Recipe section

[Old Hippie]

Why isn’t the recipe section working..?

[Coss]

unfortunately I don't know if it ever has 

...back in the day, I assembled a bunch or recipes, conformed them to a database field format and then used OCR to trawl a couple of Thai recipe books, conformed them, and then I presented the whole to K.S..

I don't know if my offering was deficient or if there were other issues, but a searchable compendium of Thai recipes never eventuated.

Jigger may have an some alternate facts..

 

 

[Old Hippie]

On 12/12/2025 at 10:41 PM, Coss said:

unfortunately I don't know if it ever has 

...back in the day, I assembled a bunch or recipes, conformed them to a database field format and then used OCR to trawl a couple of Thai recipe books, conformed them, and then I presented the whole to K.S..

I don't know if my offering was deficient or if there were other issues, but a searchable compendium of Thai recipes never eventuated.

Jigger may have an some alternate facts..

 

 

So why isn’t it working..?

[Coss]

pass

[bust]

The Crowd Goes Mild Curry

 

[Coss]

13 hours ago, bust said:

The Crowd Goes Mild Curry

As a former Chef I am moved to comment:

Technically correct procedure, to make a curry, vary proportions and up the spice content, to improve.

His approach of swearing and shouting, doesn't make the food better.

He should keep his gorgeous hair out of the food.

A properly made curry will dissolve his oral piercings.

[Coss]

An accompaniment for Indian style curries:

Dahl:

 Boil the following for a few hours, or soak the lentils in boiling water for a while first, then simmer an hour-ish till broken.
 
Ingredients 
250g/9oz chana dal (yellow dried split peas), rinsed until the water runs clear

some or all of the below

3 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp cumin seeds
1 small onion, chopped
3-4 whole green chillies, pricked with a knife
2cm/¾in piece fresh ginger, peeled and cut into thin strips
3 garlic cloves, peeled and left whole
3 tomatoes
¾ tsp ground turmeric
¾ tsp garam masala
1½ tsp ground coriander
salt and freshly ground black pepper
handful chopped fresh coriander leaves

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Whilst the above is a full featured, excellent and tasty one, my simple alternative below, is the one I use most often.

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1 cup of split peas, yellow or red or what have you, (pour boiling water over to presoak and wash the split peas).

scant teaspoon of chicken stock.

heaped teaspoon of bog-standard curry powder.

50g/2 Oz Butter (Ghee and a pinch of salt if no butter).

All in a pot, water to cover well, boil then simmer, covered, until the split peas have broken down 1 hr-ish or more.

Taste and then alter salt if required. Should be the consistency of jok or porridge.

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This is a mild accompaniment for Indian style curries, a milder counterpoint to the fire of the curry.

 

Cheers Coss.

 

[bust]

15 hours ago, Coss said:

His approach of swearing and shouting, doesn't make the food better.

No but I'd rather watch him than that twat Jamie Oliver. He lost a lot of fans here in Oz with his book Billy and the Epic Escape

[Coss]

6 hours ago, bust said:

No but I'd rather watch him than that twat Jamie Oliver. He lost a lot of fans here in Oz with his book Billy and the Epic Escape

I quite agree, mind you, I think that the only chef on TV worth watching at all, was Julia Childs. Oh and Keith Floyd.

The rest are all just attention whores.

Analogous to having screeds of realty TV series, that feature accountants reconciling spreadsheets by hand, or hair dressers cleaning up after the day draws to a close.

I am very Dour on the subject of Chefs and brilliance. The vast majority are no more brilliant than the folk who change tyres for a living.

A Chef is someone who can look in the fridge and produce a good meal with no recipe. A Cook is someone whose food must follow a recipe to be edible.

Life is full of Cooks, the Chefs are nice to have, but not essential to society's existence.

[bust]

I prefer these cooking videos 😀