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Bray-Area Cooks: There is apparently a hostess trolley for sale in the new charity shop (Cast Aways) beside the Gem in the Quinsborough Road.

This is the kind of thing though I don't know what model is actually up there:



Hostess trolleys are incredibly useful when you're preparing a big meal with a lot of side dishes like say, Christmas dinner - you can cook the various components hours ahead of when they'll be needed and the trolley keeps them perfectly warm without cooking them or drying them out. The only thing that can't be kept in them for long is anything really crisp like roast potatoes.

I've got the one my grandmother bought in the early '70's and I really have no idea how anyone manages to do a big multicourse dinner without one.

Gloomtastic!

^ We inherited ours when my brother and his wife split up! It only gets used at Christmas really but that one occasion earns it's keep for the rest of the year.

IvyTheTerrible

I've a saucepan of mango chutney on the stove now, it's starting to smell like the real stuff, yay!

MrTsSnickers

Thanks for putting that up BaZmO* really appreciate it. It should be a great day and I'm sure that there are some fantastic Chilis going around this forum! Omnom nom!

IvyTheTerrible

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

I've a saucepan of mango chutney on the stove now, it's starting to smell like the real stuff, yay!

Annnnd it tastes fab! Only "downside" is that it's really really hot (grand for me, not so much for the OH), I'll have to put in much less cayenne pepper the next time, there'll definitely be a next time!

iwantmydinner

How will you store that and how long will it keep for, Ivy?

dee_mc

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

Annnnd it tastes fab! Only "downside" is that it's really really hot (grand for me, not so much for the OH), I'll have to put in much less cayenne pepper the next time, there'll definitely be a next time!

A bit of finely chopped red chilli would be a lovely alternative to the cayenne, not as hot and the tiny red speckles look great in the jar

Animord

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

Annnnd it tastes fab! Only "downside" is that it's really really hot (grand for me, not so much for the OH), I'll have to put in much less cayenne pepper the next time, there'll definitely be a next time!

Can I ask what recipe you used? I have made it twice and didn't like it at all.

Makood

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

Annnnd it tastes fab! Only "downside" is that it's really really hot (grand for me, not so much for the OH), I'll have to put in much less cayenne pepper the next time, there'll definitely be a next time!

Can you post your recipe? Love hot me!

The Hill Billy

the beer revolu wrote: »

Stage one of our relationship with the piggy!

No crubeens!

fiddlechic

The Hill Billy wrote: »

No crubeens!

Hopefully they're in a seperate box.
Crubeens and bernaise sauce. Delicious.

Animord

A bit of advice please. I have some bits and pieces of kitchen stuff that I'd like to sell - pasta machine, some baking tins - stuff like that. I am a total online selling virgin. Which is the best site to use for stuff like that? I notice that DoneDeal doesn't have postage/collections option - so how does that work? Does the buyer pay extra or am I expected to pay that? The tins are fine the but pasta machine is really heavy!

Thanks.

dee_mc

Animord wrote: »

A bit of advice please. I have some bits and pieces of kitchen stuff that I'd like to sell - pasta machine, some baking tins - stuff like that. I am a total online selling virgin. Which is the best site to use for stuff like that? I notice that DoneDeal doesn't have postage/collections option - so how does that work? Does the buyer pay extra or am I expected to pay that? The tins are fine the but pasta machine is really heavy!

Thanks.

Hiya, Adverts.ie is handy for that sort of thing. As long as the item is being sold for less than €30 there's no 'success fee' (i.e. it doesn't cost you to list/sell the item) and over €30 it only costs you a couple of euro if the item sells. You can choose 'collection only', 'to be arranged', 'post/courier', or a combination of these. You can accept payment by PayPal if you have it, or by postal order etc. I've sold a good few bits through the site and found it very user friendly.

BaZmO*

Animord wrote: »

A bit of advice please. I have some bits and pieces of kitchen stuff that I'd like to sell - pasta machine, some baking tins - stuff like that. I am a total online selling virgin. Which is the best site to use for stuff like that? I notice that DoneDeal doesn't have postage/collections option - so how does that work? Does the buyer pay extra or am I expected to pay that? The tins are fine the but pasta machine is really heavy!

Thanks.

DoneDeal can have your heart broken with phone calls. I prefer using the likes of Adverts as you deal with it all when you want to and look up peoples' history.

As for postage, you just specify in your ad if postage is included or extra, or if it's pick up only.

Animord

BaZmO* wrote: »

DoneDeal can have your heart broken with phone calls. I prefer using the likes of Adverts as you deal with it all when you want to and look up peoples' history.

As for postage, you just specify in your ad if postage is included or extra, or if it's pick up only.

I am already broken hearted that I never used the pasta machine, so I don't want to be broken hearted again. :mad:

Thanks very much.

tmc86

Ah no, what type of pasta machine is it?

Animord

It is an Imperia.

the beer revolu

The Hill Billy wrote: »

No crubeens!

No, an awful lot of work to clean them, apparently.
When the slaughter house butcher heard we were taking the carcass to another butchers, he said he had to cut them off.
Not mad on crubeens anyway:rolleyes:

Got the cheeks, though.

fiddlechic

the beer revolu wrote: »

No, an awful lot of work to clean them, apparently.
When the slaughter house butcher heard we were taking the carcass to another butchers, he said he had to cut them off.
Not mad on crubeens anyway:rolleyes:

Got the cheeks, though.

Oh, pork cheeks. *swoon*

Whatcha gone with them? Braise?

the beer revolu

fiddlechic wrote: »

Oh, pork cheeks. *swoon*

Whatcha gone with them? Braise?

Not sure yet but it'll be long and slow.

Gloomtastic!

Another convert to Porridge Bread here. I've only tasted the bit that stuck to the bottom of the tin but it's blooming marvellous

Merkin

Michel Roux Jr has been announced for Taste of Dublin, I'd love to see him

Loire

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

Another convert to Porridge Bread here. I've only tasted the bit that stuck to the bottom of the tin but it's blooming marvellous

That looks amaazing. Would you have a recipe for that? We're trying to eat a bit more healthily and have basically cut out bread except for spelt which is lovely but the slow energy release of porridge would be great.

Thanks,
Loire.

Gloomtastic!

Loire wrote: »

That looks amaazing. Would you have a recipe for that? We're trying to eat a bit more healthily and have basically cut out bread except for spelt which is lovely but the slow energy release of porridge would be great.

Thanks,
Loire.

Someone on here posted the recipe a week or so ago. So healthy.
http://www.mummypages.ie/recipes/porridge-brown-bread

Tom Dunne

Any thoughts on freezing cheese?

No, l haven't lost it, yet.

l made a big batch of pizza ingredients - dough and sauce, which l froze. I also had some peppers and onion leftover, so I froze those too. I now have half a large bag of shredded mozerella left over, so I am thinking of throwing it into a container and freezing it.

The Hill Billy

Shouldn't be a problem. We freeze blocks of cheddar regularly & it is fine. Sure you can buy frozen mozzarella in the supermarkets. Go for it.

IvyTheTerrible

dee_mc wrote: »

A bit of finely chopped red chilli would be a lovely alternative to the cayenne, not as hot and the tiny red speckles look great in the jar

Thanks for the tip, I'll try that!

iwantmydinner wrote: »

How will you store that and how long will it keep for, Ivy?

I have it stored in jam jars (it made 2 and a half jars). The recipe doesn't say how long it'll keep but I'd imagine between 6 months and a year if the jar isn't opened.

Animord wrote: »

Can I ask what recipe you used? I have made it twice and didn't like it at all.

Makood wrote: »

Can you post your recipe? Love hot me!

I used the BBC good food recipe: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/mangochutney_1319

Tom Dunne

The Hill Billy wrote: »

Sure you can buy frozen mozzarella in the supermarkets. Go for it.

Well there you go - l did not know that.

GalwayGuy2

dee_mc wrote: »

A bit of finely chopped red chilli would be a lovely alternative to the cayenne, not as hot and the tiny red speckles look great in the jar

Am I the only one that hates chilli/cayene/any kind of spicy powder? I'm not sure why, but the chilli is spicier, but I can handle it. The powder though, always seems to stick in the back of my throat.

dee_mc

GalwayGuy2 wrote: »

Am I the only one that hates chilli/cayene/any kind of spicy powder? I'm not sure why, but the chilli is spicier, but I can handle it. The powder though, always seems to stick in the back of my throat.

I suppose it's the nature of powder isn't it, spreads itself around more! I feel you get more flavour and less heat with the fresh stuff.