Which ingredients do you make and which do you buy?

npsmama

til everything has dissolved and the curd thickens.

How long would you say this takes?

alba37

Great thread!

I don't make much at home now. Although I'm trying out ice cream at the moment...

I always make mayonnaise, it's so easy and much nicer than shop bought:

Milk, double quantity of oil, lemon juice, salt & garlic (if you want) Mix all together with a hand blender, it works better if the beaker is on top of a dish towel.

npsmama

This truly is the best ice cream ever: http://www.recipezaar.com/38523

The recipe calls for half & half but I use a mixture of 1 cup milk and 1TB melted butter instead.

LameWolf

npsmama wrote: »

How long would you say this takes?

For the butter and sugar in the lemon curd to dissolve and the whole thing start to thicken up.....

I've never really timed it, but it's only a few minutes. Guessing, between 5 and 10 mins. HTH.

mummysaver

alba37 wrote: »

Great thread!

I don't make much at home now. Although I'm trying out ice cream at the moment...

I always make mayonnaise, it's so easy and much nicer than shop bought:

Milk, double quantity of oil, lemon juice, salt & garlic (if you want) Mix all together with a hand blender, it works better if the beaker is on top of a dish towel.

No eggs?

And do you just mix everythng together in one?

Thanks

springchicken

Are there any foods some of you prefer shop bought rather than home made ?
I am an eager cook but must admit I prefer aunt Bessies mash to my own !
Also I much prefer the ready made trifles from the chiller cabinets to home made.
Is it just me or do any other old stylers want to confess !

nickyhutch

I think I make a mean mash, but we had M&S Ultimate Mash tonight (2 dine for £10) and it was truly the dogs'.

Jem8472

I am not sure why but I think tuna sandwiches always taste better from shops rather than home made.

chika

Haha loads of things. Custard, hoummous (the arden type), some bread, and to be honest most of the M&S stuff. Their cauliflower cheese is the most divine food ever. Ever!

JoolzS

I'm the same as puss14, never found anything ready made than is better than I could make. I do occasionally find some things (can't think of any off hand right now though) that is really nice and that I would never consider making. I find most ready-made stuff far too salty, even M&S, and that saltiness overpowers any of the other flavours.

Ahh, just thought of something before I hit submit reply - fish pies. I have never made a really good fish pie (with the mash on top) and I really like the cheap ones, even though it's obvious they use some smash-like potato thing for the topping.

Julie