willywonka Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Skip the vodka then or use some other liquor not wine or beer though i tried and it sucks...it must b something that evaporates fast while boiling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finkster Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Hey chickadee, cook any Anzac cookies lately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickadee Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Hey chickadee, cook any Anzac cookies lately? Â No I haven't, but there is a cake stall at church on Sunday and I've been poring over my "new" (pilfered off my mother when I went to stay with her recently) slice cookbooks. I usually can't make slices, but I tried one two weeks ago for a class party at my son's school and it worked! So maybe it just depends on the recipe. I did find a slice recipe that was very similar to Anzac biscuits in the base and then had a ginger icing on top, which sounded interesting, but I didn't have the right sized pan and considering that I don't usually have good luck with slices, I didn't want to tempt fate by using a different pan and trying to wing it with cooking times etc. Â Have you made any lately? Â Oh and I made a marble cake yesterday for my son's birthday. I love running a skewer through the different colours to give you all the pretty squiggles that show up when the cake is cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinghorse83 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 the best cookbook in the world is edmonds i swear by it.. Â and oh yeah, willywonka (carla is it?) i'm from new zealand and my name is charlotte (or charli, call me which you prefer, i get called both all the time ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iadoremika Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 MOST YUMMY PASTA U EVER HAD!!!  This comes a bit out of the blue, but tried this recipe tonight and it's proven to be the most yummy pasta dish u have ever had or Will have in your entire life , so i thought about sharing:   1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil , once around the pan in a slow stream 1 tablespoon butter 2 cloves garlic , minced 2 shallots , minced 1 cup vodka 1 cup chicken stock 1 can crushed tomatoes (32 ounces) Coarse salt and pepper 16 ounces pasta , such as penne rigate 1/2 cup heavy cream 20 leaves fresh basil , shredded or torn  Serve with:   Crusty bread , for passing  Heat a large skillet over moderate heat. Add oil, butter, garlic and shallots. Gently sauté shallots for 3 to 5 minutes to develop their sweetness. Add vodka to the pan (3 turns around the pan in a steady stream will equal about 1 cup). Reduce vodka by half, this will take 2 or 3 minutes. Add chicken stock, tomatoes. Bring sauce to a bubble and reduce heat to simmer. Season with salt and pepper.  While sauce simmers, cook pasta in salted boiling water until cooked to al dente (with a bite to it). While pasta cooks, prepare your salad or other side dishes.  Stir cream into sauce. When sauce returns to a bubble, remove it from heat. Drain pasta. Toss hot pasta with sauce and basil leaves. Pass pasta with crusty bread.  ENJOY! That sounds sooo good! I must try it sometime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywonka Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Huge detail: FRESH BASIL, 20 leaves or MORE!!! Trust me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iadoremika Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Huge detail: FRESH BASIL, 20 leaves or MORE!!! Trust me Okay, shall keep that in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaza! Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Oh my God I love food  I'd love to be able to cook but I'm usually too tired/lazy but I love trying new things when I occasionally am in the right mood I hope to try some of these recipes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywonka Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 guess we should post some pasta recipes as mika loves pasta and maybe when he's in la and he gets hungry he decides to lurk in here to get inspiration for his meals aahahahahahah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iadoremika Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 willywonka, I got all the stuff for that pasta recipe of yours and I'll be making it for dinner tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iadoremika Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 MOST YUMMY PASTA U EVER HAD!!! ENJOY!  Huge detail: FRESH BASIL, 20 leaves or MORE!!! Trust me willywonka, I made and just had your pasta recipe for dinner for me and my family. It was really good, everyone liked it. And I didn't forget the fresh basil hehe.  Two thumbs up-->:thumb_yello:   I had made the pasta. As well as some breaded fish fillets on the side as well. And I served caesar salad and bread as side dishes. Yummy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywonka Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Wow, glad u liked it, fillets and caesar salad are great side dishes, i use this pasta with everything really or even alone when kids are not eating home... i'll get u some other YUMMY ones... I really like cooking and to get new recipes from other countries for sometimes i get so sick and tired of mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Oh and I made a marble cake yesterday for my son's birthday. I love running a skewer through the different colours to give you all the pretty squiggles that show up when the cake is cut. Â Â How about Ebola cake CD - have you introduced everyone to that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iadoremika Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Wow, glad u liked it, fillets and caesar salad are great side dishes, i use this pasta with everything really or even alone when kids are not eating home...i'll get u some other YUMMY ones... I really like cooking and to get new recipes from other countries for sometimes i get so sick and tired of mine No problemo, it was really tasty! And the fillets and salad were pretty yummy as well. Â We were also thinking that the recipe is so versatile. You can add other things that you like in it- like some veggies or chicken or something. Â Cool! I was thinking that the next pasta dish I want to try would be like an alfredo one. Â I really like cooking as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywonka Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 For Alfredo u'll need 225 gr butter (room temperature), 225 gr parmigiano reggiano cheese (freshly grated), salt and pepper.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iadoremika Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 For Alfredo u'll need 225 gr butter (room temperature), 225 gr parmigiano reggiano cheese (freshly grated), salt and pepper.... Oooh thanks! Â Nothing to thicken it? Like flour or cornstarch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywonka Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Place half of the butter in a serving bowl, keeping it warm. Â Cook the spaguetti or any other pasta like fettuccine in a lot of salted water. When its perfectly al dente keep some tablespoons of the same water. Â Drop the hot pasta in the bowl over the butter, add the rest of the butter and toss quickly to melt it. Â Add the parmigiano reggiano cheese, and a small quantity of the cooking water if pasta seems to b too dry, and toss it again. Â Bon appetit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iadoremika Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Place half of the butter in a serving bowl, keeping it warm. Cook the spaguetti or any other pasta like fettuccine in a lot of salted water. When its perfectly al dente keep some tablespoons of the same water.  Drop the hot pasta in the bowl over the butter, add the rest of the butter and toss quickly to melt it.  Add the parmigiano reggiano cheese, and a small quantity of the cooking water if pasta seems to b too dry, and toss it again.  Bon appetit! Oooh yummy! That sounds good.  I don't have to add milk to the sauce? Or a thickening agent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywonka Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 took a bit long to find the recipe.... Â no, nothing to thicken, though u can use fresh cream in the end, if u're not on a diet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iadoremika Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 took a bit long to find the recipe.... no, nothing to thicken, though u can use fresh cream in the end, if u're not on a diet... Right, I see. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickadee Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Wow, glad u liked it, fillets and caesar salad are great side dishes, i use this pasta with everything really or even alone when kids are not eating home...i'll get u some other YUMMY ones... I really like cooking and to get new recipes from other countries for sometimes i get so sick and tired of mine  I'm really glad that other people are using and enjoying this thread. I have a really yummy pasta recipe, but it's very fattening... I might post it later (after I check that I haven't already posted it and forgotten).  How about Ebola cake CD - have you introduced everyone to that?  Ah, no. That's OKD's metier don't you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickadee Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Well, did a huge amount of cooking over the weekend for the cake stall and it all went really well. Obviously there was a whole heap of other people's stuff there, but I was so pleased that everything of mine sold! And if I can't brag here, where can I brag huh? Â And I seem to have gotten over my fear of slices. I made a Christmas slice, a Cinnamon and Walnut slice and a Caramel slice and they all worked! I also did Banana Choc-chip Muffins, my Triple Chocolate Chip cookies and a Chocolate Cherry Forest cake. Â Hmmm... I've just looked at that list... I only made one thing that didn't have chocolate in it! Maybe I'm just a tad chocolate obsessed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iadoremika Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Well, did a huge amount of cooking over the weekend for the cake stall and it all went really well. Obviously there was a whole heap of other people's stuff there, but I was so pleased that everything of mine sold! And if I can't brag here, where can I brag huh? And I seem to have gotten over my fear of slices. I made a Christmas slice, a Cinnamon and Walnut slice and a Caramel slice and they all worked! I also did Banana Choc-chip Muffins, my Triple Chocolate Chip cookies and a Chocolate Cherry Forest cake.  Hmmm... I've just looked at that list... I only made one thing that didn't have chocolate in it! Maybe I'm just a tad chocolate obsessed? Banana chcolate muffins are really tasty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sienna Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Well, did a huge amount of cooking over the weekend for the cake stall and it all went really well. Obviously there was a whole heap of other people's stuff there, but I was so pleased that everything of mine sold! And if I can't brag here, where can I brag huh? And I seem to have gotten over my fear of slices. I made a Christmas slice, a Cinnamon and Walnut slice and a Caramel slice and they all worked! I also did Banana Choc-chip Muffins, my Triple Chocolate Chip cookies and a Chocolate Cherry Forest cake.  Hmmm... I've just looked at that list... I only made one thing that didn't have chocolate in it! Maybe I'm just a tad chocolate obsessed?  I'm happy for you that it went so well!  Chocolate......remember the Chocolate Silk Pie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywonka Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Thank u chickadee for letting us use this thread i could use some more yummy pasta recipes even if it gets me fat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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