the takeaway secret

HannahIOW

Had an email today from Amazon saying that my delivery will be delayed

Swan_2

I imagine they're overwhelmed with orders & haven't got enough books to meet the demand

the first book made #2 in the Amazon bestsellers list at one point, outselling Jamie, Nigella etc

sb44

HannahIOW wrote: »

Had an email today from Amazon saying that my delivery will be delayed

We had one too, my husband isn't happy.

He asks what is the point of pre ordering something for a certain date when Amazon aren't able to provide it on that date.

We ordered weeks ago.

The email says awaiting stock from suppliers and 'estimated' arrival date is between 30th May and 6th June. Glad it wasn't supposed to be for his birthday on the 27th.

kerri_gt

Apologies if this has been asked, but after getting ripped off by our local kebab store with a measly sized chicken kebab for £5 (I swear i've seen more meat on a sparrow) :eek: I promised OH I'd make him a chicken kebab from The Takeaway Secret. However, the receipie (can't remember if its the marinate or chilli sauce) calls for onion powder, which I can't find in any local supermarkets (incl world food aisles) or the local Thai supermarket. Would onion granules be ok to use of would these signifciantly alter the taste / texture of the recipie?

tia x

Swan_2

kerri_gt wrote: »

Apologies if this has been asked, but after getting ripped off by our local kebab store with a measly sized chicken kebab for £5 (I swear i've seen more meat on a sparrow) :eek: I promised OH I'd make him a chicken kebab from The Takeaway Secret. However, the receipie (can't remember if its the marinate or chilli sauce) calls for onion powder, which I can't find in any local supermarkets (incl world food aisles) or the local Thai supermarket. Would onion granules be ok to use of would these signifciantly alter the taste / texture of the recipie?

tia x

hi Kerri,
I've never made the chicken kebab, but I've used onion granules in the doner & it was absolutely fine

I don't imagine there's much difference between the two (I mean granules & powder)

Uniscots97

LadyMorticia wrote: »

I'm interested in getting this book. I'm pregnant and have been craving takeaways but don't like the idea of all the fat and grease that goes into them!

The thing is that the only Takeaways I like are pizza, things from the chippy, Macdonalds etc. I don't like chinese, indian, mexican etc and I'm vegetarian.

Are there many recipes to cater for someone like me?

Going by what you said you like there is:

chip shop style chips
fritters
thin crust pizza base
italian pizza sauce
instant pizza sauce
margherita pizza
vegetarian stuffed crust pizza
macaroni cheese
spag bol (a friend does hers with quorn mince and you would never know)
garlic cream fettucine with bacon and mushrooms (leave out the bacon)
breaded mozarella cubes
onion rings
gralic mushrooms
potato wedges
garlic bread
chip shop curry sauce
tortilla wraps
egg muffin (breakfast fast food)
breakfast pancakes
milkshakes
hot chocolate
choc chip cookies
vanilla ice cream
cheesecake


I hope this helps. I think you'd find a lot in the book, the fettucine recipe if I was making it I would just leave out the bacon. Also no reason why for the chicken strips etc you could subsitute Quorn etc.

ali-t

My amazon dispatch is delayed too. Grrrr

nykied

Mine is delayed and I've ordered it to be delivered to my parents' house as I'm dog-sitting for a week. Now it will arrive when I've gone home, which is 80 miles away. Grrrr indeed...

Swan_2

nykied wrote: »

Mine is delayed and I've ordered it to be delivered to my parents' house as I'm dog-sitting for a week. Now it will arrive when I've gone home, which is 80 miles away. Grrrr indeed...

if it's Amazon your order's with, you can probably cancel & re-order it to be sent to your own address

LadyMorticia

unixgirluk wrote: »

Going by what you said you like there is:

chip shop style chips
fritters
thin crust pizza base
italian pizza sauce
instant pizza sauce
margherita pizza
vegetarian stuffed crust pizza
macaroni cheese
spag bol (a friend does hers with quorn mince and you would never know)
garlic cream fettucine with bacon and mushrooms (leave out the bacon)
breaded mozarella cubes
onion rings
gralic mushrooms
potato wedges
garlic bread
chip shop curry sauce
tortilla wraps
egg muffin (breakfast fast food)
breakfast pancakes
milkshakes
hot chocolate
choc chip cookies
vanilla ice cream
cheesecake


I hope this helps. I think you'd find a lot in the book, the fettucine recipe if I was making it I would just leave out the bacon. Also no reason why for the chicken strips etc you could subsitute Quorn etc.

Thank you. That helps alot.

I normally substitute for Quorn anyway with meat based dishes so shouldn't be a problem.