Thanks all for your ideas. I'm drooling over my keyboard now I did fancy a moroccan recipe but my kids are murder trying to get them to eat different things

ok, call me a saddo but i've never cooked a leg of lamb. I usually cut it up for kebabs, curries etc. Any nice ideas for it or am I best to keep it simple, bearing in mind the leftovers will probably go into a curry Haven't done a search yet, but will, so apologies in advance

I've just done this as well, brilliant

found a link for you [link] Duck.htm

Ken hom did this on a programme before, can't remember which one. We also tried it one christmas. You need to loosen the skin from the duck, think this was done with straw or bicycle pump under the skin, no kidding Once the skin was loose you basted it with soy sauce etc over a pan, then it had to hang up to dry. I think it was then roasted. It was lovely but seemed a hassle. Try a search for peking duck

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This is the link, but my tesco is a tesco extra so maybe it is just different stock

what is the difference between these and tail on king prawns?

yep, just checked - Oz fish extra large tail on banana prawns £4.99 for 250g

I think tesco do these now, I'll check the website

why don't you just cheat and go to the local chinese for some no i probably wouldn't either. I would need to confess

I bought a new oval slow coooker which is about 6 litres capacity, I think. One of those chrome Morpht Richards ones, because I wanted one that I could put a whole chicken into, for making stock and using the meat for other dishes etc. My instructions say that when you are cooking you need to have a certain amount of water in the crock. There is only 4 in my family but if I used the amounts they said, I would have enough to feed an army So what I want to know is does it really make a difference?

sarahq, that's going to bug me for the restof the day now

yes, I used to make this with pineapple.Can't remember quantities though,sorry. I used cream cheese, crushed pineapple and pineapple jelly. it was gorgeous.

is there that much difference between ordinary and smoked? I think I also have some hot paprika in the cupboard

gin and tonic, where did you end up eating in Glasgow?

sorry forgot to post the website [link]

try this website. Type in fresh herbs in the search section and it comes up with places. Don't know if they sell online but they may have someone near you

what kind of herbs are you looking for?

How many tablespoons is 5 fl oz of tomato paste?, if you don't mind me asking. Am I right in thinking it is tomato puree?

Wino, I don't think I know that school, but we used to play hockey at the playing fields next to Hutcheson Grammar, can't remember what they were called, started with a C. This is going to really bug me now Was is clouston st? just off Queen Margaret's Drive?

Wel i have just sat and read all these threads this morning and it was hilarious Back to the beer, I was imagining the bishops finger being stuck up the parsons nose

Hi Michelle62, I think Ive seen Arta. What kind of food do they serve, is it expensive. we are always looking for places to try when we get to Glasgow for a day (altough it's usually drinking establishments

Hi, I live in Ayrshire but was brought up in Glasgow, want to school at North Kelvinside (which I think has been pulled down now) and then moved to the South side so no bias When i go to Glasgow i like to go to La Tasca on renfield st, just up from Central station. Great tapas bar, brill atmos. You can order paellas after 6pm. Also tried Ding's Grand buffet which is in merchant city, if you fancy Chinese or Kublai Khan (mongolian) which is round the corner. Haven't tried it yet but they have a website. Haven't been to the west end in ages, but isn't there a restaurant called two fat ladies? that is supposed to be good and also a greek place on Gt Western road?

Hi, little eddie. I've been on holiday for a couple of weeks and am just catching up on the news. I got my curry secret book from amazon and I did the search for the cc book. I clicked on the bit for buying it used and there was a whole list of people selling it. I paid £3.99 plus £2 odds p&p and got it in about 2 days brill service Haven't had the chance to try them out yet but will try

Hi JohnM1, contacted country book shop. The book is out of print so they wouldn't be able to get it. No waterstones shops have it and they told me that their website takes you straight to amazon, so it looks like trawling round the 2nd hand bookshops lol. I have a few curry club books, so I'll see if there is anything in them.
Thanks anyway

Thanks Terrydox, I might just go and have a look, just need something to make me stick to it lol

Don't know if I'm on the right board here, but does anyone have a copy of Gillian McKeith's new book? Does it contain her recipes or plans etc?

I was looking on amazon for the favourite rest curries, there were a few listed but not easily available. I did a search on google for the title and came up with the curry club's indian restaurant cookbook - also pat chapman. does anybody own this and do you know if it is the same recipes?

Is it anything like the cheescake you used to be able to get in TGI Friday's? Haven'y had a chance to look at my copy of good food yet. Keep waiting to get a quiet moment, kids in bed, glass of wine, you get the picture?

this conversation has my mouth watering.. i live in Scotland and I love the rolls from Morton's bakery. I thin Tescos sell them but don't think they are quite the same from going into a grocers. Roll spread with butter and a squred sliced sausage with fried onions and brown sauce, yum. Egg and potato scone together is good too.

You can use the spray oil in your frying pan or if you are frying onions etc and it's just a bit too dry, add a wee drop water

I bought a gf grill about 16 mths ago. I don't use it an awful lot and when I do use it I never use any metal utensils. When I clean it, I use a damp cloth or kitchen towel. The other night I used the damp cloth and the plastic scraper to clean it and a load of the non-stick coating started coming off. Has anyone else had ths problem?

Hi

I'm pretty sure that clementine cake is in her domestic goddess book

I'm sure I've seen these in good old Tesco's in the home dept. I was looking for bottles, jars and stuff to keep my toiletries in instead of the plastic bottles they come in, and I remember seeing them. Hope it's what you're looking for. Won't break the bank either.

My favourite recipe comes from an old BBc Good Food magazine. Don't think I'd be able to post it.
Ingredients I use are olive oil, onions,garlic, skinned and chopped tomatoes, chicken, paprika, chilli flakes, risotto rice ( it makes it creamy, Though I'ts not meant to be, but I love it!) saffron, a few glugs of sherry, peas king prawns mussels anything else you fancy

Hi,
when I make moussaka, I use sliced potatoes. My family don't like aubergine either!

Hi all you bakers out there

I use easy blend yeast in in my breadmaker (thats the only yeast the instructions say you can use) I want to try some of Paul Hollywood's recipes for bread. I haven't made bread by hand and was wondering which yeast you would recommend. I probably wouldn't use fresh, as I don't bake a lot. How do you substitute one for the other? The ingredients section of the site says baker's wouldn't use easy blend. Is it true?
thanks in advance

Just found the recipe book for it on the web, looked for schlemmertopf recipes
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I've just retrieved it from the cupboard and it has schlemmertopf on the top

Hi Andy, i notice you use cardamom pods in your recipes. Do you roast and grind the pods and seeds or just the seeds?

thanks

I'm sure that is what it is, I kept thinking Rumptoff - that thing for doing fruit in, but I knew that wasn't right. Does anyone have any recipes please? I'll try doing a search on google as well.

Ha! Ha! know what you mean about that kind of diet, I coulnd't stick to it for too long. Life's too short. There was actually a low fat recipe on the site a while ago, I think it was butter chicken. Never got round to doing it, need to get my act together. With 2 young kids, a job which involves working every 2nd Sat, by the time it gets to the weekend, Im shattered, as i'm sure a lot of mothers will agree. I will start trying to get some me time again

Kamila, I don't know if it actually sort of steams and roasts, is that poss? It is supposed to keep the meat succulent, I'll need to dig it out, if I cant get through the plastic tubs, cake tins, ramekin dishes, utensils etc....lol

Thanks Andy58 for replying. I shall look forward to your beef madras recipe. I haven't seen your recipe for naan, but I'll have a look. I laughed at using extra ghee, curries aren't a dieters dream lol, but they win every time. Any low fat recipes?

I've just seen the post on the tagine and It remined me of something I have lurking in the cupboard lol.
I'm not sure what it's called, but it's like a clay roaster with a lid. I think you are supposed to soak it first, then put your chicken or whatever in it, then cover and put it in the oven. I too have lost instructions but something tells me you start it in a cold oven, can anyone enlighten me?

For Andy58

do you find that when you cook anything in the slow cooker that you end up with loads of extra liquid? Even when I try not to use too much at the beginning it turns out like this. BTW I will get round to trying your recipe, just clearing out the spice cupboard lol. Do you have any nice spicy recipes, as we normally eat hot curries in our house or could I make your CTM hotter. Would that spoil it?
Thanks in advance

Instant yeast, is that the same as the easy blend yeast? I have also been told Paul, that you don,t like breadmakers. I tried to beke bread before, but I don,t think I kneaded it properly. Any tips - and do you need somewhere warm for it to prove?

I'm a sucker for buying kitcthen equipment which ends up sitting in the cupboard, if I can find the space! I used to own a pressure cooker and was thinking of buying a new one, is it worth it? or should I maybe try a steamer ? Any suggestions as to which I might get the most use from

Hi mary, it sounds great. Did the book give any info or tips on how to convert the recipes for use in a breadmaker? I know it sounds lazy but I just never got the hang of making bread by hand.

Hi
thanks for your replies. I have bought turkey roasting bags, so they will be large. I have been told to put the duck on a rack in the bag, the make slits on the top. The skin should still crisp, fingers crossed!

I've already posted this on recipes, but can you roast duck in a roasting bag? Does the skin still crisp. All this to save the mess in the oven on xmas day!
thanks in advance

Can you cook duck in a roasting bag? Does the skin crisp? I hate the mess it makes of the oven but someone suggested bags, but I'm not sure

Have you tried la Tasca on Renfield Street? You can't book a table but the atmoshere is brilliant. It serves tapas all day complete with Spanish waiters!
Does a great paella after 6pm

I was thinking of trying a capon on Xmas day because I was told it was more juicy than turkey.
I also don't have many to feed. Has anyone tried it?
I also read somewhere that they were illegal to produce in this country, so does that mean if I got one from my butcher that it would be imported and/ or frozen? I would never buy meat now that was imported, and after that program on tv, I would never buy frozen poultry.

Thanks for replying debbie and mirandaP, yes my machine does have a dough setting and you add the water first and then all the dry ingredients, it's a kenwood BM200. Do you have to change the quantities of ingredients because it's being done in a machine? I usually just use the book with the breadmaker, I haven't got around to doing anything else.

Can anybody tell me if they have baked any of Paul's recipes in the breadmaker. How do you adjust them? I'm hopeless at traditional methods but his recipes look great.

Thanks

Do these graters get blunt? I purshased mine a while ago and use it for rind and also for parmesan, but it just doen't seem as sharp as it used to. I don't use it that much

Hi, you can also buy buttermilk in Tesco

lakeland ltd do an electric tagine priced at £54.95.
try www.lakelandlimited.co.uk

Does anyone have any nice recipes to share using cous cous? I tried it as part of one of the knorr meals (my first time) and it was lovely. I just haven't been able to come up with anything as tasty

Hi

Ive just gone and posted this message on the wrong board, so here goes again

I like to bake for the school fetes etc, and was wondering if anybody had some nice easy recipes for doing by hand or using the breadmaker?

Nothing with nuts please

Hi

I usually do baking etc for the school for fetes etc. Does anyone have nice quick and easy recipes either for doing by hand or the breadmaker?

Preferably not anything with nuts as a few of the kids are allergic

Hi

Thanks to everyone who has posted. I have since tried chicken breast on the grill and it was lovely. I marinaded it in yoghurt + spices and then cooked it. The coating went a wee bit yukky but not too bad, the chicken remained quite moist. I think you need to experiment with the timing so food doesn't dry out. As for cleaning, if you scrape the grill while it's still hot with the plastic spatula the gunk comes off quite easily. Then it's just a matter over wiping down with a hot soapy dishcloth when it's cooled

does anyone have any nice ideas for using the gf grill apart from the usual burgers etc, thanks

Does anyone have anything nice and different to do on the george forman grill? I have just been doing the "normal" burgers, chicken etc...

Thanks in advance

can anyone tell me when paul's new book is coming out? I,ve seen a lot of chat about it and I think he said that you could use it fot the breadmaker as well

hi Carole1, I'm also carol. I'm quite new to the boards so I haven't tried much as I'm also dieting, GROAN!. I go to WW where do you go?

Hi, I did preheat the grill and I used to brush the plates with oil. I spoke to the home economist at customer services for the people who make the grill and she told me only to oil the steaks. The grill is only oiled the first few times to get it seasond. She also told me that the grill you can buy in France gets hotter because of the way that they like their meat cooked -like me LOL. I tried it again last night and it was a bit better, I thin you need to leave the steaks thicker!. I'll keep trying but would appreciate any tips. Have you tried grilling anything coated in marinade, yoghurt etc, is it ok? Thanks again

I'v bought one of these grills, tried it a few times and quite like it, but one of the things I was looking forward to was a good steak, dark on the outside, med rare inside. When I tried it, the staek was an unappetising pale colour and it was cooked through very quickly. Do you have to coat the steaks with anything??
I also brushed the grill with oil as you're supposed to.