h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I'm sure homemade hush puppies are yummy, but are those also hush pups from err....Long John Silvers? I hate those things...ack..

I would like some nice stir fry rice and veg recipes...been trolling the internet for those...I never make yorkshire pub the same way twice either...which is entirely unrelated to the first sentence but being as I was thinking of recipes I was going to make it earlier this week and forgot...

..and I have also been drinking and therefore ramble...

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Ooh Vix! i didn't know you were branching out into architecture! Is this one of yours?

http://www.stockdill.freeserve.co.uk/pubs/images/Fannys.gif



zdt

lmao... I may have been fluffin'...

o...OH...not fluffin...sluffer of words.....I remember now..

Humphrey Littleton was once being interviewed on local radio. The presentter asked him:
"Is it true that you're a keen ornthi...orthni...orthinologist?"
It was only when he was miles down the motorway on his way home that he thought of the perfect reply:
'No - but I am word botcher."

Anyway...pumpkin bisque: the ultimate recipe is the Moosewood one whereby it's cooked in the pumpkin itself.

Here's my recipe for Honey Fruit Cake, which has been voted "best ever cake in the world" High praise indeed, especially from a Frenchman!

There are no eggs in this cake, so it's suitable for those with egg allergies or vegans.

3cups/8oz/325g dried fruit
Squirt of lemon juice
half tsp salt
2 tablespoons honey
half pint/300 ml tea
1 lb/half kilo flour (i use half wholemeal, half self raising white)
6oz/200g soft brown sugar
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (essential to make it rise)
1 teaspoon mixed spice
4oz/125g margarine
Water, tea or milk to mix

Put fruit, lemon juice & honey in large bowl. Pour hot tea over, leave to stand for as long as possible till fruit is all big & squidgy.

Mix dry ingredients, rub in margarine.

Stir fruit into dry stuff, add liquid to make a soft dropping consistency.

Bake gas mark 4/Electric 180° for around an hour. check it after half an hour, cover top with paper if it seems to brown but inside isn't cooked. Test with skewer, if it comes out clean, it's done.

This makes one BIG cake or 2 smaller ones. It keeps very well in a tin; though you may never find out, 'cos it seems to get gobbled up very quickly!

zdt

I might try that. We've been baking at home the last couple of weekends...banana cakes...carrot cakes...

Meanwhile, there's Pie in them thar hills:
http://flamingpiecafe.blogspot.com

Something's gone screwy with the new post's html. You'll have to scroll down to see it.

The pakora curry sounds good. I'd need to make two midifications- no almonds, and no asafoetida. Any suggestions?

I wanted to comment on the blog itself, but it won't allow anonymous postings.

Hmm. Cream instead of almonds? And the asafoetida's 'optional but optimal' (helps digestion!)

No problem with using cream! I was wondering if I should use tapioca powder or something...

I've read that asafoetida aids in digestion, but it gives me ripping migraines.

I'm here sorta, it seems kind of rude to just amble in and comment from time to time...but there you are...I'm sorry it's all I can manage these days...

For what it's worth, I don't think it's rude to amble in from time to time. I certainly understand lack of time- the only reason I manage to get on here at all most of the time is because I have the good fortune to get away with abusing my company's internet usage policy.

ahh....yeh, I can't get away with that during the day...

You poor kid. The ungrateful sods actually expect you to *work* all day?

I've posted heaps of good recipes at my new blog location. I'll keep 'em coming over there. It's easier to do than here, where everyone has to search through a few years' worth of backlog. Over there, I've got a separate posting for each recipe, and people will share their individual preferences and embellishments. It used to drive me crazy, at the old blog, when I'd post a recipe and someone would reply with recipes for something else completely...

I haven't actually had much time to browse there, but I shall have a looksie sooner rather than later.

Whenever. It's all good. I've decided I don't care if not many people actually *read* my blog... half the fun's in writing it.

Checked out your MySpace (again), and love the Guinness rodent (is it a guinea pig or what?)

It's a squirrel...but I changed it again...

Glad you liked it, I must admit I do like messing around with it to see what I come up with - and yet I never did get into the guideml here, go figure!

I still haven't found out for sure if it's ok to send texts to you....I don't see why not tho I looked on the site, and it just says unlimted for mine..is yours the same?