on the subject of food
i''m supposed to be cooking for a few mates tonight, but i don't know what to make. anyone got any ideas for something simple and pretty cheap that isn't bolognese cos i make that all the fucking time
edit: cheers. i'm liking vlad's idea. to tesco's!
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 13:03,
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edit: cheers. i'm liking vlad's idea. to tesco's!
some kind of curry
spanish omlette
chilli con carne
shepherd's pie
all quick and easy
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 13:05,
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chilli con carne
shepherd's pie
all quick and easy
Sausages!
those spicy spanish ones...chorizo or something, them, they're nice fried with rice and onions.
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 13:07,
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suprisingly so
for something so simple
caramelised onions
mmmmm
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 13:29,
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caramelised onions
mmmmm
chilli
1lb Mince
1 big onion
1 in tomatoes
1 peppers
one tin of baked beans (drained)
1 tin kidney beans (drained)
Tomato puree
chillis or chilli powder
paprika
beef stock (oxo?)
salt to taste
Fry mince and onion
add stock
Add tomatoes and a couple of tbsp of tomato puree
chop peppers
add beans
cook for a bit
add peppers
add chilli powder, paprika and salt to taste
cook for as long as you can be arsed.
I always pad it out with more peppers and beans.
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 13:11,
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1 big onion
1 in tomatoes
1 peppers
one tin of baked beans (drained)
1 tin kidney beans (drained)
Tomato puree
chillis or chilli powder
paprika
beef stock (oxo?)
salt to taste
Fry mince and onion
add stock
Add tomatoes and a couple of tbsp of tomato puree
chop peppers
add beans
cook for a bit
add peppers
add chilli powder, paprika and salt to taste
cook for as long as you can be arsed.
I always pad it out with more peppers and beans.
Or that delicious
Sudan I
Ambassador, with these carcinogens you are really spoiling us...
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 13:16,
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Ambassador, with these carcinogens you are really spoiling us...
we've been eating Sudan 1 for years, it only got banned in 2003!
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 13:18,
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And Professor Boobies agrees!
So it must be true!
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4286847.stm
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 13:36,
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news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4286847.stm
ha ha ha ha ha!
edit: I think I may have found him: www3.utsouthwestern.edu/rwelab/pic98/montc.htm
scroll down, past the enlightening picture of Harriet Gullsten
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 13:45,
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scroll down, past the enlightening picture of Harriet Gullsten
Isn't he standing beside the lovely Harriet Gullsten?
/Edit: no, that's Prof. Mann-Boobies
/Double-Edit: God, scientists are funny, there are some great photos here!
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 13:51,
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/Double-Edit: God, scientists are funny, there are some great photos here!
I love that one of Harriet
staring at the phallic bar chart when she surrounded by all those 'hunks' :)
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 13:55,
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Oh, but the names:
On the next page, there's an ALAN OKEY LISTEN
and some of the people identified as ??? defy description.
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 14:04,
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and some of the people identified as ??? defy description.
hahaah
Alan Okey Listen!
The only man who can silence a noisy room just by announcing his name.
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 14:19,
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The only man who can silence a noisy room just by announcing his name.
fwoar, Miss Gullsten!
I've no chance though, I've heard she's being nobbed by Helmut Sies (snigger).
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 14:03,
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I was wondering exactly what it is that he Sies
Now you've explained it.
I could spend all day here, how pathetic!
www3.utsouthwestern.edu/rwelab/pics.htm
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 14:20,
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I could spend all day here, how pathetic!
www3.utsouthwestern.edu/rwelab/pics.htm
I was expecting something utterly different from that link...
Damn you!
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 13:48,
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just a little extra............
add a square of dark chocolate too, don't know why but it makes chilli better.
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 13:42,
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two slices of bread... tonnes of mayonnaise in the middle
.. mayo sandwich
mmmm
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 13:12,
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.. mayo sandwich
mmmm
oh yes.. veggie stuff = great
..`specially when you`re a vegetarian
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 13:16,
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..`specially when you`re a vegetarian
don't forget chick peas: essential in all currys
and mustard seeds maybe
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 13:18,
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roasted vegetables and halloumi in a pesto, tomato puree and olive oil paste
with cous cous
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 13:15,
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pick anything from the Sudan 1 list, and give it to them. become their closest friend, and then when they die they'll leave everything to you! Hooray! everyones a winner, they get fed, and you get inheritance
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 13:17,
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For future ref, if you're good at making chilli or bolognese sauce
a good variation for feeding lots of mates easily and cheaply, and without having to worry about the faff of serving spaghetti or rice, is to buy a couple of french sticks; slice lengthways, cut into pieces, coat with the sauce (both bolog and chilli is great for this), sprinkle with grated cheese, bang in the oven for 20 minutes.
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 13:29,
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It's a winner at all my parties...
plus, the advantage is, you can make it ahead of time, and leave it to cool, before popping it in the oven in the evening. It actually tastes better if the sauce has had a chance to soak into the bread for a fwe hours... minmum hassle! Pukka! ;)
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 13:34,
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how hot do you set the oven?
i'm really shit at judging this sort of thing
and any ideas of what i could serve it with?
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 13:35,
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and any ideas of what i could serve it with?
Around 170-180 will do the trick (mine's a fan oven though, so maybe a tad bit hotter, if your's isn't)
Should be about 20 minutes, although look for the cheese browning, (i.e. don't let it) as that's the sign of when it's done.
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 13:38,
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Serve it with...? Beer, mostly! :)
Usually I just go for a buffet type affair, so some spicey potato wedges, sour cream, maybe some dips and kettle chips. It's more snack food, that a sit-down meal I suupose. Anyone else got any ideas?
Edit: and while I remember, rather obviously, it works just as well with a tomato sauce with onion, peppers, sweetcorn, chickpeas, etc. for a vegetarian option.
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Tue 22 Feb 2005, 13:40,
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Edit: and while I remember, rather obviously, it works just as well with a tomato sauce with onion, peppers, sweetcorn, chickpeas, etc. for a vegetarian option.