What did you cook/eat today (July 2017)?

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SatNavSaysStraightOn said:
Frontier Vinegar Pie
This came as a surprise to both of us. Vinegar Pie. My husband was sceptical to say the least. I had tasted it before it went into the oven (scraping out the saucepan) so knew... It is creamy, it is smooth, it is does not taste of vinegar at all. It tastes slightly of apples. It is light and not overfilling. It is actually rather surprising and rather good.

I think it could have used a touch more vinegar actually and a little less sugar. It is brown because I only had brown sugar available (akin to dark brown soft sugar). It has nutmeg and cinnamon in this version, but I think I preferred the version without. However, my husband preferred the version with.

My husband went back for seconds. That said everything.

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Fantastic! It looks like an egg custard - is it similar in texture?
 
Duck59 said:
Having picked some of the nearby wild raspberries and made a small amount of jam, I thought we should try something else. Here is the something else. It's a sort-of crumble-meets-pie affair, but while it may lack something in aesthetic value, it tastes nice and that, quite frankly, is all it needs to do.

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We have a glut of raspberries in the garden at the moment. Had never thought of putting them in a crumble but what a great idea.
 
I was in town today helping out Mrs. E, and was sent out to buy us some lunch. I'm not sure this was what she had in mind:

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She should have known better than to let me loose with a £20 note when there is a farmers market in the town square! I was forgiven, mainly down to the balsamic onions which are one of her all time favourites. Less popular was the saucisson and the hot chilli cheese - in fairness it does render you speechless for a while! The other bits are strong Cheddar cheese, 3 different olives (one stuffed with garlic, another stuffed with anchovies), stuffed baby peppers, dolmades, a fruit and ale chutney and rustic wholemeal bread buttered with Welsh salted butter.
 
Yorky said:
Peel, cut and boil the potatoes (bite size) for about 5 minutes. Drain in a colander and allow to cool. Heat the Bovril in warm water then dribble over the potatoes (still in the colander) in a cris cross pattern. Shake the potatoes around (over the sink) until they are well covered. Then put in a baking tray, brush with olive oil and roast in the oven. I roasted mine in the halogen for 20 minutes at 200 degC.

These are some that I prepared earlier:

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I must say, these do look very good. I showed the photo to my wife, and she now wants to experiment with an English mustard version!
 
epicuric said:
I was in town today helping out Mrs. E, and was sent out to buy us some lunch. I'm not sure this was what she had in mind:

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She should have known better than to let me loose with a £20 note when there is a farmers market in the town square! I was forgiven, mainly down to the balsamic onions which are one of her all time favourites. Less popular was the saucisson and the hot chilli cheese - in fairness it does render you speechless for a while! The other bits are strong Cheddar cheese, 3 different olives (one stuffed with garlic, another stuffed with anchovies), stuffed baby peppers, dolmades, a fruit and ale chutney and rustic wholemeal bread buttered with Welsh salted butter.
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How much good things..the stuffed olives then had to be very good. The salame ( I think you mean saucisson?) did not like it to her?
 
lothian said:
Hello again...listen it has nothing to do with curry powder or milk :) you only need four spices turmeric coriander turmeric and Kashmir chili powder with Garam masala if you have not got them in whole spices... onions and... ginger and garlic paste and tomato puree but once you have them you can almost curry anything but the secret is the onion reduction :D
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So true. Please post your basic curry recipe as a new Recipe thread!:okay:
 
Duck59 said:
Having picked some of the nearby wild raspberries and made a small amount of jam, I thought we should try something else. Here is the something else. It's a sort-of crumble-meets-pie affair, but while it may lack something in aesthetic value, it tastes nice and that, quite frankly, is all it needs to do.

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A crumble is one of the best desserts and this looks great to me! Custard or cream to accompany?
 
SatNavSaysStraightOn said:
Frontier Vinegar Pie
This came as a surprise to both of us. Vinegar Pie. My husband was sceptical to say the least. I had tasted it before it went into the oven (scraping out the saucepan) so knew... It is creamy, it is smooth, it is does not taste of vinegar at all. It tastes slightly of apples. It is light and not overfilling. It is actually rather surprising and rather good.
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It does look good. What is the red powder on top. It can't be paprika surely?
 
I'm trying to empty out the freezer a bit since I found it slightly open yesterday, and a cm of frost and ice on top of everything.

The wife and boy went out to buy ammo and a new clip for his Beretta (bb guns, lol), so I'm making a curry using chicken tenderloins, onion, red bell pepper, and broccoli. The curry sauce is made from some weird cubes that come in a box. It says "golden curry, medium hot".
I think I'll kick it up a bit with some minced garlic, minced ginger, and cayenne powder.

We'll see how curry cubes and water works out. Wish me luck.
 
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