2 September, 2010 · Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged chicken, Chow. Chicken, cold option, dining hall
So we kinda gave you guys a meat-free Monday (and Tuesday and Wednesday).. but now that it’s Thursday, your favourite food-friends are back on the blog. There’s something about the last two weeks of any term that hit you so hard that you just want to curl up in a corner where not even Google will be able to find you! Our sincerest apologies for neglecting our stories of dining hall mayhem and munchies.
Basically, this is what my week looked like: Assignment, (cold option), presentation (chicken), a beast of a semester test (Owned. No other words.), (chicken), project (skip a meal), and another project (chicken). Sleep did not enter the equation in substantial enough amounts to be listed!
But, ONE MORE NIGHT, people! It will be long, but we will conquer the drowsy hours, the heavy force of gravity, the blurry computer screen and the urge to put your head down for ‘just a few minutes’.
Just a few lines from a memorable Monty Python song (insert whistleling tune as applicable..)
“Some things in life are bad
They can really make you mad
Other things just make you swear and curse.
When you’re chewing on life’s gristle
Don’t grumble, give a whistle
And this’ll help things turn out for the best…
And…Always look on the bright side of life.!”
Here’s to looking on the bright side of life… Even at supper this evening 
23 August, 2010 · Filed under Dinner · Tagged burnt, chicken, cook, Supper
This is Chow here…
Supper tonight was an epic FAIL (with a capital PH)!!! Here’s a tip to all those who ever attempt cooking- Never cook when you are not in the mood. You WILL end up savaging every morsel of non-burnt food. ‘Nuff said. Perhaps the whole episode occurred because I was making a chicken dish.
Chicken’s Two-Cents Worth:
How now, brown Chow…. Two years eating Fedics fowl, andyou still voluntarily cook chicken? Madness. But I’m still coming over for supper.
21 August, 2010 · Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged chicken, cuisine, food, improvement, meal, noodles, UCT, work
We’re back-baaaack!!!! (in pure chicken style). We hope you have been surviving the measly portions, the extra fries and chicken with your oil and the over-all ambience of the DH.
Lucky for me, the greener pastures is all what it is promised to be! This means that you no longer having to schedule your entire day around meal times, you get to choose the healthier alternative (or not!) and you get to gobble more than eight slices of bread per meal time. Aaah the joys….
Don’t get me wrong, though, enjoying your meal in solitary confinement can be quite rough at times too!! Especially if you’re used to the cheerful bustle of the DH. Then there are those days when UCT ploughs you in the deep end of the water trough and you end up dismally searching every nook and cranny for anything that resembles cooked food. K, not THAT drastic- there’s still 2-minute noodles that comes to the rescue!
On a more serious note, we’re setting up some major improvements to the blog. This includes publishing some easy-to-make breakfasts, lunches and suppers for those who are challenged at the fine art of cuisine or for those who are simply overwhelmed by work and other such things of importance. Please let us know what you think? And we’re open to suggestions:)
Chow for now! 
18 August, 2010 · Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged catering, chicken, chow, dining hall, Fedics, first year, prego rolls, res, second year
Chow and Chicken have been MIA for a long time. Nay. A freaking long time. We blame this on global warming, the recession, bad coffee, oversleeping, political struggles, wet socks, bad hair days, cold option and second/third year. Our bad =)
Nevertheless, this blog will once again be rising from the ashes like a burnt piece of Fedics toast and continuing the quirky legend that is Chow and Chicken. So tell a friend, tell your dining hall monitors, tell that serving lady with a trace of a moustache… We’re back!!
But, as we wrote a while ago, Chow and Chicken’s blog is like a good soapie. No matter how many episodes you miss, you can invariably pick up right where you left off!
A couple of new developments that you may have missed though –
No longer will we be writing about Royal Sechaba! For the younger readers (first years – bless their innocent souls!), this was the previous catering company who delighted our palates. We’re pretty stoked about Fedics though – it’s a heck of a lot quicker to type, and doesn’t send spell-check into red-squiggle-line-hysterics on our blog!
Also, Chow and Chicken are no longer under the same roof (*tear). One of us has gone to greener pastures (and greener vegetables) by escaping out of res into a one-man/girl/animal digs. Well-played, Chow… well-played.
Chicken, on the other hand is still taking one for the team by staying in res. The madness continues through work, rain and chicken liver… Two and a half years later!
Let’s get this show on the road! (Wait… will the Chicken have to cross the road then?)
See you at supper. Prego rolls ftw!
29 July, 2008 · Filed under Dinner · Tagged chicken, chow, custard, lunch vouchers, scones
The Standard Question asked yet again: Chicken or beef? If you have not yet been for supper, we’d strongly recommend picking option (C) None of the Above
(Please note that negative marking does not apply)
All in all, not such a bad supper. Chow missed it – really, now. Fast asleep on the bed at 18h00? Absurd, I tell you! But, not my loss – the custard was probably the higlight of my day. Yup – Chicken had a pretty bleak day =)
Good news to report though: Meal vouchers are back! No more frantic Meridian Madness (or money…) involved.
Over and out. Hope your day was better than mine. Scones for breakfast tomorrow =)
28 July, 2008 · Filed under Dinner · Tagged cabbage, chow and chicken, dining hall, meal vouchers, pork chop
Chow and Chicken are still giggling about this one:
What do you call a pig who does karate?
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Pork Chop! Hehe. We couldn’t resist. And after tonight’s bleak supper, we needed cheering up. The pork chops were served with oil, not gravy. But if you shut your eyes, the cabbage was pretty good. If it was actually cabbage…
We are sending out “WANTED” notices for the Meal Vouchers. They have been Missing In Action for the last two days. Will they be AWOL for a third day running? Chow and Chicken are not stoked to go ALL THE WAY to the dining hall at the crack of dawn just for them. I’m a chicken, not a freaking rooster =)
22 July, 2008 · Filed under Uncategorized
It’s July 22, and in cold, misty Cape Town, that means that the UCT Vac is over. Sigh. But, never fear, Chow and Chicken are once again back in res and ready to keep you smiling!
We hope you all had an awesome break – we know we did. Awesome friends, fun… and homecooked food. We miss you already, Mommy Moo!
Here’s to a moo-gnificient second semester. See you around
2 June, 2008 · Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged chow and chicken, exams, Royal Sechaba, study snacks
Contrary to popular belief, Chow and Chicken have not been poisoned. We are alive and kicking. And writing exams. Much as though we’d desperately love to update you on
every meal, certain other things must be done. Sigh.
But, the good thing about exams is Study Snacks. Munchies!!! We count down the hours until 21h00, then raceto go and collect them. Yes, we understand that this state of excitement is rather sad, but honestly, let’s face it – who doesn’t look forward to that choclate brownie?
We are getting all eggnological here and have put pictures of the snacks up… Must say, you are rather photogenic, dear Munchies. Then I eat you.
25 May, 2008 · Filed under Uncategorized
Chow and Chicken’s blog is like a good soapie. No matter how many episodes you miss, you can invariably pick up right where you left off…
Let’s just recap what we’ve missed:
1) Chicken was in mourning about Chelsea’s loss. Sigh. It was terry terry sad.
2) In case you hadn’t noticed, exams are right around the corner
3) Study snacks started, and boy, are they awesome! Hehe we thought we’d be lucky enough to have hem over weekends as well! Or not. Sechaba did package them rather nicely though. Cute touch!
4) We missed Africa day. Didn’t notice any special change in the meals though.
5) And Sunday breakfast isn’t usually much different hey
Note to all Sechabees: Choose fish at your next meal. It’s good for the brain.
21 May, 2008 · Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged chelsea, chicken, chow, fish fingers, soccer
The title says it all. There is tension in the room as Chow and Chicken eyeball each other warily, slowly stalking out the opposition. Wearing blue or red today goes unmentioned… Tonight it’s showdown!!
Sechaba can take backseat today, the Duo has decided. It could be a good day for most (Hopefuly pizza for supper?), and an even better day for some (Namely Chelsea supporters…).
And it’s the last day of the first semester. Not even the pouring rain could deter Chicken from doing a little hop and skip on the way to the dining hall when thinking about this beautiful fact…
Here’s to the soccer… Have a great day!
PS – Oh yes, about breakfast. Still not stoked by the fish fingers. Maybe we’re just spoilt?
21 May, 2008 · Filed under Dinner · Tagged chicken, chocolate cake, chow, custard, first semester
Righto. Chow and Chicken forgot to inform the world about last night’s supper…
The short breakdown:
Chicken – Tasty and oily. But what did we expect?
Then we’ll skip straight ahead to the good part – Pudding: It gets about a 9 out of 10 on the foodometer. Chocolate cake and custard really went down well – just the right level of sweetness to finish off what had been a rather hectic Tuesday…
The eve of the last official day of the first semester 2008 is upon us…
20 May, 2008 · Filed under Breakfast · Tagged chees toast, chicken, rabbit, Sechaba, welsh rarebit
10 Points to Chicken for the most random post title! I just have these images in my head from breakfast.. We have discussed this previously, but someone should really let Sechaba know that the cheese-toast served for breakfast is Welsh RAREBIT, not rabbit!
To all the bunny-huggers and lovers out there, do not be alarmed! No fluffy rabbits were harmed during the making of today’s breakfast (Although we cannot say the same for the chickens…)
19 May, 2008 · Filed under Uncategorized
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome aboard ChowChick Airways… We are about to taxi down the runway and take off in our 747.
Yup, Chow and Chicken have had 747 hits on our site. You’re blowing away our feathers, guys. Pure poultry in motion!
19 May, 2008 · Filed under Lunch · Tagged apples, chicken, chow, mela voucher
Neither Chow nor Chicken will be gracing the dining hall with their presence at lunch today.
Instead, we applied for luminous-green-fortification-and-beverage-redeemable-sheets-of-flattened-wood-pulp, otherwise known as meal vouchers. Chicken presented it for sandwiches and some apples.
Which lead me to remember the saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. As someone once put it, imagine what you could do with a bag of apples and the doctor’s wife… =)
19 May, 2008 · Filed under Breakfast · Tagged chicken, chow, flapjacks, syrup, welsh rarebit
Good morning, and welcome to BCC News. Your top stories for today:
Chow made it to breakfast on time, and indulged in a flapjack. However, we have concluded that the earlier you go, the less syrup you get. Sorry, Chow. Maybe next time
Next up: Sechaba has the most amazing spelling mistakes on their menus. How many people have been confused by ‘Welsh Rabbit‘ (It should be rarebit)? Today’s typo was the most classic: Apparently we’re having SICKY CHICKEN for supper! How unfortunate, but how true… It’s about time they realised that we are sick of chicken!
There has been an outbreak of Mad Cow disease in our area. Experts are saying that this is due to the amount of syrup consumed by Moo at breakfast. Typical symptoms include flying up the stairs, giggling hysterically, and doing the Funky Chicken dance move around the room.
Breaking news just in: Chow has reminded me that this is the last Monday of the semester. Woohoo! Woo-moo!
This is BCC News. Over and out
19 May, 2008 · Filed under Breakfast, Uncategorized · Tagged Breakfast, flapjacks, super moo
Will Moo make it to breakfast in time this morning? As we speak, there is a frantic dash to get everything ready by 08h00. But will the promise of flapjacks lure Super-Moo to the dining hall, despite the clock ticking away? We wait in suspense…
18 May, 2008 · Filed under Dinner, Lunch · Tagged chow and chicken
Shock! Gasp! Horror! Two meal posts missed! What is the world coming to?!
Chow and Chicken have had a crazy day. Any hope of discussing the meals was lost in the pages of our work… We beg your forgiveness, fellow Sechabees. *Sob sob*
Get over it though… Reruns of this food are being broadcast next Sunday. Stay tuned til then if you missed it today!
Chow for now!
18 May, 2008 · Filed under Breakfast · Tagged bacon, beans, chicken, egg, fat, tomato, tomato sauce
This morning’s breakfast really let the side down. Sundays are usually the best breakfasts of the week. Not today.
Let’s just say that the beans had lots of flavour. I still have the aftertaste in my mouth – this could take a while to get rid of. Chow suggests putting a “Hazardous” sign next to the bean dish. We hope this urgent message reaches you before you go to breakfast: Do not, we repeat, do not eat the beans!
Admittedly, people have different tastes in egg, but we are not sure that ‘bouncy’ is one of them. But hey – with enough tomato sauce, anything is palatable… Even to Chow and Chicken.
Same story with the bacon. We are on neutral ground here – not chicken or cow! Good thing too, coz that would be an insult to chickenhood and cowkind. Perhaps the menu should read Fat-Strips-with-the-Bacon-Cut-Off. Cholesterol kick for the day… until lunch!!
17 May, 2008 · Filed under Dinner · Tagged cabbage, chicken, mash, moo, sweet chilli sauce
We have our first crisis tonight: Chicken vs Super-Moo in the war of which food was good, and what was just plain nasty.
Chicken really enjoyed the cabbage (once we got past the visual un-attraction). Chow detests cabbage, and refuses point-blank to comment on it.
In the word of Chow, the mashed potato was, ‘Light and fluffy and happy and free”. Chicken is amazed at this statement - it was definitely only average.
We’ll compromise on the chicken – the taste was rather good, to be honest, but it was a tad oily and Chicken’s chicken was a little tough. It would have been awesome with sweet chilli sauce though. Chow and Chicken pose the question to all reses: Is there a general shortage of this condiment? (Go look up this word before you confuse it with something else…).
That’s a wrap for our Saturday menu… Enjoy your night, y’all!
Moo Mash and Chicken Cabbage
17 May, 2008 · Filed under Lunch · Tagged beach, chicken, potato, Sechaba
There is one option missing from the menu today: Beach Trip! Chicken is loving seeing the blue sky – what a stunning day. However, with e&*ms around the corner (sorry, it’s a four-letter-word), we will be working solidly through the day. Inside. *Sighs*
But, never fear, Sechaba food keeps us going! Lunch was pretty good (We thought). Except after that creamy, hot potato and chicken bake, Chicken is feeling the effects of gravity on the eyelids, and the bed looks very inviting… Z Z Z z z z…
