the takeaway secret

lurkey*is*here

we had Chicken tika masala with rice nann bread and Pakoras last night the pakoras where gorgeous and the tika is fast becoming one of our favorites:D and the nann bread yum yum Ill never by it again

M0neysav3r

Thankyou all for your help - most appreciative :j

Off to buy ingredients (and add a new book to my birthday list )

jackieb

I've made the cookie dough for the cookies (obviously! ) and it's in the fridge ready to slice and bake. I made a double batch as it says you can freeze the dough once sliced and just bake them from frozen. Maybe it's because I made a double batch but when I was mixing the ingredients, you don't realise just how much butter and sugar go into them. When you by stuff in the shops it's a case of out of site out of mind, and what I don't know won't hurt me.

jackieb

Just tried 4 cookies in the halogen oven to see if they would come out okay. They were lovely. A little bit sweet, but that's okay, as it means i'll only eat one at a time! I was a bit worried incase i'd rolled the dough into too thin a roll, but they spread out and were a nice size.

Swan_2

kirsty822001 wrote: »

The fajitas i made monday were lovely,,next time i will add smoked praprika instead of normal praprika and i wont add so much chilli powder they were a bit hot for my youngest and for me ;-) Also wasnt very saucey,,,obviously if i use a bought jar there is loads sauce of i use a packet there isnt much,,these were faily dry ,maybe i cooked them too long will try high heat less time ,,was lots going on when i was making them and had to keep them warm.

hi again Kirsty

I usually add the juice of a lime at the end of the cooking (did I mention that already? ) which tastes good & adds a bit of moisture

if I want the fajitas extra 'juicy' I sometimes add a bit of water & some gravy granules to create a sauce, handy if you're not adding salsa & yogurt/sour cream* ... not very authentic, but very tasty


*the runny sour cream we get in the UK is not like the American kind, Greek-style yogurt is more like it in texture, & it's cheaper

mambury

A quick question for you...

I haven't read the whole thread (I really need to get on with some jobs ) but as a veggie I wondered if there were many veggie recipies in the book?? Don't want to buy it to find there are only two or three...

TIA

Mambury

triticale

mambury wrote: »

A quick question for you...

I haven't read the whole thread (I really need to get on with some jobs ) but as a veggie I wondered if there were many veggie recipies in the book?? Don't want to buy it to find there are only two or three...

TIA

Mambury

Just flicking through my copy, seems quite meaty so far!

There is veg curry and tarka dahl in the indian section, I guess you could vegify the chinese chow meins/szechuan.

Theres a couple of vege pastas (mac cheese & garlic cream fettuccine you could leave the bacon out of).

A few non-meat sides/starters, the breads, rices and salads/sauces should mostly be ok, as should pancakes & drinks/desserts.

You could possibly vegify more of the main meals but as a rabid carnivore I have no experience of this.

If you do buy it, I would flick past the first 30 (of 170) pages, as it's all maccy d's & kebabs.

HTH

redlady_1

Um....cookies!!!

mambury

triticale wrote: »

Just flicking through my copy, seems quite meaty so far!

There is veg curry and tarka dahl in the indian section, I guess you could vegify the chinese chow meins/szechuan.

Theres a couple of vege pastas (mac cheese & garlic cream fettuccine you could leave the bacon out of).

A few non-meat sides/starters, the breads, rices and salads/sauces should mostly be ok, as should pancakes & drinks/desserts.

You could possibly vegify more of the main meals but as a rabid carnivore I have no experience of this.

If you do buy it, I would flick past the first 30 (of 170) pages, as it's all maccy d's & kebabs.

HTH

thank you my dear!! As a veggie living in a house of carnivores..... I might just have to purchase the said book..... and justify the cost by 'treating' OH to a curry

redlady_1 wrote: »

Um....cookies!!!

You read my mind...... curry/kebab for OH and Cookies for me

Lisah

I went to Tesco's last night for lamb mince to make the kebab recipe. They have now increased the price from £1.59 to £2.09. Must have noticed they are selling a lot more. I know everything is going up at the minute but it must be around 32% increase.