Nice People Thread Number 10 -the official residence of Nice People

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

I make leftovers just me sometimes as a plan, like...when making soup/ gazpacho I'll often make enough to last me from mon to fri lunch time at least one meal a day so I can think that's dealt with( I used to basically live off gazpacho in summer weekdays) or cook a larger piece of fish/ meat than I need to use a bit of next day or day after in something else, like a pasta/ soufllee/ salad or what ever.

That's the thing - it's not leftovers if it's planned. Leftovers are the things you didn't expect to have leftover after a meal's eaten.

LydiaJ

PasturesNew wrote: »

Years ago I had a boyfriend whose mum came from Yorkshire. I'd go there for Sunday lunch - and she'd get her Yorkshire out. It was one big one, almost black, flat as a pancake and still completely under 1/2" of fat/oil that had to be drained off into a jug before she could get to the Yorkshire to slice it up. Worst I've ever seen/had!!

Sounds awful. I do like the "one big one" concept, though. My mum used to make one big one when we were little. Some people liked the puffy/crispy bits round the edge, some people preferred the soft stuff in the middle, and some people liked both. When it was cut into pieces, you were given a choice of "corner", "edge" or "middle". I liked "middle", but you can't get any of that when they're all individual.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

I love huge straw hats but the brims always go droopy.

Long hat pins .... across the front?

Can look stylish in glossy magazines.... if I did that I'd look like a scarecrow that'd used a rusty nail.

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

That's the thing - it's not leftovers if it's planned. Leftovers are the things you didn't expect to have leftover after a meal's eaten.

I think of them as being what is 'left over' from that meal, planned or otherwise.

You're right though, I don't get that many unplanned left overs. I don't make many myself and trying to get unbeaten food from a meal that DH or RP are at is like trying to remove a steak from a wolf enclosure at times.

Left overs are usually nicer than the first time meal IMO.

lostinrates

I just ha a double doozer experience

Yorkshire puddings here, electricity on the phone.

PasturesNew

LydiaJ wrote: »

Sounds awful. I do like the "one big one" concept, though. My mum used to make one big one when we were little. Some people liked the puffy/crispy bits round the edge, some people preferred the soft stuff in the middle, and some people liked both. When it was cut into pieces, you were given a choice of "corner", "edge" or "middle". I liked "middle", but you can't get any of that when they're all individual.

When I make a Yorkie I don't measure anything, I whip it up, shove it in the fridge; take it out later and add a splash of cold water, re-beat it. Stick it into the hot oil/tin, shove it in the oven ... and then it tends to be a mail-biting session as it rises... and rises.... and you wonder if it'll become stuck to the roof of the oven or the shelf above.

I like to make them so there's still the soft part. Dry/crispy round the edges, but definitely the soft bit. Serving 4 I used to cut it into 8 pieces as it worked out in our family that then those who liked the crispy bits had 4 corners to choose from (and could have 2 corners) while those who like the soft could choose 2 middle bits, or somebody who liked both could have one of each...

Doozergirl

bugslet wrote: »

*cries*

lir, I'll have to try and persuade a passing driver to post it on here, never worked out how to transfer pics from digital camera/phone to a forum ( or anywhere for a matter of fact:o).

If they are on your computer, then you need to set yourself up with a https://www.photobucket.com account. It's free. Once you've uploaded to there (which isn't hard, I promise) it's fairly easy to copy and paste the link over here.

I would love to see your hat. It sounds beautiful!

lostinrates

I'd love to see some bugslet originals too.



NDG is quiet. Hope all is well.

Fc123....

All our creatives.....

PasturesNew

I now always keep those 15p packets of Yorkshire mix in the cupboard. As I didn't used to have milk in the house (for years) it was easy as the packets only require one egg and water.

I'm buying milk at the moment - for weetabix - so could theoretically make proper Yorkshires if I wanted.

Sometimes I'll do Yorkshire, sometimes toad in the hole - and sometimes Yorkshires with herbs, and I've even done some with roasted tomatoes/onions.

Usually served with mash and beans.

One 15p pack instructions say use one egg. What I do is use half the pack with my smallest egg.

bugslet

Since you ask, lir


http://themillineryschool.co.uk/images/cg/38.jpg

I liked that hat, it's quite dull, but the brief was autumnal straw, everyday rather than flashy.

http://themillineryschool.co.uk/images/cg/37.jpg

I hate making fabric hats, this is the one and only. Which I dislike immensely.