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General Chat Thread II

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  • #2702
    Space Dog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 676 ✭✭✭Space Dog


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123664977#Comment_123664977

    Well they basically belong to Musgrave nowadays anyhow...



  • #2703
    Dial Hard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,310 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    Going to Liath for dinner on Thursday. Can't wait!



  • #2704
    Bredabe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,553 ✭✭✭Bredabe


    Have developed an allergy to oats now; no shortage of grain allergies in my life.

    Off the top of my head, on the NO list are wheat of all kinds, oats, whole wheat, buckwheat, linseed, and chia (not grains I know, but as I remember their names). Additionally, dairy and soy are also on the list.

    My diet confines me to 2 eggs a week, and I prefer sugar-free options if possible.

    So can anyone recommend a cereal-type food that takes little cooking in the mornings and is easy enough to locate in shops or make myself?

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



  • #2705
    Bredabe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,553 ✭✭✭Bredabe


    Also, can anyone point me to an old-fashioned pork burger recipe?

    I found some mince in the bottom of the freezer, about a teaspoon of apple sauce left in a jar, and stuffing mix(whatever is common with chicken)

    TY

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



  • #2706
    sammyjo90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,303 ✭✭✭✭sammyjo90


    Maybe polenta? Quick Google has some savory or sweet breakfast ideas. Just throw in vegan in the search and that covers the dairy/egg restriction



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  • #2707
    Space Dog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 676 ✭✭✭Space Dog


    Millet flakes and rice flakes can be cooked like porridge. There's also tigernut, amaranth and quinoa. All kinds of cereal made from those available online.



  • #2708
    sporina
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,245 ✭✭✭sporina


    had a look at the website - looks seriously €€€ - but I hope ye enjoy - let us know how u get on



  • #2709
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 39,738 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Given that the incubation time of listeriosis can be up to ten! weeks, how sure can they really be about who ate what and when and what caused what?

    I mean, good old fashioned food poisoning left you in little doubt about "the thing I et" and a few reports around the same time (even given that 95% won't report) is damning.

    If someone asked me what I'd ate 8 or 10 weeks ago… I'd be pretty sure there were no ready meals but as regards other stuff under question..? Then there's the places I ate out in a month ago on holiday (albeit in Ireland). It's impossible to really know what's going on unless they find contaminated product from specific producers.

    I'm partial to your abracadabra
    I'm raptured by the joy of it all



  • #2710
    Black Sheep
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 3,489 Mod ✭✭✭✭Black Sheep


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123680394#Comment_123680394

    I was only talking about Liath last night!

    Around the time I ate there, I did Aimsir and Chapter One shortly after… (It was an unusual time! Not the norm)

    Liath was actually the one I enjoyed the most. The head chef came around the table and his good humour was infectious. I remember an absolutely amazing red wine reduction he used in a desert, and he had insisted on using a quite pricy wine.

    Let us know how it is.



  • #2711
    Dial Hard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,310 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123688568#Comment_123688568

    It was amazing. Damien Grey lives in the tiny suburb I'm from which nobody has ever heard of so we had a good laugh about that and traded recommendations for the shìtty local Chinese that he actually loves. Food was amazing and the service was incredible - completely unfussy and super friendly. It may have helped somewhat that we were there with a regular and that Damien's daughter is in my best friend's stage school in said unheard-of suburb. Couldn't recommend it enough.

    That's my third two-star restaurant now and I have to say, I think it has edged Dede out of the top spot. (Gymkhana in London is languishing in 3rd place 😆)

    Post edited by Dial Hard on


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  • #2712
    Dave_The_Sheep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,574 ✭✭✭Dave_The_Sheep


    Of all the starred restaurants I've been to, Liath was by far and away the least impressive. Maybe they had an off day, but all of my fellow diners felt the same. We were very disappointed.



  • #2713
    The Nal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,668 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    Really enjoyed Comet.

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    Is there a restaurant review thread?



  • #2714
    Black Sheep
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 3,489 Mod ✭✭✭✭Black Sheep


    I used to post review type stuff in the "Eat your way around Ireland" thread, I think that was a pretty good place to put this kind of thing. My Liath review is on page 2… Can't believe it was 2021 when we ate there.

    Eat Your Way Around Ireland — boards.ie - Now Ye're Talkin'

    Maybe there's a value in an explicit "Restaurant reviews" thread though, and keep it near the top.



  • #2715
    The Nal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,668 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123695667#Comment_123695667

    Maybe just use that one? Ill fire the above post in there.



  • #2716
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 12,933 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    Don't know if there is a Tesco food thread, but I got these sweet and spicy pickles, nice! And they do carry a kick. Might be worth checking out for fans of the hot.

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  • #2717
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 12,933 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    Carrot salad.

    Grated carrot, with toasted pumpkin seeds, sesame oil, orange blossom water, cardamom, and some juice from an orange. Bit of honey. Add some fresh basil or coriander leaves if you have them.

    It's simple and tasty!



  • #2718
    Black Sheep
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 3,489 Mod ✭✭✭✭Black Sheep


    Went to The Big Grill in Herbert Park over the weekend.

    30 euro or so entry, and at 4pm on a Friday there were no queues and no hassles at all.

    I hit all the visiting Michelin-starred texan BBQ places.. La Barbecue (brisket and slaw on bread), Burnt Bean Co (Chicken crisp tacquito and a lamb birra) and Interstellar (Peach-tea glazed pork belly, which was probably the stand-out).

    This festival has caught flak in previous years for being overpriced, overselling entry etc. but to be honest.. I've gone last year and this year, and really feel like it's a very good evening out, if you are OK with eating from paper plates and with wooden utensils. I know some boardsies will never, ever go in for that, however.

    The entry is not cheap, and I suppose in an ideal world it would include a drink or two, but overall I think it cost about what dinner and a bunch of drinks out in Dublin would cost whether you went to the festival or not.

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  • #2719
    Dave_The_Sheep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,574 ✭✭✭Dave_The_Sheep


    How much were the plates?



  • #2720
    Black Sheep
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 3,489 Mod ✭✭✭✭Black Sheep


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123735497#Comment_123735497

    8 euro.



  • #2721
    Bredabe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,553 ✭✭✭Bredabe


    Trying to use up some leftovers, I had about 3/4 of a jar of curry sauce. Long story short, I put too much chicken in and now its the opposite of how I like it. Too much chicken and too little sauce.

    I've thinned it down as much as I can get away with(the frozen veg helped with that), what can I do that's cheap and simple to make more sauce?

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



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  • #2722
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74,335 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123738547#Comment_123738547

    Tinned tomatoes, garam masala. Cook that down, blend if you want smooth (although be aware of how incredibly spitty blended tomatoes are when heating them!)



  • #2723
    Dial Hard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,310 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    I was planning to make garlic dinner rolls this evening. I don't have a stand mixer, though, would I be touched to even attempt making them by hand?

    Recipe: https://cambreabakes.com/garlic-rolls/



  • #2724
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 79,598 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123741852#Comment_123741852

    Kneading a big lump of dough is heavy work, especially if you have weak arms and shoulders like yours truly. Maybe dividing it in 4 parts, kneading them individually and reassembling them at the end might be easier. It'd take you longer, but it won't be as tiring.



  • #2725
    The Nal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,668 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123741852#Comment_123741852

    You'll be fine. I dont have a stand mixer and make pizza, bread etc all the time.

    Speaking of, any have any stand mixer recommendations that arent 500 quid?



  • #2726
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 79,598 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123741951#Comment_123741951

    The ones that Lidl sell from time to time work very well, the only thing is that they have a stand made of plastic rather than heavy aluminium like the Kitchenaid ones.



  • #2727
    Black Sheep
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 3,489 Mod ✭✭✭✭Black Sheep


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123741951#Comment_123741951

    If a Kitchenaid is not an option then I think Kenwood would be my next choice. Approximately half the price.

    I see other brands for under 100 but I am sceptical.

    Even with the Kitchenaid you can really feel the components, and motor, working quite hard.

    Our Kitchenaid is going strong 11 years later, but I accept they're crazy money.



  • #2728
    Dial Hard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,310 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123741863#Comment_123741863

    I'm only making a half quantity anyway.

    I've no issue kneading dough, I make pizza dough, bread etc. by hand and actually find it quite cathartic. I just wasn't sure if a recipe like this required a lighter/more consistent approach than hand mixing. Sure I'll give it a bash and report back.



  • #2729
    Eeshaw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 209 ✭✭Eeshaw


    Out KitchenAid bounces a bit with heavy mixes. Gets the job done though.

    For small batches, our bread machine is a nice set and forget method for bread dough, if a little tight in structure. Then bake in the oven.



  • #2730
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 12,933 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    Sardine pate is a thing I'm getting into. Very easy to make; cheap, nutritious and tasty. And adaptable to different styles. I'm using sherry vinegar here, but you could use lemon juice etc.

    This recipe lowers the fat content from butter etc., but add more butter/EVOO if you like.

    Sardine Pâté (1 tin)

    Ingredients (makes ~4 small servings)

    • 1 tin sardines (~120 g drained)
    • 15 g unsalted butter (~1 tbsp)
    • 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
    • 1 tsp smoked paprika
    • 1 tsp sherry vinegar (optional)
    • Salt & black pepper, to taste

    Method

    1. Place sardines, butter, olive oil, paprika, vinegar, salt, and pepper in a food processor or blender.
    2. Blend until smooth and creamy.
    3. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
    4. Chill in the fridge for ~30 minutes before serving.

    Approximate nutrition per full batch:

    • Calories: ~320–350 kcal
    • Protein: ~25 g
    • Total fat: ~28 g
      • Saturated fat: ~8 g
      • Omega-3 (EPA+DHA from sardines): ~2 g
    • Sodium: ~700–800 mg


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  • #2731
    Bredabe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,553 ✭✭✭Bredabe


    I tried making a liver health salad dressing this am, using left overs. So honey, lemon juice(fresh frozen) olive oil, balsamic vinegar(forgot the herbs and spices till now) well blended but too sweet even for me.

    Likely to get even sweeter when I add the herbs etc, what do ppl recommend to make it less sweet that will not cost a huge amount(I have more frozen lemon and bottle of lime juice)

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



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