tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222593222012-02-16T11:38:58.812ZM:SICS was born out of casual gatherings by a bunch of students whose main purpose was to have fun while enjoying good, succulent home-made food . Such was the success of the initial meetings that the group decided to formally initiate a monthly meeting in which the students and respective partners would choose a culinary theme and then come together to jointly produce exquisite dishes that are at the centre of what really is a time of much needed camaraderie in a city like London.M:SICShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341222624189137869noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22259322.post-29015639228062086922007-01-12T03:38:00.000Z2007-02-27T09:40:15.063Z<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#333399;"><strong>An Early Christmast Feast</strong></span></div><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5018991171135909746" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Ig9y4ojR1Bo/RacJ4N5gr3I/AAAAAAAAAAc/ovhqVhrwUSk/s400/DSC02230a.jpg" border="0" /></strong></span></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>this huge roast chicken is the main course, completes with aromatic gravy, brussel sprouts, sage & onion stuffing, cranberry sauce and sweet potatoes mash</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Ig9y4ojR1Bo/RacJ3t5gr1I/AAAAAAAAAAM/fDKcxc-l6uM/s1600-h/DSC02227a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5018991162545975122" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Ig9y4ojR1Bo/RacJ3t5gr1I/AAAAAAAAAAM/fDKcxc-l6uM/s400/DSC02227a.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>pigs in blankets (pork chipolata sausage wrapped in bacon)</strong></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Ig9y4ojR1Bo/RacJ395gr2I/AAAAAAAAAAU/Zr0oFbqYwm0/s1600-h/DSC02229a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5018991166840942434" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Ig9y4ojR1Bo/RacJ395gr2I/AAAAAAAAAAU/Zr0oFbqYwm0/s400/DSC02229a.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;">roast parsnips and carrot</span></strong></div><div align="center"><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Ig9y4ojR1Bo/RacJ4d5gr4I/AAAAAAAAAAk/1IVZIHu_ubc/s1600-h/DSC02233a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5018991175430877058" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Ig9y4ojR1Bo/RacJ4d5gr4I/AAAAAAAAAAk/1IVZIHu_ubc/s400/DSC02233a.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;">roast potatoes &amp; sweet </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;">potatoes and many more....</span></strong><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Ig9y4ojR1Bo/Rc_OwVRryII/AAAAAAAAABE/WF1boJqz7Nc/s1600-h/DSC02236a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030466638536493186" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Ig9y4ojR1Bo/Rc_OwVRryII/AAAAAAAAABE/WF1boJqz7Nc/s400/DSC02236a.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><p align="center"><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Ig9y4ojR1Bo/RePqlNmD1qI/AAAAAAAAACM/95YFem9mq24/s1600-h/DSC02235a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036126733355701922" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Ig9y4ojR1Bo/RePqlNmD1qI/AAAAAAAAACM/95YFem9mq24/s400/DSC02235a.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Ig9y4ojR1Bo/Rc_OwlRryJI/AAAAAAAAABM/9bntLwfNnO8/s1600-h/DSC02238a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030466642831460498" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Ig9y4ojR1Bo/Rc_OwlRryJI/AAAAAAAAABM/9bntLwfNnO8/s400/DSC02238a.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;">.............… moo…..................</span></strong> <a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Ig9y4ojR1Bo/Rc_OxFRryKI/AAAAAAAAABU/71b_sXBte7o/s1600-h/DSC02241a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030466651421395106" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Ig9y4ojR1Bo/Rc_OxFRryKI/AAAAAAAAABU/71b_sXBte7o/s400/DSC02241a.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;">Chee Sye and Astrid are leaving… this sentimental moment brings us closer… and these unique and thoughtful gifts are bring us back to our memory lane.</span></strong></p><p align="center"><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Ig9y4ojR1Bo/RdwoXVRryLI/AAAAAAAAABs/xm2k2txi2vs/s1600-h/DSC02245a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033942864806791346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Ig9y4ojR1Bo/RdwoXVRryLI/AAAAAAAAABs/xm2k2txi2vs/s400/DSC02245a.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;">… their heart are touched by these cuties cards ever…</span></strong><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Ig9y4ojR1Bo/RdwoXlRryMI/AAAAAAAAAB0/E9BBCJsxAAY/s1600-h/DSC02247a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033942869101758658" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Ig9y4ojR1Bo/RdwoXlRryMI/AAAAAAAAAB0/E9BBCJsxAAY/s400/DSC02247a.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>Hey guys… we should look forward to reunion at the near future… so at the time being lives our life everyday, wherever you are!</strong></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22259322-2901563922806208692?l=msicsclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M:SICShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341222624189137869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22259322.post-21707833292792298092006-10-29T20:02:00.000Z2006-11-07T13:00:17.923Z<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>The usual suspects plus a few more!!</strong></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/1658/2717/1600/PA280036.jpg"></a> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/1658/2717/400/PA280036_edited.jpg" border="0" /> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Oh yeah.. Looks promising<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/1658/2717/1600/PA280021.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/1658/2717/400/PA280021.jpg" border="0" /></a> beautiful pic eh!! Now this is what we are talking about ... couldn't have tasted better if a greek had cooked it!!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/1658/2717/1600/PA280030.jpg"></a><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><strong>Tsatsiki.... Especially made by our host of the day - Astrid<br /></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><br /><strong>Head Chef - Agnes</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>Chef Chef - Noami<br />Sous Chef/Kitchen Porter? - Chee Sye<br />Grill Chef - Daniel<br /><br />Invited guests<br />Raj, showcasing his slicing skill<br />Aladdin, the man of Mousaka (yummy)<br /></strong></div><div align="center"><strong>Taster: Violet</strong><br /><br />back row clockwise: feta tomatoe bread, deep fried greek cheese, aubergine stuffed with feta cheese and spicy salad<br />front row clockwise: varieties of olive, greek salad, pork souvlaki </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 331px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 258px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="260" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/1658/2717/400/PA280030_edited.jpg" width="254" border="0" /><br />the aubergene, tuna cooked with chunky tomatoe, peppers stuffed with mince lamb steamed with juicy tomatoe base, mousaka<br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 356px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 288px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="244" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/1658/2717/400/PA280031_edited.jpg" width="337" border="0" /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/1658/2717/1600/PA280026.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/1658/2717/400/PA280026.jpg" border="0" /></a> Sous Chef or kitchen porter? <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/1658/2717/1600/PA280003.jpg"></a>posing for a pic </div><div align="center"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/1658/2717/400/PA280003_edited.jpg" border="0" /> taking a break.. enjoying good wines.. having a good fun.. the MSICS' spirit </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22259322-2170783329279229809?l=msicsclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M:SICShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341222624189137869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22259322.post-1161456801844971322006-10-21T19:35:00.000+01:002006-11-17T22:25:18.624ZTHIS MONTH'S THEME: CHINESE<br /><br /><br />This time round the cooking was down to 1 chef (Chee Sye) and the rest of us ( the lackeys)<br />voilà<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/1600/PA080057.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/320/PA080057.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/1600/PA080060.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/320/PA080060.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />excellent menu<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/1600/PA080059.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/320/PA080059.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Here we go again!!!<br /><br /><br />The gang<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/1600/PA080054.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/320/PA080054.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22259322-116145680184497132?l=msicsclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M:SICShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341222624189137869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22259322.post-1156802997868039082006-08-28T22:10:00.000+01:002006-10-27T19:44:21.302+01:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/1600/P8200041.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/320/P8200041.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We all are at the conservatory with nice food, nice sofa and nice company...<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/1600/P8200039.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/320/P8200039.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Secret shot... look! how many plates of food Daniel had, no wonder Astrid had to eat her spoon... oh, by the way, Billy is our bbq chef...<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/1600/Photo-0037.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/320/Photo-0037.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/1600/Photo-0035.1.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/320/Photo-0035.1.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22259322-115680299786803908?l=msicsclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M:SICShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341222624189137869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22259322.post-1156799370098027512006-08-28T21:19:00.000+01:002006-10-27T19:44:21.243+01:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/1600/P8190009.0.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/320/P8190009.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Gorgeous tomato starters, mushroom risotto, chicken lasagna, avocado salad with mozzarela cheese & tomatoes, finished off with baked pears stuffed with almond cookies, and the drink of the day is watermelon with rum and fizzy orange... brilliant combination!<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/1600/P8190011.0.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/320/P8190011.0.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/1600/P8190014.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/320/P8190014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />before...............................................................<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/1600/P8190004.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px" height="134" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/320/P8190004.0.jpg" width="311" border="0" /></a> and after<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/1600/P8190007.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/320/P8190007.0.jpg" border="0" /></a>.........<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22259322-115679937009802751?l=msicsclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M:SICShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341222624189137869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22259322.post-1156196878884502402006-08-21T22:45:00.000+01:002006-11-17T22:35:19.012Z<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/1658/2717/1600/507019/P7290021.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/1658/2717/400/66417/P7290021.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />This is the fist posting for this site. We have finally made this possible. Here are a few pictures of our August meeting:<br /><br /> <br /><br /> These are the people that make up MSICS:<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/1600/P8190003.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/200/P8190003.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/1600/P8200042.1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/320/P8200042.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/1600/P8190010.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/320/P8190010.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/1600/P8190013.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2148/2263/200/P8190013.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22259322-115619687888450240?l=msicsclub.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>M:SICShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341222624189137869noreply@blogger.com0