorrel?

[Maryd.]

Never had it.
Roasted lamb chops and potatoes,bocolli, beans, snowpeas and peas. (Was dinner tonight)

[Henry P]

Sounds yum. Your family certainly get their 5 vegetables/ fruits a day
Soybeans?

[Maryd.]

(Yes, but they leave most of them, unless drowned in gravy or sauce.)
Love Soyabeans.
Bok Choy?

[Henry P]

So drown them in sauce
Yum to bok choy. Is that the same as pak choi?

[Maryd.]

Yes sir, I believe it is. (And the do drown them in sauce)
Deep fried chips?

[Henry P]

Yum to chips, but I haven't had any for months. Do you fry your own?

[Maryd.]

Use too. But due to my diet we avoid them. The kids prefer mash potato instead. Sometimes they put food colouring in it for fun and we end up with green mash... It's so cute. I should get a photo and upload it one day.
Mash Potato?

[Henry P]

Yum, but in natural colours only, please.
Purple potatoes?

[Maryd.]

Of course natural Henry...
Never had purple potatoes.
Cauliflower with melted cheese?

[Henry P]

Yum to cauliflower cheese
I've had purple crisps, which taste the same.
Purple string beans?

[Maryd.]

No, dear, I have never seen purple anything... Where do you shop?

[Henry P]

I grew some once- they go dark green in cooking. yum
red onions?

[Maryd.]

Ok, I suppose. I find them strong than the normal onion.
Pontiac potatoes?

[Henry P]

Don't think I've had them.
Salad potatoes?

[Maryd.]

Pontiac are health potatoes, they are tougher and quite bland. But they have less starch.
Love potato salad.
Spring onions?

[Henry P]

yum. I grow my own. There's a variety that survives winter and is producing new shoots now
muesli?

[Maryd.]

Like spring onions, especially in salads.
I find Mueli to dry.
Sweet cereals?

[Henry P]

Muesli is dry- some people soak it in milk or yogurt overnight, so it becomes a cold porridge
Like sweet cereals, but not the trashy kids' ones
chip butties

[Maryd.]

Never heard of it.

[Henry P]

Chips between two slices of white buttered bread, with a little vinegar?

[Maryd.]

Yum, fattening, but yum.
Salt and vinegar Crisp Chips?

[Henry P]

Yum
Do you call crisps chips like in the US?

[Maryd.]

No, I just though you guys call them crisps, we just call them chips.

[Henry P]

So our chips are what? french fries?

[Maryd.]

Ok now I have confused everything. French fries are the fried chips and the packet chips are just called chips.

[Henry P]

So no crisps. I get it

[Maryd.]

The Americans confused me. Although that's not hard to do these days.

[Henry P]

Boston baked beans?

[Maryd.]

Never had my dear.
Home baked apple pie... (My son baked)

[Henry P]

Yum to both. Did you remember the hole in the crust?

[Maryd.]

What hole?

[Henry P]

To let the steam out- an English tradition. Or don't you need it?
Poppy seed bread?

[Maryd.]

Didn't know that's what people did... Do you make the whole before cooking or after it.
Yes love poppy seed bread.
Seafood platters?

[Henry P]

Yum. I had a great one in Scotland
Garlic mayo (aioli)?

[Maryd.]

I shared a seafood plater for one with another person yesterday... We couldn't even finish it.
Never hear of Garlic mayo (aioli)?

[Henry P]

aioli is yum with seafood , fish, eggs, cold chicken, crisp raw veggies, salad potatoes
Corn chips?

[Maryd.]

Well I have never had it... Must try it
Don't mind corn chips, but with dips, not on their own.
Ice cream cake?

[Henry P]

Is that cake with ice cream sandwiched in the middle? Yum
Arctic roll?

[Maryd.]

No, it just looks like a cake but is made of ice cream and topped with cream... Very fatttening, bu yum.
Never heard of it?

[Henry P]

Ice cream roll wrapped in sponge with a jam layer in between. sounds better than it tastes, coz it can only be factory made
Banana sandwiches?

[Maryd.]

Oh, I love banana sandwiches... But we are naughty, we sprinkle the banana with sugar as well... Very naughty.
Salt and vinegar chips in bread, like a sandwich?

[Henry P]

A crisp butty. Never had, but probably yum
Peshwari Nan bread?

[Maryd.]

Well the salt and vinegar sandwish is a teen thing. If you have a sophisticated taste, you probably wouldn't like it.

Ok dear, explain Peshwari Nan bread?

[Henry P]

Indian flat bread with apple, raisin and coconut, eaten with curries or as a snack

[Maryd.]

Must say have never had it... But sounds delicious.

Homemad hamburgers?

[Henry P]

Yum. we're having sloppy Joes tomorrow, a sort of runny burger in tomato, mushroom and pepper sauce served in/on a bun

[Maryd.]

Yum to Hamburger (vegie)
Hot dogs?

[Henry P]

yum, especially with grilled or barbied sausages
Mascarpone?

[Maryd.]

Ah, I should know that - right... Is it an Italian ice cream or nuts?

[Henry P]

it's a very fat cream cheese with virtually no acidity or pungency, the creaminess in tiramisu
Crunchy nut cornflakes?

[Maryd.]

Never had it...
Plain cornflakes?

[Henry P]

Yum, with cold milk
Quick hot oat cereals?