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Kat1170 · 21-09-2018 05:30PM

B0jangles wrote: »

I don't know if it's any help but Lidl are selling them for about 1.69/kg, or they were up to a few days ago anyway .

I'll check them out, cheers

rubadub · 24-09-2018 06:46PM

I think there was some site you could enter ingredients you have and it would search and give a list of possible recipes.

Does anybody know of a good one. Preferably one where you could filter and e.g. say I only have

yeast,
self raising flour
milk
yogurt
sugar
salt
butter
water

and then you could click on "breads" and it would spit out options.

otnomart · 24-09-2018 06:52PM

This one ?
https://www.supercook.com/#/recipes

rubadub · 24-09-2018 06:56PM

otnomart wrote: »

This one ?
https://www.supercook.com/#/recipes

can't remember if its the one I saw beofre, but that it looks good, thanks!

RasTa · 27-09-2018 10:36AM

My most hated TV "chef" in Ireland doing stupid stuff yet again. I mean this is basic stuff. Imagine buying a lobster and doing below

https://twitter.com/PaulTreyvaud/status/1045241693396783104

kylith · 28-09-2018 11:26AM

Still suffering with a horrible cough and cold, so I decided to have chicken soup for lunch. I can't decide between hearty and creamy to give me the calories to fight it or asian style with ridiculous amounts of garlic and ginger to try to blast my airways clear. Both appeal.

Dial Hard · 02-10-2018 12:52PM

I need a bit of inspo, guys. Have a load of diced chicken fillet that has to be cooked tonight or it'll end up in the bin. I had planned to do a curry with it but was up most of the night being violently ill so a curry probably isn't the best idea anymore. Anyone any suggestions for something hearty but relatively inoffensive I could do with it? Not soup, cause the only chicken soup I like is noodle broth absolutely laced with fresh chillies

Thanks!

confusticated · 02-10-2018 02:31PM

Chicken and mushroom pie? Pasta bake?

igCorcaigh · 02-10-2018 02:44PM

I would combine the two suggestions above.
Chicken and mushrooms cooked together with cream, dash of white wine, fresh parsley. Served with pasta, more parsley, garlic bread on the side with a glass of white wine.

Gloomtastic! · 02-10-2018 02:46PM

Dial Hard wrote: »

I need a bit of inspo, guys. Have a load of diced chicken fillet that has to be cooked tonight or it'll end up in the bin. I had planned to do a curry with it but was up most of the night being violently ill so a curry probably isn't the best idea anymore. Anyone any suggestions for something hearty but relatively inoffensive I could do with it? Not soup, cause the only chicken soup I like is noodle broth absolutely laced with fresh chillies

Thanks!

Risotto?

Dial Hard · 02-10-2018 02:51PM

Gloomtastic! wrote:

Risotto?

Yeah, risotto might be a good shout with all that starch.

Mushrooms are an absolute no go, sorry, they were in the dinner that made a return engagement last night so I think I'll be avoiding them for a while.

otnomart · 02-10-2018 04:44PM

I would make: Cesar's Salad with warm grilled chicken and bacon

Gloomtastic! · 02-10-2018 04:47PM

otnomart wrote: »

I would make: Cesar's Salad with warm grilled chicken and bacon

Oh yes, I'd forgotten about my other go-to recipe for leftover chicken.

Dial Hard · 03-10-2018 01:06PM

I didn't cook anything in the end. Had half a bag of chipper chips and felt like a new woman after them! Is there anything starchy, salty carbs can't do?

kylith · 03-10-2018 05:06PM

Crustless quiche containing broccoli, mange tout, spinach, asparagus, sundried tomato, and some spuds. and very nice it was.

kylith · 09-10-2018 01:57PM

Ha, just realised I put my last post in completely the wrong thread

I spent hours yesterday simmering a tomato sauce. Just a basic one with onions and garlic that I can lob in the freezer and use for bolognese or shakshuka but it was delicious. I went to bag it up today and.... my hand slipped. Half of it went all over my legs, my feet, the floor... I could have cried.

Dizzyblonde · 09-10-2018 07:46PM

I did that once with a huge tub of soup I'd made, pressed too hard on the lid and it all shot off the counter and went everywhere. I wanted to run away

Cedrus · 09-10-2018 08:01PM

I did it with a pressure cooker full of hot stew that I hadn't vented properly, it was like a volcano, extremely lucky I wasn't scalded.
Took hours to clean the cooker and kitchen though.

cefh17 · 09-10-2018 08:08PM

Cedrus wrote: »

I did it with a pressure cooker full of hot stew that I hadn't vented properly, it was like a volcano, extremely lucky I wasn't scalded.
Took hours to clean the cooker and kitchen though.

I did that before with means, had vented it but twisted it too much so it spat black bean cooking liquid on the cream walls.

BaZmO* · 09-10-2018 08:27PM

Not as bad as this genius!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bITUjh6pWkc

Faith · 09-10-2018 09:05PM

I got some curried lentils from Aldi over the summer. Popped them in the microwave at work and stupidly grabbed them by the top when taking them out. Steam shot out and startled me so I dropped the container. Spilled all down my leg, shoes and all over the floor. Not only did they burn the living shîte out of my legs (I still have a bright red welt on one) but it looked like I’d puked all over the kitchen

Whispered · 09-10-2018 09:40PM

I did it with pea soup in a blender. All over the kitchen about an hour before new tenants were due to view the house.

New Home · 09-10-2018 09:44PM

Ditto with a large, large pot of soup, one of the handles broke off. The soup even ended up on the ironing board. The cat helped clean up a bit...

Shenshen · 10-10-2018 07:58AM

I think I posted that in the kitchen disasters thread - I tried to make a smoothie and hadn't realised that the bottom bit (with the blades) was detachable and screwed in. I must have twisted it while cleaning the whole thing together, so when I tried taking the blender out of the socket, it detached and the smoothie spread all over the food processor and the worktop. No smoothie for me, but lots of cleaning.

12-10-2018 09:47AM

I made a huge pot of madras curry for the family using the recipe from Curry Addict here on boards. Took me hours to make, the base for the thing alone is 2 hours. The recipe calls for making individual curries for each person but I was doing a huge batch of one type so it was all in the one pot.

I toned down the spiciness a bit, as I felt it was easier to make it spicier if required towards the end. Sure enough, it needed an extra kick. I used my glass, dried chili grinder that I got in Lidl to add a little heat and the whole thing shattered in my hand and fell into the pot.

No clean up but the heartbreak was 10 times worse as I had to bin it. I was nearly crying into my takeaway as I was eating it.

B0jangles · 12-10-2018 10:02AM

Deleted User wrote: »

I made a huge pot of madras curry for the family using the recipe from Curry Addict here on boards. Took me hours to make, the base for the thing alone is 2 hours. The recipe calls for making individual curries for each person but I was doing a huge batch of one type so it was all in the one pot.

I toned down the spiciness a bit, as I felt it was easier to make it spicier if required towards the end. Sure enough, it needed an extra kick. I used my glass, dried chili grinder that I got in Lidl to add a little heat and the whole thing shattered in my hand and fell into the pot.

No clean up but the heartbreak was 10 times worse as I had to bin it. I was nearly crying into my takeaway as I was eating it.

Oh god... I've made curry base a few times myself- that is a true culinary tragedy

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 13-10-2018 11:54AM

Has anyone heard of the Zwilling brand of kitchen/oven ware? Supervalu are doing an offer at the moment with their Valu Club card where you get tokens and trade them in for money off these Zwilling things. I'm just wondering what kind of quality they are?

BaZmO* · 13-10-2018 05:27PM

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Has anyone heard of the Zwilling brand of kitchen/oven ware? Supervalu are doing an offer at the moment with their Valu Club card where you get tokens and trade them in for money off these Zwilling things. I'm just wondering what kind of quality they are?

As far as I know they’re decent quality. They have a shop out in Kildare Village and even though it’s an outlet their stuff is still expensive enough so I’ve always assumed that they’re a quality brand. Can’t say I’ve ever owned any of their products though.

https://www.kildarevillage.com/en/shopping/brands/zwilling/

Shenshen · 14-10-2018 12:58PM

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Has anyone heard of the Zwilling brand of kitchen/oven ware? Supervalu are doing an offer at the moment with their Valu Club card where you get tokens and trade them in for money off these Zwilling things. I'm just wondering what kind of quality they are?

I know them as top-quality brand for kitchen knives from Germany.
No idea what items Supervalu are offering, but if they are knives I would absolutely recommend them.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 14-10-2018 06:07PM

Shenshen wrote: »

I know them as top-quality brand for kitchen knives from Germany.
No idea what items Supervalu are offering, but if they are knives I would absolutely recommend them.

Not knives. There's a few different sized bowls, a 3.5L casserole dish, a roasting dish, a pie dish, a salt & pepper grinder, and a griddle pan. Think that's it. I'm eyeing up the big casserole dish. They stock them in Arnotts and they're fairly pricey so I'm assuming they're decent enough.

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