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tampopo · 03-05-2016 09:40PM

I was going through some photos, one year I visited and went to a wasabi farm. Those are black netting to diffuse the sun in the summer. There are little riverlets flowing between the rows of plants.

Oh here's another that shows it better.

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StripedBoxers · 06-05-2016 02:02AM

Hoping to get back into batch cooking soon. Heading to the butchers tomorrow so hopefully this weekend I'll make a start.

Been going through bout of depression and lost my love for cooking and only did it because I had to, hopefully I can get my love for it back again.

Roesy · 08-05-2016 08:35AM

I get like this when I'm pregnant. I miss loving cooking. Hope you regain the love of cooking soon stripedboxers.

5.5 hours seems like a hell of a long time for a meal!! How many courses was that? The longest I ever had was nearly 4 hours in the fat duck or nearly 3 hours in Cliff House. Both were huge menus. Actually, scratch that, we attended a wedding once where we were seated for 4.5 hours for a 5 course meal. People were hammered by the time dessert was served. The speeches were very spread out between the courses.

The Black Oil · 08-05-2016 08:22PM

I passed on the 14 euro goat cheese in the airport (not Dublin) the other week.

Anyone made sloppy Joes?

08-05-2016 10:14PM

Yes. It's basically bolognese sauce on bread. I love it.

rubadub · 09-05-2016 09:16AM

The Black Oil wrote: »

Anyone made sloppy Joes?

To make them easier to handle I use hot dog rolls, these get the more unfortunate name "sloppy dogs".

The problem is many hot dog rolls are precut these days, and with some they only leave a tiny bit of bread holding them together so they easily fall apart. If you steam the rolls they stay together. You can also wet them a little and stick them in the microwave for a few seconds to soften them.

angeldelight · 09-05-2016 10:28AM

Just back from a cruise and the thoughts of having to cook is about as unappealing as a kick in the face. Think I left my mojo onboard

StripedBoxers · 09-05-2016 11:18PM

Hope you enjoyed the cruise Angeldelight

The weekend was a success with cooking.

Big pot of chicken stew made and ready to be portioned up.
Two types of pastas.
Joint of bacon diced up to be used in various dishes.
Big pot of chicken gravy made as well and ready to be portioned up for the freezer.

Found some chicken stock in the freezer so defrosted it, and used it in the gravy so made a nice be pot of it. Handy to have ready instead of having to make it each time

gucci · 11-05-2016 11:38AM

The Black Oil wrote: »

May 27th. :cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7SNSWEV708

I really enjoyed that show, we gave it a second watch recently.

If you like this show, check out The Mind of a Chef, also on Netflix. Some really good profiles of some really clever people.

I particularly liked David Chang, Sean Brock and Ed Lee. They all seem like very grounded guys who have some fantastic ideas and explanations for how they work and what influenced them.

The Black Oil · 13-05-2016 07:14PM

First time using that frozen pastry stuff. Some pesto, red pepper, red onion, courgette, cherry tomatoes and cheese. Grand.

StripedBoxers · 14-05-2016 05:32PM

Hi all

Just wondering can anyone recommend a nice pesto from the Supermarket?

I was watching a video last night and it included the cooking of pesto chicken and it looked unbelievable.

I've had pesto chicken before (can't remember what recipe and it was with green pesto which I wasn't a fan of. I was thinking maybe garlic pesto would be better/nicer?

Would appreciate any help with this

Elmpark · 15-05-2016 06:29AM

The Black Oil wrote: »

May 27th. :cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7SNSWEV708

Looks great, I loved the first season. Cooked is pretty good as we'll on Netflix.

Markcheese · 15-05-2016 06:59AM

StripedBoxers wrote:

Just wondering can anyone recommend a nice pesto from the Supermarket?

Lidl or aldis (forget which ) one looks good, and the own brand one in my local spar looked decent too... have a look at the ingredient list...if its mostly stuff you'd have in your own kitchen
Then grand..

Harry Palmr · 17-05-2016 09:13AM

BBC Food recipes 11,000 of them are being dropped from the internet in a sop to the government

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-36308976

I wonder if anyone will try to archive them and stick them on a blogsite as text.

https://www.change.org/p/bbc-save-the-bbc-s-recipe-archive

TeletextPear · 17-05-2016 10:25AM

Quick question for the Dubs, where's good for a cheap n cheerful (<€10) lunch in D2? Have to make a flying visit at the weekend and it's so long since I lived in Dublin that I've forgotten all my usual haunts!

catho_monster · 17-05-2016 01:29PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

BBC Food recipes 11,000 of them are being dropped from the internet in a sop to the government

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-36308976

I wonder if anyone will try to archive them and stick them on a blogsite as text.

https://www.change.org/p/bbc-save-the-bbc-s-recipe-archive

The internet archives's wayback machine has the whole site archived, it'll still be useable from there...

Faith · 17-05-2016 03:48PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

BBC Food recipes 11,000 of them are being dropped from the internet in a sop to the government

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-36308976

I wonder if anyone will try to archive them and stick them on a blogsite as text.

https://www.change.org/p/bbc-save-the-bbc-s-recipe-archive

That would be an awful loss! I really hope they walk back that decision.

leahyl · 17-05-2016 03:48PM

catho_monster wrote: »

The internet archives's wayback machine has the whole site archived, it'll still be useable from there...

Bbc good food confirmed on their Facebook page that recipes will still be available for free to the public so not sure what the story is.

Keane2baMused · 17-05-2016 04:03PM

TeletextPear wrote: »

Quick question for the Dubs, where's good for a cheap n cheerful (<€10) lunch in D2? Have to make a flying visit at the weekend and it's so long since I lived in Dublin that I've forgotten all my usual haunts!

Lemon Crepe and Coffee Co. on Dawson St! Delicious sweet and savoury crepes and their melts are great also.

tampopo · 17-05-2016 09:14PM

leahyl wrote: »

Bbc good food confirmed on their Facebook page that recipes will still be available for free to the public so not sure what the story is.

For 30 days, according to aertel.

Disappointing news....

Dizzyblonde · 17-05-2016 09:25PM

That's shocking news. I use their site a lot for recipes

Harry Palmr · 17-05-2016 09:48PM

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/may/17/bbc-climbdown-over-online-recipes-after-public-outcry

tickingclock · 18-05-2016 04:09AM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/may/17/bbc-climbdown-over-online-recipes-after-public-outcry

Phew!! I was frantically saving my favourite recipes! I love that website and its always a go too site for inspiration!

Kat1170 · 18-05-2016 09:49PM

Anyone ever come across a way to store chopped onions in the fridge that works. Got THIS in Homestore and More and while it is better than cling film even this doesn't completely trap the odour.

Dizzyblonde · 18-05-2016 11:00PM

I have one of these and not a whiff of onion smell gets out.

Kat1170 · 18-05-2016 11:31PM

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

I have one of these and not a whiff of onion smell gets out.

Where did you pick that up please.

StripedBoxers · 18-05-2016 11:38PM

Anyone else finding that baby spinach lately isn't great quality?

I've bought from Aldi, Dunnes and Supervalu and have found the spinach isn't up to its usual good standards, its not as fresh as it normally was and it lasts pissing time in the fridge.

It barely lasts three days in the fridge whereas two months ago it'd last a week to ten days, still perfect.

I'm actually fed up of buying it now as its ending up in the bin because I can't stomach the way it goes slimy not to mention the white spots that are all over the leaves.

the beer revolu · 19-05-2016 06:27AM

Kat1170 wrote: »

Anyone ever come across a way to store chopped onions in the fridge that works. Got THIS in Homestore and More and while it is better than cling film even this doesn't completely trap the odour.

Serious question :
Why would you have leftover chopped onion?
Only chop what you need. If I only need half an onion, I half it with the skin on and wrap in cling film - no smell, then chop the other half.

Dizzyblonde · 19-05-2016 08:36AM

Kat1170 wrote: »

Where did you pick that up please.

I have it a few years, and my daughter picked it up for me. She got it in either Woodies or Home Store & More.

IvyTheTerrible · 19-05-2016 08:43AM

the beer revolu wrote: »

Serious question :
Why would you have leftover chopped onion?
Only chop what you need. If I only need half an onion, I half it with the skin on and wrap in cling film - no smell, then chop the other half.

I find it hard to know how much I need before I chop an onion (like when a recipe says "one medium onion"). Sometimes I'd chop an onion and it gives more that I actually need.

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