Ifonlyitwaseasier's tale of food and fun

more food related ness

ifonlyitwaseasier — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:24:12 +0000

so i’ll be making chicken a la king over the weekend,

i blame all the american food shows i’ve been watching, Man v Food & Diners, Drive ins and Dives are gonna take the “biscuit”

i find myself mesmerised and drooling for philly cheese steak hogies and key line pie whilst thinking “it’s already gone 23:30 i can’t have anything to eat now”, and yet i end up dreaming of what i can make and adapt for UK palates

hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

life as we know it

ifonlyitwaseasier — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:20:26 +0000

well it’s been a bit mad recently, family and work then no work then FAMILY, then meh!!!

lol one day i’ll catch up

life and whats been happening

ifonlyitwaseasier — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:41:24 +0000

been so busy, blogging took a back seat but i will try and make it on more often!!

Impossible Quiche

ifonlyitwaseasier — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:38:26 +0000

“borrowed” from MSE

Impossible quiche
1 1/4 cups milk
1/2 cup SR flour
3 eggs
1 cup grated cheese
chopped bacon or ham
any grated veg you have – carrot, zucchini,chopped mushrooms,etc
1 onion chopped
1/2 can of drained corn niblets/ frozen peas
Mix all together and bake in moderate oven 3/4 hour or until brown on top.
Makes it’s own pastry.

all i have to say is nomnomnomnomnomnomnom

we made this tonight and i’ve never seen my family devour food so fast, we actually made a double quantity one (Large flan/quiche dish) and there is only one portion left for lunch tomorrow (so this served 5 + leftovers along with lots of salad)

100

ifonlyitwaseasier — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:45:51 +0000

I’ve just pinched this from Hester’s blog!!

The idea is you post this list & highlight the things you’ve done in bold.

1. Started your own blog

2. Slept under the stars

3. Played in a band

4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity

7. Been to Disneyland

8. Climbed a mountain

9. Held a praying mantis

10. Sung a solo

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightening storm

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty

18. Grown your own vegetables

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept on an overnight train

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitch hiked

23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Run a Marathon

28. Ridden in a Gondola in Venice

29. Seen a total eclipse

30. Watched a sunrise or sunset

31. Hit a home run

32. Been on a cruise

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Seen an Amish community

36. Taught yourself a new language

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Seen Michelangelo’s David

41. Sung karaoke

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visited Africa

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight

46. Been transported in an ambulance

47. Had your portrait painted

48. Gone deep sea fishing

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkelling

52. Kissed in the rain

53. Played in the mud

54. Gone to a drive-in theater

55. Been in a movie

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

55. Started a business

58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Visited Russia

60. Served at a soup kitchen

61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies

62. Gone whale watching

63. Got flowers for no reason

64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma

5. Gone sky diving

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

67. Bounced a check

68. Flown in a helicopter

69. Saved a favourite childhood toy

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial

71. Eaten Caviar

72. Pieced a quilt

73. Stood in Times Square

74. Toured the Everglades

75. Been fired from a job (does redundancy count?)

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

77. Broken a bone. (someone elses!!)

78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle.

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

80. Published a book

81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car

83. Walked in Jerusalem

84. Had your picture in the newspaper

85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve

86. Visited the White House

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

88. Had chickenpox

89. Saved someone’s life

90. Sat on a jury

91. Met someone famous

92. Joined a book club

93. Got a tattoo

94. Had a baby

95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

97. Been involved in a law suit

98. Owned a cell phone

99. Been stung by a bee

hmmm more than i expected….. how about you?

Charity shops and the prices!

ifonlyitwaseasier — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:48:39 +0000

well i have to say i am amazed at what some of them seem to think prices should be. for example was in one loally that had some tesco’s oven ware priced at £5 each, now i know that they weren’t even that new as i’d bought them! so i had to mention it to the lady at the till, luckily she was lovely about it and was going off to change it as i left.

but the shop next door has a very odd price policy, they sell mainly furniture and i understand they want to maximise what they get so the charity gets a good return but flipping heck they are so far removed. i could go to argos and get stuff new cheaper (and some of it whilst possibly antique is still overpriced for a shop that you’d think would want to help folks!)

sorry vent over

ioiwe

frugal soup

ifonlyitwaseasier — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:45:18 +0000

so i made the stock yesterday in the slow cooker using the chicken carcass from the roast, chopped in a couple of carrots and 2 halved onions.

today i’m roasting off some BNS (butterbut squash) and more carrots and then will blitz it all together! that’ll be tomorrow dinner ready for pre pancake devouring time!!!

carrot cake – nomnomnom

ifonlyitwaseasier — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:22:06 +0000

well as part of an experiment being run on MSE i made a frugal carrot cake

nomnomnomnomnomnomnom absolutely delish and i really liked the flavour the garam masala gave it!

go and have a read

a frugal question….

ifonlyitwaseasier — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:59:54 +0000

….. ok was discussing this the other day and wondered, is it ok to take tupperware when you know there will be leftovers?

laundry gloop – test wash is on!! – Updated!

ifonlyitwaseasier — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:58:24 +0000

well fingers crossed the first wash with my gloop is on!!
i had to dilute it with some hot water as i think it is setting as the laundry is too cold

i’ll be back later with an update

UPDATE – ok all seems ok, have done two washes and it smells clean and once dried i’ll be able to tell if looks clean
used a small wash ball about half full of gloop then used 1/4 more of warm water to loosen it, worked wonderfully