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« Reply #90 on: 07:38:53, 14-03-2007 » |
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Are you making your own mayonnaise? Ionly know one woman who is making her own mayonaise and tjos os because she has allergy to the ready made. Or are you just opening a jar of mayonnaise?
I also made fish yesterday. I bought the whole salmon all cut up to pieces. I baked it in oven with a little bit of water. I did not make white sause because I had no time.
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« Reply #91 on: 21:15:22, 14-03-2007 » |
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I'm afraid that I haven't yet attained the blessed state of home made mayonnaise just yet.
Little bean sausages were quite nice - needed a little more seasoning (and possibly a little more chilli) and I think that I would cook the beans for longer next time. All a bit fiddly, but almost worthwhile!
Time to clear up that mess and make a start on the fish pie (got to be ready to go into the oven when I get back from teaching tomorrow).
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« Reply #92 on: 21:50:06, 14-03-2007 » |
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I used to make my own mayonnaise until raw eggs suddenly became very bad for you so I stopped. Also the stuff in a jar keeps far longer than the home made stuff does. And it's so much easier, of course. I bought some leeks when I was in Sainsbury's today and they cost me a fortune, although I only realised this when I got home. They were £1-99/Kg!! (I've just checked and their organic ones are £4-62/Kg) This really pained me as I used to grow organic leeks on my allotment and this time of year I used to be overrun with the things, had so many I didn't know what to do with them. These very expensive leeks are destined for some soup - and I won't be adding a lemon this time.  |
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« Reply #93 on: 21:57:04, 14-03-2007 » |
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Don't feel bad Andy D. I think you did overpay for leeks, but you are going to healthy with soup. May be there are less chemicals on it. The supermarkets overcharge organic product greatly, I feel.
Good idea to leave lemon out of your soup. I drink tea with lemon and honey. It is very invigorating, but not everybody likes it. Lemons are good in cakes, on salad (instead of vinegar). They are good source of vitamin C.
Best wishes for good soup.
Is it meat boulion base leek soup or vegeterian variety? I love leek soup, it is one of my favourite. You can put milk in it.
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« Reply #94 on: 22:41:37, 14-03-2007 » |
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Everything is veggie chez Andy D. The leeks weren't even organic and it still cost me £1-15 for 2 biggish ones  I agree that organic veg are often overpriced - the only veg I always try to buy organic are carrots since non-organic growers have to use so much organo-phosphate to control the carrot fly.  |
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« Reply #95 on: 23:03:08, 14-03-2007 » |
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If I became a vegetarian, I think that I would miss fish the most.
That hasn't always been the case but in the last ten years I've just become more and more mad about eating fish.
Fish pie is accomplished, btw. I've piled on possibly too much mash and I'm resorting to placing it all on a baking tray in case it bubbles over.
Time to wash up for the third time today (it's a lot if you live alone!), prepare packed lunch, clear up kitchen, iron tablecloth, get stuff together for tomorrow.
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« Reply #96 on: 18:11:59, 18-03-2007 » |
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I'm afraid that I haven't yet attained the blessed state of home made mayonnaise just yet.
Little bean sausages were quite nice - needed a little more seasoning (and possibly a little more chilli) and I think that I would cook the beans for longer next time. All a bit fiddly, but almost worthwhile!
Time to clear up that mess and make a start on the fish pie (got to be ready to go into the oven when I get back from teaching tomorrow).
If you want to know how to make mayonnaise, go here... http://members.fortunecity.co.uk/leonora/recipes.htmlEr....I'd better declare an interest, it's MY recipe page, and MY RECIPE!! |
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« Reply #97 on: 18:13:39, 18-03-2007 » |
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You can't imagine that happening in the UK, can you?
I suppose I'm just free associating here, but I suppose I'm lurching towards the suggestion that in the UK, it seems largely hit or miss whether you can get tasty vegetarian food when you're out (and desperate!) let alone any food that caters to any idea of religious observance.
Oh dear. Talking about food again.
I'm hungry...
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« Reply #98 on: 18:22:15, 18-03-2007 » |
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Boom tish.
I had a hot chocolate with chilli in it yesterday. Thick and foamy and creamy. Goodness me.
This is interesting - a few years ago in London there was a big exibition about the Aztecs, who of course had chocolate and chilli - but the catering department got it wrong, and their chilli chocolate was really horrible! It was just basically ordinary sweet hot chocolate with some chilli sprinkled in it...I don't think the Aztecs did it like that, I don't think they had sugar!!! |
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« Reply #99 on: 18:26:16, 18-03-2007 » |
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Anyone have any good recipes for spinach ?
Have you ever tried making spinach soup? It's really wonderful if you can make it with spinach from your own garden! |
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« Reply #100 on: 18:27:57, 18-03-2007 » |
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I can't understand why anyone would want to cook cabbage. Cabbage should be eaten raw and crunchy with all its flavour intact. (Red cabbage is best.) Same goes for carrots. Boiling carrots should be a criminal offense  I agree.....about the red cabbage especially! |
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« Reply #101 on: 20:18:40, 18-03-2007 » |
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Er....I'd better declare an interest, it's MY recipe page, and MY RECIPE!!
I've copied your carrot cake recipe to try out, operacat. Thanks. Have you ever tried making spinach soup?
It's really wonderful if you can make it with spinach from your own garden!
My middle child, let's call him Middle L, has been asking me to make him a spinach soup so I'm on the look out for a recipe. Not home-grown though - Middle L "won" 1kg of frozen spinach on a Sainsbury's peel-off-to-see-if-you've-won-anything-card! Not many 12 year olds would be too pleased but he was delighted! I'm thinking of making up a recipe using potato, onion and garlic with the spinach - can you advise? MJ  |
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« Reply #102 on: 20:24:29, 18-03-2007 » |
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I have the same recepy for all vegetables: cook them (root vegetables take longer) and then mash them with a machine. One can have chicken in it or vegetarian style. I think sour cream is good if it has no beef in it.
Some people put blue cheese in it.
I think if it has no beef of any kind then frying onion and puting it in at the end makes soup more tasteful. Otherwise I think you have a good idea how to make it MJ.
Good to hear from you again, good luck with your soup.
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« Reply #103 on: 20:35:54, 18-03-2007 » |
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Otherwise I think you have a good idea how to make it MJ.
Good to hear from you again, good luck with your soup.
Thanks t-p - I usually make up my own soup recipes, depending on what I find in the fridge. But I'm definitely not putting any lemons in! (Sorry Andy!  ) I sometimes add lentils to veg (for the protein) but they do change the texture. Or butter beans - they blend well. |
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« Reply #104 on: 20:45:19, 18-03-2007 » |
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In Russia we had a different variety of spinach, sour kind. It is nice to make soup from it and no lemon is required. One has to be careful with lemon. People who know how to make it sweet and sour can use lemon.
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