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Loire · 11-09-2015 08:33PM

Striploin steaks from the meat counter in Tesco tonight. Irish Angus. I used to think these were the bee's until we started getting the Aldi Striploins. Dear God there is no comparison. The Tesco ones are just meh now! So much so I don't feel we had our "steak night" yet this and will rectify tomorrow night!

Whispered · 11-09-2015 09:38PM

I live in Kildare. I've engineered a reason to visit Dublin tomorrow just for those doughnuts. Where is the shop please?

tampopo · 11-09-2015 10:29PM

54 Abbey Street Middle (It's across the road from the exit of Arnotts Car Park) and 147 Parnell Street. Both the name and address.

Dial Hard · 12-09-2015 11:37AM

Dizzyblonde wrote:

I also have a two week old coriander plant wilting horribly inside on the kitchen windowsill

Coriander doesn't regrow after it's been cut, unlike most other herbs so it never lasts long at all. I used to a grow a massive terracotta pot of it from seed every year because we go through tonnes of it.

MissFlitworth · 12-09-2015 11:43AM

Whispered wrote: »

I live in Kildare. I've engineered a reason to visit Dublin tomorrow just for those doughnuts. Where is the shop please?

You won't regret it! I couldn't sound more like a shill for them but such amazing doughnuts.

Zelda247 · 12-09-2015 12:04PM

Does anyone have any tried and tested Beef Casserole recipes? its on special offer in Supervalue at the moment so thought I might buy some. I did try the Guinness one a little while back but not too keen on it.

The Hill Billy · 12-09-2015 12:17PM

There are a plethora of threads on Beef Stew if that helps...
http://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?query=Beef+stew

Tarzana2 · 12-09-2015 06:33PM

oscarBravo wrote: »

I made that pastitsio for dinner this evening. I might never make (or eat) anything else ever again...

I just googled that and now have the heebie jeebies. The holes! No no no no no. What an offputting appearance!

oscarBravo · 12-09-2015 06:37PM

...really? Wow. You don't know what you're missing flavour-wise, but if you don't like holes in your pasta, I guess that's that.

Tarzana2 · 12-09-2015 06:45PM

oscarBravo wrote: »

...really? Wow. You don't know what you're missing flavour-wise, but if you don't like holes in your pasta, I guess that's that.

I actually don't eat pasta (dislike the texture) but showed the pic to my sister, mother and fiancé and they all had strong reactions against the appearance. My sis, mother and I all have trypophobia to a small degree so that explains us, but my fiancé's response surprised me. He said it looked like some kind of dodgy fungus. I suppose you could use a different pasta shape though! My sis and fiancé both happily eat holey pasta, it's more to do with how it's arranged in that dish.

IvyTheTerrible · 12-09-2015 06:54PM

Yeah, I have to say that the appearance of it doesn't appeal to me either.

homemadecider · 13-09-2015 02:21PM

More batch cooking today; we boiled 1kg smoked ham fillet this morning with cloves, bay leaves and peppercorns in the water. In another pot, we sauteed loads of onion, garlic and diced sweet potato until tender. Once cooked, the ham got shredded and added to the veg along with 3 tins drained butter beans and a load of chicken stock. This will get divvied up when it's cooled down and put into the freezer for midweek dinners.

Tarzana2 · 13-09-2015 04:18PM

homemadecider wrote: »

we boiled 1kg smoked ham fillet this morning with cloves, bay leaves and peppercorns in the water.

Ham with cloves, you say? I'll be over later for dinner. Ta, luv!

iwantmydinner · 15-09-2015 01:42PM

Potluck dinner at my friend's house on Friday. Gonna bring the cooking club almond and berry cake and a caprese salad I think.

God I love caprese salad.

Loire · 16-09-2015 10:21AM

homemadecider wrote: »

More batch cooking today; we boiled 1kg smoked ham fillet this morning with cloves, bay leaves and peppercorns in the water. In another pot, we sauteed loads of onion, garlic and diced sweet potato until tender. Once cooked, the ham got shredded and added to the veg along with 3 tins drained butter beans and a load of chicken stock. This will get divvied up when it's cooled down and put into the freezer for midweek dinners.

Hiya

Very interested in this. Sounds really nice but I'm having a hard time picturing it served - is it soupy?

Loire.

DavyD_83 · 16-09-2015 02:23PM

Tarzana2 wrote: »

I actually don't eat pasta (dislike the texture) but showed the pic to my sister, mother and fiancé and they all had strong reactions against the appearance. My sis, mother and I all have trypophobia to a small degree so that explains us, but my fiancé's response surprised me. He said it looked like some kind of dodgy fungus. I suppose you could use a different pasta shape though! My sis and fiancé both happily eat holey pasta, it's more to do with how it's arranged in that dish.

I should not have googled tryptophobia. (Fear of stuff with small holes, to save anybody else the same fate).
Not sure I'm scared of it but the pictures have made me oddly nauseous.

16-09-2015 02:26PM

DavyD_83 wrote: »

I should not have googled tryptophobia. (Fear of stuff with small holes, to save anybody else the same fate).
Not sure I'm scared of it but the pictures have made me oddly nauseous.

same

Gloomtastic! · 16-09-2015 03:00PM

Sweet mother of goodness, those pictures are awful. Don't Google it people, DON'T!!!!!!

Mrs Fox · 16-09-2015 03:04PM

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

Sweet mother of goodness, those pictures are awful. Don't Google it people, DON'T!!!!!!

Can't be that ba....

AaaaAArrgh! What the +&%$#@##$%))????

Faith · 16-09-2015 03:11PM

Yeah, okay, I thought you were all over-reacting but holy jesus, that's disgusting!

To save anyone else the same fate - there's lots of gross pictures of body parts and stuff. It's not just lots of pictures of pasta and swiss cheese, like I expected.

Dizzyblonde · 16-09-2015 03:26PM

I googled too when I first read the word. It made me feel quite woozy

Curiosity killed the cat....

MissFlitworth · 16-09-2015 03:37PM

Omg, omg, I'm so glad it's not just me. Holes in food, no problem. Those lotus pod yokes photoshopped on skin really icked me out

kylith · 16-09-2015 05:10PM

MissFlitworth wrote: »

Omg, omg, I'm so glad it's not just me. Holes in food, no problem. Those lotus pod yokes photoshopped on skin really icked me out

I can't say it bothers me at all, but just to reiterate for anyone; those photos, you know the ones I mean, are photoshopped.

Mrs Fox · 16-09-2015 05:28PM

kylith wrote: »

I can't say it bothers me at all, but just to reiterate for anyone; those photos, you know the ones I mean, are photoshopped.

They're still icky though

Alun · 16-09-2015 05:31PM

kylith wrote: »

I can't say it bothers me at all, but just to reiterate for anyone; those photos, you know the ones I mean, are photoshopped.

To what purpose though? I'm guessing it's to deliberately freak out people with the phobia, which is a bit mean to say the least. As others have said, even I, who doesn't have it, find some of them a little disturbing.

Dizzyblonde · 16-09-2015 06:18PM

I didn't realise at first that they were photoshopped, and found them very disturbing. God help anyone suffering with the phobia who comes across them!

Gloomtastic! · 16-09-2015 06:32PM

kylith wrote: »

I can't say it bothers me at all, but just to reiterate for anyone; those photos, you know the ones I mean, are photoshopped.

Don't care, I'm still having shivers here just thinking about them. Maybe that phobia is more common than people think.....

Mrs Fox · 16-09-2015 06:45PM

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

Don't care, I'm still having shivers here just thinking about them. Maybe that phobia is more common than people think.....

My favourite phobia

MissFlitworth · 16-09-2015 08:04PM

Alun wrote: »

To what purpose though? I'm guessing it's to deliberately freak out people with the phobia, which is a bit mean to say the least. As others have said, even I, who doesn't have it, find some of them a little disturbing.

I think it started out as a trick. A photo of a breast was floating around with the lotus pod thing on it pretending to be a new parasite or disease or some such. Then loads of people were disturbed by it and the trend started.

homemadecider · 16-09-2015 08:06PM

Loire wrote: »

Hiya

Very interested in this. Sounds really nice but I'm having a hard time picturing it served - is it soupy?

Loire.

Not soupy, we didn't add a huge amount of stock so it's wet but not soupy (if that makes sense). We're going to have it for dinner tomorrow so I'll snap a pic for you and put it up here.

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