Recent content by thistle

Well, I spelled fufu correctly but the blackeye pea dish is moimoi. I have also eaten jallof rice with different meats. I found a lot of north African recipes at the Congo cookbook. Most of my friends are from north Africa.

So we finally have an African food store close enough to shop at and I went today. I purchased Gari, Cassava Flour, Hausa Koko Flour, African Bean Flour and Plantains. I know what to do with the Plantains and I have eaten MaiMai(?), Fufu(?) and several other dishes. What can I do with these...

fried sans onions, covered and allowed to brown. Make SURE you cover the pan or this stuff pops like popcorn, hurts too. Thistle

How 'bout Scotch eggs? Hard boil an egg, cover it in a thin layer of sausage(yes sausage) roll in bread crumbs and deep fry! serve with hp sauce or mustard. Thistle

I guess I should probably introduce myself even though I've already been posting. My name is Thistle and I live in the deep south. I love to cook, garden, preserve the harvest, bake.. almost anything having to do with self-sufficiency. My husband has put in a garden that is about 30x30 in...

I have read about the supposed seed shortage on some other sites but haven't encountered it in the stores here. I save my own open pollinated seeds for use the following year. Thistle

I have a FS that folds up for countertop storage, that does everything. I love it. I had a smaller one in the past that I loved also. Not so much with the Handi-vac, it just kinda sits in the drawer. Thistle

If you ever have that problem again(and yes I've done it too)you can usually find bread machines in all kinds and sizes at Goodwill. I didn't want to spend a lot of money on a new machine until I knew how much I would use it. I spent 7.17 on it more than a year ago, it still works like a charm...

I have a Kitchenaid Stand mixer that is new and is great. I also have a Kitchenaid c-4 which still runs great and was originally made by Hobart. Oster food processor(one of the originals on the market) and a Kitchenaid DW that is between 20 and 25 years old, still runs great and I wouldn't...

If you happen to have an hispanic food section in your grocery or a local hispanic grocery, they have a coca-cola which my son calls Mexican Coca-cola which is still made with sugar. Otherwise Jones Cola is made with sugar and tastes great. **singing***Always Coca Cola My favorite Thistle

New member here. Baking Brioche in breadmaker. Found the recipe in The Joy of Cooking. Thistle