What are you cooking now?

[french frank]

They still love Winston!!??

Two index fingers, silly!

There's been a Polish church/community here for almost 50 years, so they're more likely to ask me what I'm doing here.

[Beef Oven!]

Two index fingers, silly!

There's been a Polish church/community here for almost 50 years, so they're more likely to ask me what I'm doing here.

Yes there's a big Polish community in London too. Interestingly, talking to the younger ones, many of them are aware of Penderecki, Lutoslawski (best recognised along with Kilar, in my experience), Gorecki et al. I don't imagine indigenous youngsters being as aware of Walton, Britten, Tippett et al. Central Europeans have a better grasp of 'serious' music.

[MrGongGong]

Yes there's a big Polish community in London too. Interestingly, talking to the younger ones, many of them are aware of Penderecki, Lutoslawski (best recognised along with Kilar, in my experience), Gorecki et al. I don't imagine indigenous youngsters being as aware of Walton, Britten, Tippett et al. Central Europeans have a better grasp of 'serious' music.

Nice to see you celebrating the success of Socialism

[Beef Oven!]

Nice to see you celebrating the success of Socialism

Actually, you have a point.

One of the benefits of soviet communism is that the population had easy access to Dostoevsky, Shostakovich et all, at the bottom of their road in a theatre or concert hall.

Although, having spent a lot of time in Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia in the 1980s, I'm not sure everyone benefitted equally!!!!

[french frank]

This is their Fb page with sausage. I see they are open at the moment.

[Beef Oven!]

This is their Fb page with sausage. I see they are open at the moment.

Thanks ff. Lots of translating required!

[subcontrabass]

Two index fingers, silly!

There's been a Polish church/community here for almost 50 years, so they're more likely to ask me what I'm doing here.

Probably longer than that. The small Polish Orthodox community in Bristol was started in 1948. The larger Catholic community presumably also dates from around that time (when those who had served in the Polish Army were demobbed). Polish Boy Scouts started in Bristol in 1948, using the home of the Anglo Polish Society (which started in 1832). That address also accommodates the Polish Ex-Servicemen's Club.

[french frank]

Probably longer than that. The small Polish Orthodox community in Bristol was started in 1948. The larger Catholic community presumably also dates from around that time (when those who had served in the Polish Army were demobbed). Polish Boy Scouts started in Bristol in 1948, using the home of the Anglo Polish Society (which started in 1832). That address also accommodates the Polish Ex-Servicemen's Club.

Thanks, scb. I was going from a note about the Arley Chapel parish, which apparently dates from 1968. But, of course, there must have been a community or they wouldn't have bought the chapel ...

[subcontrabass]

Thanks, scb. I was going from a note about the Arley Chapel parish, which apparently dates from 1968. But, of course, there must have been a community or they wouldn't have bought the chapel ...

Yes, they previously had services at St Mary's on the Quay.

[jean]

We have a Polish deli (I go there for sausage) - I must see what cheeses they have. I'm sure they need Polish food.

In my local Tesco, they used to have Edam labelled in Polish. I don't know if is actually had to travel from the Netherlands to Poland to be labelled, but they don't seem to have it any more. Perhaps the Poles began to realise there was no point.

If you're in a Polish delicatessen (delikatesy), the thing to avoid at all costs is flaki.

[Anna]

The Coop has just begun stocking a little Chaource in their Truly Irresistible range and it is very good.

When someone mentions cheese I get severe cravings ...... so I hied me away to the local (small) Coop - alas, their Truly Irresistible range is in fact, Very Resistible consisting mainly of various blues and bries (obviously down here we lack the sophistication of Bristolian Coop customers). However, I did notice that they stocked packets of Halloumi Slices for Burgers! I do realise that this is the get-go cheese of the moment but I really cannot see why.

Tonight, simple meal of pan-fried bit of salmon with green beans and new pots. Tomorrow I want to do a vegetable casserole/veg bake incorporating some sort of beans/lentils but am undecided as to what combo, I'm really not interested in meat dishes at the moment. Also, anyone tried Abate Fetel pears - I thought they would be special but found them not very toothsome at all. I've two left, might poach them with some spices.

[Nick Armstrong]

...Halloumi ....the get-go cheese of the moment

Are you being serious?

[eighthobstruction]

Has anyone come across Tempeh recently (a slab of bean ? something) used to love it when i lived in Exeter....unfortunately haven't come across it up north....used to cut a couple of thin slices, fry it< And eat it in a well buttered sandwich....then again all my sandwiches are well buttered....well good....

[jean]

...the get-go cheese of the moment...

Is that the same thing as the go-to cheese of the moent?

(I'm never quite sure what either phrase means!)

[Barbirollians]

Spiced aubergine salad with yogurt and mint as an accompaniment .