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Faith · 19-02-2015 03:11PM

Alun wrote: »

Had an example of this last night when my wife decided that 3 minutes before everything was going to be ready and about to be dished up would be a great time to empty and restock the dishwasher :pac:

The worst bit is when you ask them to stop or move and they look all hurt and go "I was just trying to help" *insert wounded face here*. Now I'm irritated and I feel bad about it!

kylith · 19-02-2015 03:15PM

They can be handy at times. Every time the ex came into my (teeny weeny) kitchen I'd hand him a wooden spoon and station him at the cooker to stir the sauce as it thickened. Having a slave helper to stir continuously was a real help when I was trying to make the rest of the dinner

Merkin · 19-02-2015 03:19PM

The Black Oil wrote: »

Bought a jar of this - has anyone tried it?

It's delicious! I tried this in a friends house last week (having always been a committed Branston fan) but in actual fact this one is WAYY nicer IMHO as it's got quite an acidic taste to it which cuts through the general moreish melty loveliness of a strong extra mature or a gooey chaumes wonderfully. You make me want to go and have a sammich now!

kylith · 19-02-2015 03:24PM

Merkin wrote: »

It's delicious! I tried this in a friends house last week (having always been a committed Branston fan) but in actual fact this one is WAYY nicer IMHO as it's got quite an acidic taste to it which cuts through the general moreish melty loveliness of a strong extra mature or a gooey chaumes wonderfully. You make me want to go and have a sammich now!

Branston! That's the one Dad used to get!

I love Heinz, they seem to do just about all their foods really well (but not cheese ravioli). I'll fight anyone who says that their mayonnaise isn't the best!

tampopo · 19-02-2015 09:04PM

Can anyone tell me where in the city centre I can get yeast? Going to try the Swedish semlar...

Lidl mayo FTW, btw.

beertons · 19-02-2015 09:10PM

Contender ready, kylith.

Other contender ready, tampopo.

3,2,1 fight.

Note : must be said like yer man from the gladiators.

Gloomtastic! · 19-02-2015 09:25PM

tampopo wrote: »

Can anyone tell me where in the city centre I can get yeast? Going to try the Swedish semlar...

Lidl mayo FTW, btw.

Dried yeast? Aldi stock it in their baking section.

Loire · 19-02-2015 10:00PM

All these posts about "kitchen ownership" made me LOL! Ditto here. My Dad is the worst offender. He usually stands between the cooker and sink or his other favourite place is next to the fridge. Meanwhile I'm trying to get dinner sorted with the 2 monkeys up to all sorts of mischief (especially when he's around!) and he'll ask something like "Isn't Tiger Woods playing shocking these days" . Sometimes I just throw him a look that says "Go play with the kids" and it's all fine.

homemadecider · 19-02-2015 10:05PM

Myself & the husband often cook together, but there are strict rules - one person is the chef and the other is the wine pourer/ chat maker. We can't both be in charge of one dish or we'd never get anything made. However I love lurking around the kitchen swilling wine when he's stirring a lovely risotto, it also keeps him going when I top up his glass!

Cedrus · 19-02-2015 10:51PM

kylith wrote: »

They can be handy at times. Every time the ex came into my (teeny weeny) kitchen I'd hand him a wooden spoon and station him at the cooker to stir the sauce as it thickened. Having a slave helper to stir continuously was a real help when I was trying to make the rest of the dinner

Some slaves can't even do that, "Why is it burning?" "because you're not STIRRING it" "I am!" "NO YOU'RE JUST PADDLING AROUND THE ****ing TOP" "I'm just trying to help, you're horrible, I hate you" .........silent dinner

dee_mc · 19-02-2015 10:52PM

Cedrus wrote: »

Some slaves can't even do that, "Why is it burning?" "because you're not STIRRING it" "I am!" "NO YOU'RE JUST PADDLING AROUND THE ****ing TOP" "I'm just trying to help, you're horrible, I hate you" .........silent dinner

Oh thank god, I thought that kind of thing only happened in my house!

oscarBravo · 19-02-2015 11:03PM

You lot are weird. Cooking together is one of our favourite things.

Cedrus · 19-02-2015 11:07PM

oscarBravo wrote: »

You lot are weird. Cooking together is one of our favourite things.

When it's good, it's very very good., but when it's bad it's wicked.

beertons · 19-02-2015 11:50PM

There was a knife pointed once in an old kitchen. And it wasn't at an onion. There's now only 1 chef in the kitchen for meal time.

tampopo · 20-02-2015 12:06AM

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

Dried yeast? Aldi stock it in their baking section.

ah right so. I live near two Lidls and am rarely in Aldi. I'll go have a look.
Many thanks.

Faith · 20-02-2015 12:22AM

tampopo wrote: »

ah right so. I live near two Lidls and am rarely in Aldi. I'll go have a look.
Many thanks.

Any supermarket baking section will have yeast.

tampopo · 20-02-2015 06:52AM

Faith wrote: »

Any supermarket baking section will have yeast.

really? Ok, thanks...

20-02-2015 08:29AM

beertons wrote: »

There was a knife pointed once in an old kitchen. And it wasn't at an onion. There's now only 1 chef in the kitchen for meal time.

Sh!t just got real...

Toto Wolfcastle · 20-02-2015 08:52AM

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

Dried yeast? Aldi stock it in their baking section.

I was in Aldi the other day for the first time in a long long time (I don't shop there, it depresses me too much) and I grabbed a box of yeast while I was there. 99c versus €2.99 in Supervalu. Can't go wrong really. Although I see on the Tesco website that they now have a 100g tin of yeast for €1.39.

The Hill Billy · 20-02-2015 09:32AM

oscarBravo wrote: »

You lot are weird. Cooking together is one of our favourite things.

I have a picture now in my head of you & Mrs oB in the kitchen preparing dinner & singing...

"Cream coloured ponies and crisp apple strudels,
Door bells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles,
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings,
These are a few of my favorite things!"

Mrs Fox · 20-02-2015 09:57AM

The Hill Billy wrote: »

I have a picture now in my head of you & Mrs oB in the kitchen preparing dinner & singing...

"Cream coloured ponies and crisp apple strudels,
Door bells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles,
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings,
These are a few of my favorite things!"

IvyTheTerrible · 20-02-2015 03:10PM

Loire wrote: »

All these posts about "kitchen ownership" made me LOL! Ditto here. My Dad is the worst offender. He usually stands between the cooker and sink or his other favourite place is next to the fridge. Meanwhile I'm trying to get dinner sorted with the 2 monkeys up to all sorts of mischief (especially when he's around!) and he'll ask something like "Isn't Tiger Woods playing shocking these days" . Sometimes I just throw him a look that says "Go play with the kids" and it's all fine.

We have no door in our kitchen - and it's exactly for the above that I bought and installed this: http://www.ikea.com/fr/fr/catalog/products/50226520/

(It was ostensibly for keeping baby safe but it also keeps pests, big and small, out of the kitchen!

)

kylith · 20-02-2015 03:17PM

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

We have no door in our kitchen - and it's exactly for the above that I bought and installed this: http://www.ikea.com/fr/fr/catalog/products/50226520/

(It was ostensibly for keeping baby safe but it also keeps pests, big and small, out of the kitchen! )

I must get one of those! Would be great for letting the dogs keep an eye on me without getting under my feet

IvyTheTerrible · 20-02-2015 03:21PM

kylith wrote: »

I must get one of those! Would be great for letting the dogs keep an eye on me without getting under my feet

That particular gate is good because you don't have to screw it into the door frame.

Faith · 20-02-2015 04:48PM

I made brownies for my fiance last night, for him to bring to work this morning. The eejit put them down to put his coat on, and walked out without them :mad:. Now I have them with me and either can give them to my very new colleagues at my place (and we're already overrun with baked things on Fridays), or travel 45 minutes out of my way after work to drop them off at closing time at his place. So frustrating when you go to all that effort for nothing!

Gloomtastic! · 20-02-2015 04:52PM

Faith wrote: »

I made brownies for my fiance last night, for him to bring to work this morning. The eejit put them down to put his coat on, and walked out without them :mad:. Now I have them with me and either can give them to my very new colleagues at my place (and we're already overrun with baked things on Fridays), or travel 45 minutes out of my way after work to drop them off at closing time at his place. So frustrating when you go to all that effort for nothing!

Can you freeze them and save them til next week?

Dizzyblonde · 20-02-2015 04:54PM

Faith wrote: »

I made brownies for my fiance last night, for him to bring to work this morning. The eejit put them down to put his coat on, and walked out without them :mad:. Now I have them with me and either can give them to my very new colleagues at my place (and we're already overrun with baked things on Fridays), or travel 45 minutes out of my way after work to drop them off at closing time at his place. So frustrating when you go to all that effort for nothing!

I regularly bake for my husband's office and I hate when he forgets to bring it in

Faith · 20-02-2015 09:04PM

I've just put them out here, but the office is quiet so I can see them coming home with me. I'm mostly annoyed because now I'll have to battle with my willpower not to eat them all!

At least when they were going to his work, they'd all have been eaten and I'd have the joy of baking but none of the associated fatness...

Dizzyblonde · 20-02-2015 09:53PM

When I bake I like to offload most of it too - otherwise I'd eat way too much of it.

Mrs Fox · 23-02-2015 11:31AM

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

When I bake I like to offload most of it too - otherwise I'd eat way too much of it.

Hear, hear.
These days I halve most bakes, for that very reason of over indulging.

Very excited about today's late lunch/early dinner - a huge leg of lamb has been slow cooked in the oven since this morning.

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