Recipes, kitchen tips and tricks

[coollino]

I like to add garlic to chilis and curries only in the last 2-3 minutes of cooking. This way you get a great garlic hit, without it being too overwhelming and without the flavour being cooked out.

It also gets rid of door to door salesmen pretty quick.

Yeah, garlic should always go in near the end of frying. So many people put it in first and cut it too small. It just burns and becomes bitter.

It should never be fried for more than 2 mins really but people are so used to tasting burnt garlic that they don't notice.

 

[Sassy Colombian]

Bang on the kitchen sink, best tip ever

Agree. Best way to spice up ones life.

 

[Sassy Colombian]

Yeah, garlic should always go in near the end of frying. So many people put it in first and cut it too small. It just burns and becomes bitter.

It should never be fried for more than 2 mins really but people are so used to tasting burnt garlic that they don't notice.

When I first began cooking I made that mistake but now I know better.

 

[Seathestars]

Always decorate in odd numbers, it‘s easier on the eye than even numbers

 

[verreauxi]

Easy salad: Fresh chopped mango, jicama sliced or cubed, and a small amount of thinly sliced red onion. Toss in a bowl with TONS of lime juice and good amount of chili powder. Salt to taste.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

I don't, do you have to be a subscriber to the Guardian?

Internationally, yes.
Its what us snowflakes read.
it makes gammons fume, it’s beautiful

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

Damn family, you should send them away


Your salsa verde sounds like the dipping oil that I make for bread or to marinate except that I don't put capers or mustard in mine but will have to give it a try as I like both.

Do it!

 

[Sassy Colombian]

Internationally, yes.
Its what us snowflakes read.
it makes gammons fume, it’s beautiful

Dang, too bad. I'm already paying for NY times and the Washington Post subscription so my budget is limited at the moment.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

Dang, too bad. I'm already paying for NY times and the Washington Post subscription so my budget is limited at the moment.

There’s only so many days in the week!

 

[coollino]

No need to peel a butternut squash if roasting. If you keep the skin on, it caramelises and tastes nice (and saves a lot of work).

 

[summerisle]

When I need puff pastry for pies, sausage rolls etc. instead of buying it from the shops I always use this, very easy to do and works every time. You can use a baking block (others are available) instead of butter.

Quick Flaky Pastry

Quick Flaky pastry is really a cheat's version, because it doesn't involve the turning, rolling, resting all the palaver that go into the real thing. The advantage is that what you get is a home-made pastry made purely with butter, which gives a texture and flavour that are quite unique and...

www.deliaonline.com

 

[Toast]

The Mrs just made some chips.

Then grated loads of cheese on the top of them.

Easy. Boss.

 

[Sassy Colombian]

The Mrs just made some chips.

Then grated loads of cheese on the top of them.

Easy. Boss.

One can't go wrong with chips or cheese, even less with both together lol Do you eat them as a snack or does the Mrs serves it along with something else?

 

[verreauxi]

The Mrs just made some chips.

Then grated loads of cheese on the top of them.

Easy. Boss.

Was going through a phase in early quarantine where I would make french fries (chips) and melt cheese on them and then top with mushroom gravy. Delicious.

 

[wainy]

Crumpet, toaster, heat, remove, spread.

boss at cooking, me.