Been seeing a surprising number of these around but have never cooked or even eaten any.
What's your experience?
And Yes I have google so Please don't quote what I've already read.
by hardnosethehighway
by battybilly
It's time to be making your Christmas puddings. In fact my Mum made hers quite awhile ago ! !
Do you have a favourite recipe or method?
I do mine differently every year - followng tips that I've read about or picked from people over the year.
This year - I'm adding both sherry and (for the first time) pear cider (or perry - not sure) to the mix.
Watch this space. They should be ready within a week or so.
Incidentally, hope I haven't offended any people that don't do Christmas.
I'm not religious, not…
by myanmarbound
I remember posting about the US invention of a combined knife and fork a few years ago. I was trying to convince someone a minute ago that these things really exist, so I googled. This is what came up:
My, what a lovely set of norks. Stamping out sobriety one drink .... Yeah, if you say cutlery in the US you'd be accused of putting on airs. ...
by spooner
I bought a large can of hominy a couple of weeks ago. It was a whim purchase when I was picking up chipotle peppers. I thought about tossing it in some homemade chilli but wasn't convinced. Looks for some recipes online and still unsure what to do to make this hominy shine. What do you cook with it? Thanks.
by battybilly
Just two months today - until Christmas.
I'm off to the supermarket to buy my Easter Eggs
by tony0001
I admit I use stock cubes, sometimes.
But why? How difficult is it to make home-made stock?
These days, when I buy a whole chicken (for not much more than two de-skinned breasts), I remove the breasts and I'm left with the rest. I roast it. I pick all the cooked flesh off.
At this point, I have two raw breasts, lots of other cooked meat and a roasted carcass.
Chop up celery, onion, garlic, broc ends, carrots, etc. Put the roasted carcass (chopped up, if need be) in a stock pot, with a few…
by battybilly
Tesco (UK) are selling a pack of 10 stock cubes, this week - for 6p.
by piaczka
Can anyone tell me where I can buy betel leaves in London? this is what it looks like:
by stoobydoo2002
Hey guys I'm taking a girl out on a date to a fireworks show in a few weeks and I have this crazy romantic thing I want to do.....She is from Georgia but has lived in the UK for a while now, so I wanted to at least make it look like I've been a bit creative and thought it out......What I've thought of is to give her a taste of what she is missing back home but in picnic form, bare in mind this will be at about 8pm so will be a bit cold and no cooking facilities, what would you guys suggest? I…
by hardnosethehighway
So ancient and so fulfilling.
Rich as can be though-I ate two while cycling home/napped for 40 minutes/had a bowl of soup/had 8 more now I'm stuffed.