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General Chat Thread II

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  • #3002
    mrslancaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,537 ✭✭✭mrslancaster


    Nobody else eats avocado so any tips for keeping a cut half for the next day? Tried a sealed container or wrapping in tinfoil but no joy, still went a bit discoloured.



  • #3003
    Gloomtastic!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,857 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124383616#Comment_124383616

    Soak it in lemon juice. Or mash it and add lemon juice.



  • #3004
    SineadSpears
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,583 ✭✭✭SineadSpears


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124383616#Comment_124383616

    Keep the seed in the left over piece & wrap it. Sometimes the exposed edges turn brown but I just skim of the edges & the rest is perfecty fine

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  • #3005
    Dave_The_Sheep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,906 ✭✭✭Dave_The_Sheep


    Give it a quick rub with some citrus juice and cover tightly in cling film is my go to...



  • #3006
    mrslancaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,537 ✭✭✭mrslancaster


    Thanks a lot, will use those tips.



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  • #3007
    Bluebell woods
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭Bluebell woods


    I love avocado 🥑



  • #3008
    SineadSpears
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,583 ✭✭✭SineadSpears


    Might anybody know where I could get jumbo pasta shells in Dublin?

    I've searched online in a few stores that I thought might sell them but having no luck.

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  • #3009
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 81,084 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    Try Lidl/Aldi, sometimes they have "conchiglioni".



  • #3010
    Dial Hard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,922 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124386059#Comment_124386059

    The fancier delis/grocers are your best bet, they usually have the Di Cecco ones. Get Fresh in Ballyroan used to be my go-to, don't live near there any more, though.

    Now all I want for dinner is the Ottolenghi lamb stuffed ones 😭



  • #3011
    SineadSpears
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,583 ✭✭✭SineadSpears


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124387093#Comment_124387093

    I've tried M&S, Meadows & Byrne, Fallon & Byrne and Nolan's in Clontarf but their website is useless, it doesn't show their products.

    Also tried a couple of Italian stores. (There was one website I found but I'd need to make a €50 order. Or buy 12 boxes from Amazon)

    I didn't realise it would be so difficult to find these.

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  • #3012
    The Nal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,697 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124387093#Comment_124387093

    They have them in Get Fresh. 99% sure Aldi have them too.



  • #3013
    SineadSpears
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,583 ✭✭✭SineadSpears


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124387196#Comment_124387196

    I had looked in my local Aldi before & didn't see them. I also checked their website & they aren't listed.

    I've checked other web pages too to see if they were ever a thing in Aldi, but are just not showing on their website, and I don't see any mention of them

    If I'm passing TK Maxx any time soon, I'll try in there aswel 🕵️‍♀️

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  • #3014
    The Nal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,697 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124387749#Comment_124387749

    I defo saw them in Aldi before. Maybe one of those seasonal things though.



  • #3015
    New Home
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124387749#Comment_124387749

    If they're leftovers from a good while ago they don't list them, they just have them on the shelves or the discounted baskets.

    I know Lidl had them yonks ago because I only opened a pack earlier in the week.



  • #3016
    odyssey06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,633 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    It is Italian week from Thursday 16th in LIDL but I didnt see any special pastas in the leaflet.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



  • #3017
    Dial Hard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,922 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    I've just remembered you can get these in Dunnes, in their Specially Selected range. Or you certainly used to be able to, anyway, cause I just found a photo of them in my phone.



  • #3018
    SineadSpears
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,583 ✭✭✭SineadSpears


    Thanks all, much appreciated.

    I'll look in the middle aisle in Aldi next time I'm there. Mostly I don't look in that section (I go to Aldi specifically for the cheapo/knock off stuff😁)

    Dial Hard, I did check Dunnes website aswel but I'll check in store too. I'd be very surprised if they didn't have them.

    The search continues..

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  • #3019
    New Home
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124390538#Comment_124390538

    Meant to say, if they're not on the leaflet they wouldn't be in the middle aisle, but in the "leftovers"/too good to throw away areas.



  • #3020
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 13,939 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    I experimented with a technique of very slow cooking aubergine, red pepper, large tomato slices in just the little oil that was rendered from some diced salami. In a wide non-stick pan (so no fond), uncovered. On an electric hob, heat 2 (3 at times) out of 9, around 30 to 40 minutes overall?

    No other oil or water was added. The aubergines were salted. Each vegetable stayed separate with its own flavour. Not greasy, not stewy, really great. I'll try it again with courgette. The salami was added back in at the end.

    🧐 Uncovered sweating, or dry sweating it might be called in culinary terms?

    Post edited by igCorcaigh on


  • #3021
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 33,610 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    A question for all the bakers out there….

    I made it to this age (considerable) and made banana bread for the first time last week - it was gorgeous, but awfully sweet.

    If I wanted to reduce the amount of sugar in it, do I need to make up the weight with flour instead? Or do I just put less sugar in and keep the rest of the recipe the same?

    Also, is too much mixing a bad idea? The first one was a rip-roaring success, the second one I used much less ripe bananas (not green, but firm yellow) and it took a bit more mixing to get them mixed in. It was much heavier, and I suspect I may have overworked the mixture. Am I right in thinking that?

    Thank you!



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  • #3022
    zell12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,302 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    This one says Carraigín Pudding is diabolical - but I like it! https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cje4pl85pxwo

    "It was awful.. It was a soggy welly, with, like, Fairy Liquid and a bit of salt."



  • #3023
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 13,939 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124404589#Comment_124404589

    Those Staffordshire oatcakes look interesting.



  • #3024
    SineadSpears
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,583 ✭✭✭SineadSpears


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124386059#Comment_124386059

    TK Maxx have them 🥳🥳

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  • #3025
    Recliner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,057 ✭✭✭Recliner


    ...



  • #3026
    Snowcast
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 383 ✭✭Snowcast


    Hi folks,

    Does anyone have any recommendations for whiskey for cooking? Normally use Jameson Black Barrell, but at €35 I'm not buying it (usually get it around Xmas for under €30, but didn't get it Xmas just gone).

    Don't really drink it so it's just for cooking. Mainly just sauces, apple tarts and things like that.

    Have had Slane whiskey before with coke and thought it was nice, but not sure how it'd be in cooking? Thought it was sweet, but that may have been the coke…



  • #3027
    The Nal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,697 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124408637#Comment_124408637

    Lidl and Aldi are your friends here.

    I use their cognac, bourbon and whiskey for cooking. You wont notice any difference between it and better stuff once you boil it, mix it with another 400ml of stock etc.

    Same for wine. I pour the last of the undrank wine in a bottle (the rare time there is some!), vacuum seal it and store it with the rest of the sauces, oils, vinegars etc.

    Post edited by The Nal on


  • #3028
    Snowcast
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 383 ✭✭Snowcast


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124408831#Comment_124408831

    Will be in Lidl next week so will have a mooch and see what they have. Really appreciate your response and all the info in it. Thanks a mill.



  • #3029
    The Hill Billy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,873 ✭✭✭✭The Hill Billy


    Has anyone tried the Lidl peirogi or vareniky? Just wondering if they're anyway decent.



  • #3030
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 13,939 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124410218#Comment_124410218

    Might be one for the Lidl thread.

    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2057482448/lidl-recommendations


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  • #3031
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 13,939 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    Canned sardines... I love them.

    I usually use the tomato variety, but some of the more expensive ones are a nice treat.

    And they seem very much in vogue these days... I don't think I'll be doing the sardine fast though, I have to have them in toast.

    Chinese sauces like yellow bean sauce, hoisin or LGM Chilli Crisp would be my usual additions.

    Unfortunately I can't deal with the bones in fresh sardines, but they are delicious.



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