Recent content by RuthZ

I have a cookery book by Ina Parman, which I picked up on a visit to SA, and I'm going to adapt her recipe. I'll use beef mince, onion, garlic, apple and a host of spices. The topping will be sour cream/yoghurt and eggs. For 350g beef mince and 2 apples I'll use 2 tsp curry powder, 1 tsp each...

I have to admit to never having made one [blushes]. I may try it this year - I'll ask Mum for my Grandma's recipe. Whatever the recipe it will be "watered" weekly with some form of alcohol!

Welcome! I'm looking forward to learning a lot from you!

Ditto the banana-buying habit... Ditto banana bread and freezing!

Irene Calling all East-Coasters... Please let us know how you're getting on with the effects (and after-effects) of Irene. Are you and your families safe? We're all thinking of you and keeping fingers, toes and everything else crossed.

I had planned to make Bobotie, but Mr Z surprised me by taking me to a local restaurant (local = less than 20 miles away here in the mountains!). Simple salad followed by veggie pizza. No meat, wasn't in the mood for meat... I didn't even have room for dessert, so I was a cheap date! The...

Happy Birthday!

Hi Krysantea; welcome to DC! I'm a newbie too, and just finding my feet. This is a great place to hang out and learn new skills :-)

Welcome, Nelly! I beat you to the forum by all of 1 hour :-)

The weather in the French Alps is glorious; sunshine and clear, blue skies! Mid-80s - outside and in... Luckily it's getting toward the time of day when things start to cool down a little, so maybe there will be some relief soon. @Timothy - fingers crossed...

Hi all, my name is Ruth, and I'm the latest newbie. I live near Grenoble, France, and have recently stopped working. That means plenty more time to cook, read and eat than previously :angel: When I worked I had an extremely stressful job in the IT industry, which almost sent me beyond the edge...

Tartiflette!

Gets my vote every time :angel:

Hmmm, hi all, I'm the new "kid" on the block... This morning's breakfast was a slice of home-made bread, low-fat spreading cheese, slices of pink beefsteak tomato and lots of black pepper. Cup of tea (with milk - I'm a Brit!). I'm so happy to see that not everyone subscribes to the...