UrbanMammal's Profile

I recently split a huge board - but now my problem is that there are heaps of people following a board with v little in it ...

Why do you need to credit when clicking through will take you to the source? I don't want to clog my tags with a s***load of metadata ...

Wish you could link multiple pins of the one space - other than by creating a special board ...

Is it just me or does anyone else think that the arrangement used to illustrate this story actually doesn't work very well? It would be so much better and stronger if there were *something* tying all these pictures together - colour, theme, style, something! - other than the fact they're all hung as a group.

I made this last night & it was delicious. I only had 3 eggs but had whites in the freezer so I substituted 2 whites for 1 of the eggs, with no problems. I used 1 tin of artichoke hearts, not sure if it = 1 cup or not but it was fine. I used about 2/3 bunch cavolo nero - 2-3 the number of stalks suggested - but they were narrow stalks. No need to pre blanch or soften. I added about 1/2 tsp salt, which was perfect. I cooked it 20 mins fan forced @ 200C, then topped it with flaked almonds (so they didn't over toast) & cooked it another 10 mins - this was enough. I cooked it in a 24cm terracotta Spanish cazuela sprayed with olive oil & this was fine - thick enough & came out no problem at all. I think I'd call it a tart rather than a pie as no lid, or perhaps a croustade when topped with almonds. I didn't use the avocado. I think it would be good served with pork chops or good-quality pork sausages. Or topped, once removed from oven, with prosciutto slices? Unless stated, I followed recipe exactly.

Philosophically-based vegetarianism and actual allergies aside, picky eaters have no place at my table.

Love the dining chairs - they'd be great painted gold with oriental upholstery.

I find square/rectangular containers much better for the fridge & freezer. Australian company Decor (http://decor.com.au/) produces clear plastic containers in an extensive range of sizes. You can find a size that fits pretty much anything (even pastry sheets; olives - with a removable slotted basket; meat - with a removable drip tray; and cakes - with a removable tray to lift them out). They stack beautifully, they're inexpensive, and readily available from your local supermarket or variety store. I sound like an ad, I know, but I just love them.

A wok brush is a good, stiff brush to use for cast iron (and woks!), with the added bonus of being made from natural materials, inexpensive and (at least in Australia) readily available from Asian cookware shops.

My family's favourite Boxing Day breakfast is summer pudding with clotted cream, made in the week before Xmas; but, as I say, we live in Aus, so it's summer @ Xmastime and HOT. And we don't have Thanksgiving of course. We have Melbourne Cup Day instead! And it's usually hot, too (and windy, and rainy: it's Melbourne!)

"2 *cans* refrigerated crescent rolls"? Seriously, you have tinned *rolls* in the States? I can't even imagine how this works. Oh, no, I see, it's tinned roll *dough*. Any suggestions for lower-tech Aussies? We have frozen puff & shortcrust pastry and pastry sheets, would this work? Or could I make a similar dough on the dough cycle of my breadmaker?

There is no way I would ever go to/stay at a party at which I was required to remove my shoes. What, is your floor too good to *walk on*?

Oh, no, I see, you don't want to have to clean up after me: so do you serve all your food and drinks on/in plastic plates and cups? Perhaps you put down paper towel before I sit on your furniture? And I assume there is no way you would let me use the bathroom. Actually, you probably shouldn't serve food or drink: someone might spill it on your *floor*. Or maybe you should charge an entrance fee, and use it to pay for the cleaning?

Asking people to remove their shoes is the height of inhospitality and anathema to the entire idea of giving a party.