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  • It's a quarter of a pint, AuntyRach.  Clearly you're not as old as some of us....   ;)
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • Logan4Logan4 Posts: 2,590
    Sorry that you have ME @islander it's good that you can do some cooking.
  • AuntyRachAuntyRach Posts: 5,291
    It’s good to hear that you that you do some home cooking @islander - favourite food is good for the body and soul. 

    Ah - thanks for the measurements folks... that must be 142mL for a ‘youngster’ like me then! 
    My garden and I live in South Wales. 
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    For LG - a basic crumble recipe for sweet dishes is 4:2:2 where 4 is flour and the 2s are butter and sugar.   For a savoury crumble you just omit the sugar and add herbs to taste, some grated cheese such as a proper Cheddar or Parmesan and, if you like, flaked almonds, chopped pistachios or whatever you fancy.

    In any crumble, sweet or savoury, I substitute at least half the flour with oats cos I like the flavour and texture.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    Thanks Obelixx :)
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • AuntyRachAuntyRach Posts: 5,291
    That’s a good idea @Obelixx - I often do a scone/cobbler top on stews etc but that crumble would be great for chicken and veg etc. 
    My garden and I live in South Wales. 
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    It's very adaptable and makes for some crunch.   Love cobbler.  Yum.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Can't find the recipes thread so am resurrecting this one.

    OH has decided that Friday dinners should be "take away/street food" so, being a northern lass, I thought I'd do fish, chips and mushy peas.  Trouble is there's no such thing as marrowfat peas here but I did find dried split green peas.

    Will that work or should I save them for soup or dahl and just do crushed frozen peas?
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    edited March 2021
    I'd try the split peas first. You can always use them for something else if it doesn't work. Frozen peas would be too sweet. I seem to remember trying to make a dahl with the split peas and it didn't work because they tasted a bit like mushy peas.

    PS glad you've revived this thread. I often need a bit of cooking advice.
    I have a strange one. Sainsbury's have stopped selling Crank's wholemeal.
    I liked it because it was very dense and heavy. My own comes out too light and fluffy for my taste. I've tried doing the wrong things, but it doesn't work.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Thanks @B3.  At least if the split peas fail the frozen ones won't take long to whip up with some fresh apple mint (loads running wild in the garden) and lemon. 
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
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