What is Readybrek? (or what food adventures have you had in the last two weeks)
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CavingPig
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Readybrek was my favourite breakfast as a kid in the 90s, I couldn't understand all the hate for it when I bought a load of supermarket-brand stuff for an expedition a couple of years ago. Apparently I was supposed to get fancy stuff with flavours already in? :
Another top porridge tip: plenty of milk, a pinch of salt then a wee dram of your favourite whisk(e)y mixed in. Warms you right up!
In other culinary adventures, my housemate and I decided our resolution/project for 2021 would be to cook a meal from 52 different countries. We drew up a list and put names in a jar, and we're taking it turn about - so far we've had Georgia, Myanmar, Tibet, Cuba and Korea, and I'm looking forward to what she produces on an Afghan theme tonight. (Yes, we've upped the pace a little given lockdown - just getting ahead for when we (hopefully!!) are allowed to go places again...)
Another top porridge tip: plenty of milk, a pinch of salt then a wee dram of your favourite whisk(e)y mixed in. Warms you right up!
In other culinary adventures, my housemate and I decided our resolution/project for 2021 would be to cook a meal from 52 different countries. We drew up a list and put names in a jar, and we're taking it turn about - so far we've had Georgia, Myanmar, Tibet, Cuba and Korea, and I'm looking forward to what she produces on an Afghan theme tonight. (Yes, we've upped the pace a little given lockdown - just getting ahead for when we (hopefully!!) are allowed to go places again...)
kay
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Pegasus said:Have bought an air fryer so can make chips
...and have planted lots of veg seeds, should plant some spuds really #diggingforvictory
You're better off growing tomatoes or soft fruit - a) more expensive to buy in the shops b) imported from Europe c) don't need so much ground to grow a quantity that will make a difference to our diet.
I'm speaking from ignorance here- I haven't a clue whetehr we grow all our potatoes, just guessing that we grow most of them given Scotland's per-eminence as a supplier of virus-free seed potatoes. And I'm not sure where we get our soft fruit from. But I do know that, in terms of maximising monetary yield from the garden, it's better to grow high value items rather than low value items that need to be grown in large quantity.
kay said:Pegasus said:Have bought an air fryer so can make chips
...and have planted lots of veg seeds, should plant some spuds really #diggingforvictory
You're better off growing tomatoes or soft fruit - a) more expensive to buy in the shops b) imported from Europe c) don't need so much ground to grow a quantity that will make a difference to our diet.
I'm speaking from ignorance here- I haven't a clue whetehr we grow all our potatoes, just guessing that we grow most of them given Scotland's per-eminence as a supplier of virus-free seed potatoes. And I'm not sure where we get our soft fruit from. But I do know that, in terms of maximising monetary yield from the garden, it's better to grow high value items rather than low value items that need to be grown in large quantity.
I do
Toms, raspberries, blackcurrant, damsons, apples. One of best things to grown is runner beans - taste better fresh and expensive to buy. Currently eating leeks, parsnips and broccoli from the garden - but no parsnips today, frozen into the ground
kay
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Pegasus said:I do
I'm eating kale and Asturian Tree Cabbage - it grows forever, just gets a longer and longer stalk.
Mulberries are pretty good - can't buy them fresh and they freeze well. A good addition to Readybrek.
I second growing runner beans - they are so tasty but also able to be grown in a pot which helps anyone without access to garden.Pegasus said:kay said:Pegasus said:Have bought an air fryer so can make chips
...and have planted lots of veg seeds, should plant some spuds really #diggingforvictory
You're better off growing tomatoes or soft fruit - a) more expensive to buy in the shops b) imported from Europe c) don't need so much ground to grow a quantity that will make a difference to our diet.
I'm speaking from ignorance here- I haven't a clue whetehr we grow all our potatoes, just guessing that we grow most of them given Scotland's per-eminence as a supplier of virus-free seed potatoes. And I'm not sure where we get our soft fruit from. But I do know that, in terms of maximising monetary yield from the garden, it's better to grow high value items rather than low value items that need to be grown in large quantity.
I do
On that note mange tout are plentiful, and easy to grow. The more your pick, the more they grow!
pwhole
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mikem said:Not the coal substitute! Easily available everywhere in South America, as is coca in the high altitude bitscavemanmike said:Coke
(You do know that's why it's called coca cola)
Someone gave me some coca tea bags to try last year, from a branded supply - it was rubbish. Waitrose Italian espresso beans are far stronger, so I ditched the teabags and went back to the stove-top pot. A friend of mine swears by yerba mate, but then she swears a lot. That's virtually undrinkable IMO, but it was marginally better than the coca tea bags.
"At the next stop, Roddy managed to trade some of our Callard and Bowser for a supply of coca leaves from Presentacion. We followed his amused directions and masticated each leaf slowly, then tucked it into our cheeks before adding another to the cud. A pinch of bicarbonate of soda helped break down the leaves. Any expectation that the experience would be as remotely pleasurable as the name suggested was soon dashed. Rather it was a numbing feeling to the jaw and a sensation like being force-fed cabbage while under dental anesthetic, with a green slime constantly trying to escape from the side of one's mouth."pwhole said:
Hugh Thomson - The White Rock
They also had issues with their porridge.
I planted a lot of veg last year with seeds etc from a friend and others we had.
At the same time we were lucky to be able to watch a great family of squirrels doing some incredible acrobatics as I moved the bird feeders around - Each new location was simply a challenge to become overcome before they became relaxed and cool while emptying them with amazing speed.
At one point they slowed down on the feeders which I took to be a good thing.
A few days later I started to notice things down the garden that were amazingly similar to the spring onion bulbs.
After a few more days I noticed nearly as many of those spring onion bulb like things down the garden as the spring onion bulbs I had planted at the top of the garden.
Then as everything should have come up I realised the squirrels had acquired about 80% plus of everything I planted.
I never had the heart to chase them away as their ingenuity and talent for climbing never ceased to amaze me.
Would the sense of frustratingly therapeutic be appropriate! - Amazing balance, poise, technique and sheer cheek.
At the same time we were lucky to be able to watch a great family of squirrels doing some incredible acrobatics as I moved the bird feeders around - Each new location was simply a challenge to become overcome before they became relaxed and cool while emptying them with amazing speed.
At one point they slowed down on the feeders which I took to be a good thing.
A few days later I started to notice things down the garden that were amazingly similar to the spring onion bulbs.
After a few more days I noticed nearly as many of those spring onion bulb like things down the garden as the spring onion bulbs I had planted at the top of the garden.
Then as everything should have come up I realised the squirrels had acquired about 80% plus of everything I planted.
I never had the heart to chase them away as their ingenuity and talent for climbing never ceased to amaze me.
Would the sense of frustratingly therapeutic be appropriate! - Amazing balance, poise, technique and sheer cheek.
Graigwen
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Wardy said:
What I find impressive about grey squirrels is their ability to chain together a sequence of actions to acheive a final result. The initial actions may not have any obvious connections to the final goal but the squirrels have the intellectual capacity to somehow make a mental picture of how a number of actions combine.
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ZombieCake
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Traditionally breakfast is served with a Brain, an Athlete, a Basket case, a Princess, and a Criminal, and generally not forgotten about.
pwhole
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These are my luxury item of choice when I need a treat. Expensive, and only Waitrose seem to sell them, but they're often on offer. They're SO good - and they even have a 'TSG' label, haha. Aaaaggghhhhh.....I've got to have one now:
https://www.inesrosales.com/europe/sweet-olive-oil-tortas/original-olive-oil-torta/
https://www.inesrosales.com/europe/sweet-olive-oil-tortas/original-olive-oil-torta/
