Comments on: Two pies and a cook book challenge. http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/2008/two-pies-and-a-cook-book-challenge/ The culinary adventures of a real food fanatic Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:41:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Dani http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/2008/two-pies-and-a-cook-book-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-1223 Dani Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:18:15 +0000 http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/?p=803#comment-1223 The WW books are great for crowds Stonehead. We are big peasant style eaters here too. I think you've made a a good trade off. I love reading about your crofting life. I mostly love that you make it work. The WW books are great for crowds Stonehead. We are big peasant style eaters here too. I think you’ve made a a good trade off. I love reading about your crofting life. I mostly love that you make it work.

]]> By: Stonehead http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/2008/two-pies-and-a-cook-book-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-1222 Stonehead Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:52:57 +0000 http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/?p=803#comment-1222 I've always found the WW cookbooks for parties/crowds quite useful as they allow you to cut out a lot of the thinking and planning, which is considerable when cooking for 10+ people. When I left Oz, I stuffed three of them down the sides my rucksack as way of stopping thieves slicing through the canvas to get at my belonings. It also meant I had some useful cookbooks! I still have them. I have quite a few cookbooks and use most of them as I've been careful in the one's I've bought. My preferences are for ones with, for want of a better description, good, hearty peasant food that use seasonal ingredients found largely in the colder, wetter parts of Europe as I now live in Scotland. For special occasions, I have a few Chinese regional cook books but it can be difficult to find some of the more specialist ingredients for these. I occasionally miss the more tropical flavours you can indulge in back in Australia, but we all make sacrifices! Stoneheads last blog post..<a href="http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2008/11/19/tattie-soup/" rel="nofollow">Tattie soup</a> I’ve always found the WW cookbooks for parties/crowds quite useful as they allow you to cut out a lot of the thinking and planning, which is considerable when cooking for 10+ people. When I left Oz, I stuffed three of them down the sides my rucksack as way of stopping thieves slicing through the canvas to get at my belonings. It also meant I had some useful cookbooks! I still have them.

I have quite a few cookbooks and use most of them as I’ve been careful in the one’s I’ve bought. My preferences are for ones with, for want of a better description, good, hearty peasant food that use seasonal ingredients found largely in the colder, wetter parts of Europe as I now live in Scotland. For special occasions, I have a few Chinese regional cook books but it can be difficult to find some of the more specialist ingredients for these.

I occasionally miss the more tropical flavours you can indulge in back in Australia, but we all make sacrifices!

Stoneheads last blog post..Tattie soup

]]> By: Dani http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/2008/two-pies-and-a-cook-book-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-1217 Dani Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:38:31 +0000 http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/?p=803#comment-1217 I think I'm as liable to forget as get bored. Worth a try though, it's a great idea. I think I’m as liable to forget as get bored. Worth a try though, it’s a great idea.

]]> By: karen aka brazen http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/2008/two-pies-and-a-cook-book-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-1213 karen aka brazen Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:41:50 +0000 http://www.thekitchenplayground.com/?p=803#comment-1213 yes, mine is an attempt, we'll see how long before i get bored lol yes, mine is an attempt, we’ll see how long before i get bored lol

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