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The besy saucepan I have had for ages was really cheap bought in Ikea, I have had it over two years now, I think it cost about £6 and is medium sized. I have got a ceramic hob and it cookd really well on that. It shows you can't always go by cost.

Interesting AnninGlos,
I hadn't thought about Ikea

nudge because I really do want some more opinions Please.

I use stainless steel copper-bottomed saucepans, which I I have had for years I find they are not heavy and easy to keep looking good. ( I also have arthritis is my fingers .) I do not use them in the oven as the handles would be damaged.

Another SA recipe as promised.


SOSATIES.
(This means skewered meat).

These are traditionally served at braais(BBQs) and are of Malay origin.

1 kilogram of meat or chicken makes about 16 sosaties.

Cut the meat/chicken into cubes (about 25mm) and place in a glass dish.

Marinade:

- 2 large onions chopped
- 125 ml vinegar
- 375 ml dry wine
- 2 bay leaves
- 15 ml brown sugar
- 45 mls curry powder
- 30 ml coriander
- 10 ml salt
- 5 ml tumeric
- 2 ml cumin.

- Saute the onions, curry powder and tumeric for a few minutes.
- Add the other ingredients and bring to the boil
- Allow to cool and then pour over the meat/chicken cubes and leave
in the fridge for 24 hours.

When ready to cook put the meat/chicken cubes onto wooden
skewers. Instead of putting them on the braai they could be
grillled for about 10 minutes - turn them from time time.

Serve with potato salad, baked potato or small jacket potatoes.

Val thank you for the recipe.
I am going to try this recipe tomorrow or at the weekend. it sounds delicious.
I have all the ingredients so no excuse..I will report back/

Val. I also am using stainless steel saucepans which sounds very similar to you but the handles have become loose and there is no way to fix them. I have asked the shop where I bought them but a shrug of the shoulders was the only response!! ( Spanish for "cannot / will not do anything") what I would really prefer is saucepans which could be used on my electric hob OR in the oven, this is why I liked the French make and it looked good on the table as well!!

Do not mean to offend anyone with above statement.

I think I will wait until I am back in UK in May and have a look around, perhaps O should look on the internet as well.

We had a delicious meal last night but it was made from all the different vegetables left over from other meals, some minced beef, spices etc... i am sure we have all done the same from time to time. the vegetables included potatoes, onions, tomatoes, courgettes, carrots, mushrooms, one leek, some Indian spices ( only a little). I fried the minced beef and allowed it to brown nicely, then quickly semi cooked the remaining vegetables apart from the potatoes and the carrots,
Meanwhile I peeled the potatoes and carrots and cooked them in a saucepan, strained them and made sure they were dry and then added some milk and butter and mashed them together.I put the meat mixed with the veg into a lasagna dish and then covered everything with mashed potato and carrots and put it into the oven. It browned nicely and we ate the meal. Now it was supposed to be enough for two days, I was going to freeze the second half. I left it to cool and about and hour and a half later I heard the microwave. OH came along with a tray each and yes you are right we ate it all!! Oh dear I am supposed to be trying not to eat too much but it was delicious.

Not sure that it would be a Culinary Delight but we enjoyed it!!

07.56 hrs Spain

Hope you find some good saucepans, I haven't commented on what to buy but the best I ever had were stainless steel with copper bottoms. I now have an induction hob and can only use ones with magnetic bottoms !!

What would happen then Greenfingers if you used saucepans without magnetic bottoms.?

I think that I shall delay buying new pans until I have been back to the UK, they are very expensive here in Spain, well they are at least where I live.

We are out tonight for quiz night so had our main meal about three hours ago, OH did what I would call a huge Breakfast style meal, it was delicious but oh the calories!!! I am going to cook Cauliflower Cheese at his request, around about 10pm half way through the quiz we shall have some good sandwhiches on each table and I simply cannot resist them.

will be back tomorrow.

bye for now

17,10hrs Spain

Val that recipe sounds good and actually the marinade would be good for chicken done as a stir fry I think. Like the sound of the marinade anyway so will make a note of it.

Basicaly an induction hob works by magnets, so the pans have to have magnet bottoms. The beauty is that you can touch the plates, straight away almost as they do not retain heat when the pans come off. Its sort of computer orientated, as it beeps at you when you lift the pan, and its touch control. It also turns off if your pan overflows...we needed a new hob and decided as we were getting older a cool hob might be appropriate ... hope that answers your question... oh and nothing would work without the magnetic bottoms. Regards now cooking Scotch Eggs better go and check...not in oil in the oven, better for you and not so smelly!!!!!!!!!!

Have found this thread now, thanks Bridget.

Will read it properly soon.

Take care everyone,

Tess

Have found this thread now, thanks Bridget.

Will read it properly soon.

Take care everyone,

Tess

Welcome Tess, we look forward to hearing from you.

GreenFingers many thanks for the description about the hob. OH has said that as the cooker works we do not need to buy a new one. I tried to explain that it is quite old etc etc and then a friend came and asked "Would you mind putting the cake I have to make today in your oven as it cooks much better than mine !!!
What could I say as she is one of the ladies who has looked after my house whilst I was away!!! OH left the room laughing and I smiled and said "Of course"

Val, I took some chicken out of the freezer last night and this morning I realised that there is enough for two meals, So today i shall cook a typical English dish so I can use all my lovely veg and then I shall use the rest for your latest recipe,

Have a good day everyone


07.35hrs Spain

We are having my twice baked souffles for a meal with veg, mind you the weather is bucketing it down, which after the lovely week of weathe we have had...I actually went out without a coat !!!!!!!!! is a bit of a shock . Still the clocks go forward this weekend, so it will soon feel like we have left winter behind..won't it ??

08.45 Norfolk

Just for interest.

The history of daylight saving time

In 1907 an Englishman, William Willett, campaigned to advance clocks by 80 minutes. He proposed four moves of 20 minutes at the beginning of the spring and summer months, and to return to Greenwich Mean Time in a similar manner in the autumn. The following year, the House of Commons rejected a Bill to advance the clocks by one hour during the spring and summer months.

Summer time was first defined in an Act of Parliament in 1916. The clocks were moved one hour ahead of GMT from the spring to the autumn.

During the Second World War, double summer time (two hours in advance of GMT) was introduced, lasting until July 1945.

Since the 1980s, all parts of western and central Europe have co-ordinated the date and the time of their clock changes.

Bridget
12.12 hrs Spain

Well Now Green Fingers, I lived in Attleborough for two years and made some wonderful friends at the same time.Needless to say I was working then!!

Where are you??

Bridget 16.04 hrs Spain

Near Gt.Yarmouth, we live overlooking a village green



4.55pm

Greenfingers,
How delightful the villages are, when I next visit Attleborough maybe we will be able to meet.

I think that Norfolk folk are very friendly and they made me feel very welcome. In fact when we go back there is always a bunch of the girls who come around and insist that we all go out!!

whilst sorting out my many papers today, nearly got rid of all the rubbish I used to have, I found this recipe written on an envelope. It was given to me some years ago and I am fairly sure that I have not added it previously


Irish Brown Raisin Bread.

3 cups of plain white flour
1 teaspoon of Baking powder
1 cup of raisins
1 teaspoon of bread soda.
1\4 cup of Buttermilk
1\2 cup of Very fine oatmeal
21\2 cups of Molasses or black treacle
2 tablespoons of oil. either Olive oil of ( flora seem the best to me).
11/2 cups of wholemeal flour
1 tablespoon of Sugar
11/2 teaspoon of salt.

Mix all the dry items together
Mix the oil, buttermilk and Molasses add all the wet items to the dry items until they are good and moist.
when fully mixed Roll out on a well floured fl;at tray and bake at normal bread temp for half or three quarters of an hour

This was given to me by a fantastic lady at a wonderful restaurant in Ireland on my 55th birthday. her name was Cliodhina and I have made this several times. It is moreish !!!

It was handwritten on an envelope and given to me as we shook hab=nds to say goodbye. on the back she gave her telephone number and a note that said I am not allowed to give out these very old recipes, except for the Flora mention!!

18.20hrs Spain

Nudge from Bridget in Spain where at lst the sun is shining. Good morning to you all
12.10hrs spain

Morning,

Thanks for the comments about Norfolk folk....yes they are friendly, but alas i AM AN INCOMER, all the way from Essex back in the late sixties when my parents opted for a calmer way of life....So been here apart from a short spell in Scotland since then..so nearly a native, Perhaps we could meet up;


11.25pm British Summertime