tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post8976614784206910006..comments2024-02-23T03:46:42.310-05:00Comments on JO ON FOOD, LIFE AND A SCENT OF CHOCOLATE: Guy Fawkes, Books and Arms.Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-23696981189424881172009-11-07T13:18:33.422-05:002009-11-07T13:18:33.422-05:00I think we always did go to organised displays as ...I think we always did go to organised displays as I recall. I don't remember any backyard parties and yet there must have been some as a child I would think. But as you say, in many ways they are safer as well as better value. Fireworks weren't so expensive when I was a kid.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-41249305842604895512009-11-07T11:11:12.876-05:002009-11-07T11:11:12.876-05:00Bonfires and fireworks have largely been hijacked ...Bonfires and fireworks have largely been hijacked by local authorities but there's still a few who have a fireworks party in the back garden.<br />I think it's better to go to an organised display anyway, it's far better VFM, and safer too.Mike Woodcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06660839577770854965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-53828834692972711372009-11-06T07:24:26.871-05:002009-11-06T07:24:26.871-05:00I didn't know anywhere else recognised Guy Faw...I didn't know anywhere else recognised Guy Fawkes.<br /><br />Portuguese food can be spicy, Piri Piri for instance, but it shouldn't all be spicy by any means. We have a lot of Portuguese living in Cambridge which is the town we first lived in just a few miles from here.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-42763376942663643392009-11-06T06:25:59.772-05:002009-11-06T06:25:59.772-05:00Jo, I never remember Guy Fawkes these days. Must b...Jo, I never remember Guy Fawkes these days. Must be because I live in Paris. In SA we always had fireworks though. It sort of always signalled the start of the Festive Season.<br /><br />As there are very many Portuguese living in France, we have a fair share of Portuguese restaurants. Always very spicy food.Marilyn Z. Tomlinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393948791752045902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-6217904870928900142009-11-05T19:16:08.104-05:002009-11-05T19:16:08.104-05:00How sad that these traditions pass. I guess it was...How sad that these traditions pass. I guess it was begging, but not quite begging in the usual sense of the word. Do people still have bonfires? I know fireworks have become excessively expensive these days.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-25912376591377456112009-11-05T18:00:43.820-05:002009-11-05T18:00:43.820-05:00I haven't seen any kids doing 'penny for t...I haven't seen any kids doing 'penny for the guy' in years. Probably be whisked off by social services and get their parents jailed for allowing the kids to beg on the streets!Mike Woodcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06660839577770854965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-89831423807629607992009-11-05T15:10:35.202-05:002009-11-05T15:10:35.202-05:00I hope it does too, it was pretty simple to make a...I hope it does too, it was pretty simple to make and good to eat despite the extra spiciness.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-81120486225487088272009-11-05T09:31:10.551-05:002009-11-05T09:31:10.551-05:00Hi Jo
I'm going to include the ingredients fo...Hi Jo<br /><br />I'm going to include the ingredients for the Portuguese Rosemary and Lemon Pork Stew<br />when I pop out to Sainsbury's Supermarket this afternoon. The dish sounds too good not to try.<br /><br />I love trying a new dish.<br /><br />I hope it turns out OK.<br /><br />AugustAugust Mayfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04379317816603922099noreply@blogger.com