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zelda_pinwheel · 10-18-2009, 08:25 PM

thanks for the recipe, sir ! it's so nice of you to provide a vegetarian version as well. it sounds delicious, i will definitely try it now that it's cold enough to have the oven on for 1hour forty-five minutes.

Patricia · 10-18-2009, 08:52 PM

Here's a one-pot dish that is quick and simple. I call it mediterranean couscous. (If you are North African, then please stop reading now. It is not very authentic.)

1. Sauté a finely-chopped onion in some olive oil. Add some garlic, if you like it. If you have a red or green pepper then add it too.
2. Then add bits of cooked chicken, chorizo, merguez, sun-dried tomatoes (or fresh ones, skinned and chopped). Use your imagination to devise a pleasant savoury mixture. Season it with a bit of salt, some cumin, or some saffron, (or whatever you like).
3. Add a cup of easy-cook couscous and a cup and a half of boiling water, or stock.
4. Bring to the boil. Clap a lid on it, turn the heat to very low. Cook for 5 minutes.
5. Eat it.

Vegetarians can omit the meat and add a mixture of vegetables. This is a good way of using up those little jars of artichokes and aubergines in oil.

zelda_pinwheel · 10-18-2009, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

Vegetarians can omit the meat and add a mixture of vegetables. This is a good way of using up those little jars of artichokes and aubergines in oil.

excellent. that sounds delicious, and one-pot recipes are my favourites. plus this is clearly the sort of recipe you can make lots of and then reheat for 2 days. even better. bookmarked.

montsnmags · 10-18-2009, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Here's another cheap and easy dinner receipe.

(It can be done with mushrooms very nicely for the veggie people.)
...

The Loved One sometimes makes something similar to that, often with celery and onions (and sometimes carrots) chucked in with the chicken. Not baked, but more often just sautéed, and poured over the boiled rice. We affectionately call it "Chicken Slop", it not being something he found in any recipe book, but just something that was "made up" from "whatever's in the fridge".

Cheers,
Marc

nomesque · 10-18-2009, 09:27 PM

*yawn* doctoring screenshots. Not in a criminal sense, just in the 'oh darn, he used the wrong window border colour' sense. Boooooorring!

Greg Anos · 10-18-2009, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

thanks for the recipe, sir ! it's so nice of you to provide a vegetarian version as well. it sounds delicious, i will definitely try it now that it's cold enough to have the oven on for 1hour forty-five minutes.

If you're going to go the mushroom route, use Cream of Mushroom soup...

montsnmags · 10-19-2009, 12:14 AM

Right now, I'm just looking over the just arrived Season 5 DVD of Outrageous Fortune, a kiwi television series so good we'll probably start telling everyone it's Australian.

Cheers,
Marc

acidzebra · 10-19-2009, 04:28 AM

Argh - my head is still on holidays in Thailand but my body is definitely at work in the cold, bleak Netherlands. The dissonance! The discord! At least the coffee is better than that instant crap they have over there I suppose.

Slite · 10-19-2009, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by acidzebra

Argh - my head is still on holidays in Thailand but my body is definitely at work in the cold, bleak Netherlands. The dissonance! The discord! At least the coffee is better than that instant crap they have over there I suppose.

Welcome back.

And good coffee is one of lifes little essentialities! At least as far as I am concerned

Sweetpea · 10-19-2009, 06:10 AM

You won't believe it, but I've been too busy working to even post!

Slite · 10-19-2009, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

You won't believe it, but I've been too busy working to even post!

I can believe it.... the company we have outsourced most of our servers to had a servicewindow Friday night, and when I got into work today... surprise, surprise, about a gazillon things did not work as they are suposed to. And this is NOT the first time this has happened.

Every servicewindow they have, something ALWAYS breaks. GAH!

But now it looks like I've started to sort most of the problems out.

Sweetpea · 10-19-2009, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

I had some crazy idea that I was bringing too much work, would have zero time to read, and just didn't want to bother with it. What was I thinking??? So here I am with no ebook reader, no clothes, and I smell like I've spent the past 48 hours in the clothes I'm wearing (cuz that's what I've had to do). But I do have a nice book to read, thanks to Zee.

No matter if you think you might not have the time to read, you NEVER EVER leave your book at home! It's part of the ritual of getting out of bed: "Take book, never leave it out of your sight". If I leave without any form of electronic reading device, I'd feel naked... I don't have a cover for my Mini yet, but still it goes wherever I go!

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You only read the first 10 pages? But I thought I remember you raving about it somewhere here! Anyway, I'm only a quarter of the way through it (too much work to do) and I'm still loving it. And I'm sensing that this might be one of those books where I finish the book and then turn back to the first page to reread it straight away. Yes, I can see how this book might appeal particularly to you so please do go back to it.

Well, looks like you have to, if you didn't bring any other books...

zelda_pinwheel · 10-19-2009, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

If you're going to go the mushroom route, use Cream of Mushroom soup...

okay ! thanks. i might try marc / the loved one's version as well, with some other vegetables too.

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Originally Posted by acidzebra

Argh - my head is still on holidays in Thailand but my body is definitely at work in the cold, bleak Netherlands. The dissonance! The discord! At least the coffee is better than that instant crap they have over there I suppose.

holidays in thaïland ? pff. and you're complaining about the resulting dissonance ? you've only yourself to blame, mate. that'll teach you to go away to a tropical paradise just at the first onslaught of winter ! if you go creating unequal comparisons for yourself you just make it harder.

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

You won't believe it, but I've been too busy working to even post!

i believe it. *sigh*

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Originally Posted by Slite

I can believe it.... the company we have outsourced most of our servers to had a servicewindow Friday night, and when I got into work today... surprise, surprise, about a gazillon things did not work as they are suposed to. And this is NOT the first time this has happened.

Every servicewindow they have, something ALWAYS breaks. GAH!

But now it looks like I've started to sort most of the problems out.

so "service" in this case means "wreak havoc and destruction" ? you wouldn't happen to have outsourced to "cthulhu and associates", would you ? or "the four horsemen", possibly ?

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Well, looks like you have to, if you didn't bring any other books...

good thing he likes it, eh ?

Slite · 10-19-2009, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

so "service" in this case means "wreak havoc and destruction" ? you wouldn't happen to have outsourced to "cthulhu and associates", would you ? or "the four horsemen", possibly ?

No, but I think I saw an invoice marked Monstnmags Enterprises which stated Adrian as the reference, I can't quite remember though. There seems to be some kind of wierd "lapse" in my memory of said invoice...

zelda_pinwheel · 10-19-2009, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Slite

No, but I think I saw an invoice marked Monstnmags Enterprises which stated Adrian as the reference, I can't quite remember though. There seems to be some kind of wierd "lapse" in my memory of said invoice...

tch. of course. well, that explains it all. just have an extra zany carter and forget about it. resistance is futile, you know.

10-18-2009, 08:25 PM	#8761
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?	thanks for the recipe, sir ! it's so nice of you to provide a vegetarian version as well. it sounds delicious, i will definitely try it now that it's cold enough to have the oven on for 1hour forty-five minutes.

10-18-2009, 08:52 PM	#8762
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	Here's a one-pot dish that is quick and simple. I call it mediterranean couscous. (If you are North African, then please stop reading now. It is not very authentic.) 1. Sauté a finely-chopped onion in some olive oil. Add some garlic, if you like it. If you have a red or green pepper then add it too. 2. Then add bits of cooked chicken, chorizo, merguez, sun-dried tomatoes (or fresh ones, skinned and chopped). Use your imagination to devise a pleasant savoury mixture. Season it with a bit of salt, some cumin, or some saffron, (or whatever you like). 3. Add a cup of easy-cook couscous and a cup and a half of boiling water, or stock. 4. Bring to the boil. Clap a lid on it, turn the heat to very low. Cook for 5 minutes. 5. Eat it. Vegetarians can omit the meat and add a mixture of vegetables. This is a good way of using up those little jars of artichokes and aubergines in oil.

10-18-2009, 09:27 PM	#8765
nomesque Snooty Bestselling Author Posts: 1,485 Karma: 1000000 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ipswich, QLD, Australia Device: PRS-650	yawn doctoring screenshots. Not in a criminal sense, just in the 'oh darn, he used the wrong window border colour' sense. Boooooorring!

10-19-2009, 12:14 AM	#8767
montsnmags Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,155 Karma: 4632658 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	Right now, I'm just looking over the just arrived Season 5 DVD of Outrageous Fortune, a kiwi television series so good we'll probably start telling everyone it's Australian. Cheers, Marc

10-19-2009, 04:28 AM	#8768
acidzebra Liseuse Lover Posts: 869 Karma: 1035404 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Netherlands Device: PRS-505	Argh - my head is still on holidays in Thailand but my body is definitely at work in the cold, bleak Netherlands. The dissonance! The discord! At least the coffee is better than that instant crap they have over there I suppose.

10-19-2009, 06:10 AM	#8770
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	You won't believe it, but I've been too busy working to even post!