You were distinctly hovering

When a tourist family leaves the local police station, it probably is not the highpoint of their vacation..

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Kun turistiperhe poistuu paikalliselta poliisiasemalta, se ei todennäköisesti ole heidän matkansa kohokohta..

By Bean & Crumpet

I wanted to get a snootful and muse over my happiness

We celebrated the anniversary of Crumpets birth a tad early last weekend - luxuriating and goofing around, of course. This time our menu was Italian spirited.

Antipasto

Cecilia Beretta Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso (spicy, strong)

Carpaccio (organic meet from Reinin liha, Parmigiano-Reggiano from Flying cow cheese shop, both in Hakaniemi Market place - really easy and delish appetizer)

Primo

Villa Canlungo Pinot Grigio 2009 (light, fresh)

Chantarelle risotto (one must take advantage of the mushroom season - definitely Arborio rice and TLC for about 16 minutes)

Secondo

Villa Canlungo Pinot Grigio 2009

Shrimps fried in garlic olive oil, with green salad & olive bread (this receipe is from our trip to Lisbon)

Dolce

Prosecco Primo V (bountiful pear flavour)

Lingonberry Parfait (the new silicone mould got its first test run - this was an instant hit)

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Juhlistimme Murun syntymän vuosipäivää jo hitusen etukäteen - nautiskelemalla & höpsöttelemällä, tottakai. Tällä kertaa menumme viineineen oli italialaishenkinen.

Antipasto

Cecilia Beretta Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso (mausteinen, voimakas)

Carpaccio (luomuliha Reinin lihasta, Parmigiano-Reggiano Lentävästä lehmästä Hakaniemen hallista - todella helppo ja herkullinen alkuruoka)

Primo

Villa Canlungo Pinot Grigio 2009 (raikas, kevyt)

Kantarellirisotto (sienikausi on hyödynnettävä - ehdottomasti arborioriisiä ja hellää huolenpitoa n. 16 min ajan)

Secondo

Villa Canlungo Pinot Grigio 2009

Valkosipuliöljyssä paistetut katkaravut vihersalaatin & oliivileivän kera (resepti taannoiselta Lissabonin matkaltamme)

Dolce

Prosecco Primo V (voimakkaan päärynämäinen)

Puolukkajäädyke (uusi silikonivuoka pääsi heti käyttöön - tästä tuli välitön hitti)

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That's the spirit

Humor blossoms on the streets of Paris..

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Huumori kukkii Pariisin kaduilla..

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If I were to tell you why

Some things one remembers longingly. When remembering other things one does not long for them at all.

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Jotkut asiat muistaa kaipauksella. Toiset asiat muistessaan ei kaipaa niitä ollenkaan.

By Bean & Crumpet

I'll drop you

"Chivalry got killed by the feminist movement in all them magazines that got women goin' crazy because women got too much advice about men from other women. And they don't know what the fuck they're talking about. And it's true. I see the shit in the magazines. I don't read 'em, but I be seein' the cover. I look at - you ever be in the grocery store, fellas, you look at one of them magazines, and it say on the cover, "a hundred ways to please your man" by some lady. Get outta here, man. Come on. Ain't no hundred ways. That list is four things long. Just suck his dick, play with balls and fix him a sandwich and don't talk so much. And that makes them happy. That's it."

Dave Chappelle in Killin' Them Softly

By Bean & Crumpet

It was two days after the vultures

Last weekend we took a taste trip to France. New ingredient in our homecooking: blue mussels (super easy - more of these soon). We test-drove our sizzling new deep fryer (only Bean has patience to cut such fine fries;)). We researched great many plum recipes for the dessert, but ended up improvising - the Christmas dessert has been decided :).

Start

Jean de la Roche Sauvignon

Moules Marinières 

Main

Château Timberlay 2007

Steak frites & green beans & French organic mustard

Cheese

Aura & Conde de Monsul Tawny Porto

Afters

Plums cooked in port with vanilla ice cream

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Viikonloppuna teimme makumatkan Ranskaan. Uutena raaka-aineena kotikokkailussa: sinisimpukat (huippuhelppoa - tätä pian uudestaan). Koeajossa uuttuuttaan tirisevä rasvakeitin (vain Papu jaksaa leikata noin hienoja ranskanperunoita ;)). Tutkailimme jälkiruokaa varten monia luureseptejä, mutta päädyimme lopulta improvisoimaan - joulun jälkiruoka on nyt selvillä :).

Alut

Jean de la Roche Sauvignon

Moules Marinières

Päät

Château Timberlay 2007

Steak frites & vihreiden papujen & Ranskasta tuodun luomusinapin kera

Juusto

Aura & Conde de Monsul Tawny Porto

Jäljet

Portviinissä keitettyjä luumuja vaniljajäätelöllä

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The sunshine was suddenly blotted from his life

Wallace: "Won't you come in? We were just about to have some cheese."

Wendolene: "Oh no, not cheese. Sorry. Brings me out in a rash. Can't stand the stuff."

Wallace: "Not even Wensleydale?"

In A Close Shave

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Don't let them get away

Self-complacency and excessive self-satisfaction are not becoming to anyone.

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Omahyväisyys ja ylenpalttinen itsetyytyväisyys eivät pue ketään kauniisti.

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His mouth watered and a fanatic gleam came into his eyes

Few weeks ago we made french onion soup (gruyère was picked up from Hakaniemi Market Hall's Flying Cow cheese shop), mushroom roll (from chantarells and portobello mushrooms) and panna cotta (Bean wanted a dessert with berries of the season). We washed them down with Jacques Lurton Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2008 and Château Cesseras 2007.

Cooking is a delish hobby of ours..

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Kokkasimme pari viikkoa sitten ranskalaista sipulikeittoa (gruyère juusto löytyi tietysti Hakaniemen hallin Lentävästä lehmästä), sienirullaa (kanttarelleista ja porttobellosienistä), sekä panna cottaa (Papu halusi jälkiruuan, jossa olisi mukana kauden marjoja). Juomina Jacques Lurton Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2008 ja Château Cesseras 2007.

Kokkaaminen on herkullinen harrastuksemme.. 

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Our mutual friend is still a little terse with the flesh and blood, eh?

French logic..?

B&C in a restaurant in Paris. Suddenly, just past our feet springs a mouse.

Crumpet is startled by this rather surprising sight and lets out a little scream in Finnish: "Mouse!" The French customers seem to find Crumpets reaction and the whole situation mainly amusing. The mouse quickly dissappears under a cupboard near by, where they store cutlery and bread served to customers.

Since no one in the staff witnessed the situation, the determined little Crumpet tries to inform them of this displaced creature. After hearing what she has to say, the waiter answers, shrugging her shoulders: "They come from the back alley".

So, because the mice were not restaurant's own mice, the whole thing was settled as that.

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Ranskalaista logiikkaa..?

B&C ravintolassa Pariissa. Yhtäkkiä aivan jalkojemme juuresta viuhahtaa hiiri.

Crumpet säikähtää tätä yllättävää näkyä ja kiljahtaa suomeksi "Hiiri!" Ranskalaisia asiakkaita C:n kiljahdus ja koko tilanne näyttää lähinnä naurattavan. Hiiri katoaa läheisen kaapin alle, jossa säilytetään mm. aterimia ja pöytiin tarjoiltavaa leipää.

Koska kukaan henkilökunnasta ei nähnyt tilannetta, yritti päättäväinen pikku Crumpet vielä kertoa tästä ravintolaan kuulumattomasta otuksesta. Kuulemaansa tarjoilija vastaa, olkapäitään kohauttaen: "Ne tulevat takakujalta".

Eli koska hiiri ei ollut ravintolan oma hiiri, oli asia sillä selvä.

By Bean & Crumpet