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Re: Foodies In The News

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby Amyw » Tue May 10, 2022 8:11 pm

Surely cooking intuitively is just common sense . Most of us make substitutes as and when and cooking without recipes is part of everyday life . Reads like an article with no real meaning

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Postby Pepper Pig » Tue May 10, 2022 8:17 pm

I disagree. When I cooked all the time I was a recipe follower and was hampered by my non ability to be spontaneous. Maybe that was back in the eighties though.

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby Stokey Sue » Tue May 10, 2022 9:18 pm

I didn't read the whole article, I did think some of it was fairly obvious - subbing half a tin of sardines that need using up for anchovies in a pasta sauce for example

The thing is you don't have to be either or, I follow recipes quite a lot - but not every time I cook, and I don't always follow recipes slavishly, one of the pleasures of cooking for me has always been that having work where everything is done to set protocols and with precision it was nice to do something where you could estimate and change your mind on the spot

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Postby Earthmaiden » Tue May 10, 2022 10:14 pm

"It is a little like the difference between following Google Maps’ directions, and actually knowing your way around".

Quite a good analogy I thought. I use a map the first or first few times I go somewhere and then experiment with different routes. There are some where I go wrong every time and some where I appreciate guidance. Then someone tells me of a new route which sounds worth a try. Others I know turn on satnav to get out of their drive and never get their bearings.

You do have to learn to drive first though.

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Postby WWordsworth » Wed May 11, 2022 12:19 pm

Yes, the colleague who kindly gave me a lift to work yesterday asked for my postcode.
Even though I live round the corner from his son.

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Re: Foodies In The News

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Postby KeenCook2 » Wed May 11, 2022 2:46 pm

Yum, I love bakewell tart :yum

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby Stokey Sue » Wed May 11, 2022 3:18 pm

Guardian uses matching crockery set in food photograph shock :o

Looks really nice

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Re: Foodies In The News

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Postby Stokey Sue » Thu May 12, 2022 12:11 pm

What an excellent article PP! I’ve not had the West African version of fufu, I have had the Caribbean version, foofoo, but I think wasn’t keen. I have had pones, tasty but stodgy sweet traybakes, which are ok. All this a very long time ago

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby Earthmaiden » Thu May 12, 2022 7:29 pm

She says you can get cassava flour. I think if things that appealed to a European/western palate could be produced from it it would be very helpful. When you see the huge rise in vegan foods which many wouldn't have cared for until recently it seems feasible even before people are so hungry they'd eat anything.

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby Stokey Sue » Fri May 13, 2022 4:15 pm

Cassava flour is quite widely available, either as a "world food" or for gluten free cooking

This is an interesting article on cassava flour, one thing I wondered about is the difference between tapioca flour and cassava flour, apparently quite different, tapioca flour being an extract, analogous to corn starch, but cassava flour being the whole thing ground up

https://downshiftology.com/5-things-you ... ava-flour/

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby Earthmaiden » Fri May 13, 2022 7:12 pm

A very interesting article, Sue. Thank you.

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby KeenCook2 » Sat May 14, 2022 6:08 pm

Ha, I don't think this is going to be on my "must make" list :lol: :lol:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... -and-mason

I didn't watch any of it or read anything about it so didn't have much idea what the winner was, other than some sort of trifle.

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby Pepper Pig » Sat May 14, 2022 7:01 pm

Her jelly must have been very old. Chivers haven’t been about for aeons.

I’d have a go if I were still catering for the masses or for a street party but I’d cheat.

All the recipes are here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61428970

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby Stokey Sue » Sat May 14, 2022 7:46 pm

I would never use gelatine for a community event, so many people can’t/won’t eat it, and I was surprised the judges didn’t think that was a problem.

OK you can sub it, but agar is quite tricky stuff

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby Pepper Pig » Sat May 14, 2022 7:59 pm

I think you can buy ready made vegan jelly, according to DS2. That was one of my cheats.

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby Pepper Pig » Sun May 15, 2022 11:15 am

Good for Jack. I've been watching this develop on Twitter.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... e-anderson

And Tim Spector on Gut Health.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... microbiome

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Re: Foodies In The News

Postby Stokey Sue » Sun May 15, 2022 11:34 am

The biome fetishist doesn’t live in the real world does he?

30 different plants in a week - try that if you live alone or use a food bank, even he can only achieve it by sprinkling a seed mix on everything

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