Malata Players are Dead Cheap

I just bought a (hopefully) region-free DVD player which does NTSC/PAL conversion off a Canadian on eBay, for an insanely small sum: US$25, plus shipping. Cor and blimey. Why did I do this, you ask? Well, it's simple, really. I did it so that I can play the DVDs Amazon.co.uk is shipping me: The Day Today, Brasseye, and the second and third series of The League of Gentlemen. And it's all the fault of this man, the Siren of British Television. Beware! For he will convince you to watch things, and they will please you greatly, and you will never again be content to live in America. And he'll get to see the new series of Doctor Who long, long before I will. (Apparently there will be Daleks. And absolutely no Eric Roberts.)

UPDATE: It's time for an official Hog^[TM] recipe, for lazy chefs everywhere! Today: Fried Things in Stuff...

Heat some butter in a skillet. Dice several red potatoes, some green onions, and your favourite mushrooms. Oh, and garlic. Put these in the butter and sprinkle with random quantities of salt, oregano, basil, sage, thyme, and Hungarian paprika. Let fry for about half an hour while you listen to the Beatles, poking the seething mass occasionally with a spatula. The smell is splendid, and guaranteed to make your roommate hungry. Serve with a fried egg on top of it, but no Spam. Die of a massive heart attack thirty years later.

Bon appetit!

UPDATE to the UPDATE (5/16): It is also acceptable to serve this with poached eggs on English muffins. I find that adding wine to the water helps the eggs to keep their shape better while poaching. It is not acceptable to serve this with shrimp, for that is an abomination unto the Lord.

Posted by aloysius at May 13, 2004 02:21 PM | TrackBack |