Posts by: Pam22

I have clearly missed something here when did they announce that GFL was being axed? What is replacing it does it mean the end of Jenni?. Please point me in the correct direction to read about it.

I have just watched the Midlands final can someone from UKTV Food please tell me since when was Sxxxxhorpe in the Midlands? I am very disappointed that you could not come up with a winner from the Midlands.

I did't know which thread to put this on but any way has any one else signed up for Delias recipe selection? On her web site. I have it cost £12 and i can't for the life of me see what you get am i being dim?

I totally agree with everyones comments i have been thinking the same thing for ages, i am fortunate that i can afford expensive ingredients but i am still mindful that many people with children still at home can't i know for sure that we eat better quality food now than when my sons lived at home. Meat and fish are so expensive and for a lot of families an occasional luxery it seems everything they cook on GFL is expensive, free range this, organic that an average free range chicken would barley feed a family of 4. Well i could go on and on.....

Yes agree soosiepops, don't like the new format at all takes ages to find the recipes, and why does it take so long to put the most recent ones on? They used to seem to almost appear before going out on the show.

Great to hear that GFL will be back on next week Talking of TV programmes does any one know if the new Rick Stein one is repeated on any of the other BBC channels .Thanks.

Yes what an amazing day i really enjoyed it. I thought Pink Floyd were brilliant i must admit to thinking boring when i heard they were going to reform for the concert but they were pure class. I think they should reform and tour. I thought that Peter Doherty was the low point i am surprised Sir Elton had him on he spoiled his turn . Off to the web site now to sign up.

What is the best way to store garlic so that it stays fresh? I have a big bag and won't use it all before it starts to go off.Thanks.

Oh and don't forget to buy a bottle of egg flip

Kirst2 i can remember my Mother spending hours in the kitchen preparing a buffet in the 60s Vol-au-vents filled with mushroom and bacon prawns or chesse, cheese and pineapple on sticks, sausages on sticks, little bridge rolls filled with home cooked ham or egg and cress, the salad was always layered lettuce,egg, toms etc,sausage rolls, pork pie, black pudding ,home made piccalilli, pickled onions, trifle, a sponge cake filled jam and cream if it was a special occasion. I will come back if i think of anything else.

There is a Japanese Chicken Katsu curry in the recipe section i tried it once and it reminded me of a chinese takeaway

Thanks for that Alex, I saw it in a recipe and just wondered if any one had used it and what for and where they got if from.

Does any one know where you can buy powdered cep from ?Either on line or at a supermarket. Thanks.

Where do you get your foie gras from? I have never seen it at Sainsburys

As i pointed out in my previous post she looked terrified she might have to eat something, she was only on to plug her books and dvds etc. Mousee, it seems to me that everyone who is told that they have high cholesterol is told they they are eating something different that is causing it, my doctor put me on statins and after about a month i realised i felt ill, i have stopped taking them and feel much better i drink one of those drinkes each day to try and help, but can something that made me feel so ill really be doing me any good?

People like R. Conley who earn a living out of the diet industry always end up eating virtually nothing what ever they try to tell us, she seemed really uncomfortable at the thought of eating any food. Her whole body language seemed to say please don't make me eat.

Yes Jonathans is still there it is in Oldbury. Torz if you go to the birmingham plus web site it has a list of the Italian restaurants in Birmingham. I would think that just by ordering not meat dishes you would have a good choice.

Well the butcher sold it to me as bacon hock, i cooked it slowly in a casserole with veg and it was tasty. Does any one on here ever buy sweetbreads? I ate them recently in a restaurant and they were tasty but have asked several butchers and the have said no can do.

Ok folks so what is the difference between gammon and a hock and do you cook them in the same way ie slowly?

Yes we buy ours from Sainsburys, you can also buy Kelly Bronze turkeys on line. Just type in Kelly Bronze and the web site should come up.

Eves we had a bronze turkey last year for the first time and it was lovely completely different taste from a white one. Yes i would definitely recommend having one not cheap but well worth the extra.

I want to buy a steamer is there any advice from those of you who have one of the functions i should look out for, i don't want it to sit at the back of the cupboard and not get used Thanks.

Lucy's on a Plate in Ambleside is very good. It also has a deli.

Yes talking about alternatives does any one know one for curry leaves?

I wonder has any one else had this problem, the last few packets of spinach that i have purchased from the supermarket has tasted musty.No matter how i cook it and how may times i wash it it still has a musty after taste, last night i cooked it and stirred in some yogurt and nutmeg put the mixture in to a red pepper backed it and it still tasted the same.