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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby Stokey Sue » Fri Oct 16, 2020 12:43 am

I think mine has gone in the opposite direction, I have been looking at what I’ve got and using it up - I’ve probably got about the same number of spices as I has a year ago but a slightly more rational selection

I do have a lot of spices - but I use my spice grinder quite often

A bit worried about the shallow drawer at the top of the freezer which is overflowing with chilliest, galangal etc

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby Earthmaiden » Fri Oct 16, 2020 9:47 am

The reason many if us have a spice museum is because they are generally sold in such huge quantities. One buys a whole jar of something which requires half a teaspoonful for a recipe and the rest goes into the museum, only to be dug out every few years when there's a turnout. There's a little shop near here where you can buy very small quantities loose which I like - but invariably I end up in the supermarket because its convenient. An awful lot of spices must be wasted.

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Postby Earthmaiden » Sat Oct 17, 2020 9:10 am

Wow, interesting. Never seen that before. I looked on YouTube and there are lots of visual demos there. I watched this one https://youtu.be/ZXacDTEo-jI and found his comments on cleanliness interesting and was also interested to see the ready packs of medium. With any form of preserving there are always rules which are useful to know and not always mentioned in articles.
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Postby scullion » Sat Oct 17, 2020 12:29 pm

interesting vid - but i think i prefer a couple of the 'things to do with bread' ones that came after!

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby Stokey Sue » Sat Oct 17, 2020 12:39 pm

I’m eyeing up Ottolenghi’s mung beans and chard, would like to do something with the beans other than sprouting them

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby Kacey » Sat Oct 17, 2020 5:07 pm

I've just started the butter bean recipe, smells heavenly at the moment.

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby karadekoolaid » Sun Oct 18, 2020 1:17 am

To be honest, the mung bean recipe reminds me of Indian, rather than Iranian food, with a turmeric-laced tarka
I made a Camellia Panjabi recipe for Prawn Patia last week, and in the introduction it said that it was always served with mung dal. Come to think of it, though, "Patia" is a Parsee dish, and the Parsees came from Iran to India 1300 years ago.
I like Ottolenghi - bright lad!!

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Postby Stokey Sue » Sun Oct 18, 2020 1:53 pm

I mentioned on another thread that mussels seem to be very good at the moment, though I prefer mine without cream

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby Pepper Pig » Sun Oct 18, 2020 1:54 pm

Yum! I love mussells.

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Postby mistakened » Mon Oct 19, 2020 7:11 am

Fascinating, PP

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby Earthmaiden » Mon Oct 19, 2020 9:45 am

Just realised where my mornings go PP :lol:. Such interesting articles.

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby Pepper Pig » Mon Oct 19, 2020 10:02 am

:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby karadekoolaid » Mon Oct 19, 2020 3:01 pm

Absolutely fascinating, that article on biscuits. I always wondered why Britain had a fixation for biscuits!

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby scullion » Tue Oct 20, 2020 1:15 am

Pepper Pig wrote:And one for the fermentors.

and another?
and yet another?

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby Pepper Pig » Wed Oct 21, 2020 5:11 pm

Perfect Apple Charlotte from Felicity. Not something I'm ultra fond of . . .

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/o ... tte-recipe

And a round up of recipes using tinned tuna.

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/o ... -fishcakes

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