Posts by butzy

I like curries in any form or kind. Mid winter here, so could do with a nice hearty curry :) Anyway, I would be a bit careful using the curry powder in a marinade and then browning it. The turmeric might burn and get very...

How about the classic margharita? Just tomato and basil with some parmesan and mozzarella. I don't even use a tomato sauce for it, just the fresh tomatoes, but I think it would be good with a sauce as well.  Or a calzone with...

Just put some salt on the rind and try the microwave. Works like a dream :) Alternatively, roast them in the oven same as I described above. We quite often do a whole pig on a spit and finish the skin parts that didn't crackle (?)...

We normally get pork chops with the skin on. We cut the through the skin every 2 cm or so, so the chop stays flat when cooking it and we finish it of by standing the chop on the skin side to make it crispy.   If you would...

Thanks All, I was in Thailand in January and did a one day course in Chiang Mai which was good fun. The name has escaped me.It was something like Thai home cooking or so. One of the great things about it was that you could choose...

I've tried normal lemon leaves, as I wanted to make a Thai dish with kaffir lime leaves and I thought that our lemon tree was the same. It turned out that the fruits looked the same but the leaves were quite a different shape and...

Thanks Terry, Just looked it up on amazon.co.uk and it definitely looks very interesting. Bit pricey though. I've been looking at "dough" and "crust" from Richard Bertinet. Has anyone any experience with these?   I grew up...

Thanks Terry, that would be very helpful

Do any of these books use the metric system? I'm asking because I'm interested in baking, but I can't handle the oz, ounces, pints, sticks etc.......

@ AZ I haven't forgotten my promise to give you some pointers. Will post it in a seperate thread in a couple of days time. Just haven't had the time. It's been hectic and today is a public holiday here so over my ears in work ....