Posts by: Porridge

I microwave all my vegetables in a special microwave steamer, they keep in all the goodness and cook really quickly. I think your boyfriend is wrong.

We recently discovered a fantastic new Indian Restaurant in Brentford called Pappadums - I am a vegetarian and they have an extensive vegetarian choice. The cuisine is Northern Indian. The service is wonderful and the place shines like a beacon in Brentford which is sadly lacking in anywhere nice to go. The address is Pappadums Restaurant, Soap House Lane, Ferry Quays, Ferry Lane, Brentford, Middlesex TW8 0BT.

I have just discovered a Pinot Grigio blush which is available in threshers - it is to die for and they are currently doing a discount if you buy 6 bottles - which does mean I drink them quicker - but hey!!

how about a quorn curry with tomato sauce and vegetables, I usually make one and add Tesco's non dairy cream made by Alpro - it's very good for cooking, doesn't split or curdle and make sthe curry taste fantastic.

Hi Annie, if you like Indian food you can't do any better than Chutney Mary's on the King's Road - not that close to Knighsbridge but worth a cab journey - it was recently nominated for best Indian restaurant and best room in a restaurant in the restaurant awards - website is [link]

Sorry, I obviously didn't have my reading glasses on today - or maybe too many wine glasses!!

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I gave up eating meat, fish and animal products over 20 years ago as I can't bear the thought of eating animals but a coule of years ago I had to also give up dairy after contracting IBS, I can now eat dairy in small doses, so you shouldn't be too hard on vegans - it is not always by choice!!

I entered a very good recipe for peanut sauce but the moderator deleted it (see above). I don't understand why some recipes are allowed but mine wasn't!!

When I make a curry I always make too much and then freeze the rest, I make my curries with a tomato based stock and then add cream at the end to make a nice sauce - to freeze you just put separate portions in bags or containers without the cream and then when you defrost just add the cream and fresh coriander at the end after defrosting.

Does anybody have an interesting way of using celeriac as a side dish, to serve with steak. It's my boyfriend's birthday tomorrow and he fancies celeriac and has bought some, he is having a steak tomorrow night and I need an interesting way of cooking the celeriac (not using cream).
Thanks

I couldn't live without my microwave steamer, it cooks the vegetables perfectly - so much better than a pressure cooker!

Thanks for your help guys but in the end I made a celeriac, potato and apple rosti - it was delicious!

why don't you do something easy that could be prepared in advance to eliminate spending too much time in the kitchen. For example pate or hummous served with toast or pitta bread. or a tasty home made soup that you just need to heat up.

My other half does a recipe from this site, just type duck into recipes and I think it is on page 4 - Ginger Grilled Duck with Sticky Aubergine Stir fry. He doesn't do the aubergine stir fry with it he serves it with noodles and stir fry broccoli, carrots, courgettes etc with ginger and garlic tossed in seseame oil and rice wine. He thinks it is delicious - I'm a veggie so I have the veggies with tofu! Good luck

sorry - forgot to say, he browns it skin side down first and then slow cooks it in the oven - comes out very tender

I discovered Alpro soya - it's a cream substitute and is dairy free and lower in fat, it's great in cooking - I use it all the time in curries and pasta sauces - maybe you could try that instead of cream.

Try buying his books we have them all and there are some great recipes in there, I believe all of the recipes from his Naked Chef series are in them.

I adore Bombay Brasserie also, but my favourite Indian restaurant is Chutney Mary on Kings Road, they do a very reasonably priced Sunday lunch set meal and have a little jazz combo going on usually - the restaurant is fab and the service is outstanding - I believe they won a restaurant award for the best room in a restaurant (or they were certainly nominated) I also believe the got best Indian restaurant one year too - couldn't recommend it highly enough.

Glad you managed to find it Frexy. It works well with lots of different things, try it with cooked pasta, broccolli and cauliflower and a little grated cheese - it never splits like ordinary single cream and tastes just the same to me. I discovered it when I contracted IBS and had to give up dairy food - it's a godsend as I love creamy sauces!!

Is it a dry one Frexy, I only like really dry white wine!

I love this site too Frexy, it's great to swap ideas and get help from other people.

I buy my alpro from Tescos but it only comes in small packs as far as I have ever found - glad you enjoyed the cauliflower - I am just cooking up a quorn and veg curry which I will add some of the "cream" at the last moment - makes you feel like you are having something fattening when you really aren't!!

why not try a chicken risotto or a paella using the prawns and the chicken - you won't need ot buy many extras for that!

Oh no, if it's a chardonnay I won't be trying it -can't do Chardonnay - Tescos do a nice Muscadet which is cheaper online - it's great for everyday quaffing! Afraid I do a bit too much everyday quaffing!!!

It is in my local Tescos by the longlife milks etc - it's sold in a little carton sort of ribena carton size.

I have tried it last Xmas over my Xmas pudding and it is not as good as double cream or brandy butter etc., but perfectly adequate.

Mmm Frexy - plums in port sound nice - how do you do them?