Cooking help required...panic over...

[Ladymuck]

Actually, someone did that to me once - with fudge - without telling me...I was well out of it...

So Loz, what's an eighth of weed in terms of grams? Just in case...

[Ladymuck]

*sees Mick Mac's and The Queen's posts*

Oh SHIT!

[Loz]

Ladymuck Wrote:

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> So Loz, what's an eighth of weed in terms of

> grams? Just in case...

About two cups full. B)

[Ladymuck]

Well I've just tasted one...edible, but not exactly orgasmilicious. A bit disappointing TBH. :(

I might well pass them off as the East Dulwich Deli's!

Hopefully next time will be better. But thanks again, everyone. I couldn't have asked for a speedier response. I love this Forum.

[Ladymuck]

Loz Wrote:

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> About two cups full. B)

*Alerts the ED Drug Squad & Surveillance Unit*

[cate]

4 level tablespoons cocoa equals approx 1 oz or 25g. Salt would weight differently as it is heavier etc.

[Ladymuck]

Being a lbs and oz person rather than metric, that is very useful cate. Thanks. I think I may well have a 1oz measuring spoon too!

[Ladymuck]

Well, I think I might have been overly critical about the brownies earlier as I have just returned from the celebrations with an empty platter! Certainly the cocoa levels were spot on! So thanks to all of you who assisted during a moment of panic. xx

[VeryBerryCherry]

They were most awesome and I loved the fruit and the nuts especially... Mmmm

[DJKillaQueen]

Oi go to bed you lol.....

[Ladymuck]

Thanks VBC...they'll be even better next time. You looked pretty awesome yourself last night! x

[karter]

Morning. Does anybody have a good recipe for making a mushroom sauce for a grilled chicken & sauteed potato dish. Thanks

[waynetta]

AT dinner parties put food colouring in guests' drinks, a different colour for each guest. Not only will the colours brighten up your party, but if anyone urinates on the bathroom floor you'll know who it was.

[Ladymuck]

WHAT! No Monkeys? (Welcome back Waynetta).

Mushroom sauce karter? A bit seventies that...have you tried googling - you lazy git?;-)

[cate]

VeryBerryCherry Wrote:

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> They were most awesome and I loved the fruit and

> the nuts especially... Mmmm

You put nuts AND fruit in your brownies....? Oh no. Nuts, perhaps but not fruit.....

[cate]

The Cinnamon Tree ones from Borough Market are good, as mentioned above. I did mention them on the best brownie thread in ED a while back.

Some I am meaning to try are in West Dulwich at the Bakery on the corner opposite Tesco. They look fantastic and are made with Valhrona chocolate. They are gluten free as well in case anyone needs to know.

[Ladymuck]

Ah but the fruit was incidental...these were SPECIAL brownies...

The fruit came from a bar of expensive GREEN AND BLACKS BEST ORGANIC DARK CHOCOLATE WITH CHERRIES! No less!

BTW, did anyone notice the...ahem...spoonful of BRANDY LOL?!!

[Ladymuck]

There!

[cate]

Hmmm, I just don't like fruit in brownies. Fruitcake, yes. Carrot cake, yes. Stuff like that.

Green and Black's is good to cook with though......

Lady M, you need to get yourself a Tala Dry Measuring Cup. They are available on Amazon. I have three of them. Invaluable.

Does your scale not do ounces?

[dita-on-tees]

very simple, mushroom sauce - soak porcini mushrooms, some morels if you can get them, fry with finely chopped garlic and shallot and some sherry. ad creme fraiche or cream, then parsley and black pepper to taste.

[Ladymuck]

cate Wrote:

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> Hmmm, I just don't like fruit in brownies.

> Fruitcake, yes. Carrot cake, yes. Stuff like

> that.

Fair enough...it was my first attempt...and I wanted to make the recipe my own for a special occasion...but I shall skip the cherry choc next time around and see how that compares.

> Lady M, you need to get yourself a Tala Dry

> Measuring Cup. They are available on Amazon. I

> have three of them. Invaluable.

I'll check them out ...might save another panic LOL! Thanks.

> Does your scale not do ounces?

It does, but the markings are in "quarters" (so cannot gauge e.g. one ounce). I probably need some new scales - I've had these about 33 years. Hmmm, you've given me food for thought.

[Ladymuck]

Dita,

I think you'll make someone a lovely wife.

[VeryBerryCherry]

All of this cooking has inspired me

Not enough to make breakfast though, as I hauled mine and Mr VBC's ass out of bed to head down to Dulwich Cafe for a dirty brekky. Now back at home and back in my dressing gown.

But I am now thinking of cooking something nice for myself instead of dressing up and going out. I bought some fancy wild mixed chanterelles from the Borough Market... any suggestions?

[Ladymuck]

Try Dita's mushroom sauce above.

PS: in your dressing gown? WOTTA SLOB LOL!:))

[cate]

Lakeland does the Tala Measure but they charge for delivery under ?50 expenditure. I find it hard to look there without buying more than one thing though. They also have lots of scales.