All Things Baking
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Osciiboscii »
Mon Aug 02, 2021 4:45 pm
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Here goes, first time ever creating a thread either here or there . So, all things baking - questions, tips 'n tricks, pics. Let's see if I can...
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When there are too many pears and the weather is grim.
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Sun Nov 19, 2023 6:11 pm
If You Had A Personal Chef What Would You Order Right Now?
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isha »
Wed Oct 25, 2023 6:52 pm
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Right now I would order miso ramen soup with noodles, greens, scallions, ginger , garlic, chillies and sticky fried marinated tofu chunks in it. I've...
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Hmmmm. I might have a little bit of indigestion after eating this but I think it would be worth it. Bring it on chef.
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Last post by isha
Sun Oct 29, 2023 7:21 pm
Healthy office snacks ideas
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Norman Breaks »
Thu Oct 26, 2023 4:56 pm
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I work about 75/25 in office and on the floor.
In the office I often get snackish. I try to keep it healthy but it often veers into the crisps and...
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A bag of apples or a fist of bananas goes a long way.
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Last post by 4524689
Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:24 pm
Foods of which you Tire and Foods of which you Never Tire
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isha »
Sat Sep 09, 2023 10:11 am
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Making minestrone this morning for eating later and I thought I really never grow tired of minestrone. I could eat it every day.
I also return...
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Not sure the dietary habits of inbreds are a great pattern to follow. :mrgreen:
Scones. Freshly baked. 8-) This hot weather has provided me with...
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Last post by Risteard
Mon Sep 11, 2023 2:15 am
Luncheon munching.
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isha »
Sat Jan 14, 2023 1:58 pm
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The difficult in between meal. Can you bear to look at another sandwich?
Apparently today I can.
A fried egg sambo. I rarely enough have one, but...
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I don't have pasties often, can't remember the last time, but I got a sudden grá on me 🙂
I would like your permission to marry that pasty !!!!
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Sun Jul 30, 2023 10:26 pm
Can you still get *not* sugar-free Club Lemon?
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CelticRambler »
Tue Jun 06, 2023 12:57 pm
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For as long as I can remember, Club Lemon has been my favourite soft drink; I can't get it in France. :(
The parents very nicely brought me over a...
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Yep - that's the zero-calorie, sugar-free new taste . :evil:
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Last post by CelticRambler
Thu Jul 06, 2023 8:31 pm
What *am I having* for dinner tonight?
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CelticRambler »
Sun Aug 29, 2021 3:21 pm
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The fridge is empty; there's plenty of meat in the freezer, but it's already after four (where I live) so no chance of it being defrosted naturally....
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Finally I got around to trying out these cauliflower steaks that I've been hearing about for ages. Cut a couple of inch thick slices, oiled both...
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Last post by isha
Sun Jun 25, 2023 7:00 pm
Supermacs Blackrock Co Dublin
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95438756 »
Thu May 18, 2023 2:26 pm
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Went in for expensive chicken meal
Nobody at counter except myself.
....
Before paying, goon. mentioned that cooking would take 15 - 20 minutes.
I...
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Went in for expensive chicken meal
Nobody at counter except myself.
....
Before paying, goon. mentioned that cooking would take 15 - 20 minutes....
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Last post by 678904673
Thu May 18, 2023 7:07 pm
Bad gastro pub in st Stephens green shopping mall
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95438756 »
Tue May 02, 2023 2:06 pm
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Sandwich and Tea Coffee for €12.50 the menu said.
Ordered a sandwich and tea on the list.
Few minutes later was told in fact Tea would cost €2 more....
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God be with the days when fine dining in a Dublin pub consisted of a sandwich in a cellophane bag stuck under the grill and coffee was Maxwell House....
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Last post by Del.Monte
Tue May 02, 2023 8:16 pm
Best restaurant in Dublin
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mariannaspring »
Mon Apr 03, 2023 10:53 am
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My birthday is coming up in a months time and I want to go out to a nice bar/restaurant.
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I haven't a clue as I don't use it on the principle of keep your friends close, and your enemies closer - I like to keep an eye on everyone....
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Last post by Jack The Stripper
Tue Apr 25, 2023 12:53 am
Place on the Southside of Dublin with > 1 Café that serves good coffee
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95438756 »
Fri Apr 21, 2023 1:52 pm
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So, I'm living right beside an establishnent that serves perfect coffee but I find that the restaurants and coffee shops nearby in nutgrove...
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This seems to the same across Dublin. In Dublin 8 where I live there a few decent places that come to mind. Noshington on South Circular Road...
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Last post by 95438756
Fri Apr 21, 2023 5:36 pm
Sunflower seeds
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Norman Breaks »
Wed Jan 18, 2023 5:42 pm
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Just got a big bag of them. Thought you could just munch on them but you need to crack the husk off first. The seeds themselves are very small. A lot...
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^^^ I did that the first time I ate sushi with friends in Chicago, but it was edamame. Lol.
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Last post by Norman Breaks
Wed Jan 18, 2023 7:45 pm
The 12 Potato Days of Christmas
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CelticRambler »
Sun Dec 25, 2022 11:30 am
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Given that pasta has more than doubled in price lately while potatoes are free, and given that I am unapologetically Irish but now tainted by nearly...
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Sounds like a dodgy Chinese import. :lol:
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Last post by CelticRambler
Mon Jan 16, 2023 9:32 pm
Eating yesterday’s Dinner
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Jack The Stripper »
Thu Jan 05, 2023 8:55 pm
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Seems to be in vogue these days, witnessed 15 minutes of listening to a microwave heating up dinner that the household had cooked yesterday.
They...
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The only good thing about leftovers is that it’ll usually keep the dog happy.
Unless it’s a stew or occasionally a curry, it gets cooked fresh on...
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Last post by 4524689
Sun Jan 08, 2023 11:17 am
🦃 Problem?
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by
isha »
Wed Nov 02, 2022 7:10 am
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What are you going to have for Christmas if 🦃 isn't available? Have you got back up plans?
A dead swan found in Cavan had avian flu. A whopping 75%...
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Would you believe something similar was said to me one year. ONE year, mind you. Once.
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Last post by isha
Thu Nov 03, 2022 10:30 am
Recessionary Fayre and Vittles
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isha »
Fri Oct 14, 2022 6:52 pm
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Striking a Dickensian tone with the Title, given how we are apparently facing into a winter of despair (according to the pundits).
Anyways we had...
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I take a bit more care & attention with the shopping now.
Try and use everything in the fridge before I go out and buy more.
The old reliables -...
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Last post by nlgbbbblth
Fri Oct 28, 2022 9:28 pm
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Last post by 95438756
Fri Aug 05, 2022 12:52 pm
Good smooth black pudding
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Frank »
Mon Jun 13, 2022 7:58 am
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Does anyone know where you can get a good smooth black pudding these days without all the seeds in it? Rudds used to be mighty stuff a few years ago...
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What about this Frank, apart from it being square. If you zoom in on the photo on the site there doesn't seem to be any lumpy bits.
Not sure if you...
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Last post by 765489
Tue Jul 26, 2022 3:48 pm
Food Bargain Alerts
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95438756 »
Fri Feb 25, 2022 5:49 pm
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I'll kick off
Tesco batch white loaf 95c. Now in brown and white packaging no longer in yellow pac packaging.
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Dunnes Stores Rich Tea Biscuits - 26 cent. Handy to have a few packets in the cupboard if we wake up one morning with clouds of radiation coming from...
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Last post by 490808
Sun Feb 27, 2022 12:06 am
Supermarket fruit and veg quality / lack of in season Irish produce
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by 765489 » Wed Sep 15, 2021 8:23 am
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Yesterday I could not find one fruit or vegetable that was produced in Ireland in my local Supervalu.
Over at the veg counter there was 4 small...
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And just to correct two points you made.
1. About the industrial scale farmers who do vegetables. 4369 hectares was devoted to vegetable growing in...
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Last post by 765489
Tue Feb 08, 2022 10:24 pm
Gluten free
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Cobham »
Mon Jul 19, 2021 1:53 pm
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I thought to post here as always on the look out for Gluten Free (GF) items to buy. There used to be a great forum on the Coeliac Society years back...
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Some really nice biscuits etc in the Lidl 'special' gluten free offerings this week. A new brand I have not see before called Sonday. Even had...
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Last post by Cobham
Thu Jan 27, 2022 7:01 pm
Airfryers
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by 765489 » Fri Dec 24, 2021 2:36 pm
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The brother got me one for Christmas. Have to say its nice to have freshly cut chips back on the plate again. I got some frozen onion rings and...
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Put some chicken in it with spices and oil cook for about 10 minutes 75% cooked, then get some frozen Stir-fry veg mix and continue to cook for 5...
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Last post by 316670
Mon Jan 10, 2022 11:54 pm
Fry ups.
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Mr Daniel F. O'Leary »
Fri Dec 24, 2021 5:15 pm
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Like most other people in Ireland, I love a good fry up.
However, what does and doesn't go into one is one of the most polarising things you can...
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You can drop the two puddings from my fry too - horrible stuff. I haven't had a fried egg since I chucked out the frying pan about ten years ago -...
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Last post by Del.Monte
Thu Dec 30, 2021 8:01 pm
Cooking Turkey.
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JONJO THE MISER »
Sat Dec 25, 2021 8:58 am
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I'm reading a few different things on line about how many minutes per pound, some say 15 and more say 20.
Turkey just went in there now but I'm...
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If the person cooking the turkey asks WHO LIKES THE PINK MEAT? then I recommend you leave.
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Last post by nlgbbbblth
Thu Dec 30, 2021 5:53 pm
Christmas Dessert
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95438756 »
Sat Dec 25, 2021 1:16 pm
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I'm have Sherry Trifle single portion.
Followed by Nescafe Caramel Latte sachet( tastes ever so slightly ersatz but twill do) and Jacobs raspberry...
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I made a trifle and can’t wait to nom the life out of it!!!!
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Sat Dec 25, 2021 6:36 pm
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