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Sometimes one ingredient shifts your whole kitchen orbit — a new masala blend, a chilli paste you’d never tried, a Middle Eastern spice that suddenly becomes indispensable, or something lurking in the back of a cupboard that you finally opened. What’s the one spice, paste, blend, or seasoning...

My memory was triggered by TastyReuben 's post on memorable meals. My first was when I was only 19 years old. It made me wonder what I used to cook at that age, and during my 20s, and what/how I cook today. I was basically fending for myself from that age (university, own flat, etc) so there was...

How do you feel about eating alone? Do you prefer it to eating with others? Or maybe its simply different and a chance to indulge in foods others don't really like. Do you ever eat alone in a restaurant? I used to do that a lot, when I lived alone in London. I'd take a book with me (it was...

Heres a question... As mentioned a couple of times, I'm in a location that has a noticeable lack of non standard issue ingredients, most noticeably Asian ingredients, but many others, too which I stock up on when travelling and sometimes order online. I also like to DIY. A good cook and...

Increasingly, I find myself creating recipes which are simple and straightforward. I think it began when my health was so bad that I could barely stand long enough to cook anything. Although I'm a bit better now, I still find I'm drawn to cook in that way. There is something satisfying about...

Thanks for alowing me to join: I am a disabled veteran and do all the cooking for me and my wife. I love to try new recipes I also bake.

For help using this technique, links and recipes to things you’ve sous vide’d (yes another made up word 😂) and anything else related to sous vide cooking.

I boiled my wooden spoons – and what emerged from them will haunt me for ever | Adrian Chiles

Reading other posters here and drooling at pics I would love to sit down and have a meal with some of you guys. The time you put in leaves me feeling inadequate. I would love JAS_OH1 to cook me some grits. TastyReuben could cook me anything with cheese. medtran49 could cook me an Italian...

A few months ago, I used to feel totally drained after cooking. It wasn’t the cooking part… it was the everything else — the mess, the pressure to make something good, and the time it took after a long day. Then one small habit changed things for me: I started planning my meals one day before...

Hello everyone, Some truly unique kitchen gadgets have been discovered across cultures, showing how cooking is made easier and more creative by them. Items like bamboo steamers in Asia and stone grinders in India have been used for generations, and their usefulness is still appreciated today...

I've run out of batch/pre-cooked BIR ingredients in my freezer so it was time for me to whip up some more. Since I'm going through the process I thought I'd share it here too. 'BIR' as the title says, is an acronym for British Indian Restaurant. I don't really know that much of the history of...

Has anyone else seen this? I find it utterly hilarious. Cannot stand the auditions. Boring. It’s got the late, great Anthony Bordain; Nigella Lawson and this mad French guy I’ve never heard of Ludo whatshisface. Am I mad? I’ve passive watched three seasons ( over a period of time) and I feel...

Hi, I already shared my pizza setup, pizza used to be my "default dish" whenever we went on camping. Now, after few months in the east (Thailand, Vietnam, Laos), I fell in love with the Thai food and decided to try making Pad Thai during the last camping... It came out pretty good if I may...

Hello, I would like to cook Basmati rice so that it does not stick together and become gummy. I already know most of the principles (for example, making sure the starch is rinsed off well, correct water:rice ratios, etc.). Therefore, I don’t need a whole recipe or explanation. I just have a...

Hi, I don't post much but I do read things here. I'm looking for a recommendation for a new stainless steel cooking pan for my toaster oven. The size I'm using now is 11 inch long, 8 inch wide and 1 inch tall. Something near this size would be ideal. When I look to Amazon the reviews on...

Does anyone know if you can cook mushrooms, leave them to cool, then re-heat the following day in scrambled egg or omelette? Would like to have for breakfast but don't have the time or brain power to do a lot of prep so looking for something that will reheat ok the next day, mushrooms being a...

JAS_OH1 , SandwichShortOfAPicnic and Barriehie suggested to maybe organise a meeting some day for those in the boards that are interested in it. We can decide on dates and details through the subsequent polls, this is just to see if there's interest and to see where such a meeting should be...

We regularly have friends over for dinner. I cook usually 3 courses and then.we play cards. Always a good night. This Saturday we are having 4 close friends over a d I offered wayne the choice of 3 meals. Fish fillet mignon steak or curry night. Wayne txt me this morning . Curry night it is...

A thread for all those foodie things that you have been told by friends, relatives and general instructions from your food ministry that you’ve always believed or done. Especially the ‘received wisdom’ that you believed to be true and then at some point you realise it wasn’t the best advice!