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beertons · 06-02-2015 02:42PM

dibkins wrote: »

How do you bake potatoes in the slow cooker?! Do the skins go crispy?

Never heard of that before. I imagine in an inch of oil/fat on high. No idea how long it would take.

eisenberg1 · 06-02-2015 03:05PM

beertons wrote: »

Never heard of that before. I imagine in an inch of oil/fat on high. No idea how long it would take.

Never heard of it myself, but I would not think it would be a good idea to leave the slow cooker unattended with an inch of fat in it.....

kylith · 06-02-2015 04:17PM

dibkins wrote: »

How do you bake potatoes in the slow cooker?! Do the skins go crispy?

They don't, unfortunately. You wrap them in foil, stack 'em up, and put it on for about 6 hours. They're not quite the same as doing them in the oven, but still very tasty.

http://www.theyummylife.com/Slow_Cooker_Baked_Potatoes

iwantmydinner · 06-02-2015 04:33PM

Planning to make savoury mince with rice this evening. I have beef mince, onions, leeks, peppers, kidney beans, frozen peas, baby corn, mangetout to throw in. Can't wait to get cracking!

Jezek · 06-02-2015 07:09PM

tampopo wrote: »

sixish.

coming down with the blues. was wondering what comfort food I could do simply easily and quickly. Pancakes with blueberries mixed in....fingers crossed that that'll work......

oats in milk, with honey/maple suryp , fruits, nuts, raisins...always find it very comforting

Markcheese · 06-02-2015 07:36PM

kylith wrote: »

Probably a stupid question - Do baked potatoes freeze well? I've done them in the slow cooker before and they're great but it'd be better to do a bunch at a time and freeze them to take out as needed rather than just cook one at a time.

I don't think they'd freeze great- can't beat spuds from the oven even if you cook them in the microwave and then give them 10 mins in the oven - just had baked golden wonders slathered in butter with dinner / yum

Cedrus · 07-02-2015 09:14AM

kylith wrote: »

Probably a stupid question - Do baked potatoes freeze well? I've done them in the slow cooker before and they're great but it'd be better to do a bunch at a time and freeze them to take out as needed rather than just cook one at a time.

They will freeze fine and will be perfectly edible, but they won't taste like baked potatoes.Spuds are spuds (million varieties et al) what makes them really different is how you cook them, change that and they cannot be the same.

Industrial purveyors of food would like us to believe that packets of frozen roast potatoes and frozen Yorkshire puddings will transport us back to an idylic time when we didn't do the cooking but just enjoyed the eating. They are lying bar stewards.

blueshed · 07-02-2015 11:00AM

got family calling over tomorrow so busy today getting food ready. going to do pulled pork neck, homemade sausage rolls, a potato and cauliflower curry plus a pasta dish called Pasticcio.

bit of a mixed bag but should keep everybody happy.

Gloomtastic! · 07-02-2015 11:24AM

blueshed wrote: »

got family calling over tomorrow so busy today getting food ready. going to do pulled pork neck, homemade sausage rolls, a potato and cauliflower curry plus a pasta dish called Pasticcio.

bit of a mixed bag but should keep everybody happy.

Tip: Add a couple of teaspoons of ground up fennel seeds to the sausagemeat.

Faith · 07-02-2015 03:47PM

What's the difference between stock and broth?

beertons · 07-02-2015 03:54PM

Faith wrote: »

What's the difference between stock and broth?

S, c, k, b, r, h.

Do I win a prize?

Sorry, couldn't resist.

the beer revolu · 07-02-2015 03:55PM

Faith wrote: »

What's the difference between stock and broth?

None as far as I'm concerned.

Mrs Fox · 07-02-2015 03:58PM

Faith wrote: »

What's the difference between stock and broth?

They're pretty much the same although I think broth is more seasoned and ready to eat? Like, I'd eat a bowl of chicken broth, but I won't eat a bowl of chicken stock. You know?

Faith · 07-02-2015 04:04PM

Mrs Fox wrote: »

They're pretty much the same although I think broth is more seasoned and ready to eat? Like, I'd eat a bowl of chicken broth, but I won't eat a bowl of chicken stock. You know?

That's about what I was thinking. I was looking for chicken stock yesterday and the supermarket had a tub of stock powder for about $5, then across the aisle in the 'ethnic' ingredients section, they had broth powder for for $2.50. I figured they were essentially the same thing.

Dizzyblonde · 07-02-2015 04:21PM

I think stock is just called broth over your way Faith

the beer revolu · 07-02-2015 06:44PM

Mrs Fox wrote: »

They're pretty much the same although I think broth is more seasoned and ready to eat? Like, I'd eat a bowl of chicken broth, but I won't eat a bowl of chicken stock. You know?

I was thinking along those lines but then thought that any stock bar homemade is incredibly salty, usually.

the beer revolu · 07-02-2015 07:32PM

Mrs Fox wrote: »

They're pretty much the same although I think broth is more seasoned and ready to eat? Like, I'd eat a bowl of chicken broth, but I won't eat a bowl of chicken stock. You know?

I was thinking along those lines but then thought that any stock bar homemade is incredibly salty, usually.

MissFlitworth · 07-02-2015 07:58PM

Is there anything more annoying than opening the fridge to the smell of a chicken that, in 8 hours, has gone from fine to WOAH. Guess it's hot dogs for dinner!

Jezek · 07-02-2015 10:28PM

MissFlitworth wrote: »

Is there anything more annoying than opening the fridge to the smell of a chicken that, in 8 hours, has gone from fine to WOAH. Guess it's hot dogs for dinner!

nope, nothing! The smell of gone-off chicken is the worst..and I've smelt my share of terrible things!

dibkins · 09-02-2015 03:52PM

Chicken is bad, but the smell of the pork that i pulled from the back of the fridge in college one day will haunt me forever:(

Minder · 09-02-2015 07:35PM

Anybody using libraryThing to catalogue their books?

mollybird · 10-02-2015 05:05PM

what's the library thing minder?

Minder · 10-02-2015 10:06PM

Library Thing is like Facebook for people who like to collect books. Its an online cataloging service where you can list the books you have read or bought, share your opinions and reviews of those books with others and see what other people are reading.

Kat1170 · 11-02-2015 06:40PM

Anyone else here got any food allergies. I'm allergic to Shellfish. Would love to try Lobster and any number of Shellfish but they will forever be forbidden to me

MissFlitworth · 11-02-2015 08:42PM

So yesterday evening after work I went to meet a friend for dinner but one thing led to another and 'dinner' turned out to be a packet of those diet crisps and a mini tub of hummous eaten under the table so the bar man wouldn't see me and give out to me for my heinous BYO Snacking. This resulted in the bottle of wine we split going directly to my head and when I came home my head had an amazing idea. "Why, MissF, you've seen those banana paleo 'pancakes' people make. Why not whip up a batch of those for breakfast tomorrow. You can eat them on the bus and everyone will think you are so cool'

So.

I toasted enough pumpkin seeds to start my own commercial pumpkin farm if the paleo pancakes lost their appeal and mushed 2 very ripe bananas and an egg together. Then threw all of that plus a load of dried cherries into a frying pan. Funnily enough - 2 giant bananas and 1 egg heated in a pan just becomes hot mush and not pancakes. Who would EVER have thunk it. While shovelling my hot, seeded mush around the pan I had a brain wave. Blue masa. I have a bag of virtually unused blue masa. Why not firm this up with a handful of blue masa and get some 'that girl sure does own some uncommon flour, I wish I was her friend' cred going on the bus tomorrow. So in it goes, stirry stirry, I get the wine sleeps and head off to bed and wake up this morning to this

Rancid smurf brains anyone?

heldel00 · 11-02-2015 08:52PM

I, for one, am very glad to see that Miss Flitworth is not perfect!!!

MissFlitworth · 11-02-2015 09:16PM

I clearly need to start sharing more of my disaster meals so

Gloomtastic! · 11-02-2015 09:26PM

Kat1170 wrote: »

Anyone else here got any food allergies. I'm allergic to Shellfish. Would love to try Lobster and any number of Shellfish but they will forever be forbidden to me

After eating a dodgy oyster over 10 years ago, I can no longer eat oysters unfortunately. You never lose the bug apparently.

Apart from that I'm 100% food tolerant!

BaZmO* · 11-02-2015 10:03PM

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

After eating a dodgy oyster over 10 years ago, I can no longer eat oysters unfortunately. You never lose the bug apparently

Is that how it works?

Jezek · 11-02-2015 10:11PM

MissFlitworth wrote: »

I clearly need to start sharing more of my disaster meals so

That was amazing...It was a food disaster but comedy gold.

By the way on a similar note, I recently discovered banana+oat biscuits. It's probably the only decent two ingredient recipe I've ever made, made with banana and oats. I have started adding some maple syrup, but it can be modified with almost anything (choc chips, cinnamon, brown sugar, spices, etc, etc). Very low cal and filling. I make it the night before if i know i'll be in a rush for breakfast.

http://www.theburlapbag.com/2012/07/2-ingredient-cookies-plus-the-mix-ins-of-your-choice/

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