Silliness So what are you doing RIGHT NOW? - Page 75

zelda_pinwheel · 10-30-2008, 06:14 PM

ShortNCuddlyAm FTW !!! thank you ! that looks delicious. just one question, what is "quorn" ?

(now, i just have to motivate myself for some serious cooking, and try it out...)

ShortNCuddlyAm · 10-30-2008, 06:19 PM

Quorn is a micro-protein made from edible fungus, according to Wikipedia. It's mainly used as a meat substitute - I use it partly because it lets my hubby pretend there's meat in the pie, but also because I'm weird and like the texture (it can look like meat, but the texture is very different. And thankfully nothing like tofu, which apart from in Cauldron Foods sausages tends to make me heave). It's also very good at absorbing flavours. And it's high protein, low calory.

It's not neccesary for the pie - it would work equally well with decent mushrooms or waxy (not floury) potatoes instead.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 10-30-2008, 06:22 PM

Oh, and despite what that article says, I have been reliably informed that it tastes nothing like the meat it gets formed to look like!

zelda_pinwheel · 10-30-2008, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Quorn is a micro-protein made from edible fungus, according to Wikipedia. It's mainly used as a meat substitute - I use it partly because it lets my hubby pretend there's meat in the pie, but also because I'm weird and like the texture (it can look like meat, but the texture is very different. And thankfully nothing like tofu, which apart from in Cauldron Foods sausages tends to make me heave). It's also very good at absorbing flavours. And it's high protein, low calory.

It's not neccesary for the pie - it would work equally well with decent mushrooms or waxy (not floury) potatoes instead.

hm, intriguing... i don't think i've ever seen anything like that here, but i know you can get textured soy protein at the bio store and that's probably similar. alternately, mushrooms and potatoes are readily available around here so it shouldn't be a problem. also, i actually like tofu, although i prefer it stir-fried so it gets all brown and crispy on the outside.

just to check, tex is like margarine, i assume ?

ShortNCuddlyAm · 10-30-2008, 06:28 PM

Yup - it's an utterly vile looking white margarine, but it seems to make the pastry lighter and nicer than using all butter.

Thinking about it, I've had stir-fried tofu once, which wasn't too bad - it didn't have the rubbery consistency I really dislike.

Patricia · 10-30-2008, 06:40 PM

I've just made and eaten a cous-cous with a chicken and vegetable tagine. The dish-washing awaits.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 10-30-2008, 06:45 PM

Urgh. Washing up.

montsnmags · 10-30-2008, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by DMcCunney

I'm out of Talisker. I do have some Macallan 15...
...

I'm out of Talisker, Macallan, and any other brand of the drink that I can cause outrage with just by giving it an extra vowel.

I do, however, have some Zany Carter Deluxe ingredients, surprisingly enough.

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Originally Posted by EricWiz

reading this thread....

Righto, Eric, fair enough but you should note that everyone's allowed just one of those, okay?

What are you really doing right now? Cooking details are actively encouraged, as is bitching about work. Making up completely fantastic stories is not exactly frowned upon either. Perception is 99% of reality, after all (the other 1% is "chocolate").

Cheers,
Marc

zelda_pinwheel · 10-30-2008, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Urgh. Washing up.

washing up. urgh.

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

I'm out of Talisker, Macallan, and any other brand of the drink that I can cause outrage with just by giving it an extra vowel.

which vowel do you mean, exactly ?

Quote:

I do, however, have some Zany Carter Deluxe ingredients, surprisingly enough.

*shocking* !!

Greg Anos · 10-30-2008, 08:26 PM

Tonight's menu is Stew - potatoes, carrots, onions, garlic, chicken, all in a tomato sauce. Served with Big House Red wine.... Simple food for simple tastes.....

zelda_pinwheel · 10-30-2008, 08:30 PM

mmmm, stew...

(sheesh, i've got to stop reading this thread. i'm going to get hungry again, and i've already had my dinner.)

RickyMaveety · 10-30-2008, 09:26 PM

I am doing the happy dance .....

I had assumed that refinishing all of the doors in my house would be too big of a chore for me to tackle by myself.

However .... today I discovered two products that are making it ridiculously easy for me to do. Just a few minutes each day, wipe this stuff on, then wipe the other stuff on .... and BINGO .... new looking doors with a weather proof finish.

And .... instead of spending between $3,000 to $5,000 plus the cost of stain and finish .... I spend all of $128.00 and do it myself.

Happy dance ... happy dance!!!

zelda_pinwheel · 10-30-2008, 09:29 PM

nice ! so what are these miraculous products ?

montsnmags · 10-30-2008, 09:36 PM

I am about to go electro-mulch many fallen, golden cane palm fronds, and then climb up onto a 6' brick fence with my Fiskars "Pruning Wand" to trim away at some of the neighbour's enthusiastic bamboo and bougainvillea (which will also be mulched and chucked on the garden). Then I will wash off with a swim in the pool.

Cheers,
Marc

RickyMaveety · 10-30-2008, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

nice ! so what are these miraculous products ?

Homer Formby's Furniture Refinisher and Homer Formby's Tung Oil Finish. I'm going to post a picture in the next few days of a side by side comparison of one of my most worn out doors.

I completely coated one set of double doors today before I realized that I really should have grabbed my camera for a before and after (and maybe a during) photo.

This stuff is really miraculous!!! Looooove it. Still doing the happy dance!!

10-30-2008, 06:14 PM	#1111
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	ShortNCuddlyAm FTW !!! thank you ! that looks delicious. just one question, what is "quorn" ? (now, i just have to motivate myself for some serious cooking, and try it out...)

10-30-2008, 06:19 PM	#1112
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Quorn is a micro-protein made from edible fungus, according to Wikipedia. It's mainly used as a meat substitute - I use it partly because it lets my hubby pretend there's meat in the pie, but also because I'm weird and like the texture (it can look like meat, but the texture is very different. And thankfully nothing like tofu, which apart from in Cauldron Foods sausages tends to make me heave). It's also very good at absorbing flavours. And it's high protein, low calory. It's not neccesary for the pie - it would work equally well with decent mushrooms or waxy (not floury) potatoes instead.

10-30-2008, 06:22 PM	#1113
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Oh, and despite what that article says, I have been reliably informed that it tastes nothing like the meat it gets formed to look like!

10-30-2008, 06:28 PM	#1115
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Yup - it's an utterly vile looking white margarine, but it seems to make the pastry lighter and nicer than using all butter. Thinking about it, I've had stir-fried tofu once, which wasn't too bad - it didn't have the rubbery consistency I really dislike.

10-30-2008, 06:40 PM	#1116
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	I've just made and eaten a cous-cous with a chicken and vegetable tagine. The dish-washing awaits.

10-30-2008, 06:45 PM	#1117
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Urgh. Washing up.

10-30-2008, 08:26 PM	#1120
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,531 Karma: 37057604 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	Tonight's menu is Stew - potatoes, carrots, onions, garlic, chicken, all in a tomato sauce. Served with Big House Red wine.... Simple food for simple tastes.....

10-30-2008, 08:30 PM	#1121
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	mmmm, stew... (sheesh, i've got to stop reading this thread. i'm going to get hungry again, and i've already had my dinner.)

10-30-2008, 09:26 PM	#1122
RickyMaveety Holy S**T!!! Posts: 5,213 Karma: 108401 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, California!! Device: Kindle and iPad	I am doing the happy dance ..... I had assumed that refinishing all of the doors in my house would be too big of a chore for me to tackle by myself. However .... today I discovered two products that are making it ridiculously easy for me to do. Just a few minutes each day, wipe this stuff on, then wipe the other stuff on .... and BINGO .... new looking doors with a weather proof finish. And .... instead of spending between $3,000 to $5,000 plus the cost of stain and finish .... I spend all of $128.00 and do it myself. Happy dance ... happy dance!!!

10-30-2008, 09:29 PM	#1123
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	nice ! so what are these miraculous products ?

10-30-2008, 09:36 PM	#1124
montsnmags Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,155 Karma: 4632658 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	I am about to go electro-mulch many fallen, golden cane palm fronds, and then climb up onto a 6' brick fence with my Fiskars "Pruning Wand" to trim away at some of the neighbour's enthusiastic bamboo and bougainvillea (which will also be mulched and chucked on the garden). Then I will wash off with a swim in the pool. Cheers, Marc