Now We're Cooking...

[Laxie]

I used to spend summers in a caravan on the beach with the kids.  Always missed the oven for the first week, but got so used to being without by summer's end, that it took ages to get used to having it again when we'd return home. 

We had beef stroganoff tonight.  That's a stove top dinner as is chilli and rice.  Everyone's been good at coming up with ideas, so we'll make sure you don't starve.   

[Nakor]

I used to spend summers in a caravan on the beach with the kids.  Always missed the oven for the first week, but got so used to being without by summer's end, that it took ages to get used to having it again when we'd return home. 

We had beef stroganoff tonight.  That's a stove top dinner as is chilli and rice.  Everyone's been good at coming up with ideas, so we'll make sure you don't starve.   

Thankyou

No grill is the worst, Mrs moaning a close second, I wouldn't mind but she cant bleeping cook any way.

Boo - grrrrr

[booder]

@Nakor.   You are quite capable of knocking up some tasty food using just the stove. I;m pretty sure your fridge and cupboard contain an assortment of ingredients and condiments.

If all else fails turn to a trusted favourite of mine..............fried onion sandwiches     mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[mondatoo]

Got home from work to find oven broken.  Clock won't reset, no clock, no oven. Sigh!

Guess I am going to need stew based solutions until repair arrives.

A sad day in Nakor towers.

Does it have a few buttons on it in a line at the top of the oven ?

If so I probs know how to fix it.

[Nakor]

Got home from work to find oven broken.  Clock won't reset, no clock, no oven. Sigh!

Guess I am going to need stew based solutions until repair arrives.

A sad day in Nakor towers.

Does it have a few buttons on it in a line at the top of the oven ?

If so I probs know how to fix it.

It does indeed.
Electronic clock face (that is flashing), with a row of buttons below.
As clock is flashing I assume the fault is actually with the buttons.
Any help appreciated.

[Laxie]

Carrots.  LOTS of them.   

I thought I was ordering 3 carrots, but clicked the wrong option and ended up with 3... 1.5kg bags of the fecking things!!!  Sigh.

Any recipes you lot can come up with for a bucket load of carrots?  Cheers.

[Cf]

Pre-heat the oven to 200oC.

Chop up 4.5kg of carrots all the while thinking "that was stupid".

Find a big enough bin and insert carrots.

Place something nice in your heated oven, cook for appropriate amount of time, and serve.

[Laxie]

Pre-heat the oven to 200oC.

Chop up 4.5kg of carrots all the while thinking "that was stupid".

Find a big enough bin and insert carrots.

Place something nice in your heated oven, cook for appropriate amount of time, and serve.

   [ ] Helpful.  But you got me laughing about it, so not all bad.

[Cf]

To be fair I don't mind carrots when done in the right way. Finely chopped in a salad, or in a stir fry, or roasted is fine. It's just I was brought up on my mother's method of boil them to oblivion and it did rather put me off them.

[Dubai]

You can boil them in a decent way- chicken stock, fresh orange juice, sugar, honey and some herbs. Come out really sweet but not to the point where they are sickly

[simonnatur]

Carrot juice is delicious, you may compound your mistake by buying a juicer that doesn't get used though...

[Laxie]

You can boil them in a decent way- chicken stock, fresh orange juice, sugar, honey and some herbs. Come out really sweet but not to the point where they are sickly

How much orange juice, sugar and honey do you use?

[Laxie]

Carrot juice is delicious, you may compound your mistake by buying a juicer that doesn't get used though...

A few people have been in touch to tell me how lovely it is.  Unfortunately we don't own a juicer and with the impending move to America, we're not purchasing any new electrics. 

I was given a nice recipe for carrot cake and will also be making carrot and coriander soup in the next few days.  Another person suggested we cut some up and give them to the dogs as a healthy treat option.  They're loving them!

[Free_Rollin]

Gajrela - it's an Indian carrot pudding. I find it nice, but my mum absolutely loves it. Worth a go if you got a few carrots spare.

http://www.sanjeevkapoor.com/gajrela.aspx

[Cf]

Tonight's episode of MasterChef might be of interest Laxie. One of the dishes they spent some time with was a carrot salad.