Slow roasted Belly of Pork......and a fight for the most crackling.......

That's about the only thing in this thread that I've ever heard of   I could cook that I think......but I'd have to read the instructions

Apparently I make a good Shepherd's Pie too - I just remembered cos I'm making one tomorrow

Timing is everything with this recipe Ella. Stir quickly after 2 minutes then let stand and add a little hot water at the end and of course all of the chilli sauce, then serve immediately. Don't fall into the trap of stirring it before the first 2 mins is up or you'll be trying to stir all the grungey bits at the bottom that aren't ready to be stirred yet. 

It took me quite a few attempts to master it 

Of all the expensive cuts of meat my daughter loves cheap and cheerful belly pork.

We fight over the crackling too .. before cooking I pour boiling water over the raw joint then rub liberally with oil and salt. 

I'm mince queen ... I blame my student days and a good few years immediately post divorce where every penny counted. 

Give me 750g of good minced beef and I can feed us for a week. My spag bol is - in the kids view - my signature dish. Daughter has my chilli up there too but son doesn't like that "foreign muck" so he has chicken korma.  And yup ... cottage pie too.

Shuttuuuuuuup....I am salivating....

son doesn't like that "foreign muck" so he has chicken korma.  

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There are some yummy sounding recipes in this thread. Its making me hungry.

After reading this thread and because of the lovely weather we're gonna have BBQ'd maple belly pork slices tonight. A bit like spare ribs but with no bones. 

I make an alternative shepherds pie. I got the recipe from my sister a few years ago, its called 'down under shepherds pie' apparently it came from Australia.  Its the usual mince, carrots, gravy etc but also add some sultanas and curry powder (about 3 tablespoons of med curry powder for an average size shepherds pie).  It sounds like something you would not want to risk cooking incase it spoiled your tried and tested usual pie but please give it a go. It really is delicious and several people ive cooked it for have said it sounds odd but when they have tried it they prefer it to normal shepherds pie.

I'm having a dimella now, I need 3 cake tins but only have 2. I need to go out to buy more caster sugar anyway, so do I pop out quickly to the corner shop for sugar and just make 2 cakes instead of 3, or go to Asda for sugar and a cake tin so I can do the 3?

Just dont cook them all at the same time saz, cook one while the other two are cooling

I'm not good at judging amounts, I'd end up with one really small one

I think I'll just try it anyway, I really cant be bothered to go to Asda I'm now wondering if it's acceptable to go to the corner shop in jogging trousers

Go for it, just stand next to the people with pyjama bottoms on!

I've seen people in there in PJ bottoms before I put on jeans and I even put on a normal t-shirt instead of the one I was wearing that says You So Would

Yep I've seen loads wearing PJ bottoms and even some wearing the full set with no shame   Although I did run to the mobile shop that stops in our street in my PJs once   the kids weren't home and I needed milk and hadn't expected the mobile round at that time so wasn't dressed yet.  The shopkeeper didn't even bat an eyelid so he must see it all the time

guilty of pj's in local shop, but they are alway black bottoms and alway with a longish jacket on..... and I do remember to wear shoes and not slippers !

Now when we lived by the primary school, I would always walk the girls to school pj's and long coat... head down... and not talk to anyone !!!

Staying on topic .... now its bbq weather.... asparagus marinated in soy sauce (light or dark) and crushed garlic, put it in a resealable bag over night... take out and put on bbq or even in a frying pan (no oil) for a few mins..

It worked out ok, except one of them got a bit stuck in the tin, but I put that one in the middle and covered with icing and lemon curd I was so impressed with my efforts I took a photo of it

yayy,.... post it!! post it. Bet it was lovely!

oohh it's a bit big I've hidden the broken bits at the back, that's its 'good side'

oh, it's not posted too big... it was hooj in the post box

It's very tasty I didn't like the icing in the recipe, so I chucked it away and just did a vanilla buttercream to go with the lemon curd in the layers

It looks lovely, and has actually made my mouth water. The icing looks perfect and the filling all oooozy.... yum

I could just eat a slice of that with my cup of tea.!

 Did it taste good? (Did you have two or three tins?) xxxxxx

Thanks The slices are huuuuge! You need a cup of tea with them

*dribbles*

It was yummy Syd, apart from the original icing in the recipe... so I just changed that for my taste I only had 2 tins, so had to try and leave enough - they seemed to turn out pretty even this time, I usually end up with one really skinny one, or one fat one

Oh Gypsie, I tried coconut rice for the first time ever tonight after you posted that recipe, was nice... though next time I think I'll add more coconut I didn't use the recipe you posted mind, I found one for just coconut rice.

Well your cake looked even .....I am feeling pretty unlevel, cos I can't taste it...this picture posting stuff has a lot to answer for, I want to taste!...... 

that recipe was quite coconutty..not too much but there was no a definate coconut flavour.  The rice in that recipe is deeeeeelicious with the dressing (made of soy and lime and sugar) over it. the dressing on its own tastes rank and i thought it would taste horrible but when you pour a little of it on the rice something magic happens with the flavours and its just AMAZING!

I was too lazy to do all the parts of that recipe, I found an easier one

i hope its delicous. all this talk of food is making my tummy rumble ...Time for toast i think!!!

this is another really good and REALLY easy recipe from the bbc site (i like that site) this recipe could not be more easy, the only active cooking is browning the chicken for 5 mins and frying the onion.

They only way to describe this is full of flavour, its just bursting with flavour, a really really great recipe.

Moroccan chicken with lentils ...

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/rec...chicken-with-lentils

oh I might give that a go - I seem to have loads of chicken thighs in the freezer, I dunno where they've all come from!

I'm gonna do that for my OH - sounds right up his street!

Sorry that's come out a bit small. Here's the link to the scan: http://i117.photobucket.com/al...ingerlemonsponge.jpg

oh I might give that a go - I seem to have loads of chicken thighs in the freezer, I dunno where they've all come from!

I'm gonna do that for my OH - sounds right up his street!

Yes, please give it a go, its lovely. I have made it twice, first time i left the apricots whole as the recipe said but i found it a bit off putting eating a whole apricot, so the second time i quartered them. It made no difference to the taste but i think made it a better texture...depends of course your take on chunks of fruit