tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post1372744316878371502..comments2024-03-27T03:05:39.115-07:00Comments on dottie angel: a damsel in distress...dottie angelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935619132467255438noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-21055953426294898352007-08-29T22:02:00.000-07:002007-08-29T22:02:00.000-07:00Coming from New Zealand, I am an expert pavlova ma...Coming from New Zealand, I am an expert pavlova maker (and proud of it). Basically a pavlova is an enormous meringue. Gigibird would indeed be an excellent home economics teacher. Stringent quality control is required when separating the eggs. I usually use 6 to 8 whites and have to separate each one into a little jug before adding it to the mass. This is because I have a short attention span and become a bit slapdash by the 5th one. Nigella would never have such a problem. Remember not to accidentally put the grill on as my lovely mum did one birthday and created a giant cow pat.Poppy Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288867028294659038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-31382732834156165742007-08-28T01:35:00.000-07:002007-08-28T01:35:00.000-07:00oh dear, poor nipple-less meringues. mine always t...oh dear, poor nipple-less meringues. mine always turn out just the same!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-58896787253866145942007-08-25T08:03:00.000-07:002007-08-25T08:03:00.000-07:00Hi - I discovered your blog through Gill at lucy L...Hi - I discovered your blog through Gill at lucy Locket and have spent an enjoyable afternoon reading your posts - you are very funny. If it makes you feel any better I am ok at cooking but can't make meringues to save my life!<BR/>I know you have probably had this already but I've tagged you, hope you don't mind. Dan't worry if you don't want to do it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-74873100325139443552007-08-24T13:18:00.000-07:002007-08-24T13:18:00.000-07:00A man who makes pasta?.....bragging againA man who makes pasta?.....bragging againGigibirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13171021812450232039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-77323813222177784062007-08-24T12:23:00.000-07:002007-08-24T12:23:00.000-07:00Hi Tif, I just like to look at the pictures in my ...Hi Tif, I just like to look at the pictures in my Nigella books - I buy my meringes from M & S - I could post you some! Lovely to see you back - I think your yellow house looks beautiful and perfect for you xxChristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14850135509900362808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-75695047392774726792007-08-23T15:15:00.000-07:002007-08-23T15:15:00.000-07:00i've cooked lots of nigella recipes, we had prawn ...i've cooked lots of nigella recipes, we had prawn thai red curry for tea tonight. my favorite has to be from nigella bites, chocolate cloud cake, it has fresh cream on top so has to all be eaten that day!!!. the thing about nigella, is she actually admits to not being that good a cook, better at eating! and i'm a bit like that in the kitchen, a bit slap dash!.<BR/><BR/>she has a new tv series coming out soon here in the uk, nigella express aka cooking quickly whilst still looking both glam and sexy and not spilling anything on your new boden outfit!.Lucykate Crafts...https://www.blogger.com/profile/00799331918962034472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-42014187850606894642007-08-23T15:06:00.000-07:002007-08-23T15:06:00.000-07:00gigibird, my utensils were squeaky clean as my coo...gigibird, my utensils were squeaky clean as my cooking gadgets do not get used often, however the egg whites were three days old and it is quite possible that they contained a bit of yolk...i blame it on my man who needed yolks for his pasta receipe on Saturday night. (do not be fooled by that one either, sadly i am not married to a man who is a chef) so i can only imagine that he seperated the yolks and the whites with careless abandonment not realizing the consequences...dottie angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935619132467255438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-33111524798203965502007-08-23T14:46:00.000-07:002007-08-23T14:46:00.000-07:00I bet they tasted good no matter what they looked ...I bet they tasted good no matter what they looked like!!Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560665846881421679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-55381884904447770492007-08-23T13:57:00.000-07:002007-08-23T13:57:00.000-07:0010 out of 10 for having a go.Suzie Sews10 out of 10 for having a go.<BR/>Suzie SewsSuzie Sews At DOTTY REDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315491316461177952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-17950271530306213392007-08-23T13:43:00.000-07:002007-08-23T13:43:00.000-07:00I don't want to sound like a home economics teache...I don't want to sound like a home economics teacher BUT there are a few basic rules when making meringues. The bowel and utensils have to be squeaky clean and if there is the smallest drop of yolk then you will be unable to get them to fluff up.<BR/>When you say your eggs were old - how old? As long as they weren't off I can't see age makes much of a difference.Gigibirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13171021812450232039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-76400402993690518832007-08-23T11:37:00.000-07:002007-08-23T11:37:00.000-07:00I know it's not funny...but it is! I've got a few ...I know it's not funny...but it is! I've got a few of Nigella's books but really, they're only good for bedtime reading....the truth is I've not attempted one recipe of hers...they're just not laid out in a user-friendly way. Yay for Deliah or Tamasin I say.Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14622219985656850271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-88858747255137527342007-08-23T09:49:00.000-07:002007-08-23T09:49:00.000-07:00Francesca, you are quite right...i have located my...Francesca, you are quite right...i have located my easy meals book from underneath a growing mound of paperwork on my desk and flicked through...i realized i should be wearing a butcher's apron and not a flowery little number plus i need to buy a lot of orange colored ingredients and utensils...having studied it for sometime i see that there really isn't that much difference between the end results whether they are showing you the main course or dessert. it just depends whether you add cheese or cherries as the flourishing finale as to whether you serve it first or last..<BR/><BR/>plus they seem to imply from their pictures that my hair should be cut...and also not show 2 inches of gray<BR/><BR/>off to study how to make a 'fruit fool' :)dottie angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935619132467255438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-27520517718700829812007-08-23T05:05:00.000-07:002007-08-23T05:05:00.000-07:00never, ever trust a woman with such good hair and ...never, ever trust a woman with such good hair and ample bosoms - when will you learn tif.......<BR/>much love from one badddddddd cook to another x<BR/>tracy x<BR/>p.s - i am also hoping that my new house and kitchen will transform me in to a cooking and baking goddess.<BR/>we can but both hope.Tracy xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16360766557024188074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-59242776998318065202007-08-23T03:30:00.000-07:002007-08-23T03:30:00.000-07:00Tif. You never fail to make me laugh. That photo...Tif. You never fail to make me laugh. That photo of your meringue is just priceless. My mother is a master of meringues and I had therefore avoided them for many many years until at the ripe old age of 37 I decided also to make an attempt. "Granny's are better" (humph!) but they were at least edible. I have to recommend Delia where meringues are concerned and leave Nigella firmly on the shelf (she's just too much to live up to).debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01606235627813247386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-53387784496498537432007-08-23T01:29:00.000-07:002007-08-23T01:29:00.000-07:00welcome home tif!don't you know that nigella is on...welcome home tif!<BR/>don't you know that nigella is one of the original stepford wives?...no matter how hard we try we will never be as good as her. so i suggest getting your ladybird simple meals book out of the box and start all over again!<BR/>xFrancescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954827534874460662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-32909263819235789412007-08-22T23:39:00.000-07:002007-08-22T23:39:00.000-07:00It was the egg-white freshness that let you down (...It was the egg-white freshness that let you down (and not your mad cookin skillz). Never mind, Nigella is a great fan of the French thing of just going to the patisserie .... and the apron and cooking glam sounded so good!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-24526074599557727722007-08-22T21:57:00.000-07:002007-08-22T21:57:00.000-07:00This post made me laugh, made me cry... it became ...This post made me laugh, made me cry... it became a part of me. And I remembered how much I miss you!Hear Me Roar!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00405558471349415208noreply@blogger.com