What cool stuff have you cooked/baked lately?

[sputnik sweetheart]

I love cooking and I love hosting dinner parties for my friends.

What have you have cooked\baked lately? Maybe we can share some pics and recipes? :)

[wynrae]

I can't cook, I can burn toast and freeze Ice cubes though!

My friend makes these amazing pixel cookies where he makes all coloured cookie dough and cuts the dough in a square shaped playdough cutter then he lines all the cubed shape strips into a picture of whatever video game character and bakes. They are so amazing! I'll have to find a picture.

[pho3nixphir3]

i was *going* to make cupcakes today, ran out of time. i'm really not a cook/baker. i did make dinner for the fam the other night- which for me is a biggish thing. tuna bake, garlic potato mash garlic bread. that's probably the extent of my culinary skills.

[munijy]

I can't bake, but I'm willing to learn.. :)

My talent is in eating yummy stuff that others bake. :D

[trina2004]

I can't really cook. My favourite dish is meatloaf cause I like making little mince snowmen and then playing Stuart Diver with them in an avalanche of breadcrumbs/egg/spices.

[tweety]

hi sputnik, fellow foodie!!!

i love cooking and have to admit i'm quite good at it.
love every aspect of cooking: thinking about what to prepare, the shopping, the quietly preparing everything for a big dinner, watching ppl enjoy my food, the social aspect, the feeding aspect...love it!

i mostly cook belgian cuisine and i love the vast array of high quality ingredients we have here.

what's your passion?

nice to meet you! :)

[munijy]

XD

I love to eat, you love to cook.

LET'S BE FRIENDS~~~ <3

My passion: eating, amongst other things

[tweety]

XD

I love to eat, you love to cook.

LET'S BE FRIENDS~~~ <3

My passion: eating, amongst other things

tiny detail: 20.000kms......my food would be cold by the time you get here :p

[munijy]

):
Aww...... You never know.... I might be studying somewhere near you next year! XD (Depending on which uni I go to for further studies)

[tweety]

):
Aww...... You never know.... I might be studying somewhere near you next year! XD (Depending on which uni I go to for further studies)

oh, where are you intending to study next year??

[munijy]

Hm... Not sure yet. But it'll probably be somewhere in Australia. lol. Will only find out by the end of this year.

[sputnik sweetheart]

hi sputnik, fellow foodie!!!

i love cooking and have to admit i'm quite good at it.
love every aspect of cooking: thinking about what to prepare, the shopping, the quietly preparing everything for a big dinner, watching ppl enjoy my food, the social aspect, the feeding aspect...love it!

i mostly cook belgian cuisine and i love the vast array of high quality ingredients we have here.

what's your passion?

nice to meet you! :)

Hellloo fellow foodie! I knew there would have to be a few of us on here!

I absolutely love cooking for people. Provided it isn't a massive flop of course. I'm having a dinner party tonight for 7. A friend from London is in Sydney at the moment and she has requested spaghetti bolognese, which I find a little boring. But I cooked it last night (everyone know spaghetti bolognese is better the next day) with 50/50 beef and pork and some good quality smokey bacon. I'm making italian mushroom ragout and home made mini garlic breads to put in the middle of the table and the guests can serve themselves. For dessert I have made lemon coconut truffles! Main course is going to be quite heavy so I wanted something light/small to finish it off. :)

What kitchen plans do you have?

[sputnik sweetheart]

I don't know what my passion is? I enjoy trying new thing and learning?

[star-seeker]

Hellloo fellow foodie! I knew there would have to be a few of us on here!

I absolutely love cooking for people. Provided it isn't a massive flop of course. I'm having a dinner party tonight for 7. A friend from London is in Sydney at the moment and she has requested spaghetti bolognese, which I find a little boring. But I cooked it last night (everyone know spaghetti bolognese is better the next day) with 50/50 beef and pork and some good quality smokey bacon. I'm making italian mushroom ragout and home made mini garlic breads to put in the middle of the table and the guests can serve themselves. For dessert I have made lemon coconut truffles! Main course is going to be quite heavy so I wanted something light/small to finish it off. :)

What kitchen plans do you have?

I had to go and make a big breakfast after reading this, just polished off some eggs on toast:D

I love cooking and baking! I make great curry from scratch, and love to do all the sides that go with it..

The other night I made a divine prawn, feta and herb risotto that was really yummy, and I also finally found a banana bread recipe that I adore!

Where do you get your inspiration from? Do you buy food magazines, or get recipes off the internet? Any websites you can recommend?

[sputnik sweetheart]

I had to go and make a big breakfast after reading this, just polished off some eggs on toast:D

I love cooking and baking! I make great curry from scratch, and love to do all the sides that go with it..

The other night I made a divine prawn, feta and herb risotto that was really yummy, and I also finally found a banana bread recipe that I adore!

Where do you get your inspiration from? Do you buy food magazines, or get recipes off the internet? Any websites you can recommend?


Oh that risotto sounds devine!! I do buy food mags sometimes. Donna Hay is my favourite!! I have a few of her cookbooks also. The main food website that I use is lifestylefoods.com.au it's great for searching for recipes too. You can search by ingredients which I love.

[Neptune]

I love cooking too! Add me on Facebook and you can see my rainbow cake :) And all of the other cakes/cupcakes I love making.

I also make great massaman curry from scratch, corn fritters, takoyaki, okonomiyaki, sushi, pad thai, rice risottos, pizzas, whatever! I just love food. As soon as I have a house (decent kitchen is a must), I will be having some of you girls around for a big gay dinner party.

[star-seeker]

If you're having sushi, I'm there like a bear!!!! hehehehehe!

Haven't tried any of Donna Hay's recipes yet, must give it a bash!

[Tails]

It all sounds lovely, so who coming round mine to cook me dinner :)

[Neptune]

I do love Japanese themed nights, mmmm sushi, tempura, okonomiyaki, takoyaki, miso soup, seaweed salad! And Asian food is so much cheaper here than in NZ, I'm up for it.

[camiseta]

Hi ladies

I'm making a cake tonight for the Bobby Goldsmith Bake Off tomorrow. It's entitled "Mr Shuffles Goes to Kens". A pink elephant going into a sauna ha.

[Neptune]

Sounds awesome! You should post pics.

It just occurred to me that I should make rainbow coming out cakes. Just like last weekend's one but with "I'm gay" iced on top. If it goes badly then you still have cake. Perhaps I'll give one to my family one day.

[ammonite]

i've been making a lot of banana cakes that i never get to eat any of
people tell me they have been good but i can not confirm it

[JessMess]

I tried to make Bacon Jam on Monday... but it was an immense failure and I am still trying to scrape off bits of bacon from my crock pot!

[JessMess]

Oh, also I recomend checking out Not Quite Nigella's food blog. She does food reviews and her own and other people's recipes. I'm addicted! :)

I'd link to her site, but because I'm new I can't!

[sputnik sweetheart]

Oh, also I recomend checking out Not Quite Nigella's food blog. She does food reviews and her own and other people's recipes. I'm addicted! :)

I'd link to her site, but because I'm new I can't!

ha ha I'm following her on Twitter!

[JessMess]

ha ha I'm following her on Twitter!

Me too... and I'm on the daily mailing list for her blog too. I'm so addicted!

[Hessy]

I find cooking quite therapeutic (I get this way whenever Masterchef is on :P) but I'm only just learning the basics of chopping and stuff.

But been a hardcore eater of pretty much everything you got up until recently. When i got food poisoning from sushi.

[tweety]

Hellloo fellow foodie! I knew there would have to be a few of us on here!

I absolutely love cooking for people. Provided it isn't a massive flop of course. I'm having a dinner party tonight for 7. A friend from London is in Sydney at the moment and she has requested spaghetti bolognese, which I find a little boring. But I cooked it last night (everyone know spaghetti bolognese is better the next day) with 50/50 beef and pork and some good quality smokey bacon. I'm making italian mushroom ragout and home made mini garlic breads to put in the middle of the table and the guests can serve themselves. For dessert I have made lemon coconut truffles! Main course is going to be quite heavy so I wanted something light/small to finish it off. :)

What kitchen plans do you have?

mmmmmm...sounds lovely!!!!!! thank god i live so far away coz i would've invited myself!!!!

spag bol, the real spag bol, is a bit of a boring dish but in all honesty, when made the proper italian way, it takes forever!
my colleague's mum (they're from sicily) makes her own tomato base by putting meat with freshly peeled tomatoes and herbs of course for hours and hours on the stove....takes forever but the taste reflects that of course.

those lemon coconut truffles sound delish!!!
doesn't matter if the main course is a bit heavy...give your guests a nice digestive drink and they'll be chuffed like pigs in shit... :D

well we're on a diet...summer's coming so a change of culinary habits is in order....long over due to be honest! but anyway, every excess kilo comes with a lovely story so.... :)
am making white asparagus, don't know if you can get them but they are divine. the non-diet way of preparing them very nicely is to boil them a bit, finish them off in cleared butter, boil eggs, mash 'm with some of the melted butter and some finely shredded parsley, serve all of this with some little boiled potatoes and bob's your uncle. so the diet version of this is without the butter and no tatties.

ok, i got a feeling this thread is gonna become a foodie blog!

[cilipadi]

I love cooking too! Add me on Facebook and you can see my rainbow cake :) And all of the other cakes/cupcakes I love making.


I thought I was a good cook... until I saw that cake.

tweety... if this is going to be a food blog... maybe you should start us off. Awesome recipes from the mistress of the kitchen, please!

[tweety]

I thought I was a good cook... until I saw that cake.

tweety... if this is going to be a food blog... maybe you should start us off. Awesome recipes from the mistress of the kitchen, please!

they'll come naturally...one ingredient in someone else's post will make me think of other recipes....

so your recipe of today is to make my dish the way i described it in my previous post but use green asparagus if you can't get the white ones. yummie for the tummie!! :)

i'll introduce you girls to my national cuisine...prolly one of the best in the world....and no, us belgians do not have a patriotic bone in our body so it must be true :D

[cilipadi]

Lol... I am a non-intuitive cook, I need exact weights and measurements and times, or my food goes all wonky. But if I'm feeling adventurous this weekend I may try the asparagus.

[wasabii2008]

hehe , has anybody else tried this? baking a cake in the rice cooker? its not as strange as it sounds, it maintains a certain moistness =] and its very clean and simple

haha yes. very asian i hear you say? :)

[tweety]

Lol... I am a non-intuitive cook, I need exact weights and measurements and times, or my food goes all wonky. But if I'm feeling adventurous this weekend I may try the asparagus.

cooking doesn't require exact weights and measurements, baking does though.

keep tasting your food whilst cooking it and whatever tastes nice, is perfect.

really cilipadi, try it, it's - like someone already said on here - very therapeutic to cook.
always work with good quality ingredients and follow your taste buds: you can't go wrong.

[cilipadi]

hehe , has anybody else tried this? baking a cake in the rice cooker? its not as strange as it sounds, it maintains a certain moistness =] and its very clean and simple

haha yes. very asian i hear you say? :)

What sort of cake? My dad has a slow-cooker and cooks really yummy chocolate puddings in that. I wonder if I could substitute a rice-cooker?

cooking doesn't require exact weights and measurements, baking does though.

keep tasting your food whilst cooking it and whatever tastes nice, is perfect.

really cilipadi, try it, it's - like someone already said on here - very therapeutic to cook.
always work with good quality ingredients and follow your taste buds: you can't go wrong.

Ok, I will give it a go, although the demon of exactitude that lives in my heart will no doubt rise up and rebel against the experiment. I will have to crush her :p

I'm always very impressed by people who cook by just tasting and feeling their way. I tried to learn to cook some of my favourite dishes from my girlfriend's mum. I kept asking her "how much of this goes in?" and "how long do you fry it for?" She'd always just say, oh, anything, anything, while I stood there helpless with my little notepad.

Actually I agree that cooking is therapeutic. Chopping herbs is my favourite. I always overchop them just to keep breathing in the scent.

[wasabii2008]

cilipadi , wish it could be something cool, but it was just a simple buttercake =] i cant bake anything else really? im more of a "ready steady cook-er" just what ever is in the fridge xD

tweety you sound like a pro!

[tweety]

What sort of cake? My dad has a slow-cooker and cooks really yummy chocolate puddings in that. I wonder if I could substitute a rice-cooker?



Ok, I will give it a go, although the demon of exactitude that lives in my heart will no doubt rise up and rebel against the experiment. I will have to crush her :p

I'm always very impressed by people who cook by just tasting and feeling their way. I tried to learn to cook some of my favourite dishes from my girlfriend's mum. I kept asking her "how much of this goes in?" and "how long do you fry it for?" She'd always just say, oh, anything, anything, while I stood there helpless with my little notepad.

Actually I agree that cooking is therapeutic. Chopping herbs is my favourite. I always overchop them just to keep breathing in the scent.


put that demon to rest together with your inner lawyer... ;)

there really isn't anything impressive about cooking from the heart. i find ppl who can bake nice things impressive, that's much more of an art form.
when cooking, use your eyes, nose and taste buds. feel the food. textures. it's that simple. then think about scents and tastes and try to figure out what would work together.
and if not, use a cook book and start from there. you'll see, after a while you'll be able to cook from scratch with no book in sight!

the "mise en place" is very therapeutic...chopping away, having a little glass of wine (one shouldn't but it makes the cooking experience so much more sexy :D ), dreaming about whatever, all those scents like you said...see cilipadi, you got it in you!

no wasabi, i'm not a pro but i did go to nightschool coz a few years ago, i was so fed up with the corporate world that i wanted to get out of it and i thought there was a way out through food. was fed up with the politics in big businesses and felt like doing something where you would either get instant gratification or instant disappointment. no need for strategies. if you know what i mean....
but my wife and i changed our future plans drastically so i'm sticking to the job, hopefully only for a little while more.
i'm a very decent cook but the learning process is never finished and that's what makes it so much fun.

[munijy]

T.T foooooooooood. *drools*

I need to stop reading this thread and go get dinner.

@Neptune. I LOVE YOUR RAINBOW CAKE!!! XD And a big gay dinner sounds awesome!!! I volunteer to make chawanmushi. :)

[datkindagal]

I'm baking Tara Dennis wrapped in felt.

[SyNG]

I love cooking hoping to become a chef, today i made a chocolate bavarois for TAFE

[tweety]

I'm baking Tara Dennis wrapped in felt.

cannibalists have their own foodie thread! :D

[tweety]

I love cooking hoping to become a chef, today i made a chocolate bavarois for TAFE

if you really want it, you'll make it happen!!!

being a chef must be a very tough job, working whilst everybody else is having fun, truckloads of pressure every day but when you have the passion, you'll more than likely love it.

and feeling passion in your work, being able to create...it must be so nice!

and how was your chocolate bavarois? tasty i bet!

[SyNG]

if you really want it, you'll make it happen!!!

being a chef must be a very tough job, working whilst everybody else is having fun, truckloads of pressure every day but when you have the passion, you'll more than likely love it.

and feeling passion in your work, being able to create...it must be so nice!

and how was your chocolate bavarois? tasty i bet!

Thanks, I know its hard work but I believe its worth it, the Bavarois was nice but it took ages to get them out of the mould

[tweety]

Thanks, I know its hard work but I believe its worth it, the Bavarois was nice but it took ages to get them out of the mould

always easier to put a bit of confectionary sugar in the wet(ish) mould or glad wrap works fine as well.

if you've got passion for food, you'll love the job!

[roshki]

I love to bake, cook, steam, fry.....

since I'm on diet I had to cut back this activity, or change some recepies, or even create new dishes.
I have baked pizza today. - that does not fit in the diet :-) it's a day off.
"Happy to be me" is asking for recepies regularly, but she haven't given me any feedback ...

[tweety]

I love to bake, cook, steam, fry.....

since I'm on diet I had to cut back this activity, or change some recepies, or even create new dishes.
I have baked pizza today. - that does not fit in the diet :-) it's a day off.
"Happy to be me" is asking for recepies regularly, but she haven't given me any feedback ...

no feedback...that's not a good sign! :p

made your own dough and all?

i love cooking from scratch, we're just not into prepared cr*p (excuse my french) so nearly everything here is homemade with fresh ingredients.

[Happy to be me]

I love to bake, cook, steam, fry.....

since I'm on diet I had to cut back this activity, or change some recepies, or even create new dishes.
I have baked pizza today. - that does not fit in the diet :-) it's a day off.
"Happy to be me" is asking for recepies regularly, but she haven't given me any feedback ...

:p ah hum!!
I was getting the recipe for my brother who loves the hungarian doughnuts !!!

I am going to try the Lentil soup soon!!

OMG!!!

I had the best Banofie Pie on monday at a cafe i never tryed it but im in love!!!

I like simple tastes not too much ingredients or added cream..

Cinnamon toast, french toast,
stirfrys, one pot dishes,

I love experimenting with herbs and i used my blender alot last summer to make frozen berry and yoghurt smoothies!

at the moment im into slow cooking meat in the oven..
i made a lamb curry and put it all in a oven dish and cooked it on low for 5 hrs the meat was so tender!!
u can do that Cilipadi!!

and apple pie is easy too!!

Happy cooking!!

[camiseta]

hi ladies

My cake turned out so much better than I expected it would. The cardoard sauna that I made for the elephant cake to walk into is hilarious. And there is a licorice road with a channel 7 van driving down it trying to catch Mr Shuffles as he goes into the sauna. Will post some pics after tomorrows competition and auction.

Meanwhile who is in love with their slow cooker? OMG best appliance I have ever bought.

[Light-Bearer]

I am a great cook, and funnily had never decorated a cake before due to the fact that I dont eat icing or sugar.

But it turned out ok as I did heaps of preparation work before hand by watching every single you tube video about icing a cake.

I learnt it is important to crumb coat a cake with exposed edges before icing, to get the best result.

[star-seeker]

Meanwhile who is in love with their slow cooker? OMG best appliance I have ever bought.

Me!! I love mine, tonight we're having a sausage hotpot with sweet potato and green beans, about to prepare it now!

Here is a couple of "easy" websites...

www.bestrecipes.com.au

www.taste.com.au

[trina2004]

Why bake? Isn't that what bakery's are for?

(someone has to cut in on all this 'I love cooking stuff')

[star-seeker]

It's so much fun baking!

I've never tried to make chocolate eclairs, and why should I bother when there is a little bakery in town that does white and brown chocolate ones, 12 mini one's for $4.60... you can get loads of them and make a big eclair cake! Delish!

[tweety]

Why bake? Isn't that what bakery's are for?

(someone has to cut in on all this 'I love cooking stuff')

it just gives me loads of pleasure to prepare something from scratch, something you most of the time have no idea what they put into it when you buy it in the store.

it's more than likely some primitive feeling i get when feeding my wife/family/friends, it gives me a buzz.

[tweety]

I am a great cook, and funnily had never decorated a cake before due to the fact that I dont eat icing or sugar.

But it turned out ok as I did heaps of preparation work before hand by watching every single you tube video about icing a cake.

I learnt it is important to crumb coat a cake with exposed edges before icing, to get the best result.

you don't eat sugar coz you don't like it or can't eat it? coz if it's the latter of the two, have you checked out tagatose? there's no nasty stuff in there like aspartame and you can use it for baking as well.

so what's your best dish?

[sputnik sweetheart]

My Friday night dinner was a success. Everyone had seconds!

Has anyone made their own sushi? Neptune??

[Neptune]

Fantastic!

Yes I make my own sushi.. often :) More of a summer food though, and my favourite is salmon and mango

[cilipadi]

it just gives me loads of pleasure to prepare something from scratch, something you most of the time have no idea what they put into it when you buy it in the store.

it's more than likely some primitive feeling i get when feeding my wife/family/friends, it gives me a buzz.

Preparing food for people does feel very good, it's true :)

[Light-Bearer]

I got sooooo stoned last night I think I baked myself.

Boom Boom.

[sputnik sweetheart]

I got sooooo stoned last night I think I baked myself.

Boom Boom.


:D

[sputnik sweetheart]

Does anyone want to share some winter warming soup recipes?

I try and do big soup batches and freeze portions for lunch.

[Happy to be me]

Does anyone want to share some winter warming soup recipes?

I try and do big soup batches and freeze portions for lunch.

Roshki has a few Lentil and cumin soup and a few others..

The web pages starseeker added have heaps of recipies hon!!

:)

[sputnik sweetheart]

Roshki has a few Lentil and cumin soup and a few others..

The web pages starseeker added have heaps of recipies hon!!

:)

I know Happy and the website I added has heaps of recipes too. I was looking for all time favourite recipes and I'm trying to get people to share. :)

Below is one of mine. I have been making it for years. It's a super simple lentil soup but it's cheap to make, freezes and reheats well and can we dressed up with sundried tomatos, proscuitto, chorizo, fresh basil or home made croutons (just to name a few!) I almost always add a dollop of sour cream just before serving!

Lentil soup


3 tablespoons of butter
1 Onion chopped
2-3 Garlic cloves (or 1 if you're not a garlic fan)
1 Cup of dried red lentils
400G can of chopped tomatoes
2-3 tablespoons of sundried tomato pesto
3 cups of vegetable stock


Melt the butter over medium heat, add onion and garlic. Once the onion is translucent add lentils, chopped tomatoes, pesto and stock and bring the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 45 mins.


This recipe will serve 4. I usually do a double batch though and freeze individual servings.


You can also do basil pesto with green lentils instead of tomato pesto and red lentils.

[star-seeker]

I'm going to try that one Sputnik, delicious!

Today I am doing a beef roast in my slowcooker.. I can't go back to doing it in the oven since I tried it.. and then making the gravy in the liquid after the roast has cooked is so yummy, I could just drink it like that!

[cilipadi]

I went away for the weekend with friends... everyone prepared a dish for dinner and we feasted like kings. I wish I could eat like that every day. It's not just the food, it's the combination of the food and the company that makes it wonderful.

The highlight was the mulled wine. I'd never had it before and it was amazing. I think I will have to learn how to make it and substitute it for my winter cups of tea. Being perpetually mellow seems like the perfect way to get through the colder months.

[JessMess]

Mulled wine sounds delicious!

I'm a vegie, but I finally made some delicious (I hope) bacon jam for my dad's birthday. My first experiment with it lead to a baked on crust in my iron cast pot... but this time around it worked perfectly :)

[tweety]

recipe from my neck of the woods:

http://nami-nami.blogspot.com/2009/05/belgian-chicken-stew-waterzooi-recipe.html

this is a very yummie soup/stew!!

[sputnik sweetheart]

recipe from my neck of the woods:

http://nami-nami.blogspot.com/2009/05/belgian-chicken-stew-waterzooi-recipe.html

this is a very yummie soup/stew!!


Ohhhh Yummmm!!! I'll be cooking that for sure!!!

I stayed home and cooked heaaaps this weekend.

Friday - Pork Snitzel with sage and almonds, potato salad with dijon mustard and verjuce followed by warm apple crumble cinnamon cakes.

Saturday - Roasted potato, cauliflower and parmasen soup.

Sunday - Caramelised onion and goats cheese tarts (with homemade puff pastry) served with green beans and chargrilled chicken breast.




What did you cook over the weekend?

[sputnik sweetheart]

And I also want to try mulled wine!!

[wasabii2008]

Ohhhh Yummmm!!! I'll be cooking that for sure!!!

I stayed home and cooked heaaaps this weekend.

Friday - Pork Snitzel with sage and almonds, potato salad with dijon mustard and verjuce followed by warm apple crumble cinnamon cakes.

Saturday - Roasted potato, cauliflower and parmasen soup.

Sunday - Caramelised onion and goats cheese tarts (with homemade puff pastry) served with green beans and chargrilled chicken breast.




What did you cook over the weekend?

OH sputnik sweetheart will you adopt me? please? ill be you little asian baby :)

[Bon91]

I cooked Peanut Butter & Chocolate biscuits!
They were good as, i had planned on taking them to work with me.. Then we got stoned and ate them.. ALL.
Defs worth it though!! Hahahahaaaaaaa

[tweety]

Ohhhh Yummmm!!! I'll be cooking that for sure!!!

I stayed home and cooked heaaaps this weekend.

Friday - Pork Snitzel with sage and almonds, potato salad with dijon mustard and verjuce followed by warm apple crumble cinnamon cakes.

Saturday - Roasted potato, cauliflower and parmasen soup.

Sunday - Caramelised onion and goats cheese tarts (with homemade puff pastry) served with green beans and chargrilled chicken breast.

What did you cook over the weekend?

someone had a bit of a culinary fest and it wasn't me!!!

desserts and everything???

homemade puff pastry???????????? respect!!!!
when making puff pastry yourself, you come to realise how much butter is involved in the process.....and makes you wanna eat it even more!!! :D

sounds all very very yummie!!!!!

we're in healthy eating mode so salads, fruit, veggies...nothing worth mentioning...although, the smoked halibut was mmmmmmmmm

[sputnik sweetheart]

OH sputnik sweetheart will you adopt me? please? ill be you little asian baby :)

Awwww!!!! :p

[sputnik sweetheart]

someone had a bit of a culinary fest and it wasn't me!!!

desserts and everything???

homemade puff pastry???????????? respect!!!!
when making puff pastry yourself, you come to realise how much butter is involved in the process.....and makes you wanna eat it even more!!! :D

sounds all very very yummie!!!!!

we're in healthy eating mode so salads, fruit, veggies...nothing worth mentioning...although, the smoked halibut was mmmmmmmmm

Sooooo much butter! Midweek we try our best to avoid carbs at night and eat lots of low calorie stuff. It's really hard though :/


Do you have any low cal and/or nob carb type hints and ticks you could share with me? A friend of mine has just fallen in love with caramelised balsamic vineagar! That's on my shopping list now :)

[sputnik sweetheart]

I cooked Peanut Butter & Chocolate biscuits!
They were good as, i had planned on taking them to work with me.. Then we got stoned and ate them.. ALL.
Defs worth it though!! Hahahahaaaaaaa

Chocolate and peanut butter is such a happy marriage!

[sputnik sweetheart]

Mulled wine recipe!
http://www.twothousand.com.au/eat-drink/mulled-wine-recipe-2/

[angelicfootstomp]

Hi. I am new to this site, just joined this afternoon. I am happy for people to say hello and to make new friends. I love to make vegan food..wait! Before you stop reading anymore, thinking its boring old beans and vegies, let me tell you about some recent food I have made..A very yummy vegan soy mince shepherds pie with vegan gravy, and organic potato mash! I will post pics after 2 weeks as it is not yet allowed for me as a total newbie!

[sputnik sweetheart]

Hi. I am new to this site, just joined this afternoon. I am happy for people to say hello and to make new friends. I love to make vegan food..wait! Before you stop reading anymore, thinking its boring old beans and vegies, let me tell you about some recent food I have made..A very yummy vegan soy mince shepherds pie with vegan gravy, and organic potato mash! I will post pics after 2 weeks as it is not yet allowed for me as a total newbie!

Welcome!

I used to be vegetarian and I still cook a lot of vegetarian at home. I love cheese too much to consider being vegan though. I'm looking forward to seeing your pics and reading your cooking stories!

[Hessy]

My housemate is away and she doesn't like mushrooms so i get to use mushies tonight!

I kind of make some of it up as I go but tonight's stir fry will include :
*sugar snap peas
*string beans
*beansprouts
*Enoki mushrooms
*button mushrooms (sliced)
*flat mushrooms (sliced)
*udon noodles
*Vegetable oil
*Olive Oil (for the chicken)
*garlic
*ginger
*sesame oil

I'm wondering what to do with the chicken...i could cook it in chili flakes i guess but i don't want to overpower the star of the meal.

[angelicfootstomp]

Welcome!

I used to be vegetarian and I still cook a lot of vegetarian at home. I love cheese too much to consider being vegan though. I'm looking forward to seeing your pics and reading your cooking stories!

Hi SS! Thanks for responding. I also like the tastes of cheese but my belly doesn't tolerate it, neither do my ethics about eco devastation because of the thousands upon thousands of cattle on many kilometres of land, polluting the earth and being part of the imbalance causing climate change. A way of westernised humanity that has gone out of control, to have animals in their masses instead of a few around to locally satisfy the needs of people in their communities. So I find it easier to be vegan in some ways. And still have soy cheese. I find the nicest one is Soy King, in the yellow roll. It has utterly no dairy, unlike the rectangular soy cheese that is typically easier to get, it still contains a dairy product in it.

I hope to recover from my physical condition that necessitated a hospital visit last night to soon bring you some pics, of course I'll have to wait anyway..

Good on you for still eating vegetarian meals!

[sputnik sweetheart]

I love mushrooms!! What did you end up doing with the chicken? My housemate is away and she doesn't like mushrooms so i get to use mushies tonight!

I kind of make some of it up as I go but tonight's stir fry will include :
*sugar snap peas
*string beans
*beansprouts
*Enoki mushrooms
*button mushrooms (sliced)
*flat mushrooms (sliced)
*udon noodles
*Vegetable oil
*Olive Oil (for the chicken)
*garlic
*ginger
*sesame oil

I'm wondering what to do with the chicken...i could cook it in chili flakes i guess but i don't want to overpower the star of the meal.

[star-seeker]

Sputnik Sweetheart - I tried your lentil soup yesterday, but with green lentils and pesto, and boy it was divine!! Will definitely be making that one again, thanks a mil:o

[wasabii2008]

Sputnik Sweetheart - I tried your lentil soup yesterday, but with green lentils and pesto, and boy it was divine!! Will definitely be making that one again, thanks a mil:o

star, lets both get adopted by sputnik :)

[sputnik sweetheart]

I'm glad you liked it! Hehehe

[star-seeker]

Indeed Wasabi!!

Will try the red version next time:-)

[angelicfootstomp]

Indeed Wasabi!!

Will try the red version next time:-)

I have just had a nice red soup..red lentils, beetroot, carrot, plus other vegies, potato, mushrooms, cabbage, a big red pepper, red capsicum, garlic, onion, leek, shallot...with herbamare and filtered water.

I hand processed it after cooking to try to make it less liquid, and then it turned out like a chunky soup. I added a splash of tamari and a few scoops of soy cream cheese, swirling it through to make it creamy! Yummy as anything, I almost managed two bowlfuls!

[tweety]

the way i love my drumsticks best goes as follows:

clarified butter (don't know if that's the right term for it but i basically melt the butter and scoop off the frothy part of it), some onion (chunky bits) and garlic, chicken spices (or any spices you like). brown them a bit, then add water so each drumstick is half covered with water then turn up the gas or electricity, add some honey and then keep turning the drumsticks. eventually the water will evaporate; add water until the drumsticks are ready but make sure you can end with the drumsticks being turned into the nice sauce you've created in the process.

i use this method when i want juicy and very tasty drumsticks; if you want a crispy skin version, then this won't work.

[tweety]

another very tasty winter dish: witlof (or chicory) rolled in ham with a cheese sauce and mash, grated cheese on top, in the oven...........mmmmm

you can either braise or boil the chicory (the whole piece); i prefer to braise them coz if done well (which means that you keep your eye on 'm all the time and turn 'm frequently so they don't burn), they caramelise and become sweeter as opposed to bitter. make a nice fluffy mash. make your best cheesesauce ever (bechamel +cheese).

roll each chicory in a nice slice of ham, put them on the bottom of an oven dish, poor over the cheesesauce (don't make the cheesesauce too runny coz it'll get even runnier in the oven), cover it all with mashed potatoes and finish it off with grated cheese.

put it in the oven until the grated cheese is golden brown.

delish!

ps: if it weren't so hot here, i'd be wanting this dish tonight!!!

[sputnik sweetheart]

Yummm thanks for sharing Tweety! I'm going to try your recipes soon and I will report back!


I'm kind of in an asian mood lately. I made vegetable dumplings last night in a mushroom broth (http://www.masterchef.com.au/julia-mushroom-and-vegetable-dumplings-with-broth.htm) and it was delicious and very easy to make. I have pork marinating in the fridge at the moment for Char Siu BBQ Pork (http://www.notquitenigella.com/2007/10/23/char-siu-barbecued-pork/)tonight!

[sputnik sweetheart]

I really should take more photos so I can post some! Here is pic of some mini carrot cakes with orange cream cheese icing and topped with candied carrots or pistachios. I made them for a morning tea and work and because my girlfriend LOVES carrot cake and love her hehe. <3

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs174.snc4/38053_441827246004_570981004_6438429_1594961_n.jpg

[Bon91]

OMFG! That's ace. Were they as delicious as they look??

[faeriegoddess]

mmmm i love carrot cake! those look awesome.

Last night for dinner I made falafel from scratch, and even made the pita bread from scratch, on the fire =D mmmmmm delish, with home made labaneh, baba ganouj and tahina.

Followed by a dessert of chocolate-dipped strawberries and whipped cream.

[pho3nixphir3]

i made fail cookies..?

[faeriegoddess]

rofl fail cookies! I still think we should have crumbled them into my bailey's ice cream.

[pho3nixphir3]

maybe next time =P

[Millie123]

Vanilla carmel cake - was delicious... and a very failed chocolate cake (self raising flour and baking soda...ick!)

[pho3nixphir3]

oh, i needed self raising flour for my cookies, but i didn't have any so i went online and found i need to add baking powder. i found out i didn't have baking powder so i made some with bi carb and cream of tartar.

mum showed me the huge box of self raising flour at eye level when she got home. in my defence, it was in the tuna/soup/can section...

[pho3nixphir3]

you guys should all have a cook/bake off, and i'll be a taste tester judge.

[TheOldie]

Thai Green Curry yesterday ( had a lesson in Thailand once )

Greek Pastitsio/Pasticio today. Had it Greece last month and yummo !

[Millie123]

This website is fantastic: www.smittenkitchen.com

She is based in NY (so you have to convert measurements - she provides conversions on her website). Its great because she is cooking in a normal kitchen so none of the recipes ask for weird ingredients or equipment.

[sputnik sweetheart]

OMFG! That's ace. Were they as delicious as they look??


Thank you!!!

My girlfriend said that is was the best carrot cake that she has ever had! But she is my gf after all. Hehe.

[sputnik sweetheart]

i made fail cookies..?




Awww pho :(

[tweety]

there should be a warning sign that pops up with this thread: when on healthy eating diet, do NOT, i repeat do NOT read this thread coz if you do, you'll end up in the smitten kitchen and then you're f*°/%# :D

sputnik, your little cakes looked so yum!!! i have such a sweet tooth..

it would be so cool if we could all meet up and all bring a homemade dish! i would so be up for that!

right now, i am (im)patiently waiting for a moment where i can take a break from this healthy eating shit (i shouldn't say shit but after having seen your delish food, healthy eating shit it is) so i can make a nice steak with homemade bearnaise and handcut chips.....mmmmmmmmmmmmmm......i think simple food can be so yummie!

[sputnik sweetheart]

there should be a warning sign that pops up with this thread: when on healthy eating diet, do NOT, i repeat do NOT read this thread coz if you do, you'll end up in the smitten kitchen and then you're f*°/%# :D

sputnik, your little cakes looked so yum!!! i have such a sweet tooth..

it would be so cool if we could all meet up and all bring a homemade dish! i would so be up for that!

right now, i am (im)patiently waiting for a moment where i can take a break from this healthy eating shit (i shouldn't say shit but after having seen your delish food, healthy eating shit it is) so i can make a nice steak with homemade bearnaise and handcut chips.....mmmmmmmmmmmmmm......i think simple food can be so yummie!

Hahaha! Yes my girlfriend and I try and eat healthy inbetween but it's so hard! Are you and your girlfriend living in Sydney?

[tweety]

Hahaha! Yes my girlfriend and I try and eat healthy inbetween but it's so hard! Are you and your girlfriend living in Sydney?


no, my wife and i live in belgium...hence the passion for all things food. :)

but sputnik...that logic means every single person on the planet is on a diet coz we all don't eat at some point in between meals... wooohoooo!! thanks for that!!!! out with the lettuce, in with the bearnaise! :D

seriously, it isn't all that nice to do healthy eating but the body deserves decent stuff and maybe now & then some crap....
one can make healthy eating nicer than the normal boring salads but i'm sorry, to me, the best things on a plate never ever get a mention on the healthy eating list...

it's about balance, isn't it? i've worked out how many times exactly i have to ride my bycicle to the bakery and back in order to use enough calories to get away with one of his delicious cakes! :)

[pho3nixphir3]

does dipping tiny teddies in melted chocolate count =D

[faeriegoddess]

it does!

[sputnik sweetheart]

no, my wife and i live in belgium...hence the passion for all things food. :)

but sputnik...that logic means every single person on the planet is on a diet coz we all don't eat at some point in between meals... wooohoooo!! thanks for that!!!! out with the lettuce, in with the bearnaise! :D

seriously, it isn't all that nice to do healthy eating but the body deserves decent stuff and maybe now & then some crap....
one can make healthy eating nicer than the normal boring salads but i'm sorry, to me, the best things on a plate never ever get a mention on the healthy eating list...

it's about balance, isn't it? i've worked out how many times exactly i have to ride my bycicle to the bakery and back in order to use enough calories to get away with one of his delicious cakes! :)

Ohh I didn't realise! That's so cool!

[faeriegoddess]

I'm making chicken stock today. well, tbh, I started it yesterday, but a really good stock takes time. and is worth its weight in gold. mmmmmmm
good food needs good stock. and the best is organic, home made stock.
I can't help it. I'm just a lesbian gourmet.

[tweety]

I'm making chicken stock today. well, tbh, I started it yesterday, but a really good stock takes time. and is worth its weight in gold. mmmmmmm
good food needs good stock. and the best is organic, home made stock.
I can't help it. I'm just a lesbian gourmet.

make a double one if you feel like it: instead of using water, use the first chicken stock you made, the result will be a stock that's a lot more nutritious and has loads more flavour. works well with poultry or beef; doesn't work for fish or game.

another way of enhancing the flavour is to brown the abatis (off cuts) of the chicken in the oven first.

i love lesbian gourmets but i'm so glad my wife isn't one...i'd have the shape of a barrel! :D

[faeriegoddess]

I usually do a double brew on my stock. mmmmmm

[TheOldie]

I'm making chicken stock today. well, tbh, I started it yesterday, but a really good stock takes time. and is worth its weight in gold. mmmmmmm
good food needs good stock. and the best is organic, home made stock.
I can't help it. I'm just a lesbian gourmet.

oh does that make me a lesbian gourmet as well ? :)

2 weeks ago big batch of chicken stock and last week big batch of vege stock.
still have some beef left.

as you say so much better. I freeze mine in muffin tray so have all these neat ice blocks of stock and just throw into cooking and instant yummo.

[faeriegoddess]

oh, a muffin tray is a nice idea. I freeze mine into ice cube trays so I can more accurately dose - a single cube is the perfect amount for a mug of soup. and I also put larger amounts into plastic cups for big dishes.

but I think to be a lesbian gourmet you need to be a lesbian. or at least like eating them. =P

[TheOldie]

oh, a muffin tray is a nice idea. I freeze mine into ice cube trays so I can more accurately dose - a single cube is the perfect amount for a mug of soup. and I also put larger amounts into plastic cups for big dishes.

but I think to be a lesbian gourmet you need to be a lesbian. or at least like eating them. =P

shudders :eek:

used to do the ice cube thing but i always used 2-4 cubes a time so just use
a muffin tray and a cupcake tray which is smaller and perfect size.

used it in my homemade gravy the other night and yummmmoooooooo

but as you say great for a quick bowl of soup.

[faeriegoddess]

oh my goddess! Gravy mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[TheOldie]

oh my goddess! Gravy mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

juices from whatever meat
juices from the veges
a vege ice block

yummooooooooooooo

[faeriegoddess]

I make the best gravy when I'm doing a roast. what can I say, I love cooking from scratch.

[tweety]

oldie's an honorary gourmet lesbian!

[faeriegoddess]

oh, did I mention I'm making ice cream today. I'm gonna swirl my alcohol-soaked goji berries through when its done.
anyone wanna come round for alcoholic, home-made, organic goji berry ice cream?

[tweety]

I usually do a double brew on my stock. mmmmmm

ok, no need to give you any pointers, you know your sh*t, that's obvious! :)

fave dish? or what dish of yours is to die for?

[faeriegoddess]

I do a mean beef bourgignon. I also make orgasmic double chocolate fudge gateau. I do good thai chicken curry, even with the curry paste from scratch. and the ice cream. that's always good.

[tweety]

oh, did I mention I'm making ice cream today. I'm gonna swirl my alcohol-soaked goji berries through when its done.
anyone wanna come round for alcoholic, home-made, organic goji berry ice cream?

i would if that would be possible!!! and not only coz i'm a fan of organic food....that sounds absolutely yummie even though i've never eaten goji berries...

[tweety]

i'll have all! two servings!

[Neptune]

I learned how to make roti.. my life is pretty much complete.

[faeriegoddess]

i would if that would be possible!!! and not only coz i'm a fan of organic food....that sounds absolutely yummie even though i've never eaten goji berries...

everything I make is organic. and fantastically delicious. [insert sad violin music] if only I had someone to cook for [/music]

[faeriegoddess]

i'll have all! two servings!come on over!

I learned how to make roti.. my life is pretty much complete.mmm roti!

[tweety]

everything I make is organic. and fantastically delicious. [insert sad violin music] if only I had someone to cook for [/music]

me too, only organic food for us. we live close to a huge bio-supermarkt...heaven!!!

cook for loved ones until you meet that special lady...i'm sure she'll be chuffed with your wonderful culinary skills!

[TheOldie]

oldie's an honorary gourmet lesbian!

:)

[tweety]

come on over!

mmm roti!

oh i would if i could, believe me! but being in europe makes it a bit difficult.....

roti, is that bread to you guys? here it's a roast.
i love any kind of bread....with some butter, some nice cheeses or steak tartare....come to think of it, i could probably survive on bread and butter...baguettes, naan, homemade bread, ciabatta.....

http://www.biobakker.com/fig/095.jpg

http://www.patisserie-antoine.be/afbeeldingen/afbeeldingen_def/pistolets_sandwiches.jpg

[TheOldie]

with you there ! nothing like fresh bread and butter...........

[tweety]

and the butter has to come out of the fridge so it's not very spreadable

[faeriegoddess]

I also make good bread. and pita and chappatis on the coals. soooo good with quality yellow butter. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[tweety]

I also make good bread. and pita and chappatis on the coals. soooo good with quality yellow butter. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

ok, would you want me should i ever get a divorce? ;)

[faeriegoddess]

like that's ever gonna happen.

[tweety]

like that's ever gonna happen.

don't underestimate the things i do for yummie bread! :p

[faeriegoddess]

hey, I'm not particularly monogamous; you can stay with your wife and eat my bread and butter =P

[Bon91]

hey, I'm not particularly monogamous; you can stay with your wife and eat my bread and butter =P

:eek: You're naughty!!

[faeriegoddess]

:eek: You're naughty!!
lucky this isn't a news thread.

[Bon91]

:o I wasn't expecting it on the cooking thread though... lol

But you know now i'll want it *everywhere* ... :p ??

[faeriegoddess]

:o I wasn't expecting it on the cooking thread though... lol

But you know now i'll want it *everywhere* ... :p ??

I'm okay with that. :p
and: sorry to people who just wanted to hear about cooking. It's just me - I seem to have that effect on threads.

[Bon91]

But you do cook amazing food... so.. no problem here!

[faeriegoddess]

amazing food with benefits :D

[Bon91]

...... not yet!?

[faeriegoddess]

I don't put much store by public holidays.

[tweety]

hey, I'm not particularly monogamous; you can stay with your wife and eat my bread and butter =P

good idea! and she can bring home the bacon...sounds like a feast to me! ;)

[faeriegoddess]

now you're thinkin!

[tweety]

now you're thinkin!

:confused: but who's gonna do the cooking coz i cannot stand anyone in my kitchen? and no, taking turns is not an option, i am very territorial.

[faeriegoddess]

hmmm. you might have to come to my place. Or I could bring my van and use the kitchenette in that. or else we'll just have to occupy ourselves without eating food. though that would be a great shame

[faeriegoddess]

especially since I have this great bowl of whipped cream and cherries right here

[tweety]

hmmm. you might have to come to my place. Or I could bring my van and use the kitchenette in that. or else we'll just have to occupy ourselves without eating food. though that would be a great shame

you've got a fuck truck!?? :D

[tweety]

especially since I have this great bowl of whipped cream and cherries right here

well that just cured my territorial tendencies! ;)

[faeriegoddess]

you've got a fuck truck!?? :D
I do =D
it's got a queen-sized velvet-covered mattress in the back, and handles for restraints and everything!

[tweety]

I do =D
it's got a queen-sized velvet-covered mattress in the back, and handles for restraints and everything!

and you are a gourmet lesbian who's into organic food..my old heart... :p

[faeriegoddess]

I'm also a lesbian gourmet. =P

[tweety]

I'm also a lesbian gourmet. =P

i wouldn't have guessed! :p

[faeriegoddess]

I think I'm gonna make a big lasagna tonight, probably with char-grilled aubergine and roasted mushrooms. I do the bechamel sauce from scratch too.

[tweety]

I think I'm gonna make a big lasagna tonight, probably with char-grilled aubergine and roasted mushrooms. I do the bechamel sauce from scratch too.

have you ever tried making the vincisgrassi one?

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/26/dining/261trex.html

or

http://www.foodlovers.co.nz/uncategorized/vincisgrassi.html

[faeriegoddess]

ooh, those look good! I don't often follow recipes though.

[tweety]

ooh, those look good! I don't often follow recipes though.

thought i'd post it coz it's a different (and not a very well-known) take on lasagna so i thought you might be interested...and now you know about this type of lasagna: let your imagination run wild!

[faeriegoddess]

indeed I shall! thanks *love*

[tweety]

indeed I shall! thanks *love*

it's a dish best served in a fuck truck!

[faeriegoddess]

I think my van might actually be more of a Shaggin Wagon. xD

[tweety]

I think my van might actually be more of a Shaggin Wagon. xD

oh that's the female version of the fuck truck then; please note that the vincisgrassi should always be served hawt in such a fine vehicle!

[tweety]

just treated myself to a very nice little brunch: ciabatta, olive oil, gandaham, cherry tomatoes, homegrown basil and mozzarella. pepper and salt. under the grill. i know, no culinary skills needed but so yummie! and not really fit for someone who's on a healthy eating program but hey...am only cheating on myself so that's ok :)

goddess, how's your lasagna going!?

[faeriegoddess]

lasagna was fantasmical *yum*

[tweety]

lasagna was fantasmical *yum*

will be even better tomorrow..if there's any left of course

[faeriegoddess]

I always make several trays full when I do lasagne. Enough for one dinner, another dinner of leftovers, and a couple extra servings to bring to clients after they give birth.

[tweety]

I always make several trays full when I do lasagne. Enough for one dinner, another dinner of leftovers, and a couple extra servings to bring to clients after they give birth.

wow, you give your food to clients, that's nice. what line of work are you in?

[faeriegoddess]

wow, you give your food to clients, that's nice. what line of work are you in?
I'm a midwife. I always bring chicken soup to (non-vegetarian) clients the day after they birth, and a big lasagne at the next visit. When I'm queen of the universe, post-partum care, including meals and housework will be socialised and provided by the state. In an even idealler world, we'd have supportive communities around us that would do it anyway.

[tweety]

I'm a midwife. I always bring chicken soup to (non-vegetarian) clients the day after they birth, and a big lasagne at the next visit. When I'm queen of the universe, post-partum care, including meals and housework will be socialised and provided by the state. In an even idealler world, we'd have supportive communities around us that would do it anyway.

i hope you don't tie up your clients! :D

that's a very nice concept and hell, the world would be a much nicer place!
hey, what a nice surprise...there i was thinking you were just a crazy lesbian gourmet/gourmet lesbian who ties people up in her shaggin' wagon and eats her cherries with whipped cream of 'm.
ppl are like onions....thank god! :)

[faeriegoddess]

i hope you don't tie up your clients! :D

that's a very nice concept and hell, the world would be a much nicer place!
hey, what a nice surprise...there i was thinking you were just a crazy lesbian gourmet/gourmet lesbian who ties people up in her shaggin' wagon and eats her cherries with whipped cream of 'm.
ppl are like onions....thank god! :)

lol no, I keep my professional life and my private life separate. I don't think I could date a client - too weird thinking sexually about a vag I've examined with a gloved hand and then seen a baby come out of! not that I don't think pregnant women are incredibly sexy, its just that once I'm seeing them professionally, they somehow lose all attraction. *shrug*

and yay, I love onions.

[tweety]

lol no, I keep my professional life and my private life separate. I don't think I could date a client - too weird thinking sexually about a vag I've examined with a gloved hand and then seen a baby come out of! not that I don't think pregnant women are incredibly sexy, its just that once I'm seeing them professionally, they somehow lose all attraction. *shrug*

and yay, I love onions.

i once read an article on (male or should i not specify that) gynaecologists and how they don't need much sex with their partners coz they get really hot and bothered whilst doing their job! i was shocked! there i was thinking these ppl are just doing their job, different day, different vag, that sort of stuff but no, there they are jerking off in between patients!!!!! or something like that... :eek:

must admit that whilst i was going through my straight phase in life, that i could never understand why couples would talk about giving birth in such a romantic way....the whole flipping show is ripped apart most of the time and that same area should arouse you at night???? i had one guy saying to me that he didn't wanna stand at the end of the bed, out of respect for his partner; i totally related to that.

[faeriegoddess]

i once read an article on (male or should i not specify that) gynaecologists and how they don't need much sex with their partners coz they get really hot and bothered whilst doing their job! i was shocked! there i was thinking these ppl are just doing their job, different day, different vag, that sort of stuff but no, there they are jerking off in between patients!!!!! or something like that... :eek:

must admit that whilst i was going through my straight phase in life, that i could never understand why couples would talk about giving birth in such a romantic way....the whole flipping show is ripped apart most of the time and that same area should arouse you at night???? i had one guy saying to me that he didn't wanna stand at the end of the bed, out of respect for his partner; i totally related to that.

this is getting way OT for a cooking thread, but :eek: male gynies are gross. oh, and in a natural, supported home birth, it doesn't all get ripped apart - hardly ever at all. IME everything goes back to normal within a day or two down there. It's just unnatural hospital/medical birthing practices that mess stuff up.

[tweety]

this is getting way OT for a cooking thread, but :eek: male gynies are gross. oh, and in a natural, supported home birth, it doesn't all get ripped apart - hardly ever at all. IME everything goes back to normal within a day or two down there. It's just unnatural hospital/medical birthing practices that mess stuff up.

well seeing as babies are being described as something cooking in the oven or a bun in the oven or whatever, we're not thaaaaat far off topic :p

hey, i didn't know that! sounds so much nicer being able to have a baby at home.

[faeriegoddess]

rofl. yep. a bun in the oven ;P
and having a baby at home means you get decadent food delivered by your friendly neighbourhood midwife, friends and neighbours rather than hospital food!
(see how I deftly steered us back on topic)

[tweety]

rofl. yep. a bun in the oven ;P
and having a baby at home means you get decadent food delivered by your friendly neighbourhood midwife, friends and neighbours rather than hospital food!
(see how I deftly steered us back on topic)

nice...ok, now back to the bun!

you know, i've eaten a while ago so it's a bit like sex...when you're done, you're done talking about it too...until you get hungry again :p

[faeriegoddess]

which might explain why I've got so much sex talk on the brain. it's been far too long.

[tweety]

which might explain why I've got so much sex talk on the brain. it's been far too long.

well that's totally understandable: you live in an area where basically everyone shags everyone so the place is packed with sex hormones and you are not getting any action! you poor thing....maybe you cook to make up for that coz cooking/eating can be quite sensual.

[faeriegoddess]

yes. you might be right.
or it could be that I'm just a horny woman.

[tweety]

yes. you might be right.
or it could be that I'm just a horny woman.

definetely a bit (a lot) of both. now go and relieve yourself :p

[sputnik sweetheart]

Have all seen 'Julie and Julia' ?

[Bon91]

Yes.. not. a. fan. you?

[sputnik sweetheart]

Hahaha I loved it! But I love cooking! I'm all French inspired now!

[Bon91]

Lol.. you should bone a duck then..?

[tweety]

Hahaha I loved it! But I love cooking! I'm all French inspired now!

loved it too! thought it was a really sweet movie, a real feel good movie.
made her crêpes suzette the other day....mmmm even though her recipe had a mistake in it!

and yes, i got the cook books...and the dvd....wife got them for me :)

have you tried any of her recipes?

[faeriegoddess]

I haven't seen the movie *shrug*
but I did an awesome cooking extravaganza yesterday with cassava harvested from my garden - cassava coconut flan, baked cassava chips and cassava dumplings. mmmmmmm

[sputnik sweetheart]

loved it too! thought it was a really sweet movie, a real feel good movie.
made her crêpes suzette the other day....mmmm even though her recipe had a mistake in it!

and yes, i got the cook books...and the dvd....wife got them for me :)

have you tried any of her recipes?


No I went to the book shop to buy her books but I ended up buying "I know how to cook" (Je sais cuisiner). I'm currently acquiring her TV shows and I plan to buy the books soon!

[tweety]

No I went to the book shop to buy her books but I ended up buying "I know how to cook" (Je sais cuisiner). I'm currently acquiring her TV shows and I plan to buy the books soon!

seems like you got yourself a real good book with "je sais cuisiner"!
the french sure are great engineers and dito cooks.

i'm fully exploring the belgian cuisine coz it's such a rich eating culture but again, that healthy eating thing we're doing kinda stopped me in my tracks...temporarily though!!

[sputnik sweetheart]

seems like you got yourself a real good book with "je sais cuisiner"!
the french sure are great engineers and dito cooks.

i'm fully exploring the belgian cuisine coz it's such a rich eating culture but again, that healthy eating thing we're doing kinda stopped me in my tracks...temporarily though!!

I love big heavy books and this new book almost consumed my whole weekend!


Are you Australians living in Belgium?

[tweety]

I love big heavy books and this new book almost consumed my whole weekend!


Are you Australians living in Belgium?

cool literature, isn't it!? and so difficult to put to aside once you get started!

no, i'm a belgian (flemish) living with my non belgian wife in belgium. pity coz i would love to meet up with you and cook for our partners and ourselves...boy that would be a serious attack on our wastelines! :D

[faeriegoddess]

hope you're sitting down:

I just made a self saucing pudding (from scratch, of course and all organic), with my alcohol-soaked goji berries. omgomgomg drool! gojiberry pudding mmmmmmm
served with my home made raw ice cream, of course.

[alienshe]

I do like goji berries. I remember the first time we got them they tasted like cat biscuits then my dad bought better ones.

[faeriegoddess]

lol you should try them after they've been soaked in vodka for several weeks.

[alienshe]

I wish we hadn't run out of vodka. It has so many uses.

[faeriegoddess]

*hug* there there. it's okay. I'm here for you through this hard time.

[pho3nixphir3]

what about vodka watermelon? oh geez, a vodka fruits party! *rushes over to sydney forum*

[faeriegoddess]

I do lots of vodka fruits coz I make fruit liqueurs and then I have lots of alcohol-soaked fruit to play with.

[sputnik sweetheart]

hope you're sitting down:

I just made a self saucing pudding (from scratch, of course and all organic), with my alcohol-soaked goji berries. omgomgomg drool! gojiberry pudding mmmmmmm
served with my home made raw ice cream, of course.

OHHH YUMMM that sounds devine!

[tweety]

we got ourselves a vita-mix 5200 blender. it comes with something that looks like a frigging butt plug but i'm sure we'll enjoy the machine in many other ways! :D

my wife just made a nice and healthy gazpacho in less than two minutes, prep work, cleaning it afterwards and all....what a machine, i am majorly impressed!

[cilipadi]

I just made toast.

[faeriegoddess]

oooh, a vita mix, tweet! *swoon*

[Lalalaface]

Gaah. So many mentions of food.

The only thing that I'm impressed with was the caramel slice I made a couple weeks back. I should dig up my high school recipes 'cause they were easy to make.

[tweety]

oooh, a vita mix, tweet! *swoon*

faerie, it's a machine made by and for goddesses, i'm telling you!
am sitting here at work, with my gazpacho in a beer bottle...they'll never doubt whether i've got alcohol in that bottle or not coz the raw garlic will kinda give it away....

normally i love to use my hands for everything but this machine took my breath away.

what i especially like about it, is that you don't have to chuck anything away which goes very well with my love for organic food.

[faeriegoddess]

be still, my heart!

[alienshe]

These are the first cupcakes I ever made without my mother's interference. :p (As much as I appreciate her help, she sometimes treats me like I'm stupid.)

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/5052/picture2781.jpg (http://img267.imageshack.us/i/picture2781.jpg/)

Oh, and yeah I'm going to picture spam the forum now, lol.

[tweety]

These are the first cupcakes I ever made without my mother's interference. :p (As much as I appreciate her help, she sometimes treats me like I'm stupid.)

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/5052/picture2781.jpg (http://img267.imageshack.us/i/picture2781.jpg/)

Oh, and yeah I'm going to picture spam the forum now, lol.

they look abso-frigging-lutely delicious! yes, i am a bit salivating now.

[faeriegoddess]

word

[pho3nixphir3]

alien....marry me? as long as you keep making those cupcakes, i'll be satisfied!

oops....*runs away from mindawife*

[faeriegoddess]

*shock*

[talisman]

:confused:

This thread's been quiet for a bit... no one in a cooking mood?

Anyway:

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs316.snc4/41160_696206409980_36909594_43628164_8127548_n.jpg

Cola glazed awesomeness... I mean chicken wings :D

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[tweety]

:confused:

This thread's been quiet for a bit... no one in a cooking mood?

Anyway:

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs316.snc4/41160_696206409980_36909594_43628164_8127548_n.jpg

Cola glazed awesomeness... I mean chicken wings :D

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mmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!
what goes in the glaze????

[alienshe]

I LOVE chicken wings!

My mum and I made this curried egg thing on Saturday night. It was good but she put in WAY too much curry. It was spicy to the point that it'd make you feel sick!

[pho3nixphir3]

well i did help to make a butterless cake...the icing made it =D

[randomdart]

I'm a bit of a pro at baking and desserts, but only when I have something I am procrastinating over. Hence, I call it procrastibaking (my friends and I made a FB page for it. Has several thousand fans :D )

The best thing I have ever made was as follows:
Profiteroles in spun sugar "nests" filled with strawberry cream and vanilla cream (alternating), glazed with very, very thin icing (about 1 part icing sugar to 50 billion parts water, so it was clear and very thin, but gave them a nice sheen and set hard), and then I cut the profiteroles open, so there was a little wedge missing from them, and arranged fresh strawberries in them. They looked and tasted BITCHIN'.

[talisman]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!
what goes in the glaze????

Cola, juice of a lime, sugar and jalapeños! It's a nightmare to work with, it sets in a minute and sticks to EVERYTHING. Totally worth it though :p

Profiteroles in spun sugar "nests" filled with strawberry cream and vanilla cream (alternating), glazed with very, very thin icing (about 1 part icing sugar to 50 billion parts water, so it was clear and very thin, but gave them a nice sheen and set hard), and then I cut the profiteroles open, so there was a little wedge missing from them, and arranged fresh strawberries in them. They looked and tasted BITCHIN'.

... that sounds amazing! I want to try :D

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[tweety]

well i did help to make a butterless cake...the icing made it =D

pho, what the hell are you doing??? what's the point in eating a cake when it's butterless!!! that's like chips without mayo! :eek:

how about a cake FULL of butter with no icing?

a quatre-quart is very nice to eat and very easy to make: take 4 eggs, weigh them and then use the same amount of sugar, flower and butter. yes butter. :D
you can add raisins or apple or pear or whatever you like to it....mmmmm

hungry now!

[ensign-charlie]

Chips and mayo? Ugh! I don't think that was the best combo to demonstrate your outrage. XD

I like cooking, but my dad is the best cook in the world. I looooooooove his roasts. His roast potatoes are the best things on the face of the earth.

[tweety]

I'm a bit of a pro at baking and desserts, but only when I have something I am procrastinating over. Hence, I call it procrastibaking (my friends and I made a FB page for it. Has several thousand fans :D )

The best thing I have ever made was as follows:
Profiteroles in spun sugar "nests" filled with strawberry cream and vanilla cream (alternating), glazed with very, very thin icing (about 1 part icing sugar to 50 billion parts water, so it was clear and very thin, but gave them a nice sheen and set hard), and then I cut the profiteroles open, so there was a little wedge missing from them, and arranged fresh strawberries in them. They looked and tasted BITCHIN'.

a pro at baking, a master at languages...man i wouldn't wanna be your girlfriend, i'd look like a complete plonker next to you! :D ;) :p

[Minda]

Tweety, one can only hope that's random's type. I don't think anyone could compete.

[tweety]

Chips and mayo? Ugh! I don't think that was the best combo to demonstrate your outrage. XD

I like cooking, but my dad is the best cook in the world. I looooooooove his roasts. His roast potatoes are the best things on the face of the earth.

are you a brit? listen my friend, i am belgian. we invented the chips. we put mayo on them. we know our business.
no, ketchup is not what a connaisseur would put on chips. only atheists would do that! :D

but i know why you react like that....my wife's got a pommie passport and she thinks it's the worst possible combo. until she tasted REAL mayo. mayo is NOT what you buy in stores in england or oz. those things, we sell in DIY stores and use to put wallpaper on our walls. :p

chips and mayo are a match made in heaven!

ok, your dad is the best cook. that's coz you haven't met me! ;)

[tweety]

Tweety, one can only hope that's random's type. I don't think anyone could compete.


we are but mere mortals, we could never compete! ;)

[ensign-charlie]

No, I'm Canadian. Québécois to be precise. :P The FRENCH invented chips, merci beaucoup.

I do love real mayo (store bought mayo is gagfest), but is has nothing on sour cream, lemon, salt, pepper and chips <-- best combo.

My dad is a French chef. :P

[alienshe]

I have a feeling that random is a jack of all trades. :p

[marisol88]

i'm making a cake for my friend's birthday, its vegan vanilla rainbow cake and the outside is decorated to look like the tardis. shes a die hard doctor fan and vegan so its very personalised ^^

[Minda]

Alienshe, darling, that's not a good thing... >.>

[tweety]

Cola, juice of a lime, sugar and jalapeños! It's a nightmare to work with, it sets in a minute and sticks to EVERYTHING. Totally worth it though :p

so do you put the glaze on the chicken as soon as you put it in the oven?
oh those wings wouldn't get the chance to set when landing in my plate!!!!

i once saw nigella lawson bake ham in the oven and she just poured a whole bottle of coca-cola in the tray. looked good.

[Minda]

ogod, nigella lawson!
Her voice makes my underwear happy.

[marisol88]

haha minda. cute pic btw!

[Minda]

othankyou!
=D

[tweety]

No, I'm Canadian. Québécois to be precise. :P The FRENCH invented chips, merci beaucoup.

I do love real mayo (store bought mayo is gagfest), but is has nothing on sour cream, lemon, salt, pepper and chips <-- best combo.

My dad is a French chef. :P


no my canadian friend: the french invented the french fries (those tiny sorry excuses for chips, full of grease), WE invented chips. il n'y a pas de quoi.
apparently people in belgium used to cut shapes of fish out of potatoes when they couldn't get their hands on fish.

you are such an atheist! chips+mayo=marriage made in heaven; your combo's a bit too american for my liking.

your dad is a french chef. and then? lentil-crazy and frog-eating?
thank god the frenchies have our beautiful chocolate to use in their delish desserts!

i'm just kidding you! french chefs are not too bad compared to the belgian ones. :D and no, our cuisine has evolved from heavy cream-flooded dishes to light and funky stuff.

both of our countries have some of the finest dishes in the world; i am prepared to allow you to say that. ;)

[tweety]

i'm making a cake for my friend's birthday, its vegan vanilla rainbow cake and the outside is decorated to look like the tardis. shes a die hard doctor fan and vegan so its very personalised ^^

wow, vegan....i could do vegetarian but vegans don't have dairy either...so no cheese? :eek:
i am in awe of ppl who chose to eat like that, i really am.

so how's the cake going?

[cilipadi]

do you know what the elephant in the room is here? DISHES... all of this cooking means that somebody has to the dishes. let it not be me.

i hate dishwashing with a fiery passion. once, when i was a child, a bee came out of a cup and stung me while i was dishwashing. i think that's a sign that god has decided to exempt me from dishwashing for all time.

could somebody please do my dishes? they're staring at me pleadingly from the sink, i think they're sad and want to be scrubbed and loved. but it's all too much for me.

[talisman]

so do you put the glaze on the chicken as soon as you put it in the oven?
oh those wings wouldn't get the chance to set when landing in my plate!!!!

i once saw nigella lawson bake ham in the oven and she just poured a whole bottle of coca-cola in the tray. looked good.

Yep, pretty much. Apparently baking with Coke is becoming a bit of a trend nowadays :p though I can't imagine it being it too good for you...

haha minda. cute pic btw!

Agree! Too bad you're in the middle of nowhere, you're totally my type :p

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[pho3nixphir3]

...my wife! MINE!

[Minda]

oh talisman ;D

you're soso lovely, phowife <3

[alienshe]

I'll do anyone's dishes for a fee.

[marisol88]

wow, vegan....i could do vegetarian but vegans don't have dairy either...so no cheese? :eek:
i am in awe of ppl who chose to eat like that, i really am.

so how's the cake going?

i know, its a crazy big committment. she's hardcore, no wool or honey cos it hurts the bees! the wool thing i disagree with though, im pretty sure sheep need to be shorn to stay healthy... plus it doesnt affect them really as far as i can tell.

theres a soy cheese you can get, called cheezly. haha. also all kinds of soy meat substitutes. its pretty intense. the cake is coming along nicely thanks! lol no i still have to find out how to do the sexy layers. i have only so far found recipes for the swirly rainbow kind of cake. i want the neat layered kind :P

[pho3nixphir3]

i'll do dishes for food =P. i don't mind, i actually like doing them at work. no human interaction.

[ensign-charlie]

no my canadian friend: the french invented the french fries (those tiny sorry excuses for chips, full of grease), WE invented chips. il n'y a pas de quoi.
apparently people in belgium used to cut shapes of fish out of potatoes when they couldn't get their hands on fish.

you are such an atheist! chips+mayo=marriage made in heaven; your combo's a bit too american for my liking.

your dad is a french chef. and then? lentil-crazy and frog-eating?
thank god the frenchies have our beautiful chocolate to use in their delish desserts!

i'm just kidding you! french chefs are not too bad compared to the belgian ones. :D and no, our cuisine has evolved from heavy cream-flooded dishes to light and funky stuff.

both of our countries have some of the finest dishes in the world; i am prepared to allow you to say that. ;)

Nah, my dad is not about lentils at all - he hates them. He's a bit odd in that he has French parents (his mother taught him to cook in old school French style), but he was born and raised in Australia, so adopted a lot of their styles (principally freshest ingredients possible and simplicity is key), then moved to France and was trained as a chef there. He also went to Italy, Belgium (nyah nyah), Germany, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and Denmark to train.

He used to be a rôtisseur (roasts chef) for a long time, but also did poissonnier (fish), grillardin (grill), entremetier (vegetables) and friturier (fried). He always refused to be a saucier though. He believes that as a general principle, sauce is used to cover up bad cooking. Now he is a pâtissier and owns a little gourmet boulangerie.

Belgium does have very nice cuisine, however, Belgium is just an extension of France and Germany as far as both its language and food goes. All its cooking principles are that of France. The French were the first to use the technique of frying, and they were the first to fry potatoes (originally in diced blocked that had been partially cooked beforehand so they became crisp on the outside, but very moist and fluffy on the inside). All the Belgians did was cut them into strips instead of diced blocks.

[ensign-charlie]

i know, its a crazy big committment. she's hardcore, no wool or honey cos it hurts the bees! the wool thing i disagree with though, im pretty sure sheep need to be shorn to stay healthy... plus it doesnt affect them really as far as i can tell.

theres a soy cheese you can get, called cheezly. haha. also all kinds of soy meat substitutes. its pretty intense. the cake is coming along nicely thanks! lol no i still have to find out how to do the sexy layers. i have only so far found recipes for the swirly rainbow kind of cake. i want the neat layered kind :P

If sheep aren't shorn they can die. Also, animal rights activists claim it's cruelty that they get shorn in the winter, but if they are shorn in the summer they get horrendously sunburnt and often die of heat stroke and skin cancer if they are shorn in summer. Cows will also die if they aren't milked. Bees aren't harmed by honey being removed. They are subdued with smoke, which just makes them drowsy. Bee keeping has actually preserved a lot of species of bee that would have naturally died out eh.

[Minda]

I wonder.... what is a vegan's blanket made out of?

[pho3nixphir3]

dried woven animal poop?

[talisman]

Synthetics, probably? Polyester and such (like you have in cheap pillows)

Pho - uh, no :p

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[tweety]

Nah, my dad is not about lentils at all - he hates them. He's a bit odd in that he has French parents (his mother taught him to cook in old school French style), but he was born and raised in Australia, so adopted a lot of their styles (principally freshest ingredients possible and simplicity is key), then moved to France and was trained as a chef there. He also went to Italy, Belgium (nyah nyah), Germany, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and Denmark to train.

He used to be a rôtisseur (roasts chef) for a long time, but also did poissonnier (fish), grillardin (grill), entremetier (vegetables) and friturier (fried). He always refused to be a saucier though. He believes that as a general principle, sauce is used to cover up bad cooking. Now he is a pâtissier and owns a little gourmet boulangerie.

Belgium does have very nice cuisine, however, Belgium is just an extension of France and Germany as far as both its language and food goes. All its cooking principles are that of France. The French were the first to use the technique of frying, and they were the first to fry potatoes (originally in diced blocked that had been partially cooked beforehand so they became crisp on the outside, but very moist and fluffy on the inside). All the Belgians did was cut them into strips instead of diced blocks.


wow, impressive training!

ok, with that work experience, he can call himself a chef....

what's the speciality of his gourmet boulangerie??

belgium extension of france and germany!!?? :eek:
i speak flemish which has as much to do with french as chips with ketchup! :D
they do say that belgian cuisine is a variety of the french cuisine but served in german quantities (we don't want our guests to leave on an empty stomach!).
it's a bit like god: he created adam, thought he could do better than that and then created eve! :D

yeah yeah, i know the french like to claim the chips as their invention...they were still torturing frogs when we were already enjoying our chips with mayo!

anyhoo, i love a bit of rivalry, between you and me, i love french food as much as our food, no german food for me though. you have to see my replies in the right context: there will always be friendly rivalry between france and belgium, that's all it is

[tweety]

do you know what the elephant in the room is here? DISHES... all of this cooking means that somebody has to the dishes. let it not be me.

i hate dishwashing with a fiery passion. once, when i was a child, a bee came out of a cup and stung me while i was dishwashing. i think that's a sign that god has decided to exempt me from dishwashing for all time.

could somebody please do my dishes? they're staring at me pleadingly from the sink, i think they're sad and want to be scrubbed and loved. but it's all too much for me.

hello dishwasher?

[tweety]

i know, its a crazy big committment. she's hardcore, no wool or honey cos it hurts the bees! the wool thing i disagree with though, im pretty sure sheep need to be shorn to stay healthy... plus it doesnt affect them really as far as i can tell.

theres a soy cheese you can get, called cheezly. haha. also all kinds of soy meat substitutes. its pretty intense. the cake is coming along nicely thanks! lol no i still have to find out how to do the sexy layers. i have only so far found recipes for the swirly rainbow kind of cake. i want the neat layered kind :P

bees get hurt when making honey?? i didn't know that! how???

explain the layers, what effect do you want to achieve? different colours of cake on top of each other?

[tweety]

If sheep aren't shorn they can die. Also, animal rights activists claim it's cruelty that they get shorn in the winter, but if they are shorn in the summer they get horrendously sunburnt and often die of heat stroke and skin cancer if they are shorn in summer. Cows will also die if they aren't milked. Bees aren't harmed by honey being removed. They are subdued with smoke, which just makes them drowsy. Bee keeping has actually preserved a lot of species of bee that would have naturally died out eh.

they say if bees die, the human race will be finished soon after.

[ensign-charlie]

they say if bees die, the human race will be finished soon after.

My dad told me that if I ever got lost in outback Australia (because it's SO likely) to follow bees because they can't live more than a mile from water.

[ensign-charlie]

wow, impressive training!

ok, with that work experience, he can call himself a chef....

what's the speciality of his gourmet boulangerie??

belgium extension of france and germany!!?? :eek:
i speak flemish which has as much to do with french as chips with ketchup! :D
they do say that belgian cuisine is a variety of the french cuisine but served in german quantities (we don't want our guests to leave on an empty stomach!).
it's a bit like god: he created adam, thought he could do better than that and then created eve! :D

yeah yeah, i know the french like to claim the chips as their invention...they were still torturing frogs when we were already enjoying our chips with mayo!

anyhoo, i love a bit of rivalry, between you and me, i love french food as much as our food, no german food for me though. you have to see my replies in the right context: there will always be friendly rivalry between france and belgium, that's all it is

Oh bring it on. *dons the French flag as a cape*

I've always found French portions very good. It's because Germany makes one gigantic disgusting meal and throws it on a plate and that's the entire thing. France makes about 10 tiny courses of deliciousness and dishes it up to perfection.

Belgium tries to copy France, but it ends up German and then they fail. :P

The French actually object to the name "French Fries" - they are an American invention. The French (rightly) maintain they invented the manner in which the potatoes are cooked, and the use of potatoes. We do concede that the Belgians got to lazy to finish cutting up the potatoes into diced cubes, and so they settled for sticks. :P

The speciality of Dad's boulangerie is desserts, but he also does gourmet breads. He is also a chocolatier and makes his own chocolates in a combination of French and Swiss style.

My mother stirs up Dad by saying "If there is definitive proof of God, it is France. Rolling green hills, beautiful beaches, amazing landscapes, produce that is to die for. If there is proof that Satan exists, it's that France is full of Frenchmen." Dad counters it by saying "Everything good has either been invented in, or improved by France and the French."

[tweety]

Oh bring it on. *dons the French flag as a cape*

I've always found French portions very good. It's because Germany makes one gigantic disgusting meal and throws it on a plate and that's the entire thing. France makes about 10 tiny courses of deliciousness and dishes it up to perfection.

Belgium tries to copy France, but it ends up German and then they fail. :P

The French actually object to the name "French Fries" - they are an American invention. The French (rightly) maintain they invented the manner in which the potatoes are cooked, and the use of potatoes. We do concede that the Belgians got to lazy to finish cutting up the potatoes into diced cubes, and so they settled for sticks. :P

The speciality of Dad's boulangerie is desserts, but he also does gourmet breads. He is also a chocolatier and makes his own chocolates in a combination of French and Swiss style.

My mother stirs up Dad by saying "If there is definitive proof of God, it is France. Rolling green hills, beautiful beaches, amazing landscapes, produce that is to die for. If there is proof that Satan exists, it's that France is full of Frenchmen." Dad counters it by saying "Everything good has either been invented in, or improved by France and the French."


seeing as we have as many michelin stars per capita as france, we musn't be doing all that bad!

dons the flemish lion flag as a cape and kills the french rooster.

i love your mother!!!! :D

[marisol88]

bees get hurt when making honey?? i didn't know that! how???

explain the layers, what effect do you want to achieve? different colours of cake on top of each other?

ahaha no, i was being sarcastic. i think bees are okay if you take some honey from them.

yeah different colours on top of each other :P im prob gonna have to bake 6 different cakes.

[tweety]

My dad told me that if I ever got lost in outback Australia (because it's SO likely) to follow bees because they can't live more than a mile from water.

you can always use your little cubed chips to find your way home.