15 hours ago, grollies said:

Vegetarian the other night (and this doesnt happen often!) but definitely food porn.

 

 

Nice sized beans them how much you paying for a tin of the good stuff?

Bread turned out better than hoped. Pate, never made it before, was great.

 

She didn't get any wine but was great with Leo.

 

 

Guests tonight so pilchard salad, chicken with terriyaki sauce and prawn with spicy dipping.

 

Fasolakia - braised green beans and potatoes in a tomato, garlic, parsley, chilli and dill sauce topped with feta cheese and served with crusty white bread.

16 hours ago, grollies said:

Bread turned out better than hoped. Pate, never made it before, was great.

 

She didn't get any wine but was great with Leo.

 Good job mate but you want to get the missus in tune with regard to red wine.

 

Was in town the other day and a fella with his missus passed by selling honey as in jungle honey. Most of the time it is sugar water but this one tasted good so got an empty Sam Song or Hong Thong bottle for 200. Damn it's good. I'll buy it when I see it (if it is honey) and give it to one of the old girls in the village but this stuff is not going anywhere.

 

 

 

55 minutes ago, notmyself said:

 Good job mate but you want to get the missus in tune with regard to red wine.

 

Was in town the other day and a fella with his missus passed by selling honey as in jungle honey. Most of the time it is sugar water but this one tasted good so got an empty Sam Song or Hong Thong bottle for 200. Damn it's good. I'll buy it when I see it (if it is honey) and give it to one of the old girls in the village but this stuff is not going anywhere.

 

 

 

This stuff is the real deal. Wife smoked out a bees nest and took the comb.

 

This is all we have left 

 

Hoping more bees come along this year. I used to keep bees in the UK and fancy having a go over here eventually.

 

20 hours ago, grollies said:

Bread turned out better than hoped. Pate, never made it before, was great.

 

She didn't get any wine but was great with Leo.

 

 

 

that looks mighty fine...you got the crust just right, did you add steam to the oven like they say in most recipes? what recipe did ye use?

 

that would be just right wid me curried beans...

 

 

 

21 minutes ago, tutsiwarrior said:

 

that looks mighty fine...you got the crust just right, did you add steam to the oven like they say in most recipes? what recipe did ye use?

 

that would be just right wid me curried beans...

 

 

 

Yep, tray of water in bottom of oven.

 

By eye as don't have scales:

 

Half 1kg bag strong white flour

 

Water mixed with 1 1/2 teaspoons dried yeast, 1 tspn salt, 1 tspn sugar.

 

Mix and knead for about 10 mins. Place in oiled bowl covered with damp towel for 1 1/2 hours till doubled.

 

Knead again and shape. Cover and leave again to raise. Slash across top, dust with flour and pop in oven.

 

When nearly done turn loaves over above tray water.

 

First time for me it came out as I liked, down to kneading I think.

 

 

6 minutes ago, grollies said:

Yep, tray of water in bottom of oven.

 

By eye as don't have scales:

 

Half 1kg bag strong white flour

 

Water mixed with 1 1/2 teaspoons dried yeast, 1 tspn salt, 1 tspn sugar.

 

Mix and knead for about 10 mins. Place in oiled bowl covered with damp towel for 1 1/2 hours till doubled.

 

Knead again and shape. Cover and leave again to raise. Slash across top, dust with flour and pop in oven.

 

When nearly done turn loaves over above tray water.

 

First time for me it came out as I liked, down to kneading I think.

 

 

 

just right...pretty much what I expected...cheers...

 

 

On 28/03/2017 at 11:43 PM, Rc2702 said:

Nice sized beans them how much you paying for a tin of the good stuff?

Dunno, 3 pack from Makro, not that much.

I would like to cook some Mexican or Tex-Mex dishes.
Given the unavailability of some ingredients, could you help me with some recipes?
Slightly changed or adapted is okay.
Also, I have polenta left.
Can I use it or substitute for corn flour?

32 minutes ago, CLW said:

I would like to cook some Mexican or Tex-Mex dishes.
Given the unavailability of some ingredients, could you help me with some recipes?
Slightly changed or adapted is okay.
Also, I have polenta left.
Can I use it or substitute for corn flour?

You can use tapioca flour as a thickener.

 

I got a nice recipe for chilie con carne and tacos but I'll wait for the Yanks to chip in first - they're supposed to be the experts!

4 hours ago, grollies said:

You can use tapioca flour as a thickener.

 

I got a nice recipe for chilie con carne and tacos but I'll wait for the Yanks to chip in first - they're supposed to be the experts!

 

hey dude...anything that yew can scoop up with a flour tortilla is cool...

 

thus spraken pasadena tutsiwarrior...

 

 

Edited March 30, 20179 yr by tutsiwarrior

4 minutes ago, tutsiwarrior said:

 

hey dude...anything that yew can scoop up with a flour tortilla is cool...

Are you sure about that?

16 minutes ago, anotheruser said:

Are you sure about that?

 

hell yeah...just crack in 2 eggs and a half bottle of tabasco and yer halfway there...either on a plastic plate or a banana leaf depending on where you live...

 

them folks in nicaragua were keen on the banana leaves...black beans and rice with a bit of chile and fried cheese...but if ye didn't get there before 8pm yer were outta luck and went to bed onna empty stomach...

 

 

 

 

Edited March 30, 20179 yr by tutsiwarrior

Are you sure about that?

Sorry for my ignorance, what is that?

Hell yeah...I'm in!!! 

Edited March 30, 20179 yr by Skeptic7

1 hour ago, tutsiwarrior said:

 

hell yeah...just crack in 2 eggs and a half bottle of tabasco and yer halfway there...either on a plastic plate or a banana leaf depending on where you live...

 

them folks in nicaragua were keen on the banana leaves...black beans and rice with a bit of chile and fried cheese...but if ye didn't get there before 8pm yer were outta luck and went to bed onna empty stomach...

 

 

 

 

yeeeee haaaa! nice one tutsi

22 hours ago, CLW said:

I would like to cook some Mexican or Tex-Mex dishes.
Given the unavailability of some ingredients, could you help me with some recipes?
Slightly changed or adapted is okay.
Also, I have polenta left.
Can I use it or substitute for corn flour?

Bit disappointing no replies yet 

1 large onion finely chopped
1 red bell pepper finely chopped
4 cloves garlic chopped
250g pork minced
1 tin tomatoes or 5 fresh tomatoes
1 tin baked beans (or kidney beans if you can find them).
1 tbspn tomato paste
olive oil
1 tspn red chillie powder
2 or 3 green chillies
chicken or pork stock (or stock cube)
red wine if you've got it
salt
black pepper

 

Fry onion, green chillie and red bell pepper in olive oil until soft. Season with salt and pepper.

 

Add garlic, fry for 2 mins.

 

Remove from pan.

 

Finely mince pork and fry till browned. Remove to onion/chillie/pepper/garlic bowl.

 

Fry baked beans until they just start to break up.

 

Add onion/chillie/pepper/garlic/pork and stir.

 

Add tomatoes and some red wine and stock. Fry for couple of minutes.

 

Add tomato paste and stir in.

 

Add more stock until consistency as you like.

 

Simmer for 30 mins. Add more stock if getting too thick.

 

Serve with boiled rice, crusty bread and butter.

3 hours ago, grollies said:

Bit disappointing no replies yet 

I get flour at makro...can't seem to find it anywheres else...plenty of flour tortilla recipes on google...flour, water, oil and salt and baking soda, use a pestle fer a rolling pin...

 

I also got dry beans down the local market...many recipes for frijoles on google, usually use black beans...

 

 

On 3/30/2017 at 2:21 PM, tutsiwarrior said:

 

that looks mighty fine...you got the crust just right, did you add steam to the oven like they say in most recipes? what recipe did ye use?

 

that would be just right wid me curried beans...

 

 

 

and a bum turns up at the Joad family campfire with a crust...'mind if I wallop my bread in yer pot of beans?' and Ma Joad then hands him a plate...

 

such humanity inspires makin' big pots of beans...

 

 

Edited March 31, 20179 yr by tutsiwarrior

I get flour at makro...can't seem to find it anywheres else...plenty of flour tortilla recipes on google...flour, water, oil and salt and baking soda, use a pestle fer a rolling pin...
 
I also got dry beans down the local market...many recipes for frijoles on google, usually use black beans...
 
 

Wheat flour obviously? All-purpose?
I have Kite flour from UFM

23 minutes ago, tutsiwarrior said:

and a bum turns up at the Joad family campfire with a crust...'mind if I wallop my bread in yer pot of beans?' and Ma Joad then hands him a plate...

 

such humanity inspires makin' big pots of beans...

 

 

I like this post very much.

I have to post, because this turned out really good.

Spaghetti with Pesto, crispy prosciutto and crushed macadamia nuts. I even invested in some expensive Parmesan cheese to go on top.

I enjoyed it immensely but the Thai wife prodded it like it was going to bite. She finished it, but no arroi mak.

Sorry no photos, its all gone, lol.

2 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

I have to post, because this turned out really good.

Spaghetti with Pesto, crispy prosciutto and crushed macadamia nuts. I even invested in some expensive Parmesan cheese to go on top.

I enjoyed it immensely but the Thai wife prodded it like it was going to bite. She finished it, but no arroi mak.

Sorry no photos, its all gone, lol.

 

my wife gave up on falang food many years ago so now she just lets me get on with it...it's OK  as I got my own kitchen...

 

recently I had a pot of beans and a chapati and my niece was there...and I scooped up some beans with the bread and offered it to the niece and she wrinkled her nose and backed away...

 

some years ago I offered a glass of A&W root beer to the step daughter and she made a display of upchucking it into the sink...how can anyone not like root beer?

 

 

 

 

51 minutes ago, CLW said:

Wheat flour obviously? All-purpose?
I have Kite flour from UFM

 

most recipes for flour tortillas call fer white flour only...any all purpose flour will do...

 

chapatis on the other hand are half and half...makes them more chewy...

 

 

 
most recipes for flour tortillas call fer white flour only...any all purpose flour will do...
 
chapatis on the other hand are half and half...makes them more chewy...
 
 

Thanks!

7 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

I have to post, because this turned out really good.

Spaghetti with Pesto, crispy prosciutto and crushed macadamia nuts. I even invested in some expensive Parmesan cheese to go on top.

I enjoyed it immensely but the Thai wife prodded it like it was going to bite. She finished it, but no arroi mak.

Sorry no photos, its all gone, lol.

 

It can be a bit hit and miss with western food but you are usually pretty safe with pizza or spaghetti. Maybe it was the Parmesan cheese?

 

I often get asked to make something for a party and the number one request by far is smoked sausage and shrimp Gumbo which they usually have over rice noodles. Gallon of that will be lucky to last 30 minutes. Hard to judge why since the only reason they give is that it tastes good. I found out over time that they really loved the smoked sausage flavour so one time I made Bigos which is a slow cooked Polish 'stew' made of sauerkraut, various small cuts of meat (I omit beef) and lots of smoked sausage. Went down a treat.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigos

 

 

 

Chicken with Cashew Nut


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