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    Where y'at New Year's Eve??

    Here's Edinburgh's celebration... it is supposed to be the bigggest street party in the world. We have a large family Hogmanay party! Edinburgh's Hogmanay 06 / 07 - Home
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    Grocery Stores Open Christmas Day

    C'mon, admit it... you really do have an orange afro... I know for a fact you went to the hairdresser this morning.:rofl:
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    Peanut allergy information?

    Jasonr As a legal professional.... it might pay you to think before you call all European chocolate manufacturers 'morons'... they may wish to sue :cool:
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    Peanut allergy information?

    Speaking as a European, it has been common knowledge for many years that manufacturers suggest that peanut allergy sufferers should not eat bars of chocolate because the manufacturers change the production lines around, and they therefore cannot guarantee that the lines for plain bars of...
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    Hard Boiled Eggs Peel In Layers

    Why? Cos that's what the producer states on his cartons. And HIS standards, presumably. You sometimes have a very rude way of framing questions. Not direct, rude.
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    What to do w/the innards of the chix

    YAAAAY, a common expression :chef:
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    Hard Boiled Eggs Peel In Layers

    I buy organic, local eggs. The shelf life is one week.
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    Best potatoes for mashed potatoes?

    Chopstix - I missed Maris Piper out of my list! I love SOME of Heston's stuff. I've eaten at his Fat Duck restaurant - and I've tried his snail porridge - not something I'll be repeating!:smile:
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    ISO Apple Dumplings

    Goodweed When I make apple dumplings (not often, nowadays) I make sure the apples are good 'cookers' like Bramleys. I then make sure that I core them, put mincemeat (home made) in the cored centre). I make sure I coat the apple with clarified butter and then coat with pastry. I then egg-wash...
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    What to do w/the innards of the chix

    I use them all for giblet (as we call it in the UK) gravy.
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    Hard Boiled Eggs Peel In Layers

    Eggs dated almost a month in advance of purchase date?
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    Best potatoes for mashed potatoes?

    Interestingly, I have never seen a Yukon gold tattie in ANY British shop, including Islington (London) where my daughter lives. :smile: For mashing, imho, you cannot beat either Kerr's pink, or King Edward. For jackets, Marfona. For roasting, I often use Charlotte, a 'salad' potato.
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    What other Holiday Drinks do you love?

    Snoops When we were in Lisbon earlier this year, I was introduced to the delights of white port as an aperitif, rather than a fino sherry.... I love it! And I also love a good, aged port with plenty of stilton and Isle ofMull cheddar and a few home made oatcakes.:smile:
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    How do I get my roasted potatoes crispy?

    I wonder if it may be the varieties of potatoes that we use here which makes the par-boiling method successful. The potatoes really do need very little cooking, just enough to soften the very outside layer of potato, not enough to let a knife penetrate too far. Then drain very well and return...
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    How do I get my roasted potatoes crispy?

    Swede turnip (as we call rutabaga) is a versatile veg which is used in a lot of Scottish winter dishes, Constance. It is great when you grate it into a Scottish lentil soup or Scotch broth; boiled and the added to potatoes and mashed well, with lots of butter and black pepper (traditional dish...
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    Finished!

    I remember when I was living and working in London, going to Fortnum & Mason's for afternoon tea - and Adam Faith, ex-singer and then money magnate (which he lost, I believe) - used to use one of the tea tables to conduct his business... didn't matter which day of the week you went in, there he...
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    How do I get my roasted potatoes crispy?

    You only par-boil them until the edges are softened - the potatoes aren't cooked... it's just enough to allow you to shake the pan vigorously and the outsides become a little 'fluffy'. When you add goose-fat into the equation... manna!
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    Which Dr. Suess Character Are You?

    I tried the 'test'. I have no idea what or who The Lorax might be. Didn't really read Dr Seuss to my children.
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    How do I get my roasted potatoes crispy?

    Here's a thread on roasting potatoes, which echoes the comments of Jules402. http://www.discusscooking.com/forums/f18/roasted-potatoes-the-british-way-13644.html?highlight=roasted+potatoes+boil
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    Finished!

    I always used to have them available at Christmas - so it'll be good to get back that tradition. I might even treat myself to one this year as a special treat!
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    Ayrton

    I tried to reply to a message from Ayrton and the system said something along the lines of 'recipient has reached maximum number of messages allowed'... or words to that effect!
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    Happy Birthday Andy M

    Happy birthday!
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    Ayrton

    Naaaah, just childish humour... :smile:
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    ISO fish,seafood recipes,cooking tips

    I'm always amazed at the array of fish available when I visit my family in Australia - baramundi, trevally (sp?), flatheads, ling (not the same as UK ling), mackerel (ditto) - and that's not counting the shellfish!:smile:
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    Ayrton

    How would I know?:angel:
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