The General Chat Thread

angeldelight · 31-12-2013 06:22PM

homemadecider wrote: »

Minced pork is on special in Lidl at €2.89 per 500g. Bought a kilo of it, mixed it with a kilo of minced beef, a wallop of parmesan and loads of black pepper and made meatballs. Will brown them tomorrow, make a sauce and then freeze them for the slow cooker. Oh I love meatballs.

Great idea - I always have the intention of being that organised but never happens!

Have lamb shanks roasting in the oven, hope they're nice I've never cooked them before. Put them on at 5 for dinner at 8, but the smell of garlic and rosemary is already making me drool

Markcheese · 31-12-2013 07:03PM

GalwayGuy2 wrote: »

Hmm, I wonder does anybody here make homemade cheese?

Have had a crack at a few ... Mainly mozzarella.. But have done cheddar...

Faith · 31-12-2013 07:07PM

When roasting things, what is the benefit of a high sided traditional roasting tin versus a baking tray? I'm doing a roast chicken tonight and they release so many juices that I want to cook the roast potatoes and stuffing balls in a different tray, but I have only one roasting tin. I know it'll be fine either way, but I'm interested in learning what difference the tin makes!

Markcheese · 31-12-2013 07:08PM

beertons wrote: »

Would someone know if these are good knives?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00A1BZHNI/ref=s9_simh_gw_p201_d0_i5?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0WFW8K30DWHZPTB0GKW0&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=430153987&pf
_rd_i=468294

Bit confused,sabatier are a top top notch
brand but I thought they were
French..not sure about the Sheffield bit..
But for the money you can't go too wrong ...

Animord · 31-12-2013 07:31PM

Faith wrote: »

When roasting things, what is the benefit of a high sided traditional roasting tin versus a baking tray? I'm doing a roast chicken tonight and they release so many juices that I want to cook the roast potatoes and stuffing balls in a different tray, but I have only one roasting tin. I know it'll be fine either way, but I'm interested in learning what difference the tin makes!

I always roast potatoes in a low sided baking tray - they get better heat all round in my opinion.

Dizzyblonde · 31-12-2013 07:39PM

Faith, the high sides stop the food drying out and crisping as much as it would in a low sided or flat tray. The roasties would do well in the lower sided tray but you'd have to watch the stuffing balls in case they went too dry.
Same thing applies to a low-sided frying pans and sautee pans or woks.

Loire · 31-12-2013 07:56PM

Happy New Year folks! Looking forward to filling my belly in 2014!

Faith · 31-12-2013 07:57PM

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

Faith, the high sides stop the food drying out and crisping as much as it would in a low sided or flat tray. The roasties would do well in the lower sided tray but you'd have to watch the stuffing balls in case they went too dry.
Same thing applies to a low-sided frying pans and sautee pans or woks.

That makes lots of sense! Glad I went with the low sided tin for the roasties so

. I'll keep an eye on the stuffing balls, thanks DB!

Mrs Fox · 31-12-2013 08:01PM

Wishing you all a very happy new year.
My lovely stepdaughter is frying homemade chips and Neven Maguire's ultimate beef burger. She's very kind to offer to babysit this evening so we can go to our local joint for a bit of live music and midnight countdown later.
A nice start to a new chapter.

Alun · 31-12-2013 08:10PM

Markcheese wrote: »

Bit confused,sabatier are a top top notch
brand but I thought they were
French..not sure about the Sheffield bit..
But for the money you can't go too wrong ...

It's all a bit confusing ... read the Wikipedia page on it here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabatier. Basically pretty much anybody can make knives and call them Sabatier, it's effectively meaningless. Having said that I got a Sheffield made 'Sabatier' cleaver for Xmas made by Taylor Witness, and it's actually quite good.

MissFlitworth · 31-12-2013 09:18PM

Happy new year guys! 365 dinners waiting just offstage for us

Dizzyblonde · 31-12-2013 11:38PM

Very best wishes for 2014

Merkin · 01-01-2014 12:38AM

Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and delicious new year ahead!

xx

Mr Simpson · 01-01-2014 11:52AM

Happy New Year folks, have a tasty one

MissFlitworth · 01-01-2014 07:21PM

The shop beside my house has Easter chocolate in it today!! What in the name of chocolate eggs is going on here? Half tempted to buy myself a packet of Egg & Spoons as well which would reflect poorly on me

confusticated · 01-01-2014 07:28PM

Yeah they had egg and spoons in the local supervalu on Christmas eve. :-(

Dizzyblonde · 01-01-2014 10:58PM

Our local supermarket gets Easter eggs in every year just before Christmas - it's a tradition

angeldelight · 01-01-2014 11:32PM

One of my New Years resolutions is to not eat my body weight in Creme eggs so this is not helping!!

IvyTheTerrible · 02-01-2014 10:03AM

Happy New Year! Hope 2014 brings even more delicious dinners for you all!

Animord · 02-01-2014 02:30PM

Back home today after the huge Christmas binge-fest. I am really craving salads and green things at the moment. I saw a kale salad on Oh She Glows, a vegan site, that looked really good, so may have a go at that if I can bear to go into town.

Flipping slates down all round the house, so may just have a bath and go to bed instead. :pac:

Lovely Bloke · 02-01-2014 03:02PM

I'm making a pie. Currently I have (all chopped) a leek, half an onion, a carrot, a small spud, a stick of celery and a minced clove of garlic sweating in butter to soften a bit.

I've made my shortcrust for the sides and top (must remember to lubricate the pie dishes)

To make the "gravy" I'm going to use stock made from the turkey bones mixed up with roux.

I've some leftover ham to use up also, which will be the meat for the pie.

Egg wash to make the pies look nice.

Should be nice!

Neyite · 02-01-2014 05:10PM

Baldy, you've just inspired dinner for me!

Lovely Bloke · 03-01-2014 05:00PM

anyone got a quick and easy Blue Cheese Sauce recipe that doesn't involve cream?

MissFlitworth · 03-01-2014 07:20PM

Big night round my house. Discovered the shop beside me sells mini-roll misshapes as well as my beloved biscuit misshapes. So instead of chowing down on slightly shop soiled yellow snacks this evening I will be eating oddly shaped jaffa cake mini rolls

The glamour!

dee_mc · 03-01-2014 07:26PM

MissFlitworth wrote: »

Big night round my house. Discovered the shop beside me sells mini-roll misshapes as well as my beloved biscuit misshapes. So instead of chowing down on slightly shop soiled yellow snacks this evening I will be eating oddly shaped jaffa cake mini rolls

The glamour!

'with a flavoured filling'..... well I should hope so!!

MissFlitworth · 03-01-2014 07:40PM

Mmmmm flavoured.

Faith · 03-01-2014 08:31PM

ALL of our bills came at the start of this month, and my OH is out of work at the moment, so it's going to be a VERY lean food month. I see a lot of stews, soups and bulk meals in my future

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I shall be raiding this forum for cheap food ideas!

Animord · 03-01-2014 08:35PM

Faith wrote: »

ALL of our bills came at the start of this month, and my OH is out of work at the moment, so it's going to be a VERY lean food month. I see a lot of stews, soups and bulk meals in my future .

I shall be raiding this forum for cheap food ideas!

I was just about to say "beans are your friend" but having read your reply on the disgusting food thread, maybe not

Faith · 03-01-2014 08:36PM

Animord wrote: »

I was just about to say "beans are your friend" but having read your reply on the disgusting food thread, maybe not

Haha I know! So annoying. I should really try beans again (of the non-black eyed variety). They might not be too bad. But the smell of them cooking is horrible too!

Mrs Fox · 03-01-2014 08:38PM

Faith wrote: »

ALL of our bills came at the start of this month, and my OH is out of work at the moment, so it's going to be a VERY lean food month. I see a lot of stews, soups and bulk meals in my future .

I shall be raiding this forum for cheap food ideas!

Koka.

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