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Post by tedward on Dec 24, 2007 19:47:14 GMT -4
Just thought a reply for my first post. Spuds and cream.
Slices spuds sort of disc like, layer in a dish. Cover in cream and bake. Microwave does them a treat. 20 minutes for a normal microwave. I do prefer oven baked but for a quick fix it works.
BTW, love site.
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Post by Ginnie on Dec 24, 2007 19:50:33 GMT -4
Just thought a reply for my first post. Spuds and cream. Slices spuds sort of disc like, layer in a dish. Cover in cream and bake. Microwave does them a treat. 20 minutes for a normal microwave. I do prefer oven baked but for a quick fix it works. BTW, love site. What kind of cream? 10% - 18% ? No condiments? Even salt? If you vouch for this recipe I will certainly try them. BTW My mom gave me an electric frying pan for Christmas. Can't wait to start using it! Oh, oh - No recipes or comment from Jay so far in this thread. Could it be, could it BE that Jay doesn't cook? If true, it will be the only thing so far except for scuba diving that he can't do that other members can. But somehow I expect him to blow me away with new information.... Jay?
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Post by tedward on Dec 24, 2007 19:56:06 GMT -4
Cream comes in a can from the shop. Whatever you like. Nutmeg for the cover and pepper in the layers. Loverly.
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Post by gillianren on Dec 24, 2007 23:09:36 GMT -4
Cream in a can? Oh, dear Gods! (But welcome aboard!)
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Post by Ginnie on Dec 25, 2007 0:03:45 GMT -4
When I was growing up in Newfoundland sometimes we used to eat canned cream as a dessert topping for canned fruit. Not very sweet but I liked it at the time. I haven't tasted it for years though. I suspect there's a few more ingredients in the can besides cream that may be flavouring your spuds.
In the sixties, as an island out in the Atlantic we didn't have access to a lot of fresh foods like milk, fruits and vegetables. They were too expensive most of the time. We could grow potatoes, cabbage, turnip and carrots, maybe a few other things. Berries grew like crazy though - blueberries and a dozen other different kinds.
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Post by tedward on Dec 25, 2007 5:05:18 GMT -4
Cream in a can.... poor reply. Late and xmas spirit and all that. I was trying to remember weather it was single or double. Sure it was not whipping cream Then I thought hang on, either will do. Its personal taste that is sometimes driven by what is left on the shelf. Canned cream, the type that is in a aerosol, I abhor. Some of the substitutes have interesting reading on the ingredient label.
So, apologies for the flippant remark
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Post by Ginnie on Dec 25, 2007 14:42:56 GMT -4
So, apologies for the flippant remark I didn't catch the flippancy - try harder next time! ;D
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Post by tedward on Dec 25, 2007 18:01:50 GMT -4
So, apologies for the flippant remark I didn't catch the flippancy - try harder next time! ;D But food can be such a serious subject. Especially cream..... ask my belt. Another tip. Balsamic vinegar over par boiled spuds and roast. Come up a treat.
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Post by echnaton on Dec 25, 2007 19:27:12 GMT -4
I fixed creamed corn for dinner today.
Corn kernels cut fresh from the cob 3 tbsp butter 1/2 cup cream garlic a small amount of cayenne pepper Salt to taste
Melt butter, add corn. When it starts to cook, add the rest of the ingredients and simmer until corn is tender, about 10 minutes.
It is wonderful, but so rich I only cook it during holidays.
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Post by Ginnie on Dec 26, 2007 13:00:32 GMT -4
Looks yummy, but we don't get fresh corn around here this time of year.
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Post by Jason on Dec 26, 2007 13:02:02 GMT -4
Happy Boxing Day you Canadians.
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Post by LunarOrbit on Dec 26, 2007 22:08:25 GMT -4
There's nothing happy about it... I work in retail and Boxing Day sucks.
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Post by gillianren on Dec 27, 2007 1:55:24 GMT -4
In the US, at least, the busiest shopping day of the year is the Saturday before Christmas. However, Boxing Day is awfully close. Naturally, most of my friends who work retail had to work both days. The bus drivers aren't particularly thrilled to be working on those days, either. The bus that goes past my apartment has a mall on one end of its route, then goes downtown, becomes another bus route, and goes across town, ending at the Wal-Mart. They're doing well this time of year if they're only running five minutes late--and they cut part of the route off and run a shuttle to the community college to save time.
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Post by Jason on Dec 27, 2007 11:57:34 GMT -4
I'm sorry to hear that. I spent most of the day watching a Mythbusters marathon and playing with my new toys (such as they are).
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Post by Ginnie on Dec 27, 2007 18:43:04 GMT -4
Boxing day has to be the busiest shopping day of the year - but only at certain types of retail stores. Any electronics store like Future Shop or Best Buy are crazy. I took my son to Best Buy yesterday. We had to park two blocks away. There was an employee in the store holding a balloon on a long string that said, "Lineup Here". It was absolutely nuts, and I wouldn't have gone for myself.
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