Noob Food Q's - Page 5

Jonny69 · 22-06-2008, 21:00

Vegetable brain dump ahead - warning!

Garlic doesn't go in the fridge. Don't know what they don't do to garlic over here but when I get one of those plaited garlic bunches from France it will happily sit in the cupboard for up to 6 months and still be fine. Those tiny white garlic bulbs from Sainsburys go soft and start to go brown within about 2 weeks :/

Onions are quite happy out the fridge too. Potatoes I find go sweet in the fridge and I found out it's because the starch converts to sugar in the cold. They need to be cool only but in the dark or they will go green.

Bananas and tropical fruit gets damaged by the cold and go black.

Avos are ALWAYS rock hard from the supermarket and I find they need days out in the warm to become edible.

Asparagus is prime veg, like expensive meat and I do my damndest to not waste any of it so it goes in the fridge if it hasn't ended up int he cooking pot as soon as it reaches the kitchen.

Kell_ee001 · 25-06-2008, 18:19

Hopefully an easy one....

A recipe I was looking at asked for "1½ mugs of red lentils"... how much is a mug meant to be? All my mugs are different sizes

Muban · 25-06-2008, 18:32

I would say a standard mug holds 10oz.

Stan_Lite · 25-06-2008, 20:20

Sounds about right. I usually assume a mug holds half a pint.

Whatever you do Kell, don't use my morning cuppa mug - you may end up with rather more lentils than you need

Kell_ee001 · 25-06-2008, 21:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bigstan

Whatever you do Kell, don't use my morning cuppa mug - you may end up with rather more lentils than you need

I won't - I only have 1 bag of lentils

lostkat · 25-06-2008, 22:06

TOP TIP (that most people probably already know)

I always used to fiddle around reading cooking instructions and accurately measuring out the boiling water for cous cous... until I read a recipe that said simply "just cover the cous cous with boiling water". Well bugger me! Ta daaaa, no more bloody measuring. Just cover it with boiling water and stick a tea towel over it for 5 mins.

Sorry if people already know this, but I didn't and it's saved me lots of hassle. Means that I don't have to keep the instructions floating around in my cous cous tub anymore too

BBx · 25-06-2008, 22:08

**** spooky ****

I was going to ask about cous cous in here just now!!!

BB x

Glaucus · 26-06-2008, 05:35

I do double water to cous cous.

And 1 person is roughly a small wine glass. Makes it nice and easy. Also you can use water out a kettle.

lostkat · 26-06-2008, 05:55

Out of a kettle as opposed to... what?

I genuinely can't think of another way that someone would boil water for cous cous, unless they did it in a saucepan, which is just a bit silly really if you have a perfectly good kettle!

Gnat · 26-06-2008, 11:30

Butternut squash....

what do I do with it?

I have no idea, I bought it cos I thought it might go well with casserole... then realised I have no idea how to cook it.

22-06-2008, 21:00	#41
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Vegetable brain dump ahead - warning! Garlic doesn't go in the fridge. Don't know what they don't do to garlic over here but when I get one of those plaited garlic bunches from France it will happily sit in the cupboard for up to 6 months and still be fine. Those tiny white garlic bulbs from Sainsburys go soft and start to go brown within about 2 weeks :/ Onions are quite happy out the fridge too. Potatoes I find go sweet in the fridge and I found out it's because the starch converts to sugar in the cold. They need to be cool only but in the dark or they will go green. Bananas and tropical fruit gets damaged by the cold and go black. Avos are ALWAYS rock hard from the supermarket and I find they need days out in the warm to become edible. Asparagus is prime veg, like expensive meat and I do my damndest to not waste any of it so it goes in the fridge if it hasn't ended up int he cooking pot as soon as it reaches the kitchen. __________________

25-06-2008, 18:19	#42
Kell_ee001 Wants Big Meat Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newcastle Posts: 6,478	Hopefully an easy one.... A recipe I was looking at asked for "1½ mugs of red lentils"... how much is a mug meant to be? All my mugs are different sizes __________________

25-06-2008, 18:32	#43
Muban Shoes, Boobs & Corsets Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The fastest town in Scotland Posts: 1,882	I would say a standard mug holds 10oz. __________________ well, not to put a too fine point to it, he was discovered.. in the lounge

25-06-2008, 20:20	#44
Stan_Lite Stan, Stan the FLASHER MAN! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In bed with your sister Posts: 5,483	Sounds about right. I usually assume a mug holds half a pint. Whatever you do Kell, don't use my morning cuppa mug - you may end up with rather more lentils than you need __________________ Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean I...

25-06-2008, 22:06	#46
lostkat Good Cat Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,550	TOP TIP (that most people probably already know) I always used to fiddle around reading cooking instructions and accurately measuring out the boiling water for cous cous... until I read a recipe that said simply "just cover the cous cous with boiling water". Well bugger me! Ta daaaa, no more bloody measuring. Just cover it with boiling water and stick a tea towel over it for 5 mins. Sorry if people already know this, but I didn't and it's saved me lots of hassle. Means that I don't have to keep the instructions floating around in my cous cous tub anymore too __________________ Oooooh Cecil, what have you done?

25-06-2008, 22:08	#47
BBx Reverse SuBo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: London Posts: 8,673	** spooky ** I was going to ask about cous cous in here just now!!! BB x

26-06-2008, 05:35	#48
Glaucus Absinthe Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,855	I do double water to cous cous. And 1 person is roughly a small wine glass. Makes it nice and easy. Also you can use water out a kettle. __________________

26-06-2008, 05:55	#49
lostkat Good Cat Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,550	Out of a kettle as opposed to... what? I genuinely can't think of another way that someone would boil water for cous cous, unless they did it in a saucepan, which is just a bit silly really if you have a perfectly good kettle! __________________ Oooooh Cecil, what have you done?

26-06-2008, 11:30	#50
Gnat BZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Manchester Posts: 500	Butternut squash.... what do I do with it? I have no idea, I bought it cos I thought it might go well with casserole... then realised I have no idea how to cook it.