Foodies In The News

[Pepper Pig]

Who do I know who lives near Newbury? https://www.theguardian.com/food/articl ... ant-review

Sounds like my kind of place.

[Earthmaiden]

I was just reading that. I like an ocassional trip to Newbury.

[Pepper Pig]

Melons. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... the-french

[Amber]

Toad skin for me please. Love them.
Followed by cantaloupe.
Im a bit disappointed I didn’t get to try the limelons in M&S.

[Earthmaiden]

I hanker after rock melon, common in Australia. I've never seen them here - similar to Galia but much tastier.

This is interesting ... I still haven't seen them here though!

'Originally, cantaloupe referred only to the non-netted, orange-fleshed melons of Europe, but today may refer to any orange-fleshed melon of the C. melo species,including the netted muskmelon which is called cantaloupe in North America, rockmelon in Australia and New Zealand, and spanspek in Southern Africa'.

[Stokey Sue]

I had to think about “toad skin” - I’ve known it called piel de sapo in English! I guess that’s because that’s the label on the crate - in fact I didn’t know the translation until quite recently.

Ideally Charentais or cantaloup, but preferably on holiday, ripened on the plant and definitely still warm from the sun not chilled

[Rainbow]

I hanker after rock melon, common in Australia. I've never seen them here - similar to Galia but much tastier.

I really like rock melon too, EM. Watermelon is popular here, too. Lovely colour and very refreshing but not very tasty, I find.
I'd never heard of Galia before!

[Pepper Pig]

Best pans.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... n-by-chefs

[Suffs]

Best pans.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... n-by-chefs

We’re querying the price shown for the Procook cast iron casserole.
When I go online I find them at £89 for two and OH says they’re often less than that.

[RockyBVI]

Best pans.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... n-by-chefs

I initially read this as BED pans :0

[Pepper Pig]

[Earthmaiden]

I initially read this as BED pans :0

- I read it as best plans ..

They all look good. Discovering IKEA pans was my gamechanger. Not for everything of course.

[Stokey Sue]

I’m a bit surprised how many go for cast iron, my cast iron days are behind me, too heavy.
Contrariwise I’m surprised how few go for stainless steel, just one for hex clad.

I’m with Tim Hayward on the bowl shaped all purpose chef’s pan, I’ve got a Greenpan one and I love it, it will be replaced if/when I get induction cooking. I’m also with him on Nisbets, the Brighton shop especially is like an Aladdin’s cave
https://www.nisbets.co.uk/vogue-tri-wal ... 200mm/y240

[KeenCook]

I’m a bit surprised how many go for cast iron, my cast iron days are behind me, too heavy.

Yup, me too, Sue. I guess they've all got dead strong arms from having been heaving around heavy pots, that is, before they reached their current status.

Funnily enough, when I was first diagnosed with RA when I was 26, the consultant suggested I think about an alternative career to being a professional violinist, and as I was a dead keen cook, if I had to change careers, that appealed to me ...

Until, that is, I was warned about the heaving around of heavy pots, pans, dishes etc, which would definitely not have been very advisable.

[scullion]

i have a mix of cast iron, greenpans and a couple of stainless steel.
i use them all. they have their place for different methods of cooking, if you ask me.

[Pepper Pig]

Felicity makes strawberry jam.

https://www.theguardian.com/food/articl ... ity-cloake

[scullion]

her jam looks a little runny to me.
i follow ian in france's method, adding in redcurrants to get a good set - and often use a bag of frozen strawberries from lidl.
we never have over-ripe strawberries - they don't hang around that long!

[Pepper Pig]

Rachel Roddy’s cake looks good. Who was it looking for fig recipes?

https://www.theguardian.com/food/articl ... chel-roddy

[Earthmaiden]

That sounds delicious!

[Stokey Sue]

Does look good, it was Moira who wanted fig recipes I think