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One day challenges
I tagged my reviews 'one day challenge' and 'Scottish referendum'...

Comment by friederike September 2014 permalink
One day challenges
Sure, why not extend it through the weekend? Whatever works is best! QS, will you follow any specific recipe for Cranachan, or just the general instructions on Wikipedia? I'll probably do either this version or this one, not sure yet. And I l…

Comment by friederike September 2014 permalink
One day challenges
Kaye, if Friday is more convenient for you, you could also do Friday - the ballot will be closing late at night, so I wouldn't expect the results until Friday, or in any case Thursday evening past dinner time in the US. QS, no oven yet? Aw, I…

Comment by friederike September 2014 permalink
Searching my bookshelf
I also noticed that adding tags changed - it works alright, but it might be helpful to add something like 'separate by commas' because it's not entirely clear that that's what you need to do.

Comment by friederike August 2014 permalink
The New Future of Cookbooker
Good to hear that the site will be staying around!

Comment by friederike August 2014 permalink
Football (Soccer) World Cup Challenge
Oh, I like that idea! There actually is an International Day of Peace (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_Peace) - and it's a pity I didn't know and had to look it up. It's September 21st, but that shouldn't withho…

Comment by friederike July 2014 permalink
Football (Soccer) World Cup Challenge
Ha, what a funny side effect that it made you watch more football! I'm not a fan of cycling (at least not watching it), and I'm still too exhausted from the football challenge, otherwise I would have suggested to a Tour de France-challen…

Comment by friederike July 2014 permalink
Football (Soccer) World Cup Challenge
Glad you joined in! I found it pretty hard at the end, both to still know what I needed to cook, and to keep the motivation up. I'm glad I can go back to retesting old recipes now. :)

Comment by friederike July 2014 permalink
Question on hygiene - is it just me, or....
Interesting! I knew you weren't supposed to rinse meat, but I didn't know it was for that reason. I do wonder how instructions like the one in that recipe are able to pass any editor's eyes, but then again magazines often don't …

Comment by friederike June 2014 permalink
Football (Soccer) World Cup Challenge
Ha, I doubt they needed inspiration! And yes, who would have thought - Spain, Portugal, England all out! (Portugal still has a tiny chance, in theory, but I don't think they'll manage - they would have to play Ghana something like 4:0 and …

Comment by friederike June 2014 permalink
Football (Soccer) World Cup Challenge
Oh my, only two groups have played their second game so far, and it's already obvious that I've backed the wrong horse twice....

Comment by friederike June 2014 permalink
Football (Soccer) World Cup Challenge
I've worked out what I'll make during the next few days: 14-Jun GreeceGreek Village Salad(*)15-JunHonduras Baleadas with Mango Avocado Salsa16-JunUSSpareribs, Coleslaw17-JunMexicoChilli con Carne18-JunChileEmpanadas (pref. vegetarian)…

Comment by friederike June 2014 permalink
Football (Soccer) World Cup Challenge
It was exciting, wasn't it? And completely unexpected! Do you need inspiration for something Dutch? We ended up having Barramundi Burgers (with pangasius instead of barramundi), and indeed a Mango Passion Fruit Pavlova which was really good an…

Comment by friederike June 2014 permalink
Football (Soccer) World Cup Challenge
For all we know, they just might have followed this forum (I think you don't even need to be a member to do that) :) I just posted my first review, tagged 'FIFA 2014'; I also put the name of the country in the title of the recipe, in…

Comment by friederike June 2014 permalink
Football (Soccer) World Cup Challenge
Aw, I think once your kitchen is finished you'll be amazed at how easy it is to cook delicious, healthy food in a proper kitchen, and you'll never look back. And I do envy you for being able to BBQ, def not something we can do on our tiny …

Comment by friederike June 2014 permalink
Football (Soccer) World Cup Challenge
Great that you're joining us! I just started to make a list what I'll cook when - I don't think I'll manage to make one dish for each country, but it would be really cool to at least try! I decided that I'll first to try to …

Comment by friederike June 2014 permalink
Football (Soccer) World Cup Challenge
Exactly. Some days there will be only one match, some days there will be up to four; once the group phase has ended, there will be a few days without any matches at all which we could use for catching up (or for all those countries that were elimina…

Comment by friederike June 2014 permalink
advice for cooking without a kitchen (during remodeling)?
Good to hear you're coping. It will probably help a lot having everything in one space. Good idea to get the electric skillet - I was also wondering whether a microwave with an oven-function would be helpful for you. I had one of those while I …

Comment by friederike April 2014 permalink
advice for cooking without a kitchen (during remodeling)?
Hi Queezle, how's your kitchen coming along? Any idea yet how long it will take? Have you managed to do any cooking so far? In any case, good luck!

Comment by friederike April 2014 permalink
advice for cooking without a kitchen (during remodeling)?
Your phone, and a few flyers from restaurants providing take-away... :) I think you're pretty well covered with the camp stove, pressure cooker and slow cooker. I would probably try to concentrate on salads (it helps if some of them contain no…

Comment by friederike April 2014 permalink
Big Mac Dessert
(back to the original topic): Look, someone had a similar idea! http://sploid.gizmodo.com/this-mcdonalds-burger-and-fries-combo-is-actually-made-1546842902

Comment by friederike March 2014 permalink
How do you sort your cookbooks?
By size and not at all. I have one shelf in the kitchen, and a few in the living room - those in the living room I need to sort by size, as some of the shelves aren't very high. Other than that, I don't sort them, as I use them too much to…

Comment by friederike March 2014 permalink
I finally got a bookcase for my cookbooks
Very nice! Beautiful wood! How do you sort your cookbooks (if you sort them at all)?

Comment by friederike March 2014 permalink
Tips and Tricks of the Trade
To resurrect a very old thread: My mother-in-law taught me recently to use only cold water if you want to clean something that has flour on it - warm water will make the flour turn sticky, making it a lot more difficult to wash it off. This doesn�…

Comment by friederike March 2014 permalink
Pi day 2014
QS, how was your son's pi day? Hope it wasn't too bad at the dentists? And was there any happy news from MIT (any that you want to share)?

Comment by friederike March 2014 permalink
a March Challenge?
I'm having my doubts about the cover dish part... I've looked at my cookbooks - surprisingly few actually have a dish on them, it's probably just one in three or one in four. One book I checked had a dish on the cover that isn't …

Comment by friederike March 2014 permalink
Pi day 2014
Harissa-marinated chicken wings in a pie? Hmm, not sure about that... Actually the chicken wings aren't even baked yet, which is precisely the reason why I need to use them no later than tomorrow. It's this recipe. I was hoping to take a p…

Comment by friederike March 2014 permalink
Pi day 2014
Oh no! Make the pie today, eat it tomorrow? I still have leftovers I need to get rid of tomorrow, and I was hoping to make this pie for dessert: ww.davidlebovitz.com/2014/02/red-wine-poached-pear-tart-recipe/ (I've already indexed it) but I fo…

Comment by friederike March 2014 permalink
a March Challenge?
What about a 'cover photo'-challenge? Try to cook the recipe featured on the cover of the book or magazine, and take a photo of the dish (and if possible, make the photo look a bit like the photo on cover). The upside is that everyone can …

Comment by friederike March 2014 permalink
The New Future of Cookbooker
That's great to hear, thank you!

Comment by friederike March 2014 permalink

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