Quarantine pilao
Shell prawns and marinade in mint, paprika, garlic, pepper, chillies.
Make stock from shells and heads, salt, onion, parsley, garlic, ginger, celery, bay, tomato (easy on this), orange zest, lime.
Fry prawns and a little yoghurt in hot ghee. Oysters in turn with chilli, turmeric (a bit), coriander seed.
Toast almonds and chop. Mix with chopped dried apricots, spring onions, lightly steamed beans.
Fry toasted and ground poppy seed, cassia, cardamoms (both), fennel seed, a little cumin. Cook rice normally (for pilao); mix in fruit, nuts, seafood, and dum till done with some saffron.
(note that a type of cheapo oyster is easily available out east)
And where are we supposed to get rice from, at the moment, Alexander ?
(Thinking about it, I've got a box of Uncle Ben's boil in the bag, in the cupboard......Can't stand almonds, though. :-&)
Cheers - Phil ;)....And my eyes read 'condoms', rather than cardamoms. X_X
I don't want people to imitate or copy me, merely to be inspired by my radiant example. If you put condoms in your supper, however, I fear Ian may be right about Welsh people....
Emergency stockpile recipes for wargamers #2
Spicy lentil soup
- Take a pot, 2 liters or larger
- Put water in pot, 1 liter or so
- Take a cup or so of red lentils, rinse and put into pot
- Take a cup or so of green lentils, rinse and put into pot
- Add a cube of veggie stock, crush and mix into pot
- Add a couple of teaspoons, or to taste, harissa or other chili paste, put into pot
- If available: Take a couple of carrots, peel and grate and put into pot
- Put the heat on and boil for half an hour or so
- Add coconut milk or cream, a couple of desiliters at least.
- Let boil for another 15-30 mins or until mushy enough.
- Eat, goes especially well with Finnish Army Crispy Bread https://www.varusteleka.com/en/product/vaasan-fdf-crisp-rye-bread/55470 (https://www.varusteleka.com/en/product/vaasan-fdf-crisp-rye-bread/55470)
Cheers,
Aksu
Quote from: FierceKitty on 19 March 2020, 07:07:03 AM
I don't want people to imitate or copy me, merely to be inspired by my radiant example. If you put condoms in your supper, however, I fear Ian may be right about Welsh people....
can we have a second opinion on "radiant" please. Also - keep cooking and recipes to its accustomed place, TV during the day. TIA ;) ;D
Quote from: FierceKitty on 19 March 2020, 07:07:03 AM
If you put condoms in your supper, however, I fear Ian may be right about Welsh people....
I thought condoms were a well-established ingredient in Thai cuisine?
http://www.trinitybycc.co.uk/
They don't eat much cabbage either.
Quote from: Techno on 19 March 2020, 06:55:14 AM
(Thinking about it, I've got a box of Uncle Ben's boil in the bag, in the cupboard......Can't stand almonds, though. :-&)
Ebay it quick, you will be rice enough to retire on selling it with the Idiots we have around at the moment
Quote from: Orcs on 19 March 2020, 10:00:25 AM
Ebay it quick, you will be rice enough to retire on selling it with the Idiots we have around at the moment
Walter Terence Freddy?
I'll post about my early morning 'shop' in the Covid thread. =)
But there's still oodles of 'Uncle Ben's' rice in Cardigan. ;D ;D ;D
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: Chris Pringle on 19 March 2020, 09:41:48 AM
I thought condoms were a well-established ingredient in Thai cuisine? http://www.trinitybycc.co.uk/
Well....there's a Thai chef who has a recipe book that's still available........"Cooking with Poo" (This is true...check it out.) :)
Cheers - Phil :-*
Quote from: FierceKitty on 19 March 2020, 10:03:59 AM
Walter Terence Freddy?
FK, Due to the idiots panic buying in the UK, their has been no pasta, rice or loo roll in any supermarket for the past week. People are Ebaying Loo rolls
Yesterday I went into my local supermarket and the following shelves were bare
All paper products - loo roll tissues Etc
Bleach
Cleaning fluid of ant type
Washing Powder
Coffee
Tea
Virtually all tinned goods
All Cereal
All Pain killers
Fruit Squash
Chicken
An Example of the idiocy in the UK
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TOILET-ROLL-PAPER-LOO-ROLL-TOILET-ROLLS-12-PACK-UNOPEND-NO-RESERVE/353011115379?hash=item52311a2573:g:QTwAAOSwXj1ecjr0
This is 12 rolls of loo roll retail price normally around £5 now with 2 bids at £51
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toilet-rolls/133364953278?_trkparms=aid%3D1110001%26algo%3DSPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D225113%26meid%3D0f820b1a42744f1780049b54e1b5ca89%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dpf%26sd%3D353011115379%26itm%3D133364953278%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2047675&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851
This one is £500 and with 2 bids
It was the suggestion that Phil be turned into a cereal that startled me.
Quote from: FierceKitty on 19 March 2020, 11:25:49 AM
It was the suggestion that Phil be turned into a cereal that startled me.
Bloody auto-correct - That was supposed to be rich not rice
And what's THt supposed to be.......?.....(Auto correct ?....I think not. ;) ;D ;D ;D)
Cheers - The Welsh Cornflake. :-* (I'm far too old for all this poop. ;D ;D ;D ;D)
Quote from: Techno on 19 March 2020, 03:18:10 PM
And what's That supposed to be.......?.....(Auto correct ?....I think not. ;) ;D ;D ;D)
I think you mis read it
You bl**dy cheat ! ;D ;D ;D ;D......I've got a good mind to go back and alter it back to what you originally 'tryped'. ;)
We can all see the fact that you changed it, Mark ! :P
Cheers, my friend. - Phil :)
Quote from: Techno on 19 March 2020, 05:39:05 PM
You bl**dy cheat ! ;D ;D ;D ;D......I've got a good mind to go back and alter it back to what you originally 'tryped'. ;)
We can all see the fact that you changed it, Mark ! :P
Cheers, my friend. - Phil :)
You know what they say "Old age and treachery will defeat youth and Skill every time "
Survivalist soup
Take a portion of premade frozen minestrone soup out of the freezer.
Add frozen minestrone to pot and heat.
Open bottle of wine.
Eat soup. Drink wine. Contemplate the fall of civilisation.
Not entirely sure what all I put in the soup when I made it, looks like mushroom, carrot, black eyed peas, peppers, tomato and precious pasta. Probably some onions and garlic and some form of stock too. I mean it's soup. You put everything in a pot and boil it until it's palatable then use it as a bread dip.
Viva Italia! They may have no idea of medical planning, but their soups are meaningful components of a meal.
You have bread :o
How! Where!
Quote from: Techno on 19 March 2020, 06:55:14 AM
(Think. .And my eyes read 'condoms', rather than cardamoms. X_X
Chewy. Makes it last longer
Quote from: Matt J on 19 March 2020, 10:35:57 PM
You have bread :o
How! Where!
Managed to nab a bag of bagels and some pitta while the hordes were distracted by the sliced white... At this rate though I'm going to have to start making my own bread again.
Quote from: mmcv on 20 March 2020, 06:45:01 AM
Managed to nab a bag of bagels and some pitta while the hordes were distracted by the sliced white... At this rate though I'm going to have to start making my own bread again.
If you can get flour you'll be doing well, if my local Tesco is anything to go by!
You make bread with flour ? :o
I thought it was made from a type of seaweed. :-\
(Never actually tried laverbread (?)......anyone ever tasted that ?)
But as Mike says, I'd imagine flour's one of the things that the hoarders have been stockpiling.
When we cleaned out the MIL's kitchen, after she'd gone into residential care.....There was a full bag of flour in one of the cupboards that appeared to have fossilised.
I kid you not.....It felt like a piece of breeze block ! :o :o
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: Ithoriel on 20 March 2020, 07:29:55 AM
If you can get flour you'll be doing well, if my local Tesco is anything to go by!
True, even Amazon is short on bread flour. I have half a bag of plain flour as a bag of masa harina in the cupboard so it's cakes and corn tacos for a while!
Nearly all flour/rice contains Weevils eggs. So if they keep it for two long their cupboards will be full of weevils. :D
I've had laverbread. It was pretty good, too.
Never had a problem with Weevils, but I alus taps me 'ard tack.
Quote from: Orcs on 20 March 2020, 07:58:01 AM
Nearly all flour/rice contains Weevils eggs. So if they keep it for two long their cupboards will be full of weevils. :D
Yup, have had this exact issue when I bought a big multi pack of flour for bread making a couple of years back. Ended up having to chuck it along with all the flour in my cupboards. Then had recurrent issues with them if I had flour sitting for ages. I've taken to freezing flour for a few days when I get it and sealing it in airtight containers where I can to try and stop this happening again.
And microwaves don't kill them, which is a bit alarming to see.
When I was in Zambia for a month as a child they used to pour the rice in water, stir it up a bit and the weevils would float to the surface. you then skimmed them off and cooked the rice.
Obviously you cant do this with flour.
I'm with mmcv - freeze the flour for a few days when you first get it. Seems to work.
" Maintaining civilised standards in adversity"
Not going to lie, it will be difficult.
I'm out of gin.
"I'm out of gin."
as long as you're not out of unpainted lead, paint and brushes, you'll be fine :D
Que DM story tommorrow:
Brushes swept away
An unexpected outcome of the pandemic is a run on miniature paint brushes, as suppliers report running out of fine detail brushes. A spokestroll from GHames Verkshup said "It's unprecedented! We may have to revise our figure rerelease manufacturing output, as there is now a danger that unpainted lead piles across the country will be finished, and that according to the latest Hocrus, is armmageddon."
Started my annual fight against the moss on the lawn today (or should it now be called a 'moss'?). I believe moss may have been used in Medieval times instead of toilet paper. Not quite ready for that ... I wonder if it's flushable?* :-\
*
(Don't do this at home, kids - it's not).Quote from: Orcs on 20 March 2020, 07:58:01 AM
Nearly all flour/rice contains Weevils eggs. So if they keep it for two long their cupboards will be full of weevils. :D
Two long whats ......? ;)
Lawn still too wet to give it a good scarifying and also I aerated last week so don't want to walk on if for a bit, to avoid compacting it again.
Quote from: Westmarcher on 20 March 2020, 03:25:02 PM
Started my annual fight against the moss on the lawn today (or should it now be called a 'moss'?). I believe moss may have been used in Medieval times instead of toilet paper. Not quite ready for that ... I wonder if it's flushable?* :-
*(Don't do this at home, kids - it's not).
Two long whats ......? ;)
My garden is laid to moss as well. I thought about using that grass weed a feed stuff, but realised if I killed all the moss the lawn would look more like the Somme than a lawn, so was too frightened to use it.
Best lawn story I've got concerned one of our old neighbours, when we lived near Newark.
Chris, (for it was he) used a strong weedkiller on the little patio he had at the back of his house, to get rid of all the weeds growing between the laid bricks.
All well and good......He then walked across his lawn.....Of which he was immensely proud, to put the sprayer away, in the shed.
Can you see what's coming ?
Yes....a couple of weeks later, there was a trail of dead grass from the patio to the shed......In absolutely perfectly formed footprints, where he'd walked the weedkiller onto the lawn.
He didn't half get in the neck from his wife ! X_X
Cheers - Phil
Down to our second to last bottle of wine with a steak dinner tonight, spirits remain high as the gin and whisky reserves remain ample and a fresh case of wine on the way.
Freezer full of meat and fish and a fresh veg delivery expected within days. Standards must be maintained...
Quote from: mmcv on 25 March 2020, 07:35:55 PM
Down to our second to last bottle of wine with a steak dinner tonight, spirits remain high as the gin and whisky reserves remain ample and a fresh case of wine on the way.
Freezer full of meat and fish and a fresh veg delivery expected within days. Standards must be maintained...
Lucky you! The Wine Society has just cancelled all deliveries until further notice. What happened to the Dunkirk spirit?
Quote from: mollinary on 25 March 2020, 08:58:13 PM
Lucky you! The Wine Society has just cancelled all deliveries until further notice. What happened to the Dunkirk spirit?
We use Naked Wines, they've a few cases in offer for regular customers at present, though they had stopped deliveries for a week or two prior to this on, so clearly operating at reduced capacity.
Quote from: mollinary on 25 March 2020, 08:58:13 PM
What happened to the Dunkirk spirit?
There's an idea, I've not watched Dunkirk yet
Quote from: mollinary on 25 March 2020, 08:58:13 PM
What happened to the Dunkirk spirit?
Think we finished it off over the weekend? Unless you've got another bottle hidden somewhere?
Quote from: Orcs on 20 March 2020, 04:09:17 PM
My garden is laid to moss as well. I thought about using that grass weed a feed stuff, but realised if I killed all the moss the lawn would look more like the Somme than a lawn, so was too frightened to use it.
There's a way round that, but it's a lot of effort.
1. Rake (or spinny spiky thing) as much moss out of a patch as possible.
2. Leave a couple of days.
3. Spray with iron sulphate solution (moss killer extraordinaire).
4. Give it another couple of days,
5. Scrape out the rest of the (now dead) moss.
6. Apply grass-seed and water in.
In a couple of years the lawn will be looking good again.
That's very good idea but:-
1) I have a large lawn. It takes me an hour to mow normally with an 18 inch petrol mower. First couple of cuts of the season take 2 hours each
2) Moss is green so it looks ok
3) I dislike gardening intensely
4) Gardening with the exception of mowing the lawn is a "Pink" job in the Orcs Household
3) I have a life :)
Quote from: Orcs on 25 March 2020, 10:41:51 PM
2) Moss is green so it looks ok
3) I dislike gardening intensely
4) Gardening with the exception of mowing the lawn is a "Pink" job in the Orcs Household
Are you my long-lost twin?