My own recipe. The official blonde cook book.

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do you have a smoke alarm Tom?

More subtle stuff.

Tom is getting a proper beating here.

I'm suffering for my art. I may cut my ear off later.

[tikay]

do you have a smoke alarm Tom?

More subtle stuff.

Tom is getting a proper beating here.

I'm suffering for my art. I may cut my ear off later.

Try and make a better job of it than you did with that toast then.

[Kev B]

Best ever cheese on toast.

Do two slices of your favourite bread in the toaster then put them on to a plate and top with slices of cheese. (I suggest mature Cheddar but what ever you like best will be fine).

Next, hold the plate out on the palm of your hand and using the other hand, cover with an upside down non-stck frying pan, then in one smooth motion invert plate and pan so that the toast is in the pan with the cheese on the bottom. (If you're using a small pan you can do one slice at a time).

Now set the pan on the hob and wait until the cheese melts, then, wait until it starts to burn, then, wait a little longer.

Just at the moment you think it's all gone Pete Tong, it's ready. Flip it back on to your plate, season with a little black or cayenne pepper if required and enjoy the best cheese on toast in the world.


Sorry I couldn't show you a whole slice, I couldn't wait to bite it.

Click to see full-size image.

There's so much wrong with this. Firstly nothing toasts, melts or tasted better than a white cheese on toast, done under the grill of course. Topped with either baked beans, tinned tomatoes. Brown sauce or Worcester sauce to finish off.

I'm with all the other guys regarding the offending pic.

Lol at smoke alarm.

[Nakor]

Is that brown bread?

Seeded wholemeal.

This breaks my heart a little, like finding out someone you admire is a Spurs fan, or from Wales.

I assume you are a fan of those bleached squares of de nutritionalised pap they call white sliced?

I would take a bleached square off next doors bird table before I was on the wholemeal seeded, but that's not important.  I just assumed you would have something a little more manly or Northern, Doorstop from a white bloomer or some such.

Another stereotype crushed.

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Pfft! Philistines.

Laugh I you want. They laughed when Edison invented sound.

[RED-DOG]

Is that brown bread?

Seeded wholemeal.

This breaks my heart a little, like finding out someone you admire is a Spurs fan, or from Wales.

I assume you are a fan of those bleached squares of de nutritionalised pap they call white sliced?

I would take a bleached square off next doors bird table before I was on the wholemeal seeded, but that's not important.  I just assumed you would have something a little more manly or Northern, Doorstop from a white bloomer or some such.

Another stereotype crushed.

I'm surprised you don't like seeded wholemeal. By the look of things you appear to like everything else.

[Tal]

1. Create recipe thread
2. Start with your own recipe
3. Attract interest from people interested to see what you have cooked
4. Give recipe for cheese on toast.

A courageous decision.

Reminds me of a recipe Her Royal Connectiness Victoria C-M tweeted about.

Victoria Coren M. ‏@VictoriaCoren
Thank goodness for this recipe in today's Times. I usually find them such a time-consuming dish to create.

Click to see full-size image.

Good thread, though. Looking forward to the salads.

[booder]

Is that brown bread?

Seeded wholemeal.

This breaks my heart a little, like finding out someone you admire is a Spurs fan, or from Wales.

I assume you are a fan of those bleached squares of de nutritionalised pap they call white sliced?

I would take a bleached square off next doors bird table before I was on the wholemeal seeded, but that's not important.  I just assumed you would have something a little more manly or Northern, Doorstop from a white bloomer or some such.

Another stereotype crushed.

I'm surprised you don't like seeded wholemeal. By the look of things you appear to like everything else.

SCOOPIO

[RED-DOG]

1. Create recipe thread
2. Start with your own recipe
3. Attract interest from people interested to see what you have cooked
4. Give recipe for cheese on toast.

A courageous decision.

Reminds me of a recipe Her Royal Connectiness Victoria C-M tweeted about.

Victoria Coren M. ‏@VictoriaCoren
Thank goodness for this recipe in today's Times. I usually find them such a time-consuming dish to create.

Click to see full-size image.

Good thread, though. Looking forward to the salads.

Salads? Don't get me started.


Bag of washed baby leaf mixed green salad from Lidl. Tip on to a large plate, add a cup full of cooked wholewheat pasta, (The short spirally kind)

Add one 200g tin of tuna mixed with a dollop of Hellmans.

Table spoon full of olives.

Table spoon full of raisins.

Table spoon full of chopped almonds.

Table spoon full of rough cut coleslaw.

Table spoon full of grated mature cheddar.

Some sun dried tomatoes.

Some sliced cherry tomatoes.

Some thinly sliced onion.

Toss with olive oil, sprinkle with sea salt and garnish with balsamic glaze.

Serves two.

Pics next time we have it.

[Mohican]

Salads? Don't get me started.


Bag of washed baby leaf mixed green salad from Lidl. Tip on to a large plate, add a cup full of cooked wholewheat pasta, (The short spirally kind)

Add one 200g tin of tuna mixed with a dollop of Hellmans.

Table spoon full of olives.

Table spoon full of raisins.

Table spoon full of chopped almonds.

Table spoon full of rough cut coleslaw.

Table spoon full of grated mature cheddar.

Some sun dried tomatoes.

Some sliced cherry tomatoes.

Some thinly sliced onion.

Toss with olive oil, sprinkle with sea salt and garnish with balsamic glaze.

Toss in the bin and have Steak and chips

Pics next time we have it.

FYP

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Salads? Don't get me started.


Bag of washed baby leaf mixed green salad from Lidl. Tip on to a large plate, add a cup full of cooked wholewheat pasta, (The short spirally kind)

Add one 200g tin of tuna mixed with a dollop of Hellmans.

Table spoon full of olives.

Table spoon full of raisins.

Table spoon full of chopped almonds.

Table spoon full of rough cut coleslaw.

Table spoon full of grated mature cheddar.

Some sun dried tomatoes.

Some sliced cherry tomatoes.

Some thinly sliced onion.

Toss with olive oil, sprinkle with sea salt and garnish with balsamic glaze.

Toss in the bin and have Steak and chips

Pics next time we have it.

FYP

Titter ye not Mr Mo. It's delish.

I used to be a bit one dimensional when it came to food, but now the world is my lobster.

Nowt wrong with a good steak and chips though. (If you know how to do good chips that is).

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To be honest I don't know what this thread will throw up (No pun intended) What I was expecting to see is peoples little twists on the classics, like how to make a great fish finger butty or something.

BTW- I would love to be able to make gravy like Ralph does. It's fantastic.

[MrDickie]

Pasta with Pesto sauce


Ingredients :-
Penne pasta
Marks and Spencer Fresh Green Pesto sauce (find in the fridge counter)

1)Cook pasta as per instructions and drain
2)Return pasta to pan and place back on hob
3)Pour in sauce and heat for 30 secs

Serve immediately. Grate some Parmesan over it if you are feeling posh.

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Pasta with Pesto sauce


Ingredients :-
Penne pasta
Marks and Spencer Fresh Green Pesto sauce (find in the fridge counter)

1)Cook pasta as per instructions and drain
2)Return pasta to pan and place back on hob
3)Pour in sauce and heat for 30 secs

Serve immediately. Grate some Parmesan over it if you are feeling posh.

I have this Mr D. My daughter introduced me to it. It's fablious.

[Longines]

My staple meal when it's my turn to cook: Chicken and Chorizo Risotto

1 onion
1 garlic clove
2 or 3 chicken breasts
About 6" of chorizo
Arborio rice
Spice
chicken stock cube
Frozen peas

Chop onion and garlic, sweat for a few minutes until soft in a decent sized pan/wok.
Cube the chicken, slice the chorizo, fry with the onions for about 5 minutes.
Add some spice - I like Ras El Hanout, Moroccan and in all the supermarkets. Couple of teaspoons.
Add a mug and a half of arborio rice. Stir for a bit so it soaks up all the chorizo juice.
Add chicken stock, 1.75 to 2 litres is about right. Bring to the boil then simmer for 15-20 minutes. Stir occasionally.
Add a handful or two of frozen peas. Stir. Wait two minutes. Serve.

Also make it with frozen white fish and prawns instead of the meats. They go in around 6-7 minutes before it's ready.