Erm's Photo Diary

[ermintrude]

Mmm the curry was not that great actually, I think it was the curry powder, I ran out of my usual stuff so used a readymade that Ive not had before, bit bland and bleeee Also the Quorn was just weird, I dunno if theyve baggered about with that an all again? But it was all a bit slimy and didnt really seem to soak up much of me sauce Ive got a bit left over so Ill have it for lunch tomorrow and chuck some lime juice or something in, hopefully pick it up a bit.

Yeah the first time I did it I did it just as a chip shop curry sauce ie, ah, *with chips* and that! But it was soooo nice I made a real curry with it, three times Ive done it now I think, Quorn and chicken versions. First 2 times were fab but this one was just, meh :sigh:

No Ive not tried the cauliflower one, I keep thinking about it but its basically just replacing me lovely tommys with cauli which Im not sure about and I have soooo many more curries to try! Got to have Mama's Jamaican again soon! :drool: And Ive got a venison curry with coconut in the queue, oh and a Liver Curry! (That was a sort of accident after I saw a whole one looking at me in Saino's today )

BLADDY SAINO'S! I went in for some milk cos Tesco's didnt deliver any. Well, I actually thought I was going to Waitrose then I remembered the bigger supermarket just down the road and got off eaerly, thinking it was a giant Tesco and surely they would have some. Walking through the blinking door the Big Orange Sign made it occurr to me no its actually another Sainsburys, aaaaanyway I went alllllll the way round picking up all kindsa healthy junk, got to the milk aisle - no milk. NO MILK???!!! :sigh:

So I got a bit peeved and dumped my entire trolley in the veg aisle (well except the giant liver and a big fat piece of fillet steak that was looking at me... )

So I checked those babies out and trolled off to Waitrose, well the first thing that looked at me was the cheeeeeeeese counter! Now I can usually handle a cheeeese counter just by admiring it and then walking away, but this time I saw a mini Reblochon! A MINI one! EXACTLY what I was looking for to match julesm's recipe! :drool: AND THEN next to that was sat some Epoisses de Bourgogne which Ive been lusting after for aaaages... and basically we'd been planning on having a "cheese-night" off-plan with a few yummy cheeses and some chutneys, crackers and meats and I kind of went Aaaahfackit and bought mostofthecheesecounter...

I got near the checkout and saw the error of my ways and went back and started putting things back again, but I just couldnt find where the Mimolette lived! I think I got the last piece! So I had to bring it home with me! :break_diet:

So thennnn I was starving when I got in so had a box of malted beetroot with some Wensleydale, some lovely Feta and a bit of Gorgonzola. Still weighed it all and stuck to 3 HEXes though!

 

[JackieN]

Do you like cheese Erm :giggle: :giggle: :giggle: can't believe they had no milk crazy

you did very well to stick to your 3 HEXA's. What is malted beetroot? xxxxx

 

[beckyn22]

Wow - there are cheese in there I've never heard of - never mind the malted beetroot! You are certainly giving me an education Erm! Loved the bit about dumping the trolley in the veg aisle :8855: xxx

 

[ermintrude]

Do you like cheese Erm :giggle: :giggle: :giggle: can't believe they had no milk crazy

you did very well to stick to your 3 HEXA's. What is malted beetroot? xxxxx

Mmmmm cheeeeeeeeeese :drool: Malted beetroot, I have no idea you'd have to ask Waitrose. But I suspect its just a po-ash name for the pickled stuff

 

[ermintrude]

Wow - there are cheese in there I've never heard of - never mind the malted beetroot! You are certainly giving me an education Erm! Loved the bit about dumping the trolley in the veg aisle :8855: xxx

Id never heard of a lot of them either but Ive been researching my cheeeeeeese for a cheese night! This shop looks yumsome :drool: I nearly bought soooo many more after reading about them, Taleggio, Raclette, Brie de Meaux, Vignotte ommmmm :drool: The Epoisses de Bourgogne is this one, it's so mega smelly they banned it on the tube in Paris apparently so I've got to try it

 

[blackwidow]

Taleggio and Raclette are both very nice - we had a tiny stint of selling them at Sainsburys a few years back (i worked on the cheese counter.. heaven!)

Raclette is really nice but you have to cook it.. doesnt taste half as nice if you're eating it with crackers.. its not meant to be eaten that way anyway x

 

[ermintrude]

Taleggio and Raclette are both very nice - we had a tiny stint of selling them at Sainsburys a few years back (i worked on the cheese counter.. heaven!)

Raclette is really nice but you have to cook it.. doesnt taste half as nice if you're eating it with crackers.. its not meant to be eaten that way anyway x

Oooooh working on a cheese counter! I could never cope with that! Ommmmmmm :drool:

Yeah it was interesting reading about them, the Churchmouse site shows you piccies and tells you what youre meant to do with them and stuff, its great The Raclette you should melt and scrape it onto the plate apparently? And eat it with small jackets or something. Yeah like the Reblochon, theyre not all meant to be eaten just as they are. And some go off in only a few days, I never knew that! Ommmmmm spo much cheeeeeeese stuff to find out!

There was this other cheese party site I was reading saying not to have too many cheeses at once and traditionally you should have a hard, a soft, a semi soft and a blue, no more than that? I dont think I could do that Told you what sort of stuff went with what though which was handy.

Hmmmmm want cheese now Im supposed to be on EE cos Im having chicken for tea, so Ive already used all my HEXes on coffee & toast hmmmmmmmmmm... If I dont have noodles for lunch I could make it a red day and have extra cheeeeeeese... Oh but Id only get one cos its only a HEXA

Bah, not worth it for 30g :break_diet: Boooooooo for Red days

 

[ermintrude]

Righty, foooooood:

Friday 17th Feb Green

Breakfast: Coffee & fruit 1 HEXA
Late Lunch: Mixed cheese with pickles 1 HEXA & 2 HEXB
Tea: Stir fry 1 syn for noodles
Snacks: Carrots, Wine about 30 syns

 

[blackwidow]

sorry for making you want more cheese!

funny really that i was 3 stone lighter and easily maintaining it when i worked on the cheese counter! hefting cheese is obviously good body magic!

as for what you should have on a cheese board.. buggar that, as many cheeses as you can fit on has always been my rule. Jarlsberg is my total favourite cheese ever

 

[ermintrude]

Boursin pepper! :drool: Tickler! :drool: Y Fenni! Ommmmmmmmm!!!!

Oh I need a lie down!

 

[dirtydancing]

Id never heard of a lot of them either but Ive been researching my cheeeeeeese for a cheese night! This shop looks yumsome :drool: I nearly bought soooo many more after reading about them, Taleggio, Raclette, Brie de Meaux, Vignotte ommmmm :drool: The Epoisses de Bourgogne is this one, it's so mega smelly they banned it on the tube in Paris apparently so I've got to try it

i have died and gone to cheese heaven.

 

[beckyn22]

Cheeeeeeese!! :drool::drool::drool::drool::drool::drool:. That churchmouse cheese site looks amazing!! Actually think am going to have a Christmas cheese fund box to save up for some of them now. Would love to try the Epoisses de Borgogne. Do we know the syns value for them Erm???!!! :devilangel: xxx

 

[Rorah]

Wow, looking at all these dishes, you are quickly becoming my food idol

I wish I could cook like this. Those noodles look fantastic with the stir fry! That looks like my kind of meal from heaven. How do you do the stir fry - just bung loads of veggies in a wok with a bit of frylight? Do you add anything else? Also, what type of noodles are these and how do you cook them?

Sorry for all the questions, it just looks so tasty!!!

Also,

mini reblochon

<3

 

[ermintrude]

Cheeeeeeese!! :drool::drool::drool::drool::drool::drool:. That churchmouse cheese site looks amazing!! Actually think am going to have a Christmas cheese fund box to save up for some of them now. Would love to try the Epoisses de Borgogne. Do we know the syns value for them Erm???!!! :devilangel: xxx

No idea, my proposed cheeeeeeeeese-night will be Strictly Off-Plan :8855:

I just compare them to something similar usually. (And then if they dont correspond to what HEXes Ive got left I just tweak/ignore it and gobble em up anyway )

Just had some gorgonzola, it's not an A choice, hmmph, so I just mis-spelt "A" when I wrote it down...

 

[ermintrude]

Wow, looking at all these dishes, you are quickly becoming my food idol

I wish I could cook like this. Those noodles look fantastic with the stir fry! That looks like my kind of meal from heaven. How do you do the stir fry - just bung loads of veggies in a wok with a bit of frylight? Do you add anything else? Also, what type of noodles are these and how do you cook them?

Sorry for all the questions, it just looks so tasty!!!

Also, <3

Ah the stir fry was a zero-effort jobbie out of a Saino's readymade box! A box of edamame bean stir fry and a box of pepper stir fry, bought solely coz it was reduced! Stir fried in Fry Light.

The noodles were Sainsbury's rice noodles, 1.5 syns a pack. I threw a few tsp curry powder in, sprinkled a few drops water over and nuked it for about 2 minutes. Cooking Skillz iz Me! :8855:

tbh it was cr@ppe, I wont bother with those noodles again. :jelous: Had some more of the edamame bean thing for lunch just now without the noodles and it was much yummier on its own with a bit of soy sauce.

 

[blackwidow]

the noodles are nice Erm but they need a decent sauce on them - if we're having them (OH loves them) then I have to syn a proper stir fry sauce with a strong flavour otherwise theyre bland and just a bit of a pain to chew xx

 

[ermintrude]

the noodles are nice Erm but they need a decent sauce on them - if we're having them (OH loves them) then I have to syn a proper stir fry sauce with a strong flavour otherwise theyre bland and just a bit of a pain to chew xx

Ah Ive not had rice noodles before I dont think, yeah they were very dry I did wonder whether theyd be OK in the mic as it didnt mention it, just said to fry in 1 tbsp oil

Im not big on stir fries tbh but I just had an urge for these noodles I used to get from Waitrose, but I couldnt see any and these looked the closest. I used to get these om nom egg noodles that were very fine and omtastic with a bit of curry powder in. They dont seem to do them any more.

 

[icklerockchick]

Only just came across your diary and wow so full of yummy inspiration! Now just need to find the time to look through all of it! x

 

[Rosielea]

The noodles were Sainsbury's rice noodles, 1.5 syns a pack. I threw a few tsp curry powder in, sprinkled a few drops water over and nuked it for about 2 minutes. Cooking Skillz iz Me! :8855:

Erm with rice noodles, it is best if you soak them in cold water for 5-10 minutes so they obsorb some water, drain and stir fry. That is how my Thai friend cooks them.

I read in on eof your posts that there is a farmers market in st John's wood. which day is on, is it all year or just summer and is it far from tube station.

 

[ermintrude]

Erm with rice noodles, it is best if you soak them in cold water for 5-10 minutes so they obsorb some water, drain and stir fry. That is how my Thai friend cooks them.

I read in on eof your posts that there is a farmers market in st John's wood. which day is on, is it all year or just summer and is it far from tube station.

The St John's Wood one is on a Saturday at Barrow Hill Junior School. All year I think. Its a five or ten minute walk from the tube/bus. A nice walk anyway, going past all the delis and cafes and stuff in that area

Theres also one at Swiss Cottage on a Wednesday.

You can find your nearest farmer's market in London on this site, its great!