The General Chat Thread

lazeedaisy · 13-04-2014 07:56AM

Hi guys,

great thread, love food!

Has anyone made peanut butter here? I was told there was a blender you can buy but forgot the name of it - it's the mammy's birthday soon and every time she visits the USA - she brings tonnes of the fresh stuff home - thinking she could do with a new blender - but for the life of me - cant find anything online because i can't remember the name of it.

would appreciate any guidance

the beer revolu · 13-04-2014 08:25AM

On the couch/table thing:
We pretty much always eat at the table. Very occasionally, if it's the kinda meal you can eat with a spoon, it might be on the couch but generally that's not a position I like to eat in.
Growing up, we were rarely allowed to bring our dinner in to the telly (Mork and Mindy being one of the exceptions).

beertons · 13-04-2014 09:29AM

Made the sauce for the pizza last night. Am hoping the crushed garlic and passata will cause the earth to move a little bit faster this evening.

B0jangles · 13-04-2014 01:36PM

lonestargirl wrote: »

Back to earlier in the week, Supervalu have 2.5kg bags of Maris Pipers for €2.50. I got mine in Rathgar.

Thanks v. much for the head's up - got a nice bag of fancy schpuds now

Seaneh · 13-04-2014 02:20PM

Aldi have 1.5kg bags of white potatoes for 0.39c until the 20th.

Just wanted to contribute to the potato chat thread.

13-04-2014 03:34PM

On the subject of spuds, anyone got a recipe for garlic potatoes?

Ann Landers · 13-04-2014 05:20PM

MissFlitworth wrote: »

Now there's something I thought only happened to people in hot countries!

Sadly not.

Try and locate the nest.

ChewChew · 13-04-2014 05:50PM

Just wondering can anyone help with a recipe for something with sweet potato and butternut squash that isn't soup? I was thinking maybe a casserole with pearl barley but I can't for the life of me think how to start it

lazeedaisy · 13-04-2014 06:00PM

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2888/butternut-squash-casserole-

found this...

MissFlitworth · 13-04-2014 06:04PM

Ann Landers wrote: »

Sadly not. Try and locate the nest.

The flipping what!!!

Ann Landers · 13-04-2014 06:09PM

MissFlitworth wrote: »

The flipping what!!!

The ant nest.

It might not be in the house though, the ants might have found a way into the house from outside, that happened to my sister. But a house I lived in a few years ago also had ants and the nest was behind the bath cover. You'll need to destroy it - if you can ascertain where they are coming from, that is.

pampootie · 13-04-2014 06:10PM

MissFlitworth wrote: »

Didn't tidy up before going to bed last night, lifted gross, sticky board I'd carved chicken on up this morning to put it in the dishwasher - ants. Dozens and dozens of ants. Now there's something I thought only happened to people in hot countries! I may have shrieked like a cartoon princess.

We had them last week. They have a nest in our garden and when we had the door left open for a bit to let the dog in and out a few of them became enamoured with our brown food bin and moved in. Scrub everywhere with a solution of borax powder, it's the only job for it. The worst part is spending the next week jumping at the sight of every fleck of dirt cos you're sure it's the colony starting up again.

MissFlitworth · 13-04-2014 06:11PM

Ann Landers wrote: »

The ant nest.

ohgodohgodohgodohgodohgodohgodohgod

B0jangles · 13-04-2014 06:13PM

Keep an eye out; ants follow scent trails so they'll be walking in single file from wherever they live. Once you find that out you can get rid of the source and blast the trail with bleach or something.

lazeedaisy · 13-04-2014 06:40PM

Ray D'arcy was talking about the ants in his kitchen last week

the beer revolu · 13-04-2014 06:45PM

Ant Stop is your friend.

Ann Landers · 13-04-2014 06:51PM

We used to have them running around on the worktops.

It was a swarm.

pampootie · 13-04-2014 06:53PM

I think Miss Flitworth might have gone to burn down her house :pac:

MissFlitworth · 13-04-2014 06:58PM

I've made myself a containment tent of bleach soaked sheets and am sitting here with 99 dialled on my phone, I'll hit the other 9 if anything crawls in here with me looking for crumbs or more chicken grease.

We have an indoor cat and no doors in the main living area of the house so I need to find ant p'ison that isn't also cat p'ison

Dubl07 · 13-04-2014 07:20PM

ChewChew wrote: »

Just wondering can anyone help with a recipe for something with sweet potato and butternut squash that isn't soup? I was thinking maybe a casserole with pearl barley but I can't for the life of me think how to start it

Curry?

The Hill Billy · 13-04-2014 08:24PM

ChewChew wrote: »

Just wondering can anyone help with a recipe for something with sweet potato and butternut squash that isn't soup? I was thinking maybe a casserole with pearl barley but I can't for the life of me think how to start it

I like to roast both, particularly the squash after I've dusted the pieces with ground cumin & coriander (& maybe chili if I want a kick). It goes really well with roast lamb. I've also had it with cous cous & grilled lamb chops that I've rubbed with Harissa.

awec · 13-04-2014 08:49PM

Don't think it really deserves it's own thread - I have a load of chicken left over from a roast, what should I do with it?

MissFlitworth · 13-04-2014 08:49PM

lazeedaisy wrote: »

Hi guys,

great thread, love food!

Has anyone made peanut butter here? I was told there was a blender you can buy but forgot the name of it - it's the mammy's birthday soon and every time she visits the USA - she brings tonnes of the fresh stuff home - thinking she could do with a new blender - but for the life of me - cant find anything online because i can't remember the name of it.

would appreciate any guidance

Never made peanut butter before but possibly a magimix food processor? I've seen blog posts in the past where the blogger used one to make peanut butter

BaZmO* · 13-04-2014 08:52PM

awec wrote: »

Don't think it really deserves it's own thread - I have a load of chicken left over from a roast, what should I do with it?

I always use it in a risotto, but you could use it in anything really, a curry or a pie, etc.

dee_mc · 13-04-2014 08:52PM

awec wrote: »

Don't think it really deserves it's own thread - I have a load of chicken left over from a roast, what should I do with it?

Vol au vents all the way in this house, or pasta bake. Not very exciting but goes down a treat!

MissFlitworth · 13-04-2014 08:53PM

2 huge thumbs up to a chicken risotto. I'd also recommend a Nigel Slater satay chicken sandwich

patsypantaloni · 13-04-2014 08:55PM

MissFlitworth wrote: »

I've made myself a containment tent of bleach soaked sheets and am sitting here with 99 dialled on my phone, I'll hit the other 9 if anything crawls in here with me looking for crumbs or more chicken grease.

We have an indoor cat and no doors in the main living area of the house so I need to find ant p'ison that isn't also cat p'ison

We had a similar issue last year with an ant invasion and an indoor dog which ruled out most poisons; I read that cinnamon was a great natural ant repellent and is not toxic for cats and dogs so I sprinkled some ground cinnamon around all doors/gaps in the wall. It really worked but was quite messy, so later I got a small bottle of cinnamon oil from a health food store and put drops of that down hey presto no more ants!

awec · 13-04-2014 08:57PM

Something really quick would be nice. Like coming home from work and having something within 15/20 minutes.

Day Lewin · 13-04-2014 09:03PM

re: ants. Apparently ants follow the well-worn tracks of other ants by scent [remember how they walk in straight lines?] so the thing to do with your cinnamon oil is this:
First wash the floor where the ants have been seen, and then rub or smear the oil, with a cloth, in radiating streaks or curves from the place where you think they gain entry. Sort of ever-increasing rainbow shapes, as it were. Then they can't find their way in or out by smell.
Tell us if it works!!

MissFlitworth · 13-04-2014 09:04PM

Chicken fried rice? Fry peppers, onions, cooked chicken, tilt pan and scramble an egg over the opposite side of the pan to your veg & chicken, throw in cold, cooked rice and mix together. Add soy, chili, whatever flavourings you like.

Or simply fry the shredded leftover chicken to crisp it up a bit and eat it in a roll or sandwich with garlic or normal mayo, salad & cheese

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