Recent content by CrystalWriter

Thank you, I'll try it with garlic powder I've just posted with the recipe. Sorry for my late reply, been having pc issues

Sorry been having pc issues 4 cloves of garlic 4 tablespoons honey 1 tablespoon water 2 teaspoons of soy sauce - recipe doesn't specify, but I've been using dark 1 tablespoons of lemon juice

I have a sauce/glaze that we have constantly. But I'm wondering if I could make up atleast a small bottle of it, that would be used within a month. It's made from: Honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, water & garlic. It's quick enough to make, but to make things even easier if me and the family...

My dinner involved Turkey, roast potatoes in goose fat, sprinkled with semolina for extra crunch, mums brussels sprouts, roast carrots and parsnips with honey glaze, stewed red cabbage, winter slaw (which is now pickled to save) sage and onion stuffing, turkey gravy made with giblet stock...

Thanks for the reply guys. I'm just panicking as it's my 1st time doing the meal. The turkey is sitting in the conservatory to defrost. Its as cold as the fridge. So wondered if cold thawing actuallys works. Quicker. I took it out last night 23rd, and its a 4k bird. So fingers crossed it should...

Has anyone ever cold water thawed their whole turkey. I've taken mine out of the freezer a tad late to thaw in the freezer. And am worriec that it won't be thawed in time. Apparently you completely cover the bird in cold water and change the water every 30mins Thougts ideas?

I do a filo pastry pie Basically roughly 500g turkey, 150g ham = or whatever meats you've got 3tbsp oil, 300g leeks, 30g flour, 400ml milk, herbs, 1tbsp mustard, 80g cranberries, zest of orange. Cook leeks till softened, add flour, stir in the milk. Bring to simmer, add meat, herbs &...

Cheesecake & raspberry sauce, made and now in the freezer waiting for x-mas day, sadly the cheesecake split, when cooling but no biggie. The breadsticks were assigned to the bin, I use dried yeast, rather than fast-action yeast, so it didn't rise fully, I ended up making parma pinwheels instead...

I'll be making a white chocolate & ginger cheesecake & parma ham breadsticks, for Christmas both will be frozen, till the day

Only on my phone, i'll see if I can transfer the pic over. Though the pic isn't great

I've hever made a house, though I'm interested. I've made a gingerbread christmas tree. All I'll say is never again, almost 20 star sizes, ranging from a dinner plate size, to a regular biscuit size. Tok close to 3hrs to bake not including the mixing & chilling or icing time. However it did look...

It will be part of dessert for X-Mas Day.

When making a Pear Sorbet. Could you use tinned pears instead of fresh? As I'll need atleast 4lb of them. And that's for a serving for 6. It will be paired with white chocolate & ginger cheesecake

Good Quote Harry,"Thinking Man's Harrods" sadly their clothing line is getting some stick for losing quality. Though they food line is still great. I haven't heard that rumour about the Queen and her knicker's, otherwise Mark's & Spencer's could apply for an "By Royal Appointment", where shops...

It's a food & clothing store. It's not cheap, but not highly expensive. Though some will argue that it is. Can't think of an American store that is similiar.