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« Reply #3615 on: 21:39:58, 12-11-2008 » |
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and pw does have a shed ............
If I remember rightly, he has two...  Indeed he does Marty, we have seen his garden which, in fact, is Narnia personified. So, pw is to blame, not you for greedily scoffing the lot? No spuds in my sheds - only in my veg box, although the box supplier is quite cagey about this week's variety. Situation could change after undercover mission to Taj and Watirose at the weekend. |
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« Reply #3616 on: 11:44:40, 13-11-2008 » |
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Has anyone else every played with cornflour? It has amazing properties when diluted with a small amount of water (before it gets runny.) I was thickening something last night and got distracted (nearly was "What's that burning?").
If you mix a blob of it and put it in your hand it very slowly starts to run between your fingers, but then you can just pick it all up in a lump. It acts like a viscous fluid generally but a solid under stress. Bonkers.
(I was aware of this before, but I don't think I'd played with it at any length.)
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« Reply #3617 on: 11:58:34, 13-11-2008 » |
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Has anyone else every played with cornflower?
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« Reply #3618 on: 12:00:42, 13-11-2008 » |
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Has anyone else every played with cornflower?
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« Reply #3619 on: 13:20:32, 13-11-2008 » |
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I think that is the same reason why you can walk on a pool of custard. I'm sure if you search youtube for that you'll get something. But don't tell George!  Tommo |
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« Reply #3620 on: 13:30:00, 13-11-2008 » |
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I think that is the same reason why you can walk on a pool of custard. I'm sure if you search youtube for that you'll get something.
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« Reply #3621 on: 14:45:29, 13-11-2008 » |
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You could certainly walk on the custard that they served up in my prep school. It was solid and cold  I think that's probably where my custard trauma started Moving on to happier matters, I got seduced at the butcher earlier today by two very chunky, er, chunks of scrag. I got him to cut them both in half. Some of it is probably going to find its way into an Irish stew at some stage. Good credit crunch fodder and very soothing and satisfying. I suspect the rest will end up in another stew of onion, garlic, chillies, paprika and red wine. Smells and tastes damn fine. Cold weather food. |
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« Reply #3622 on: 19:01:27, 13-11-2008 » |
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Right. I feel the need of an iron injection.
So, tonight it's a large and succulent-looking sirloin steak, simply pan-fried with cracked black pepper and salt, plus a quick squeeze of lemon juice; cavolo nero with crispy lardons, and a small baked spud done in the oven, the way nature intended.
Oh the Nomness of it.
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« Reply #3623 on: 19:13:33, 13-11-2008 » |
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Mmmm.... Solid custard by the slice...
Oh sorry. Got carried away.
Yesterday I went out for dinner and had a rather nice meal (details may follow elsewhere).
Tonight, I've got a bit of rump steak left over, so I'm pan frying it with some oyster mushrooms. With it (because it's not very large) I'm having some pasta in a quick and easy blue cheese sauce (creme fraiche + lumps of stilton) and some steamed veg (cabbage and spinach).
Feeds one academic or two families of five.
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« Reply #3624 on: 19:16:56, 13-11-2008 » |
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Feeds one academic or two families of five.
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« Reply #3625 on: 19:21:20, 13-11-2008 » |
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I will have an iron injection at the weekend with me boeuf bourguignon, in the meantime, tonight, another speciality sausage to savour, pork and butternut squash (no idea what it will be like) with some healthsome kale and a jacket potato avec lashings of butter. Can't be doing with all those healthy spread options.
hh, solid cold custard with skin is absolutely the best!! I hate that warm runny stuff.
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« Reply #3626 on: 19:30:17, 13-11-2008 » |
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Feeds one academic or two families of five.
Hey, go easy there, hh. People don't realise what sheer, physical effort is involved in teaching 2 hours of Gesualdo. It looked like a lot when I wrote it down, but it's quite respectable. Steak is more thoroughly cooked than my usual effort, which is quite nice for a change. As much as I like my rare-bordering-blue steak, I do like a bit of variety. It's nicely seasoned too! hh, solid cold custard with skin is absolutely the best!! I hate that warm runny stuff.
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« Reply #3627 on: 19:51:17, 13-11-2008 » |
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Oh damn that's good.
Really good.
Wow.
Not perfect but really good.
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I cooked tea for the three of us and one of my sons turned up out of the blue to drop something off for the teenager. I'd just set the table and was about to sit down, but he looked at it so hungrily - he's watching the pennies at the moment due to have splurged on a rather stupid car and living on beans on toast I think - I ended up giving him mine. It's now 9.25, we got back from the kiddies' school Spooky Disco at 8.45, so it was homework, shower and bedtime for the little one. I've just sat down and realised I've had nothing at all to eat.  I'm too tired to cook and don't fancy a takeaway. Oh bugler. Don't know if I can be a***ed. |
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« Reply #3629 on: 22:33:47, 13-11-2008 » |
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Milly, two oatcakes and some cheese is better than nothing at all.
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