French meal at Rowhan's apartment

(Sorry Adrian, but I was laid up over the weekend at home where I still don't have internet thanks to my tenuous relationship with the German postal system.)

Xavier has kindly offered to make French food and I have evilly offered to host it (since I enjoy making everyone climb five flights of stairs -- why should you escape if I can't?)

Please post here (or PM me if shy) if you're up for it. Xavier will decide the menu tonight based on level of interest.

I´d like to come and bring a jar of home made stuffed hot peppers plus a bottle of wine.

Bill

You use the German postal system for intenet?

"Hello, post office? I've just sent another email. Please arrange collection from my printer. Oh, and have you got a delivery from www.eastgermansluts.com for me yet?"

Ah yes, where was I ... I'll be attending this event!

Actually, I do TCP/IP packet data transfer by tossing pebbles at the kebab shop across the street.

You should see a doctor about that.

French meal? Sounds yummy...

mmmm, yum...i'm in (and hopefully there'll be some veggie options too) - bloody vegetarians, i know i know

The family Queen (my mother) is in town... so I'll be missing in action for this 2 weeks.. but will see u all on Thursday
Have fun! Take some pictures of the yummy french food!

We may have trouble rounding people up.

I'm afraid there won't be any Frogs (anyway I don't really like it) or Snail (I love it !!), except if I could find some fresh ones in Stuttgart, but my chances are evaluated as near from 0%...

I'll try to find something vegetarian, but that couldn't be a real french speciality !!

I also hope that you like cheese and wein ^^, some Crepes, Quiche Lorraine and Tartiflette with a Tarte Tatin to end the meal ... Got I will need a lot of time, we will eat around 22 H^^

mmmmmmmmmm, wine is perfect, cheese is even better, crepes are amazing and the rest sounds french and yummy too! do you need help preparing/cooking beforehand? i could come a bit earlier if you need an extra set of hands. either way, looking forward to it!

I'm up for it.! I can contribute by buying wine. That's about all i'm capable of preparing...

yes im there too, being my usual vegetarian self... will bring wine or summat (anyone know which country does decent wine?? )btw if i dont see you before mckenna i will bring your scarf (no, all, as a veggie i wont be eating it)

je viens aussi, A+

I had great snails at the Sindelfingen street festival a few months ago. This was on the Alsace stall although I don't know if they brought them from France or sourced them here. I like Burgundy snails the best, and obviously they are not found much around here ;)

I can contribute some ingredients, just tell me what to buy.

Hin

Is it ok if Fred and I bring some cheese over to join the French dinner at your place Rowhan? I could come over to give some help if the kitchen need me to wash the dishes. Hahahaha!

I just have one very very little problem : I don't have time to go shopping tonight!! So if someone could buy for me :

- 3-4 KG potatoes (I'd rather have too much than not enough)
- Some Onions
- 1L (or 1 KG) fresh cream
- 3L Milk
- 1 Kg of "piece of chopped beacon (according to wordreference, LARDONS in french!! ^^)
- 12 eggs
- 1,5 - 2Kg of Flour
- 500gr sugar
- 500gr butter

So if someone is volunteer, just tell us!!

I will buy the other things (cheese, and some other little things) tomorrow on the way between work and rowan's place!

And those who want to help cooking are welcome!

I will also need some Pie Pan and Gratin Dish, I just have one of each, I'll need one more Gratin DIsh and maybe 3 pie pan more to.

I know I don't have a lot of things, but I have the receipts

I could bring some onions over and cheese! If that is fine for all?

hi - i can bring the flour (do you want 1.5 or 2kg?), sugar and eggs tomorrow. that work? looking forward to it!!

I'm going shopping to pick up most of this stuff. Will post tomorrow if we're still missing anything. We will meet at 1800 hours to start cooking tomorrow!

does that mean i should or shouldn't get the eggs/flour/sugar?

We now have eggs flour sugar and the rest of the stuff Xavier mentioned (I thought I might as well pick up everything I could so we're sure of having it tomorrow in time!)
I thought I would try to pick up some cidre bouché but a) I think that's only if you're making crepes and I couldn't find any anyway.

ok, sounds good - anything i should in fact bring (aside from wine, seeing as how i like cheap lidl wine )? see you all tonight then!

Well, enjoy the French food and good company. I will not be able to make it as I have to work again!

See you all tomorrow though...

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Round of applause to Xavier for producing vast quantities of excellent nosh despite the primitive cooking facilities available (including liberal use of the floor for setting down serving dishes).

Also for buying us tubs of smelly cheese and some really really good French wine. The evening was a great reminder of the many positive aspects of the existence of France.

Liana made not one, not two, but THREE (count them three) of her famous pies, including the elusive pecan pie (the mutant ward gave it three thumbs up).

In other news, Mckenna has kindly offered to do the next dinner in two weeks time. Over to you mickey k.

I ate so much. Xavier, the food and the wine were fantastic.

And I had nine slices (slithers, if I want to be kind to myself) of pie, which I learnt consisted of nothing but sugar, lard and flour. And some pecans. I'm so healthy.

mmmm, seconded! food was yummy (hence my four plate fulls and resultant stomachache today) and pies were amazing...suggggggar! dunno what to plan for the next round seeing as how i come from the land of hamburgers, hot dogs and mac 'n' cheese. i'll think on it.

yup.. thirded (thats a new word btw)

really delicious food... i could get used to having everyone cook for me except myself (which only results in food poisoning)

am hoping there is still room in the belly for 3 mass and half a vegetarian chicken today...

The cartoons reminded me of a Gary Larson cartoon which I tried unsuccessfully to find. However I did find this.

Thought it might come in handy next time you are laid up.

Oh and on occasion I do wish I were living in the Capital. The food get-togethers sound great.

You beautifully captured Rohan's similarity to an Invalid URL notice.

Link to my photos sent to people's facebook accounts. If you were at this event and are not linked with me on facebook, get linking! Username same as here.

I finally found the picture again and downloaded it this time.