rec.food.cooking Google Group

Grrr...

2008-12-04T03:18:46Z

My newsreader threw a wobbly so I've had to go get all headers and
bodies from last September... something like 35,000 :)
I'm off to get on with the Xmas lights in the garden while it
downloads it all.
Welshdog

Dinner the other night.

2008-12-04T02:52:48Z

Lilydale Free Range chicken breasts,
[link]
sliced and cooked with a tomato based sauce with some pancetta, chilli,
sundried tomatos, olives, garlic, onions, a splash of balsamic, and a
dash of Italian herbs.
The pasta was egg and spinach fettuccine, cooked in the new pasta

Corned Beef Recipes

2008-12-04T02:21:38Z

Despite searching around on the web I'm yet to find a decent alternate
method for cooking corned beef! Basically it's just treated Silverside
but boiled it is just mouthwatering!
My usual method is as follows.
Take a piece of corned silverside. corned mutton
etc. Place in saucepan cover with water.

Just for Kicks Killfiling Stats

2008-12-04T02:23:25Z

If you killfile everything with:
"peter" or "lucas" in the Subject: or From: headers,
Anything posted from Google,
Anything cross-posted to *uk* and/or *oz*, and
Anything posted to 3 or more groups..
..You get a 21.5% yield of somewhat-relevant RFC posts
for the last 7 days.
If this was honest 21% lean Kobe beef it may be worthwhile. But

CHRISTMAS

2008-12-04T01:16:08Z

Anyone tuned to Christmas at Rockefeller Center? It's on right now
(NBC), don't miss it!
S/

For those that don't get Kili's Caringbridge email alerts...

2008-12-04T01:14:19Z

There's a new update, and pic.
[link]

Using the cooler as a toilet

2008-12-04T01:09:42Z

Is it OK to use the cooler as a toilet bowl after drinking lots of beers?

Cooking Basmati rice?

2008-12-03T23:27:55Z

Which method do you prefer, the excess-water method or the absorbtion
method?
I prefer the absorbtion method as it gives a tastier rice, but it can be
the trickier method.

SOUP BOOSTERS

2008-12-03T23:11:25Z

(Add to canned soup while heating)
- Stir broccoli florets (thawed, frozen) into cream of chicken soup
- Add coleslaw mix (bag) to minestrone.
- Stir sliced chorizo sausage into black bean soup.
- Sprinkle shredded Swiss cheese on servings of split-pea soup.
- Stir basil pesto (tub) into hot tomato soup.

Re: Ping food

2008-12-03T23:02:24Z

Maybe they're trying to kill you by beaming thoughts into your head?
Maybe it's space aliens or MIB!

More on turkey stock/soup

2008-12-03T22:46:38Z

I was just contemplating what makes a good turkey stock, and I thought
of something that Michael Ruhlman said....
He suggests adding the aromatics, like parsley, thyme and whatever
else you use, towards the last part of cooking, as they won't be so
muted then.
For those of you who are not having good luck with your turkey stock,

Using the toilet as a Cooler

2008-12-03T22:38:07Z

Is it OK to use the toilet bowl as a cooler for your unopened beers?

Decaffeinated tea and coffee

2008-12-03T21:57:46Z

Took me ages to realise this stuff *does* still have caffeine in it
despite the name. I've been having disturbed nights for ages' and
couldn't work out why.
A week or so ago I stopped drinking the usual couple of pints of
decaffeinated tea/coffee I was having then lo and behold... last night
a good nights sleep!

Anchovies Supreme

2008-12-03T21:26:17Z

Serves 5
You will need:
* 80ml white wine
* 70ml lemon juice
* 50g pickle
* 150g anchovies
* 10g rice
Instructions:
1. pre-heat the oven to 190 C
2. put the rice in the saucepan
3. bring the rice to the boil
4. stir the rice
5. rinse the anchovies
6. fry the white wine until browned

Apple Sauce With Packets Of Dry Onion Soup Mix Mash

2008-12-03T21:21:46Z

Serves 1
You will need:
* 3 pinches of salt
* 130ml apple sauce
* 4 packets of dry onion soup mix
Instructions:
1. rinse the pinches of salt
2. stir-fry the apple sauce
3. whisk the packets of dry onion soup mix
4. order out
Yum.