Guilty pleasures!!

[Harry Cobean]

well,it IS a guilty pleasure of mine.i love fireworks...halloween is only a week away & bommy(bonfire)night is the week after that...stocking up now & probably have a few practice runs before then...whaaat?don't ask me,i don't know what i want to do when i grow up either!!

 

[Harry Cobean]

little white lie when i said i had nothing to eat last night....cracked a bottle of californian zinfandel & nibbled on a couple of these.well,they are only mini size(3 for £1.20/less than $1 in tesco)& the zin is great with choccy.the cadbury's bar has got popping candy & mini jelly beans in it....mmmmmm!

 

[bakechef]

I can't resist Bienenstich. (Bee Sting Cake)

OH, we have a German bakery that makes this and has a big stand at the farmer's market on the weekend! It is so good, lightly sweet, creamy and those sugared almonds are to die for!

 

[bakechef]

Butter toffee with almonds. Every year when I make it, I can't stay out of it, I'm not sure what it is that makes it so addictive. This obsession started when my grandmother sent a package from Swiss Colony of their butter toffee, and I loved it so much.

 

[taxlady]

Butter toffee with almonds. Every year when I make it, I can't stay out of it, I'm not sure what it is that makes it so addictive. This obsession started when my grandmother sent a package from Swiss Colony of their butter toffee, and I loved it so much.

Is that the hard toffee?

 

[Mad Cook]

Custard tart? Never heard of it.

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Custard tart = deep pastry case with egg custard mixture inside and nutmeg scattered on top and baked. Yum.

 

[bakechef]

Is that the hard toffee?

It's crunchy. It would be hard except for the addition of the baking soda at the end. It's a layer of crushed, toasted almonds, the candy is poured over that, chocolate is melted over that with more almonds.

This is the recipe that I use.

http://www.discusscooking.com/forums/f44/mahogany-buttercrunch-toffee-tnt-52592.html

 

[taxlady]

It's crunchy. It would be hard except for the addition of the baking soda at the end. It's a layer of crushed, toasted almonds, the candy is poured over that, chocolate is melted over that with more almonds.

This is the recipe that I use.

http://www.discusscooking.com/forums/f44/mahogany-buttercrunch-toffee-tnt-52592.html

Oh yeah, that sounds like the stuff I can easily overdo. I'm debating whether or not to copy that recipe. It's dangerous.

 

[Harry Cobean]

Custard tart? Never heard of it.

no? bet you've heard one or two tho' tax....rhyming slang custard tart=fart!! likewise horse & cart,jam tart & false start....right,i'll get me coat...!

 

[Andy M.]

I prepared and roasted two chickens for SO's chicken pies. I quarter the chickens and roast them on a half sheet pan.

My guilty pleasure is the price I charge SO for this service. I get to eat all the crispy golden brown skin. I just stand there with a salt shaker and rip that ambrosia off the chicken, give them a dash of salt and munch away. There is little in this world that elicits the taste response that chicken skin does.

If I could buy chicken skin on it's own and roast it, I would.

 

[GotGarlic]

I prepared and roasted two chickens for SO's chicken pies. I quarter the chickens and roast them on a half sheet pan.

My guilty pleasure is the price I charge SO for this service. I get to eat all the crispy golden brown skin. I just stand there with a salt shaker and rip that ambrosia off the chicken, give them a dash of salt and munch away. There is little in this world that elicits the taste response that chicken skin does.

If I could buy chicken skin on it's own and roast it, I would.

A man after my own heart We save chicken skin from braising chicken and crisp it in the toaster oven to have as a little snack with a nice sprinkle of sea salt. So good

 

[taxlady]

I prepared and roasted two chickens for SO's chicken pies. I quarter the chickens and roast them on a half sheet pan.

My guilty pleasure is the price I charge SO for this service. I get to eat all the crispy golden brown skin. I just stand there with a salt shaker and rip that ambrosia off the chicken, give them a dash of salt and munch away. There is little in this world that elicits the taste response that chicken skin does.

If I could buy chicken skin on it's own and roast it, I would.

A man after my own heart We save chicken skin from braising chicken and crisp it in the toaster oven to have as a little snack with a nice sprinkle of sea salt. So good

Good idea GG.

Stirling doesn't like the skin. Mwahaha, more for me.

 

[Addie]

A man after my own heart We save chicken skin from braising chicken and crisp it in the toaster oven to have as a little snack with a nice sprinkle of sea salt. So good

I do that with the skin when I simmer chicken parts for a chicken soup. After it is cooked, I take it out of the stock and peel the skin off and crisp it up. Anytime I had a couple of chickens in the oven roasting, the kids were right there when they came out of the oven. Who was going to get the skin was always a battle.

 

[GotGarlic]

I do that with the skin when I simmer chicken parts for a chicken soup. After it is cooked, I take it out of the stock and peel the skin off and crisp it up. Anytime I had a couple of chickens in the oven roasting, the kids were right there when they came out of the oven. Who was going to get the skin was always a battle.

I bet it was with five kids!

 

[Addie]

I bet it was with five kids!

I had to guard those chickens with my life to make sure they got to the table with most of the skin on.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

I prepared and roasted two chickens for SO's chicken pies. I quarter the chickens and roast them on a half sheet pan.

My guilty pleasure is the price I charge SO for this service. I get to eat all the crispy golden brown skin. I just stand there with a salt shaker and rip that ambrosia off the chicken, give them a dash of salt and munch away. There is little in this world that elicits the taste response that chicken skin does.

If I could buy chicken skin on it's own and roast it, I would.

My arteries just cried out ...they wish they could join in.

 

[Harry Cobean]

crispy chicken skin,pork crackling(rind),skin on a grilled piece of fish where it has gone all bubbly & singed in places....deeelish!be lost without my rotiss,really gets a good colour/crispness on the skin....that one is just for you & your arteries princess!!

 

[Andy M.]

Harry, my mouth is watering!

 

[Harry Cobean]

Harry, my mouth is watering!

good eh??

 

[PrincessFiona60]

crispy chicken skin,pork crackling(rind),skin on a grilled piece of fish where it has gone all bubbly & singed in places....deeelish!be lost without my rotiss,really gets a good colour/crispness on the skin....that one is just for you & your arteries princess!!

My cholesterol medicine just threw it's hands in the air and cried, "Bring it on!!!"