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41 replies

spudyoulike · 08/11/2018 21:55

If you were on death row, what would your starter, main, dessert and drink be?

(I'm on a diet and fantasing about the good things in life)

Mine would be:
Starter: Garlic prawns
Main: Pizza and cheesy chips
Pudding: Sticky toffee pudding
Drink: Butterscotch milkshake

Cake Gin

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Grumpbum123 · 08/11/2018 21:57

Starter baked Camembert with rosemary and sea salt bread.
Main steak, pepper sauce and triple cooked chips
Pudding salted caramel ice cream

spudyoulike · 08/11/2018 21:58

@Grumpbum123 omg camembert ahhh how could I forget!

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AnotherOriginalUsername · 08/11/2018 22:01

Starter: breaded garlic mushrooms
Main: mushrooms on toast (mushrooms fried in butter, just how I like them)
Dessert: a decent homemade vanilla cheesecake.
Drink: tea

I'm a simple being!

NancyDonahue · 08/11/2018 22:05

Starter: Fried potato skins with cheese and bacon and sour cream.
Main: Spaghetti carbonara with garlic flatbread.
Dessert: Mint choc chip ice cream.
Drink: Coke float

Magmatic80 · 08/11/2018 22:07

Starter: eggs royale (I’m on death row, I can eat breakfast for a starter 😂)
Main: whatever the absolutely divine curry was I had the other night
Dessert: double choc chip icecream

Magmatic80 · 08/11/2018 22:07

Forgot drink: chambord and lemonade. With a sparkler in it.

ProudThrilledHappy · 08/11/2018 22:09

Starter: garlic prawns
Main: Nandos Fino Pitta with peri fries and coleslaw
Dessert: hot chocolate fudge cake
All washed down with a lovely strong mojito

AtSea1979 · 08/11/2018 22:11

Starters: crispy seaweed and satay sauce.
Main: fillet steak and Diane sauce, fries, onion rings, green beans
Dessert: cheesecake with fruit compote
Drink: Black Russian

AtSea1979 · 08/11/2018 22:11

Surprised how many basic meals are here!

MamaMilkMachine · 08/11/2018 22:13

Starter: Smoked Salmon with salad
Main: Spaghetti Bolognese smothered in cheese with garlic flatbread or a chicken roast dinner I can't make my mind up 🤷‍♀️
Desert: hot chocolate brownie with vanilla ice cream
Drink: has to be a cuppa - Yorkshire tea tea bag

HarryTheSteppenwolf · 08/11/2018 22:16

You know what? I don't think I'd have much of an appetite.

spudyoulike · 08/11/2018 22:19

Anyone else getting hungry Grin

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Davros · 08/11/2018 22:21

Full English, inc black pudding, with gallons of tea
OR
Afternoon tea with gallons of champagne

Beanfield · 08/11/2018 22:26

To start: mint choc chip ice cream

Main: an entire loaf of medium sliced white hovis and a 500g block of Lurpack. With a pot of decent peanut butter on the side.

Pudding: all the cheese.

Washed down with a very large bottle of champagne. And a pot of tea.

Beanfield · 08/11/2018 22:27

I’d like my loaf toasted too please.

Dollymixture22 · 08/11/2018 22:27

Starter calamari
Main steak frites
Desert New York cheese cake

Drink red wine

loveablether · 08/11/2018 22:30

Starter - ask Italian garlic mushroom
Main - steak. Perfectly medium to well done.

Dessert - waffle with butterscotch ice cream and sauce with fruit on side

Drink - cocktails cocktails cocktails

Petitepamplemousse · 08/11/2018 22:32

Starter:
A truly excellent clam chowder or lobster bisque

Main:
Chateaubriand or rare fillet steak. Pepper sauce. Daighpinoise potato. Asparagus.

Dessert:
Chocolate fondue or perhaps chocolate fondant.

Mmmmmmm.

Petitepamplemousse · 08/11/2018 22:33

Oh and of course a red wine to go with my steak. Then a port at the end with my pudding 😍

Petitepamplemousse · 08/11/2018 22:33

*dauphinois 😂

MamaMilkMachine · 08/11/2018 22:38

@Petitepamplemousse oooooh steak and dauphinois 😋 my mouth is watering

DontCallMeCharlotte · 08/11/2018 22:39

Starter: Chinese or Thai hor d'oeuvres.
Main: Roast swan (should buy me a few hours).
Pudding: Lemon meringue but with biscuit base.
Drink: Piper Heidsieck Brut Rose Sauvage. Delish.

ApolloandDaphne · 08/11/2018 22:43

Starter: Prawn cocktail
Main: Steak (medium rare), peppercorn sauce, sweet potato fries and onion rings. I am on death row - no need for veg!
Pudding: Creme brûlée
All washed down by an excellent bottle of red wine.

DaysOfCurlySpencer · 08/11/2018 22:49

Starter - Meze including beetroot salad, potato salad, broad bean salad, garlic mushrooms cooked in oil, fried courgettes (the ones with batter) and a dip.

Main - Halloumi with salad and really good chips

Pudding - a selection of small portions of lemon tart, sticky toffee pudding with custard, cheesecake and tiramisu. Small portions so I could eat them all.

Drink - fizzy water and Yorkshire tea

Devillanelle · 08/11/2018 22:51

Starter: salt and chilli pepper beef
Main: garlic chilli beef with chips
Dessert: roast pineapple with coconut ice cream
Drink: spiced rum (double) and coke