Saturday 26th September - Daily Chat - kettle's on - bring your own biscuits!

ghostmadlittlemiss

Right, I'm off up to the uni to return some library books and get some others out and also to wash my quilt in the laundrette up there as it's too big for my washing machine. Talk soon.
Kayleigh

Buffythedebtslayer

Bunnyinthelights wrote: »

Hi ya Buffster!

Hello Buns xxxx

How are the itchy kids - I am always on the look out for them with my kids, the ones I tutor especially.

its making me itch just thinking about it


xx

Bunnyinthelights

I check DD hair all the time when I put it up-but never thought to check DS. Riddled.

*gip*

property.advert

LouiseJ wrote: »

Cookery quesiton anyone.........

I want to make a butternut squash thai red curry for dinner, do I roast the butternut squash before hand or do I chop it up small and cook it from raw in the curry?

I am no Nigella:o

When cooking Thai curries, there is no need to have anything pre cooked.

I guess you are not making the red paste from raw ingredients so I'll start from the paste. Wok on medium heat, can use pan, no oil. In with some coconut milk. If your volumes call for a whole can then it makes no real difference if you just put it all in now or only use 1/3rd. Mix and bring heat up to medium high.

Slice the chicken breast (if using chicken) very thinly on the diagonal to give you thin sashimi sized pieces. You don't want huge chunks. Throw that into the wok / pan. When using vegetables, you can cut them into small chunks.

Leave on medium heat to simmer until ingredients cooked. Real Thai pastes (not Asda like ones) will probably require you to add water now but supermarket ones do not.

If too hot, add more coconut milk and perhaps some water but be careful. Too weak, add chillies. Season with Thai fish sauce.

Some great pastes, far far better than UK sourced ones come from here http://www.raanthai.co.uk/retail/copy_of_LOBO_Brand.html Lobo is what I use in Thailand. This is the fish sauce we use http://www.raanthai.co.uk/retail/info_831.html

sallyx

:wave:

only half an hour to go...Im up for party later too

Burlesque_Babe

property.advert wrote: »

Some great pastes, far far better than UK sourced ones come from here http://www.raanthai.co.uk/retail/copy_of_LOBO_Brand.html Lobo is what I use in Thailand. This is the fish sauce we use http://www.raanthai.co.uk/retail/info_831.html

dusts off card............:rotfl: Excellent recommendation - thankyou -always looking for different sources of more authentic pastes etc. I usually make my own but it's good to try different ones and at those prices they are very cheap. :T

edit: ooh, £30 minimum order Oh well, I'll stick to making my own, but thankyou anyway

Bunnyinthelights

Me too Sal!

Bunnyinthelights

BB-we could do a 'bulk' order-I'd like a few for my store cupboard-I love green curries!

smsfrancis

I'm bored!

Buffythedebtslayer

Scott how did you manage to get your debt down by so much so fast?