What are you munching on in EADD? v back teeth and cheeks

[Urbain]

Gaviscon. Ive had heartburn and hiccups for hours now. So fucking frustrating..............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Urbain]

http://www.cognitial.com/hiccups.shtml

Oh thank GOD

 

[Bearlove]

Curry night - Pumpkin and chicken. Served it with the Channa Daahl that I made a bucket load of the other week :D

 

[Bearlove]

Ooooooh, that's looks a bit good. I'm a parmesan crouton man, cheddar's a bit oily for me grilled but recipe be good if you have it kicking about?

I don't really have set recipes as I make everything according on how I'm feeling at the time (and what I have in the fridge :D). I agree that Cheddar can be a bit too oily but seems to work much better with the rich onion than Parmesan does - and takes less time to grill.

My standard onion soup would be

Onions - I use a mix between Spanish and Red. Chop them in half length ways and then slice according on how thick you want your soup.

Garlic - As much as you enjoy and either sliced or minced to your preference

Chili - Enough to give you that background heat but not too much that the dish becomes 'hot or spicy'. I find that the long Dutch Chilies give the best taste / heat. Jalapenos / Scotch Bonnets etc are not suitable as they have too strong a flavor.

Salt / Pepper to taste

A pinch of sugar

Some floor (depends on the volume your cooking but a few tspoons / 1 tablespoon is normally enough)

Stock - chicken or veg (cubes work fine) how much depends on the size of your pan/ how many onions you have used.

Herbs - I personally find that Thyme works the best. Oregano can work, so can Rosemary but Thyme would be my number one choice

Couple swigs of white wine - Chardonnay works great (and normally something I have)

Olive oil.

Heat a large pan over a medium heat - pour in some olive oil and then add your garlic and Chili . Give them a few moments to soften (do not let them brown or your soup will taste bitter). Once they have softened up a bit add your sliced onions and lower the heat - add Salt n Pepper and stir until the onions are soft (Again do not let them brown). Once they are soft add your wine and cook for a few minutes - next step is to add some flour - (few tea spoons is enough) if you have no flour then don't worry. You can either add corn flour, a boiled potato or just add less stock (really only working on the consistency of the soup anyway). Give the flour a few mins to cook out before adding your herbs and then stock. Give it a taste and then adjust the Seasoning / Add sugar if necessary.

Increase the heat and let it come to the boil before reducing the heat and letting it simmer for a while. (If you didn't add the flour at the earlier stage this would be the ideal time to add corn flour to your desired thickness).

Just before serving - get some toast on the go! I like Olive Bread but anything works - just get it nice and brown! Once its done, take it out and rub it with a garlic clove (if you really like garlic do both sides, if not then one side works just as well). Pour out your soup, put your toasted bread on the top and then top with some cheese. Parmesan / Cheddar / Stilton / Smoked - all work well but really depends on your taste. Shove it under the grill until the cheese has melted and bubbling and just before serving give it a sprinkle of Paprika - and a drizzle of Olive oil.

Hope that makes sense

 

[Bearlove]

I had leftovers from last nights tea :D - Curry sandwiches ! Then stir fried rice with kidney beans (note to self - go shopping :D)

 

[NightsEpiphany]

So fresh paste on the crackers? Interesting.

Always find those crackers a bit dry, but nice.
Granovita make some great stuff, I take their Hemp Oil each day, great for your skin

They're lovely dipped in hummus.. bit too morish though.

I've got a thing at the moment for brown rice tarted up with peas, sweetcorn, spring onions, peppers and soya with spinach on the side and a generous sprinkling of sesame and sun flower seeds. The seeds, apparently, are packed with magnesium which is good soothing brain food.

 

[Marmalade]

Just ate here. Was awesome. Now completely stuffed and can't move. Didn't have anything complicated (veggie balti/pilau rice/naan, chickpea side thingy, poppadums .. but it was perfect. Tried Cobra beer/lager for the first time though and it's shite.

[edit]
and lawdy you can tell you're in the South when the females get a smaller beer glass than the males. ghey.

 

[masaz]

Just made a hash brown, crispy bacon, and cheese sarnie on toasted bread with chili tomato ketchup on one side and mayo on the other. Fried the bread a bit in the bacon fat then drained the rest of it into a pot for future use and shoved the sarnie under the grill for a few minutes.

Fucking lush Gutted I don't have any more hash browns cos I could eat like five of these at the moment.

For dinner it's couscous and bean toasties :D

edit: anyone trying to fob me off with a smaller glass would get a stern talking to, ha. Me mum always tells me off for not ordering half pints at the bar because it's not 'lady-like' and she's a northerner. For shame.

 

[Mailmonkey]

Me mum always tells me off for not ordering half pints at the bar because it's not 'lady-like' and she's a northerner. For shame.

My wife always orders pints to make "her" hands appear smaller. :D

 

[masaz]

Hahaha, got to admit that's clever I have freaky child hands and pints make mine look miniscule

 

[koneko]

Hahaha, got to admit that's clever I have freaky child hands and pints make mine look miniscule

God me too, got really small hands. My sons say I'm retarded and the man calls me t-rex-handed :D Nice to know I'm not alone!

Do you really have cous-cous on toast?

Quite hungry now, its been a long time since I've eaten. Had some really good butcher's made beef sausages (neigh horse :D) with scrambled egg with tomatoes and mushrooms around 6pmish....

It's now nearing 3am - someone magic a chicken kebab up for me please

 

[masaz]

Hahaha, my ex's brother calls me 'T-Rex Arms' Aye I've got tiny kiddie hands and tiny kiddie feet, am a size 3 or a 4 with plenty of toe room, depending, whereas my younger sister has the limb-related appearance of a woman who was not biologically intended to be so.

Not couscous on toast, I'm not a savage. Had it in a bowl on the side. I'm just chuffed since I've learned it's easy to cook, tried to microwave it once as a teen and it was rank. Feel a bit daft now like :D

 

[koneko]

But you are a petite woman? No?

My feet are normal size 5s alas, so I have such excuse blah...

Pleased to hear that students have not invented cous-cous toasties so far - its one of those things you can never be sure of. Students come up with all sorts of strange ideas sometimes don't they. Well some of them do, sure many are boring as fuck dullards.

Good stuff cous-cous eh %)

I'm craving bad food like mad right now. Trouble is the house is just full of healthy thangs not even got a biscuit in or crisps The sausages were a treat and long gone... why didn't I buy more...

What can I make? Got carbs in but no fats grrr...

I haz MUNCHIES

 

[masaz]

I'm petite in height, limb, and bone structure, though my weight leaves something to be desired. That said I've shaken a stone and a half in the past three months and am feeling good for it. I've got a typical Celtic build, apparently short legs, blue eyes, and stocky like the dwarf. Students do come up with bizarre ideas but sadly my housemates are still marveling at the novel combination of cider, blackcurrant, and lager, I despair for the future of studenticity.

 

[koneko]

Always found flesh and strength a desirable trait, especially in a woman. It's maybe fine enough being a model like waif but bloody hell, where do you get your energy, endurance and power from? Possibly for some dodgy coke and a fragile ego. Was once like that myself but felt very unbalanced by the boobs and that drug...not very empowering like. Glad to get over that and generate a bit of curve and independence

Hold onto Celtic and be a warrior %)

Though chuffed for you feeling lighter on your feet - energy from the body is fantastic, glad you're enjoying it

Thinking of defrosting a pre-made dinner, something I batch cook like curry - bloody v. rumbly tum now Must sleep must sleep tho'...

Why are you not in bed snolls?

 

[Mailmonkey]

Couscous is okay. Not on toast.

lol @ cider, black, and lager....why the fuck to peope of a certain age drink that shit, its fucking horrible...i did it though, think we used to put pernod and black in the snakebite too, a purple nasty as opposed to a standard snakebite and black. Fucking stupid.

I like a strong woman but I'm not a fan of flesh, if it ever gets to the point Missis MM struggles to get into a size 10 she's out. But she's already told me I'm out if I start finding a 32" waist a bit snug.....I think I'll be out on me ear before her...:D

 

[Ben So Furry]

Fucking hell MM, you did alright, my wife was a size 8 when I met her, I married her at size 14 (couldn't care less) miraculously five years ago when she gave birth all her baby weight fell off, she sprung back, it was mad and shes stayed at a 10 since. To put that into context for you she stands at 5"4. Me on the other hand......

 

[Mailmonkey]

My missis is 5'8" so just taller than me in stillies.

mmmmmm

Anyway, me and me son are watching Madagascar 3, and eating a pack of

I eat the cherries, he eats the cola bottles.

 

[Ben So Furry]

Awesome film mate, I hope you all enjoy it like we did. Best of the lot in our opinion. Jelly cherries from a pic and mix are awesome. Liking your style sir.

One last thing: "dur dur durdurdur afro dur dur du du du circus der der der afro der der der circus"

Get used to the above line mate it'll be running round your head for weeks afterwards. Enjoy. Cracker lackin.

 

[Mailmonkey]

This is the first Madagascar film he's watched, he's never fancied them before, for reason's I'm not sure of. He doesn't like Shrek films, which I'm glad of cos i think they're shit too, and he's not keen on Toy Story films.

he loves the Ice Age films, and so do I, we've got all of them, and saw the last couple at the cinema...Kung Fu Panda too, and Cars, he liked the Cars films.

The animation on this Madagascar film is pretty fucking good, I love how much it keeps on and on improving...when i saw the first Ice Ae film I was amazed at the CGI, and after watching the fourth one, the first one looks so sparse and simple.

Anyway, this is the munching thread, I've got a couple of satsumas now.