Author Topic: A random thread for food things that don't really warrant a thread of their own (Read 512288 times)

rogerzilla · « **Reply #225 on:** 09 January, 2013, 08:53:21 pm »

I have just made two cherry madeira cakes, one for work and one for home. All ingredients done by eye because I lost the recipe years ago. Some margarine, some sugar, four eggs, some milk, some flour, some ground almonds, some glace cherries. Anyway, they're spot on.

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #226 on:** 15 January, 2013, 12:30:05 pm »

Someone brought in chocolate biscuits. I had a bite of one. It was cola flavoured and it was utterly disgusting. Do not eat Rocky cola biscuits. They are vile. You will not enjoy it.

Clare · « **Reply #227 on:** 15 January, 2013, 10:08:27 pm »

When I make pickled onions I always put a couple of dried chillis in the jar along with the shallots, a couple of bay leaves, a few peppercorns and a few coriander seeds and pickling vinegar. This time I had a scotch bonnet I couldn't decide what to do with so that went in instead of the usual chillis.

Boy are they hot. Both Vernon and I have chilli head work colleagues

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tom_e · « **Reply #228 on:** 24 January, 2013, 12:20:15 pm »

Quote from: Eccentrica Gallumbits on 15 January, 2013, 12:30:05 pm

Someone brought in chocolate biscuits. I had a bite of one. It was cola flavoured and it was utterly disgusting. Do not eat Rocky cola biscuits. They are vile. You will not enjoy it.

Shop nearby had multipacks on a ridiculous discount, presumably for this reason. Very weird. In a what the hell was that in my mouth way. Couldn't decide if I could actually enjoy eating them or not, but couldn't bring myself to not eat them. I'd paid a whole 20p for half a dozen, not throwing them away.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #229 on:** 28 January, 2013, 09:37:39 pm »

Made my first dhal using a dhal spice kit. It was a bit bland. Next time I try making it I will put more of everything in it.
Specially hot stuff

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #230 on:** 28 January, 2013, 10:13:57 pm »

What spices were in your kit and what sort of dhal did you use?

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #231 on:** 29 January, 2013, 12:35:12 pm »

The kit recipe said red lentils but after reading Kirst's recipe I used 50/50 red and green. The kit contained turmeric, cumin, mustard seeds, curry leaves and I didn't have any root ginger so I used a 'very lazy' ginger sachet.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #232 on:** 29 January, 2013, 02:45:12 pm »

Sounds tasty but not especially hot. I find curry leaves are kind of like bay leaves in their effect!

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #233 on:** 29 January, 2013, 03:20:07 pm »

So, the consensus is hunners of frikkin hot chillies then?

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #234 on:** 30 January, 2013, 04:09:18 pm »

Probably not. Unless you're sure you want to.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #235 on:** 30 January, 2013, 08:08:50 pm »

Well, maybe not hunners then...

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #236 on:** 06 February, 2013, 10:22:27 pm »

I made some with finger chillies in. It's for tomorrow's tea but the taste i just had appears to have a bit more bite to it. Next I have to fathom out how thin my naan dough needs to be...

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #237 on:** 06 February, 2013, 10:34:41 pm »

About the same as your graamp dough.

IGMC

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #238 on:** 07 February, 2013, 04:49:20 pm »

I made a litre of grapefruit curd last night. I've just discussed it with a colleague and we reckon that 2 grapefruit (or pamplemice, to use the French), 400g sugar, 4 whole eggs, 2 egg yolks, juice of 2 lemons and 100g butter mean that the curd is pretty much a full meal by itself - it's got all the food groups. Half a jar for tea tonight?

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #239 on:** 07 February, 2013, 07:42:55 pm »

I've decided not to bother making naan bread again.

RJ · « **Reply #240 on:** 07 February, 2013, 11:36:51 pm »

Quote from: Eccentrica Gallumbits on 07 February, 2013, 04:49:20 pm

I made a litre of grapefruit curd last night. I've just discussed it with a colleague and we reckon that 2 grapefruit (or pamplemice, to use the French), 400g sugar, 4 whole eggs, 2 egg yolks, juice of 2 lemons and 100g butter mean that the curd is pretty much a full meal by itself - it's got all the food groups. Half a jar for tea tonight?

... on a small meringue?

Biggsy · « **Reply #241 on:** 08 February, 2013, 01:47:51 am »

Be careful or avoid grapefruit if you're on drugs. It potentiates some, inhibits others.

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #242 on:** 08 February, 2013, 07:41:08 am »

I don't like meringue and the only drug I'm on is antihistamines. And the drug of love, of course.

hulver · « **Reply #243 on:** 08 February, 2013, 09:51:55 am »

Quote from: Eccentrica Gallumbits on 08 February, 2013, 07:41:08 am

I don't like meringue and the only drug I'm on is antihistamines. And the drug of love, of course.

Grapefruit can have some fairly horrific interactions with some Anti-histamines, causing heart problems.

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The antihistamines terfenadine and mizolastine can interact with some other medicines and with grapefruit juice to cause a serious abnormal heart rhythm. These antihistamines are only available on prescription from your doctor who will give you advice.

http://www.foodanddruginteractions.co.uk/drugs-foods-react-with-antihistamines.html

Biggsy · « **Reply #244 on:** 08 February, 2013, 10:25:47 am »

I doubt small amounts of grapefruit in food would be a problem, but I thought it was worth mentioning the topic of grapefruit with drugs in general. One whole grapefruit is enough to be a serious problem with some drugs, potentially fatal in some cases.

Perhaps it warrants its own thread. Trouble is, it can be hard to work out what drugs are affected in what way due to the amount of contradiction on the net, especially with drugs that are converted to another drug by the liver, etc. It's complicated.

Ashaman42 · « **Reply #245 on:** 09 February, 2013, 07:34:00 am »

So some people say they won't eat spreads rather than butter as flies will land on butter but won't touch the spreads. I can see their point as the spreads aren't/don't look like food to the flies, etc etc.

But, flies land on poo, and I wouldn't spread that on my toast $:-\$

Bledlow · « **Reply #246 on:** 09 February, 2013, 02:40:16 pm »

Mrs B & I had a good old-fashioned heart attack lunch today. Fried bacon, fried eggs, fried bread (in the fat left over from the bacon & eggs), sausages (a classy touch: venison & red wine from Vicar's, the best local butcher), baked beans, grilled mushrooms & grilled tomatoes. Tasty & very filling.

And now I'm watching the rugby.

Arch · « **Reply #247 on:** 10 February, 2013, 09:36:06 am »

MFWHTBAB and I are having a bit of a foodie weekend. Last night, I did a Hugh F-W recipe for chicken with plums and soy (recipe found in a magazine abandoned in Cafe Nero), with noodles and sugar snap peas. Tonight we're going to celebrate New Year with a fusion dish - Hoisin Haggis wraps - couldn't find Chinese pancake wrappers, so we're using tortillas instead.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #248 on:** 10 February, 2013, 09:18:06 pm »

Today I made chocolate tofu pudding with some leftover silken tofu, some melted dark chocolate and a wee bit of icing sugar.
It was better than throwing the tofu away anyway.

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #249 on:** 11 February, 2013, 12:30:49 pm »

In prep for trip out to Bosnia at Easter, I started looking up general travel info.

Found a Bosnian travel info site. Regarding national cuisine, it says

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If you like meat and potatoes, you are in for a real treat!