The General Chat Thread

Graces7

Whispered wrote: »

Any one know if there are farmers markets or similar out around Bray during the summer?

google? Seriously they have lists on several sites. MAST the insurers and Bord Bia. MAST will send you weekly updates by email too. And they will all be starting up now.

Whispered

Graces7 wrote: »

google? Seriously they have lists on several sites. MAST the insurers and Bord Bia. MAST will send you weekly updates by email too. And they will all be starting up now.

I should have been clearer in my post.

Any *recommended* farmer markets in the Bray area. We will be travelling to it and so don't want to end up in a small one we would cover in 20 mins or one without a lot of choice. Our local one is lovely but very small, for example.

Google is a fantastic tool but you can't beat personal recommendations in my view. Especially when you have a wealth of foodie brains to pick here.

Whispered

B0jangles wrote: »

There's one up at Killruddery:

http://www.killruddery.com/kilruddery-farm-market/

It's pretty nice

This looks great! Thanks.

Cork Boy

Is the cooking club kill?

Dial Hard

Cork Boy wrote:

Is the cooking club kill?

Pretty much. It was dying a death so a format change was tried and it expired altogether.

Graces7

Whispered wrote: »

I should have been clearer in my post.

Any *recommended* farmer markets in the Bray area. We will be travelling to it and so don't want to end up in a small one we would cover in 20 mins or one without a lot of choice. Our local one is lovely but very small, for example.

Google is a fantastic tool but you can't beat personal recommendations in my view. Especially when you have a wealth of foodie brains to pick here.

Ah I see; until this year I was trading at these so have a different angle. Good luck with it.. On eg MAST they list stalls though. Can give you a fair idea.

StripedBoxers

Bit of a random one here, but does anyone know where I could possibly get these wraps, but in the brown version?

I used to get them in Dunnes, but they haven't had them in ages. Can't find them in Supervalu either.



Are they discontinued? Is there anything similar to them that you would recommend?

I've tried the Country Kitchen brand wraps and wasn't a fan at all.

Would greatly appreciate any help

Gloomtastic!

^They have them in Nolans in Clontarf but that's no use to you whatsoever, sorry!!

Dizzyblonde

^The only place I can find Lebanese wraps is in JCs supermarket in Swords in Dublin. There's a photo in this CC post:


http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=103106814&postcount=123

Edit: Safa Food who make the wraps have a Facebook page. They should be able to tell you who stock them:

https://www.facebook.com/SafaFoods/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED&fref=nf

the beer revolu

StripedBoxers wrote: »

Bit of a random one here, but does anyone know where I could possibly get these wraps, but in the brown version?

I used to get them in Dunnes, but they haven't had them in ages. Can't find them in Supervalu either.



Are they discontinued? Is there anything similar to them that you would recommend?

I've tried the Country Kitchen brand wraps and wasn't a fan at all.

Would greatly appreciate any help

I really miss the wholemeal version of these too.
Went from Aldi to Dunnes to nowhere I can find.

Can someone post up the producer?

Cork Boy

Dial Hard wrote: »

Pretty much. It was dying a death so a format change was tried and it expired altogether.

I'll just go back through the old one so, looking for some new ideas and if I do that it'll at least force me to try something whether I want to or not.

Cooking shows are gone to the dogs with chefs doing weird stuff just for the sake of it, especially going out of their way to find ingredients noone has ever heard of

The Hill Billy

You can view TCC recipes by category (http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057343632) if that helps.

arian

I know you put the work in on that thread post , but I found the chronological list was what worked for me.

StripedBoxers

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

^The only place I can find Lebanese wraps is in JCs supermarket in Swords in Dublin. There's a photo in this CC post:


http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=103106814&postcount=123

Edit: Safa Food who make the wraps have a Facebook page. They should be able to tell you who stock them:

https://www.facebook.com/SafaFoods/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED&fref=nf

Thank you so much. I've messaged them so I hope to hear from them soon.

the beer revolu wrote: »

I really miss the wholemeal version of these too.
Went from Aldi to Dunnes to nowhere I can find.

Can someone post up the producer?

Me too, they are the nicest wraps I've ever had. I can't stand the regular white wraps that are everywhere, they're awful.

fussyonion

I boiled a bag of basmati rice last night (serves 2) figuring I'd have half and then the rest tonight.

I've never actually re-heated rice before but I knew to cool it immediately and then I heard I could re-heat the rice in the microwave for two minutes, adding a sprinkling of water beforehand.
Well, I did this.

And the rice turned out the same way it went into the microwave-hard and in a big lump.
How do you re-heat rice to make it fluffy again?!

Whispered

I pour boiling water on it then drain after a few mins. Probably better ways but I find it handy.

Or else fry it in a bit of sesame oil with an egg and soy sauce.

I break it apart well with a fork before reheating, then sprinkle with water and heat in the microwave until piping hot. It's not 100% perfect but it's good.

rubadub

If the rice is not breaking apart easily I would heat it a little first in the microwave. I would also reheat on medium or lower power, then stir up again.

If planning on keeping rice I always make sure to fluff it up well before cooling it, and when cold fluff it up again, otherwise if it is in a bowl it can have a nasty slimy bottom on it, all fused together.

B0jangles

I am so bloody angry right now I had leave the room or I was going to say some things I might (possibly) regret later :mad:

backstory: In my parents' house there is a set of nice sabatier knives which I am pretty much the only one who uses and takes care of. My mother, who effectively does not cook at all has a tendency to use whatever is in her hand at that very moment to perform whatever task comes into her head to do.

Previously she wrecked the sabatier boning knife by using the tip to pry crumbs out of cracks, so that you can't really sharpen it properly anymore and it doesn't cut straight. I have asked her many many times to please not use the good knives for this kind of thing. Please please please. I even offered to give her a set of ordinary knives to use for whatever she wanted to.

This morning I find that my very favourite medium-sized sabatier chef's knife has a bent tip.

I swear to god I'm going to start using her beloved putter to pick up dog ****e :mad:

fussyonion

B0jangles wrote: »

I am so bloody angry right now I had leave the room or I was going to say some things I might (possibly) regret later :mad:

backstory: In my parents' house there is a set of nice sabatier knives which I am pretty much the only one who uses and takes care of. My mother, who effectively does not cook at all has a tendency to use whatever is in her hand at that very moment to perform whatever task comes into her head to do - for example, just this week she used the kitchen scrubbing brush to wash the outside of a caravan.

Previously she wrecked the sabatier boning knife by using the tip to pry crumbs out of cracks, so that you can't really sharpen it properly anymore and it doesn't cut straight. I have asked her many many times to please not use the good knives for this kind of thing. Please please please. I even offered to give her a set of ordinary knives to use for whatever she wanted to.

This morning I find that my very favourite medium-sized sabatier chef's knife has a bent tip.

I swear to god I'm going to start using her beloved putter to pick up dog ****e :mad:

(In case you're wondering no, she's not old and set in her ways or getting a bit forgetful or anything - she's just really fúcking careless with other people's tools.)

Who owns the knives?

B0jangles

They are household knives, my father bought them originally.

fussyonion

B0jangles wrote: »

They are household knives, my father bought them originally.

If you buy your own knives then you can use them how you wish.

The knives your father bought aren't yours exclusively.

B0jangles

fussyonion wrote: »

If you buy your own knives then you can use them how you wish.

The knives your father bought aren't yours exclusively.

Good heavens, I was just venting here in the cooking chat thread about the misuse of a much valued tool for cooking, I think most cooks would agree that using good knives like trowels is a bad thing, no?

fussyonion

B0jangles wrote: »

Good heavens, I was just venting here in the cooking chat thread about the misuse of a much valued tool for cooking, I think most cooks would agree that using good knives like trowels is a bad thing, no?

No I get your point but I would honestly just get my own set if the thought of someone misusing theirs was annoying me.

I bought my parents a knife block a few years ago (same as my own) and they never sharpen them, never use them for their intended purpose (my Dad uses a butter knife to cut his meat ffs) and I wonder why I bothered.

If you just get your own it'd save all the misery.

B0jangles

fussyonion wrote: »

No I get your point but I would honestly just get my own set if the thought of someone misusing theirs was annoying me.

I bought my parents a knife block a few years ago (same as my own) and they never sharpen them, never use them for their intended purpose (my Dad uses a butter knife to cut his meat ffs) and I wonder why I bothered.

If you just get your own it'd save all the misery.

Sorry for being snippy, and yeah I do have other knives of my own, I'm just really fond of that knife; it was first decent one I ever used and I wrote that post about 30 seconds after finding it all bent so it's a little, ahem, crosser, than is probably appropriate for a damaged knife

fussyonion

Ah you're grand. Sorry if I came across abruptly. But I do get your frustration.

I can't tell you how annoying it is seeing my parents disregard a perfect knife set and use butter knives for steak and steak knives for slicing tomatoes but then I think "Thank jaysus I don't live with them, it would drive me nuts".

kimokanto

Sharpened my favourite knives on the oilstone recently & spent hours cooking just for the sheer pleasure of using a razor sharp knife. I don't own anything fancy, but good steel nonetheless.

Maldesu

I feel your pain B0jangles. I brought a knife back with me from Japan and one day I get a phone call from my mother to tell me it was no more. Apparently, my brother (who had trained to be a chef ffs) used it to try crack open a couple of lobsters!! Destroyed.
He wasn't brave enough to tell me himself.

Whispered

I don't know the uses for the different knives. Besides the bread knife and the little curved one I have which has "PIZZA" engraved on it :pac:

Actually it'd be nice to know. I must google!

BaZmO*

I feel your pain B0jangles. I've had perfectly good steak knives ruined by a dopey housemate trying to open tin cans with them.