Mystery Thread - Page 8

Snoopy · 01-19-2007, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phyllis Sidhe_Uaine

1 small tin of tomato sauce

Snoopy: my pizza dough recipe is on Page 1 of the thread (I think.)

Phyllis Sidhe_Uaine

Hi,

Thanks! I know that sometimes the UK and the USA are divided by what seems to be a common language but isn't always. I also know that sometimes I am Olympic standard dense but I need to ask:

By "tomato sauce" do you mean what we brits call "chopped tomatoes" ? cos tomato sauce usually means, you know, Heinz type stuff (thick and with sugar in it) out of a bottle that you squeeze on chips (french fries, see there we go again!).

s. (salivating already..)

17th Angel · 01-19-2007, 10:06 AM

lol that was one hell of a long way to say "ketchup" lol..... I doubt many Americans are familiar with Heinz.... Which I guess doesn't help to describe something when using something alien as a comparisson

Snoopy · 01-19-2007, 10:11 AM

oh bugger! I thought Heinz was universal (don't know why). Do Americans say ketchup? Do they mean the same? Life is complicated....Ground floor, first floor (or is that a continental thing?), zucchini, sidewalk,.....

OK ketchup. Maybe I'll just buy a pizza!

17th Angel · 01-19-2007, 10:13 AM

I would of thought, ketchup or as a saftey net you could have thrown in "catsup" too.

InLove · 01-19-2007, 10:55 AM

Hi Folks--

Got 5 minutes before next cake layer comes out of the oven. Saw the conversation about language here. Thought I would stop in and ask Snoopy if you have "Prego" spaghetti sauce over there?

The reason I ask is because of something I said on another thread, and I wondered at the time if it would make sense to someone in the UK.

Timer's going off--be back when I can.

InPeace,
InLove

17th Angel · 01-19-2007, 10:58 AM

You always seem to pop in and out while cooking, it must be fairly early in the morning there..... fairly early.

Chief? Housewife?

Where I comes from we no know of this prego sauce you. ;/ Snoopy perchance has... But then again I make all my own sauces aswell.. So don't tend to look for sauces.

Snoopy · 01-19-2007, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by InLove

Prego

Prego? No, non lo ho visto in UK penso.

Ciao bella.

s.

InLove · 01-19-2007, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 17th Angel

Chief? Housewife?

1. Often.

2. "Homemaker" (finally!)

17th Angel · 01-19-2007, 11:19 AM

I am guessing that prego is a basic tomatoe sauce? Used for pizza, lasange, and spag bowl and things such as this a base sauce so to speak? I think it is more err not sure what word I want here... More, satisfying? To make own sauces!

Chop up four tomatoes

tomatoe puree
garlic diced to bits
1 whole onion
tons of torregano and orregano

some piri piri
add a few sun dried tomates
sun dried red pepper and seeds...
some olive oil....
basil

that tends to be the base of most of my italian meals.... I can't give measurements and such as I have never gone by a recipe in my life...

InLove · 01-19-2007, 11:23 AM

Angel--that sounds wonderful! Love sundried tomatoes. What is "piri piri? (No time to look it up at the moment).

Signed,
The Domestic Goddess

17th Angel · 01-19-2007, 11:29 AM

it is basically the African devil (its a form of red pepper) and it's "leaf'age" dried then crushed into a 'chunky' powder and obviously seeds... basically its a wild pepper from the Solanaceae family... Lovley orange, beige and red colors

-post edit-

I cook every day, I love it! It is a freaking awesome thing to do... Just to experiment add any old thing see wht happens, find new fresh exciting tastes and flavours... I would share some if you want? But people, I cannot stress this enough... I cannot offer cooking times or measurements.... my style I think is "naked chief"? Toss it in cook it taste it love it.

One of my faves......

around 4 limes lol (crush um!!!)
spoon of salt
spoon of sugar
3 - 4 spoons of olive oil
3 - 4 spring onions
2 - 3 japeleno peppers
fresh corriander..
FRESH ginger..
clove or two of garlic (regarding your preference to garlic)
lemon grass (quite a bit lol)
2 - 3 spoonfuls of kaffir leaves
chuck in some soy sauce
can of coconut milk
some nice fresh chopped -SWEET- basil (NOT TOO MUCH13$!£"$!£")

Thats the sauce.......

Then cook up.....
four chicken breasts (diced)
tons of king shrimps

Then mix with sauce and serve on tagliatelle

see I am rubbish at giving people recipes ... ;/

Snoopy · 01-19-2007, 11:36 AM

ahh piri piri! had it on my meal last night! for when hot chili sauce is just too bland!

TTTTTTTSSSSSSSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!

s.

InLove · 01-19-2007, 11:40 AM

Aren't peppers fascinating? I love to grow them. If I'm not mistaken, Solanaceae includes magnolias--I might be wrong. I guess I'd better get off here, or I would talk this stuff all day. Got another layer coming up in a few minutes.

Got behind on the cake because I got tired yesterday. So catching up in these wee hours. Gotta have time for everything to cool so I can decorate, which is the scary part. No fear....

Maybe they will take good pictures and I'll post one (if it comes out absolutely beautiful, anyway. Otherwise, forgeddaboudit.

) Wedding tomorrow evening (in this weather, no less!). Got company coming, too.

This domestic goddess stuff is not all roses, ya know.

InPeace,
InLove

17th Angel · 01-19-2007, 11:51 AM

I believe that to be apart of the Magnoliaceae.... (He's making it up!!!) Shut up you!, also paprika is of the Solanaceae family

I should be into alchemy...

InLove · 01-19-2007, 08:31 PM

Ooh, y'all...Ooohh---

I'm just about finished decorating the cake---ooohh, it's so pretty! I didn't know for sure I could do this. Yay!!!

Now, about transporting it (probably in the rain)...that's another story. But we ain't droppin' it!

Just thought I'd stop by and be silly and tell you the cake is fabulous, dahlings!

InPeace,
InLove