Jamie Oliver

freyasmum

fallen121 wrote: »

I like how he advocates not wasting anything, but I am afraid using cauliflower leaves and stalks as part of your meal is just not on. Especially if you have kids and struggle to get them to eat their greens. I eat a LOT of vegetables but I am afraid I just baulk at that. I can't expect my kids to eat it if I won't touch it myself, can I?

Why? :undecided

Ok, I get that you're wary of the leaves - but why the stalk? I eat mine at the same time - afterall, I've paid for it.

Tom Kerridge makes a lovely warmed gammon served with broccoli stalks and a poached egg. It's only part of the vegetable!

I sometimes save muchroom stalks for soups

But then my daughter was weaned on vegetables and adores sprouts and broccoli - she asks me to get them while we're in the supermarket

bizzylizzy

I have just borrowed one of the books from the library, I reserved it online and am delighted to have it for a while. And it looks like I am the first to borrow this particular one, it still has that 'new book' smell! I will report back when I've read it.

p-pincher

I really like the book, I made the fish pie and it was really nice. I do normally make my own pie but this version was packed full of veg. I left the prawns out as we didn't have any and I only had a small piece of salmon that's been hanging around the freezer so i made it up with 2 pieces of smoked haddock instead. The sauce was really nice. Got plenty for dinner tomorrow.

Re the cauli stalks, i'd never tried them before until i made the cauli and macaroni cheese from his 30 min meals and they were really nice in that. to be honest i didn't mention to anyone i'd put them in and no one seemed to notice.

Going to try the roast chicken next with the spinach and chicken canneloni made with the leftovers.

Honey_Bear

The person who chops up the cauliflower and broccoli gets the stalk to eat raw having sliced off the tough outer skin. It's regarded as a treat, like crudit!s, perfect for snacking on while cooking. The only cauliflower leaves I eat are the tiny pale green ones, and they're absolutely lovely. With broccoli, we eat the lot.

Liz3yy

honeythewitch wrote: »

Is there anybody in the world who buys a large joint of beef for fourteen pounds, eats half, cant think what to do with the rest and chucks seven quids worth in the bin?

£14? more like £40 where I live! nice at Xmas though

Liz3yy

bizzylizzy wrote: »

I have just borrowed one of the books from the library, I reserved it online and am delighted to have it for a while. And it looks like I am the first to borrow this particular one, it still has that 'new book' smell! I will report back when I've read it.

No library in our village but then I don't need to borrow books as we have nearly all the cook books we need. If hubby and I want to try something new we Google for ideas.

As for Jamie, I can understand the frustration some people have, but you have to admire the guy for the effort he is making to get people to think about what they eat and to get people cooking at home for their families.

Have to laugh at his 15 minutes meals claims however, we tried his beef kofta curry this evening, rather than 15 minutes it was more like 45!

fallen121

freyasmum wrote: »

The pizza stone is a valuable tool, but it has only one purpose!

I use mine for pizza, naan, bread rolls, savory muffins, sausage rolls, various types of flatbread and cookies.

:j

lostinrates

fallen121 wrote: »

I like how he advocates not wasting anything, but I am afraid using cauliflower leaves and stalks as part of your meal is just not on. Especially if you have kids and struggle to get them to eat their greens. I eat a LOT of vegetables but I am afraid I just baulk at that. I can't expect my kids to eat it if I won't touch it myself, can I?

Stalks are the sweetest, nicest bit IMO!

The leaves are nice too, I'm afraid I'm totally pro eating them. I would have thought it was totally old style in the theme of wasting nothing and using everything wisely too.

ash28

fallen121 wrote: »

I like how he advocates not wasting anything, but I am afraid using cauliflower leaves and stalks as part of your meal is just not on. Especially if you have kids and struggle to get them to eat their greens. I eat a LOT of vegetables but I am afraid I just baulk at that. I can't expect my kids to eat it if I won't touch it myself, can I?

I was brought up in a household where cooking the leaves and stalks of cauliflower and broccoli was normal. My mother and grandmother didn't remove the leaves and stalks from a cauli - and they didn't break the cauli into florets either, they cut it into quarters complete with leaves and stalks and then gave it a rough chop when it was cooked. My children never had an issue - but they got it from being babies....no jars or tins.

Sometimes I cook it like that too, especially if I have paid an arm and a leg for a cauli that when you get it home it would be lucky to serve 2 or 3 if you discarded the leaves and stalks.

I also use everything if I'm doing a cauliflower cheese....there are many Indian recipes that use the leaves and stalks too. Pakora, pilau, bhaji, dry curry.........

honeythewitch

Liz3yy wrote: »

£14? more like £40 where I live! nice at Xmas though

He used brisket, so you can get a fair sized chunk for fourteen pounds. (but its not so cheap you would buy more than you need )