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Postby Earthmaiden » Wed Nov 11, 2020 3:34 pm

Mon dieu PP! Someone else can try that smoothie first.

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Postby KeenCook2 » Wed Nov 11, 2020 3:59 pm

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And another weird ingredient recipe.

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/n ... hie-recipe


not for me, I'm afraid ... :vomit :lol:

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Postby smitch » Wed Nov 11, 2020 4:09 pm

None of those pies look like the ‘tater pie’ that is served round here with pickled beetroot or red cabbage. Here, the filling is sort of mushy from the potatoes and it is a plate pie with no bottom crust. I’ve made a veggie version a few times, which my OH approved of.

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby Pepper Pig » Wed Nov 11, 2020 6:20 pm

Stokey Sue wrote:
Pepper Pig wrote:This new blog may or may not be of interest. Stokey Sue perhaps as it's based in Newington. https://dinneratthevicarage.co.uk/ I've signed up although we shall have to see if any of the bishops offer anything my OH is prepared to eat! I like it that today is Martinmas. 8-)


That’s Newington Butts near Elephant and Castle, not Stoke Newington!
A nice idea for a blog though


I hadn’t picked up on that at all Sue. I’ve followed Giles for years and really thought he was in your part of London because of all his Jewish connections. :oops: :oops:

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Postby Earthmaiden » Wed Nov 11, 2020 6:33 pm

Interested to see (via Kavey on FB) that Mamta has posted on her site about using banana skins in cookery. It is something she grew up with in Indian cookery as being quite normal. I rather think that they must change in texture and flavour and that a few spices probably help.

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby Pepper Pig » Thu Nov 12, 2020 10:48 am

Another recipe from Nigella’s new series. This looks more my kind of thing. Fried Chicken Sandwich. https://www.nigella.com/recipes/fried-c ... h_20201112

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Postby KeenCook2 » Thu Nov 12, 2020 5:45 pm

I just came across this by Jay Rayner: https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/n ... jay-rayner

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Postby Earthmaiden » Thu Nov 12, 2020 8:26 pm

Good piece KC2. Covers everything nicely.

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Postby Pepper Pig » Fri Nov 13, 2020 12:23 pm

Another very interesting piece from Vittles. Who likes herrings?

https://vittles.substack.com/p/iteratio ... -elisabeth

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Postby Badger's Mate » Fri Nov 13, 2020 1:13 pm

I've often felt that if I had to limit myself to eating just one sort of animal, it would in all probability be the herring. Love rollmops. :D

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Postby PatsyMFagan » Fri Nov 13, 2020 3:06 pm

And those scandinavian sweet/sour pickled ones :yum :thumbsup :yum

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Postby Pepper Pig » Fri Nov 13, 2020 5:23 pm

I love them too and I'm very partial to a good kipper.

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Postby PatsyMFagan » Fri Nov 13, 2020 5:41 pm

I would rather an Arbroath Smokie .. Lidl used to sell them, much to my excitement, but the last couple of times I have been there (well before the first lock down), I couldn't find them :(

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby Pepper Pig » Sat Nov 14, 2020 11:08 am

This is a nice read. As a nod to Diwali, Vanilla Penda.

https://urvashiroe.com/2012/10/04/vanil ... -memories/

And this made me LOL. I am so guilty.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-44981013

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Postby Renee » Sat Nov 14, 2020 11:52 am

I also love the Scandinavian sweet/sour pickled herrings!

Whilst on a visit to the market in Sittard in the Netherlands, we tried the Hollandse Nieuwe, which is a much loved delicacy and only available during certain months of the year. They are served with chopped raw onions. The young herrings are cleaned and salted on board the boats.

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby Earthmaiden » Sat Nov 14, 2020 12:18 pm

Having grown up near Great Yarmouth I'll have to promote the Bloater! I do love those sweet dill pickled herrings though :yum

Love both those pieces PP. I have never made 'Indian' sweets but have eaten them - sparingly. Those look good and yes, I support Fairtrade when I can. It got me thinking about condensed milk which I have always bought in a tin. There must have been a time when something similar was made from scratch, presumably a reduced milk and sugar concoction, I believe sugar cane originated on the Indian continent so that makes sense but there would need to be a special method to stop the milk or cream splitting. I wonder how far the lovely Indian sweetmeats date back.

Ha ha re the books. I have made a high pile of the unread ones and am reading one at a time. I swore I wouldn't buy more until that was done. I have broken my oath already!

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby KeenCook2 » Sat Nov 14, 2020 1:29 pm

Pepper Pig wrote:
And this made me LOL. I am so guilty.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-44981013


Ha, I'm a past master at that too, PP :D

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby Renee » Sat Nov 14, 2020 6:50 pm

Em, are bloaters still available? I did once read that they were smoked with the innards still in them. My man friend has happy memories of buying bloater paste which doesn't seem to be available now.

Me too with the books. :oops:

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby Badger's Mate » Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:19 pm

I love all sorts of pickled herrings and am very fond of the different smoked cures. I adore Cley kippers and used to get a bloater every Saturday from Norwich market for tea.

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby KeenCook2 » Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:57 pm

MMMM I agree about biscuits https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/n ... down-covid

I hadn't realised we were basically the biscuit capital of the world !

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