Quick Questions on ANYTHING part 2. Please read first post for links to other threads

Penelope_Penguin

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

But the risotto method might be useful, if you wouldn't mind, because if I can't work out a way of delivering the food on Thursday I may have to finish it and deliver on Friday. Goodness knows how and when ...

Here's a basic risotto recipe I'd chop the veg you have smallish and add it with the onion and celery

Penny. x

Penelope_Penguin

picklepick wrote: »

hi guys, could anyone tell me where to get foil containers for putting in the freezer? would asda stock them? at the moment i only have plastic ones for microwaving meals but i need some that are oven friendly. thanks

There are some ideas here

Penny. x

Wee_Bargain_Hunter

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

I'd use the celery (I add that to lots of things that have onion in them ). I'd give the beans a miss - I'd slice and freeze (without blanching if I were planning to use them within a couple of weeks ).

This is my favourite carrot soup recipe - you could substitute ginger for corriander.

Penny. x

Thanks Penny, that recipe looks good. I'll try that next time. I've already got the sliced beans in the sc though, with the carrots, celery, coriander, onion and a small bit of lazy garlic. Will the beans make it taste horrible? Is there anything I can do to rescue it? Lentils, curry paste, etc? Think it's going to turn into vegetable surprise soup! Thanks

Penelope_Penguin

Wee_Bargain_Hunter wrote: »

Thanks Penny, that recipe looks good. I'll try that next time. I've already got the sliced beans in the sc though, with the carrots, celery, coriander, onion and a small bit of lazy garlic. Will the beans make it taste horrible? Is there anything I can do to rescue it? Lentils, curry paste, etc? Think it's going to turn into vegetable surprise soup! Thanks

Shouldn't think so for a minute - you may have just invented the Next Big Thing in soups

Penny. x

Savvy_Sue

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

Here's a basic risotto recipe I'd chop the veg you have smallish and add it with the onion and celery

Penny. x

that looks complicated. I'm not good at standing over things stirring them ... really needed something I could throw in and forget ... will have to find my slow cooker cookbook and see what's in there.

Penelope_Penguin

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

that looks complicated. I'm not good at standing over things stirring them ... really needed something I could throw in and forget ... will have to find my slow cooker cookbook and see what's in there.

Try this one then :rolleyes: I like to make risotto the long way as I find cooking relaxing, after a long day in the office

Penny. x

Savvy_Sue

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

Try this one then :rolleyes:

Now that's more like it! I might even be able to adapt that for slow cooker ...

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

I like to make risotto the long way as I find cooking relaxing, after a long day in the office

:rotfl: I got home from work about 8 pm tonight, having been to the gym straight from work, which I'd left later that I intended after a ghastly day doing finance. I had some leftover cooked potatoes and chicken, so got DH chopping chicken while I gave him the options: Spanish omelette or a sort of bake, with the potatoes sliced on top of some invention and browned in the oven. I said the omelette would be quicker, so we went for that.

Unfortunately, my eggs were a pack of 18, packed in a ridiculous arrangement of cardboard base and unattached flimsy plastic lid, covered in shrink wrap. Attempting to remove the shrink wrap I picked up the cardboard base at one end, at which point it bent, and all but 5 eggs leapt suicidally from the base. Some landed on the table and benches, but several died on the floor. I promised DS3 that none of the latter ended up in the dinner.

Please tell me how that's relaxing? :rotfl:

D&DD

I want to send my FIL some homemade goodies by post as he'll be *hopefully* coming out of hospital this week has anyone got any ideas for packaging say HM loaf,couple of loaf shaped cakes,rolls and brownies??
I'm going to try sending the parcel special delivery so hopefully it won't end up as a box of crumbs!!
Thanks a lot
D XX:D

Savvy_Sue

Plastic biscuit tins? If that's not a contradiction in terms ...

Worth checking whether two lighter parcels would go cheaper than one larger one. It's a bit of a minefield these days ...

Mags_cat

I've got my two shower curtains in the washing machine at the moment to freshen them up.

They're just the cheap, water repellent fabric type. With previous pairs, I've washed them a few times and they eventually lost their water repellent-ness (z'at a word?!) but I noticed on the care label for this pair that it said;

"Cool iron after washing to restore water repellent quality"

Does that work? (I.e. will I have to dust the iron off :eek: - I never iron *anything*!)

Thanks in advance