sleaterkinney
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I would post on this thread, but the food I make is never very photogenic(or good)
Mummy! Look what I made!! (The Urban 75 food gloating thread)
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mrsfran
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I don't photograph my food much any more since I abandonned the blog, but here's the beef wellington I made for Christmas dinner:
fractionMan
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omg yum
mr steev
magic thought wizard
I've not personally tried it, but apparently growing corriander under glass during the cooler months is a good as it's much less likely to bolt than in hotter weather (which has been my experience everytime I've grown it in the summer)
mrsfran
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It was actually rarer than it looks in that photo, that was the very end piece - it got rarer as it got towards the middle.
geminisnake
a complex mass of conflicting ideas
This. I make food to eat and hubby doesn't care how it looks
I'll try and remember and take a photo next time something looks good!!
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Same here, whatever I cook is always appreciated by both myself and the OH, and the parents when I cook for them (and I am a good cook), but I'm not really into bigging up the presentation aspect given that I'm not cooking for a food critic and expecting a review to be published. That's not to say that I'm serving up bowls of unidentifiable grey slop, but if I were to take a photo it's not going to resemble something out of a glossy cookbook, sprayed with oil to make it glisten and with a fucking garnish on top. If that makes any sense.This. I make food to eat and hubby doesn't care how it looks
FabricLiveBaby!
Live Baby Fabric!
Post pics anyway. I love food porn.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Well if you're sure you want to see it, I will try to remember to take pics! The last pie I made it was too hot in the kitchen to get the pastry right (butter melted) and it was held together by a wing and a prayer (and lots of panicked crimping) and it looked a right sight tbh, once cooked I had to slice it "politically" in order to give the guests the bits that weren't a complete mess
Tasted fucking lush mind you, pastry included, but I'm not sure I'd want a photo of it on record 
May Kasahara
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How long did the whole thing take to make, would you say? Inc pastry, pate etc.
mrsfran
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I didn't make the pastry, it was shop-bought. The pate takes about 40 mins including prep, then the Wellington takes about 1.5 hours including prep. You have to make the pate in advance to give it time to set.
FabricLiveBaby!
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geminisnake
a complex mass of conflicting ideas
Cold cold water followed by many applications of aloe vera gel hun
Maggot that meal looks immense!!!
Maggot that meal looks immense!!!
Aye - did the cold water thing mate for a good 5 minutes, whilst kicking meself! couldn't fucking believe it - one second all smiles and admiration, next I'm screaming me fucking head off heheCold cold water followed by many applications of aloe vera gel hun
Hey cheers Maggot - I spent ages trying to decide whether to use my shitty steel frying pan (and risk stuff sticking to it, specially the cumin seeds) so I could then transfer straight into the oven (and therefore keep the heat constant for the eggs), or use my non-stick pan and transfer. People who don't cook just don't understand how you can get all wound up about these details!!
