What's for tea tonight? (#8)
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what is a spicy naan? is it a Dosa?
platinumsage
HaveMyPassword123
No idea. Not even hungry yet due to a second lunch of bananas and custard.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
Garlic & herb spatchcock chicken.
Maggot
The Cake of Liberty
As it's National Curry Week I'm making a curry with all the bits of veg that need using up, plus chapatis.
Another Zoom dinner challenge; something involving a grain or seed that isn't rice or wheat. I've made a veg tagine. with which I'm going to do some quinoa.
I've never been all that enthusiastic about quinoa. It's alright, but I've not found a way of making it well enough to tempt me away from rice on a regular basis, so this jar of it's been at the back of the cupboard for months. Let's see if I have any more luck this evening...
I've never been all that enthusiastic about quinoa. It's alright, but I've not found a way of making it well enough to tempt me away from rice on a regular basis, so this jar of it's been at the back of the cupboard for months. Let's see if I have any more luck this evening...
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Bengal tarka dhal
Dum Gobhi
Chapatis
Dum Gobhi
Chapatis
Maggot
The Cake of Liberty
Dry frying it first helps. So does making it with some stock instead of water.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Spag bol again, we've got no water (like a lot of East London right now) so I had to go out and buy a fucking bottle of water so I can cook the spaghetti - starting to feel a bit apocalyptic.
BTW if you hear news stories about Londoners panic buying water that is probably why, everyone was in Morrisons picking up a bottle or two for the basics in case it doesn't get fixed tonight, folks were being sensible and getting reasonable amounts but the shelves were depleting rapidly.
BTW if you hear news stories about Londoners panic buying water that is probably why, everyone was in Morrisons picking up a bottle or two for the basics in case it doesn't get fixed tonight, folks were being sensible and getting reasonable amounts but the shelves were depleting rapidly.
20Bees
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We take tap water very much for granted. There’s often trouble with the mains here but if there’s a burst main in the village, the water company distributes bottled water to every home. I’m paranoid about not having water, harking back to the days when all the kids were here, plus lots of animals and poultry.
I still have seven rainwater butts (the septic tank can cope with a bucket of rainwater flushing the loo), also 30 litres of tap water stored indoors. And I always fill the kettle before I go to bed!
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
I had a go at making fried dumplings. Never had them before, so didn't know what I was aiming at, but they were nice. Served with the chicken curry and rice and peas.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Sure. My first go and I converted cups to metric and winged it slightly
120g self raising flour.
65g milk
Teaspoon butter
3g salt
2g sugar
Kneaded and wrapped in cling film for about an hour. Gently cut up and rolled into small balls and deep fried at 155c.
dessiato
🇪🇸 my spirit is crying for leaving
Would they work if rolled in sugar as a sweet, do you think?
Sausages, cauliflower cheese and a baked potato.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Alas living in an upstairs flat I don't really have much opportunity to collect rainwater and not a lot of space to store tap water in bottles - with no water tank all our water comes from the mains, so when there's a burst main that's it. They haven't located the leak yet, apparently it is in the Hackney Marshes area and they have several teams trying to find it, so I doubt it will be back on tonight. A large and densely populated area of East London is affected, I imagine if it is still out tomorrow they will set up distribution points for people to pick up bottled water - hopefully it won't come to that. Fortunately we didn't need to do laundry tonight and have enough clean dishes, skipping a shower isn't going to hurt and we have hand sanitiser for keeping our hands clean. I could technically have done a meal that didn't require water for boiling anything (the remains of the bolognaise sauce with baked spuds or something), but I needed to buy water for the cats anyway and I'd rather have it with pasta.
Won't hurt to get into the habit of filling the kettle before bed however.
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Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Yeah it isn't going to be back on tonight or probably tomorrow, they'll be updating us later with bottled water distribution information for the morning.
Tomorrow's dinner will be planned around this, not had burgers and chips for a while and that is easy without water. Might have to buy some paper plates though
Tomorrow's dinner will be planned around this, not had burgers and chips for a while and that is easy without water. Might have to buy some paper plates though
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
God yes. I've never fried dough before, but they weren't a million miles from donuts. Apparently Jamaicans have a sweeter version called festivals, but at this point I'm happy for someone who knows more about the cuisine to step in.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Papardelle with Gorgonzola, double cream and walnuts
Followed by a cardiac arrest
Followed by a cardiac arrest
If anyone fancies having a crack at this, I can guarantee that it is fucking lush Chickpea Spinach Curry (Chana Palak Masala)
We're on cheezy baked spudz and beanz tonight.
Decaff tea and my own bodyweight in dark choccy digestives for afters.
We're on cheezy baked spudz and beanz tonight.
Decaff tea and my own bodyweight in dark choccy digestives for afters.
dayum!! that chicken curry looks great
