'supporting each other through really tough times'

greenbee

Bossymoo - I just cut down the liquid. It's worth looking at SC recipes to get the hang of proportions as they are different to conventional cooking.

Lyn - thanks for the info about Wickham... We are hopefully off there this afternoon for a walk/lunch/potter. I'm trying to persuade OH to move there, as it is halfway between his family and mine...

Softstuff

Glad you're getting checked out Katieowl, hope you're in one piece.

Sorry to hear your news Lisakay *hugs*

While I'm on a roll with recipes I'll mention what we had for dinner. Cook some (an entire packet of) spaghetti. Briefly fry a couple of handfuls of shredded cooked chicken , a couple of handfuls of fresh spinach and 2 grated courgettes in some olive oil with a little salt, toss the spaghetti in and stir through a tablespoon of pesto, garnish with a little grated cheese. We have a couple of portions in the freezer for later now.

kidcat

Oooh totally forgot to mention my favourite SC tip and that its to use a cartouche - someone told me about it ages ago when I was doing a boeuf bourginon for a dinner party and I was really pleased with the results. Basically I double fold a piece of tin foil and place it not touching the food but covering the SC contents - it stops the condensation from the SC lid dripping into the meal and really improves the flavour.

fuddle

Excellent softstuff. I have 4 packs of spaghetti and spag bol is one of the meals that has been banished. I think they're actually just getting tired of the same old, same old.

Brilliant tip kidcat

Making baking mad - raisin loaf in a moment. Going to add a bit of cinnamon too. I'd like to add an icing on the top, would I just drizzle icing sugar and water mix?

Not using a tin as I want to batch and freeze a few, hope it holds through cooking!

Possession

Byatt if you have any sherry use that instead of sake. This is my absolute favourite side dish in sushi restaurants - sadly haven't visited one for a while! If you google eggplant miso there are recipes without sake which will be more easily available in Oz than here. You can get mirin in my Mr T though.

Lisakay, so sorry about DH's uncle.

jem132

Morning all iv got one load of washing hanging out its quitters warm hear one load in the wm. Done some sewing and made some carrot muffins in the process iv grated off a big chunk of my thumb :eek:wraped it in kitchen roll and black tape and got a jonny glove on dh is in bed so get get to medical box. He was at work until 4 am and bk at 4pm today. Loads to do Sundays I do a big clean so it will have to wait until he goes to work .witch puts be behind with my usual todo.

Mrs_Veg_Plot

Lisa so sorry to hear about your OH's uncle. Even when expected it is still very sad.

Kidkat can you share your slow cooker risotto please.

Off to see a friends new baby today, looking forward for a cuddle, she now has a 6yr old a 1yr old and a new baby :eek:.

Hope Katieowl gets on Ok, i was concerned as I know 2 people that walked around for several days on a broken hip (one of them for 2 weeks before she saw a doctor).

fuddle

We're in the wars today! :eek:

Lisakay, so sorry to read of your loss. I hope your little ones are coping. Plenty of mummy hugs today.

Byatt, perfect fire lighting weather If you can, can you take a pic when it's coming in dusk and all cosy Just so I can be jealous mind.
I have something similar to this in the new house not so rustic huh? :rotfl: At least I can share the glow :cool:

I'm visioning something rather bizarre that you have on your thumb jem... a jonny glove :eek::rotfl:

Bother, I came to ask a question. I can't remember what it was now

Edit: I remember! The fruit cobbler? How do you make it again?

kidcat

Mrs VP - I will dig it out and post later, cooking roast dinner at the moment - OH isnt in work today (first sunday in four weeks) and I had forgotten how hard it was working in kitchen around him

jem132

Fuddle sorry it's what they call them at dh work its one of the medical gloves nurses where lol :j