Hey good lookin, what you got cookin?

**BohsPartisan** · 13/10/2006, 4:13 PM

MMMMMMMMMMMMM... currently enjoying Curry Chips and Onion Rings

**finlma** · 13/10/2006, 4:42 PM

Originally Posted by Peadar

Remember one Saturday, getting a big potato, a carrot and a small turnip from an old dear on Moore St. for a few pence. Boiled them together and mashed them up with butter.

You sound like Bill Cullen

**Peadar** · 14/10/2006, 8:48 AM

Originally Posted by finlma

You sound like Bill Cullen

Over my head, I'm afraid.

BohsPartizan, I was tempted to get a hotdog in the Carlisle last night but Dricky was watching me so I had to resist. Wouldn't want him coming on here saying that I eat junk food. As a consequence, I didn't eat anything and I'm dying now. Drinking on an empty stomach is a killer! Going to have a few slices of toast now.

Lambs liver is on the menu this evening. Going to look up recipe ideas for that now.

**finlma** · 14/10/2006, 8:53 AM

Originally Posted by Peadar

Over my head, I'm afraid.

He wrote the book Penny Apples about how his life went from rags to riches. He now plans on being the first Irish man in space. Tom Dunne on Today FM is always taking the p1ss out of him and he brought out a CD called Rotten Apples - its hilarious.

**Peadar** · 14/10/2006, 9:51 AM

Originally Posted by finlma

He now plans on being the first Irish man in space.

I thought that was Tom Higgins?

**BohsPartisan** · 14/10/2006, 9:53 AM

I think Brendan Kilkenny beat them all to it.

**Peadar** · 14/10/2006, 9:55 AM

There's no decent food in space, so they're all welcome to it!

**finlma** · 14/10/2006, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by Peadar

I thought that was Tom Higgins?

There's a race between the two of them and some other fella. http://www.unison.ie/irish_independe...issue_id=12866
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**CollegeTillIDie** · 14/10/2006, 11:07 AM

Originally Posted by Peadar

Over my head, I'm afraid.

BohsPartizan, I was tempted to get a hotdog in the Carlisle last night but Dricky was watching me so I had to resist. Wouldn't want him coming on here saying that I eat junk food. As a consequence, I didn't eat anything and I'm dying now. Drinking on an empty stomach is a killer! Going to have a few slices of toast now.

Lambs liver is on the menu this evening. Going to look up recipe ideas for that now.

Peadar

The Carlisle Hot Dogs are superb. You lost out big time there !

**Green Tribe** · 16/10/2006, 2:54 PM

can't beat boxty done the fermanagh way (we discussed this before) A lot on here have boxty as pancake type things, no way! It is half raw grated spuds(squeeze liquid and starch out) and mix with cooled boiled and mashed spuds add the starchy liquid and mix with some flour and cook like a big cake in a big dish in oven, then slice it and fry it in butter or olive oil. oh jesus i would kill for that now. i have my great-grandmother's recipe still

Also love lots of traditional foods and have been cooking with my greek friend lately, spinach and feta pie(slurp), chicken and rice salad(drool), these huge beans in tomato sauce(fasoli i think)

Sir Hamish was good on this topic...

A fav pasta of mine is a tomato sauce with baby clams, tuna, salmon and lots of garlic, onion.

**BohsPartisan** · 16/10/2006, 3:05 PM

Originally Posted by Green Tribe

can't beat boxty done the fermanagh way (we discussed this before) A lot on here have boxty as pancake type things, no way! It is half raw grated spuds(squeeze liquid and starch out) and mix with cooled boiled and mashed spuds add the starchy liquid and mix with some flour and cook like a big cake in a big dish in oven, then slice it and fry it in butter or olive oil. oh jesus i would kill for that now.

Thats the way I do Boxty. Once, and you'll probably think this is sacralidge (it was a few days after xmas and I wanted to give it a seasonal twist) I substituted half the grated potato with grated Apple and mixed cinamon in with the mixture. It was very tasty indeed. With that for the meat eaters I did roast duck with a grapefruit and chilli sauce and I just had some quorn with that sauce.

**Green Tribe** · 16/10/2006, 3:38 PM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

Thats the way I do Boxty. Once, and you'll probably think this is sacralidge (it was a few days after xmas and I wanted to give it a seasonal twist) I substituted half the grated potato with grated Apple and mixed cinamon in with the mixture. It was very tasty indeed. With that for the meat eaters I did roast duck with a grapefruit and chilli sauce and I just had some quorn with that sauce.

not at all! just glad to hear that someone else knows of this fab stuff! Isn't it great, it must be one of the tastiest things ever from such simple ingredients.
I made some when i was home a few weeks ago. Another key is to put a few rashers on top of it when cooking it in the oven. Drool....

This is so much better than those poxy pancakes! I remember ordering it once expecting lovely my style boxty and i got these pancakes! Was devastated!

**BohsPartisan** · 16/10/2006, 4:02 PM

Are the pancake type ones like Potato Farls? I have to say I like potato farls with a fry but they're not Boxty.

**Green Tribe** · 16/10/2006, 4:49 PM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

Are the pancake type ones like Potato Farls? I have to say I like potato farls with a fry but they're not Boxty.

Nope, they are like pancakes with meat or some filling folded over, like Russian blezes I think they are called.

**The Stars** · 16/10/2006, 5:06 PM

Originally Posted by Peadar

. As a consequence, I didn't eat anything and I'm dying now. Drinking on an empty stomach is a killer! Going to have a few slices of toast now.

Spruce up your toast with one of my personal favourites....Taosted Banana and Chocolate Spread.....trust me,its savage.

Magicme: Your son sounds like the next Jamie Oliver...keep him at it,could lead to a wealthy career,of which you will benefit...for the food of course

**Magicme** · 16/10/2006, 10:15 PM

Ha the Stars....he told me when he opens his restaurant I will still have to pay! We fecker.

**Peadar** · 17/10/2006, 8:25 AM

Originally Posted by The Stars

Spruce up your toast with one of my personal favourites....Taosted Banana and Chocolate Spread.....trust me,its savage.

Not a chance!
Some Bruschetta sauce and mozzarella did me just fine.

**Magicme** · 17/10/2006, 10:10 AM

Helped Dylan out with his meal the other nite by making a garlic bread type thingy. Used a herby Ciabatta. Melted some butter with some garlic and spread over the split open Ciabatta and added some fresh Basil & pine nuts and closed it up and bunged it in the oven for 15 mins....was rather delicious & complimented his food well. He did a taglitaile with a lemon & parmasan sauce which was heated in a bowl above the pasta....god it was gorgeous! As for his risotto...was to die for!

Bohspartisan, my mum, sister and I are all veggie and my sister doesnt eat eggs. He was gonna do some Brownies for desert but coz of the egg thing he made it without eggs & it came out as a kinda toffee. He crumbled it up with ice cream and it was just scrummy!

**BohsPartisan** · 17/10/2006, 10:23 AM

Sounds nice.
Another nice desert and very very simple is to sprinkle some sugar on top of Banana halves and bake them in butter for about 10 minutes until the sugar begins to caramelise then serve with vanilla ice cream.

**Magicme** · 17/10/2006, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

Sounds nice.
Another nice desert and very very simple is to sprinkle some sugar on top of Banana halves and bake them in butter for about 10 minutes until the sugar begins to caramelise then serve with vanilla ice cream.

Or barbeque with some chocolate shavings wrapped in tin foil...yum!

Not really a desert person tho. One time I was doing an Indian Buffet for a party at my brother's house and decided to make this kinda spicy Indian carrot cake for the first time as a desert. For some reason it wouldnt set even after being cooked as recommended and I was freaking out! I had very little time so I ran into Tesco & bought 30 pastry cases and put the mixture into the cases and served with cinnamon cream. One of the guys who was at the party was a desert/pastry chef and was badgering me all nite for the recipe coz he thought it was then nicest thing he ever ate! Must make it again sometime.

The moral of the story is that even things that seem like they are f**ked up can work out wonderful in the end and am trying to teach Dylan that its important to think on your feet like that coz u can sometimes come out on top!