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Chat => General => Topic started by: loulou on January 29, 2006, 11:53:21 pm

Title: JACKET POTATO
Post by: loulou on January 29, 2006, 11:53:21 pm

    Do you eat the potato skin as i believe that's where the goodness is. Discuss

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Post by: homer on January 29, 2006, 11:56:20 pm

 Yes i do lou, like them really crispy.

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Post by: loulou on January 29, 2006, 11:58:33 pm

Me too but only at home. Would you eat the skin if you had a jacket potato in a restaurant cos I wouldn't.

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Post by: homer on January 29, 2006, 11:59:03 pm

why?

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Post by: loulou on January 29, 2006, 11:59:50 pm

I'm a bit worried how they washed the potato.

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Post by: homer on January 30, 2006, 12:02:45 am

 good point , not something i eat out much...

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Post by: Forth Bridges on January 30, 2006, 01:10:42 am

I only like roasted pototaos ¬!

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Post by: oldspice on January 30, 2006, 07:00:55 am

Lou, don't worry, restaurants buy their potatoes ready washed. Yes, I do eat the skin and it's fantastic. However, potatoes are not nearly as nice as they used to be.

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Post by: chocolate chick on January 30, 2006, 09:17:08 am

I like to eat the skin. It is perfect when its nice and crispy from the oven. You don't seem to get the cripsy skin when its cooked in the microwave.

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Post by: smurfboy on January 30, 2006, 09:25:23 am

I love the hot potato van in Bilston - cheese and beans is my fave  and I do always eat the skin. I also love the veg chilli potatoes from the New York Deli Co. in Brum - they're expensive and you have to wait ages, but I have a major crush on someone who works there so I don't mind

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on January 30, 2006, 09:26:28 am

My work has special ovens solely for baking potatoes; the baked potatoes here are gorgeous. I am not such a fan of microwaved potatoes; I eat the skin but it is not so tasty.

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Post by: chocolate chick on January 30, 2006, 09:58:04 am

I like Dairylea in my jacket potatoes

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on January 30, 2006, 10:00:56 am

I like Dairylea on toast with Marmite. For potato filling I like cottage cheese and onion mmmmmmmm

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Post by: smurfboy on January 30, 2006, 10:02:32 am

Who likes sour cream?

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Post by: smurfboy on January 30, 2006, 10:03:31 am

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Post by: chocolate chick on January 30, 2006, 10:04:16 am

I like Sour Cream.

Cheese and marmite toasted sandwiches are very nice

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on January 30, 2006, 10:06:09 am

Quote from: chocolate chick

Cheese and marmite toasted sandwiches are very nice

Sounds nice, I'll try that.

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Post by: chocolate chick on January 30, 2006, 10:10:47 am

They have them in Starbucks but you can easily create them at home. 

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Post by: smurfboy on January 30, 2006, 10:13:56 am

I could make it at home in ten minutes! All I need is some cheese, marmite - and a smaaalll aubergine...

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Post by: chocolate chick on January 30, 2006, 10:20:28 am

Why an aubergine?

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Post by: smurfboy on January 30, 2006, 10:30:55 am

Oh, you haven't seen 'Goodness Gracious Me' then...

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on January 30, 2006, 10:49:33 am

"I could make it at home for nothing!"

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Post by: chocolate chick on January 30, 2006, 10:51:38 am

No

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Post by: smurfboy on January 30, 2006, 10:53:13 am

There is an old Asian woman who is normally watching a top chef prepare something amazing, who announces she could 'make it at home in ten minutes!' Throughout the series she claims to be able to make increasingly bizarre things, but it always involves a smaaaalll aubergine.

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Post by: chocolate chick on January 30, 2006, 11:04:00 am

I get it now. Thank you 

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Post by: homer on January 30, 2006, 11:56:15 am

 I like mine with coronation chicken.. yum..

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Post by: chocolate chick on January 30, 2006, 01:15:22 pm

Totally fattening but they are lovely when you scoop out all the potato, mix with cheese, put it back in the skin and then cook until golden brown mmmmm

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Post by: smurfboy on January 30, 2006, 01:31:01 pm

When you're dieting, cut the amount of butter you have in half and use garlic salt instead of regular - yum.

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Post by: chocolate chick on January 30, 2006, 02:33:50 pm

I might try some garlic salt in future. Is it like normal salt, therefore only 6g?

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Post by: smurfboy on January 30, 2006, 04:16:41 pm

 Not entirely sure...

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Post by: loulou on January 30, 2006, 05:05:38 pm

Quote from: chocolate chick

Totally fattening but they are lovely when you scoop out all the potato, mix with cheese, put it back in the skin and then cook until golden brown mmmmm

That's how I do mine.

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Post by: chocolate chick on January 31, 2006, 09:38:48 am

They are gorgeous aren't they? Go great with loads of onion rings

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on January 31, 2006, 10:04:28 am

I am having a Pavlovian response to this topic

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Post by: smurfboy on January 31, 2006, 10:06:38 am

mmm, pavlova...

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on January 31, 2006, 10:09:01 am

The ballet dancer or the dessert?

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Post by: chocolate chick on January 31, 2006, 11:10:40 am

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Post by: Forth Bridges on January 31, 2006, 06:25:02 pm

has to be a desert!

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Post by: Forth Bridges on January 31, 2006, 07:48:53 pm

does any one hav e it with jam ??

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Post by: oldspice on January 31, 2006, 08:01:45 pm

If you cook your potatoes in the microwave, you kust have to finish them off in a very hot oven to crisp tthe skins.

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Post by: chocolate chick on February 01, 2006, 10:41:30 am

Thanks for the tip oldspice, I do that next time. 

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on February 01, 2006, 10:44:31 am

Oldspice, I did that last night and it worked beautifully.

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Post by: chocolate chick on February 01, 2006, 10:45:20 am

yay

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Post by: smurfboy on February 01, 2006, 10:46:42 am

Is it just my local hot potato man, or does everyone get enough butter to cause a coronary when they go to the hot spud shop? Even when I ask for just a bit of butter I get half a packet.

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on February 01, 2006, 10:47:48 am

My work is like that Smurfy so I never take mine with butter.

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Post by: chocolate chick on February 01, 2006, 10:51:44 am

I never have mine with butter. A little bit of philly or dairylea is all it takes.

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Post by: smurfboy on February 01, 2006, 10:52:29 am

I love low fat Philadelphia on a cinnamon and raisin bagel with salad

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Post by: chocolate chick on February 01, 2006, 10:53:19 am

I am having Quorn pepper strongonoff (sp?) tonight smurfy!

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Post by: smurfboy on February 01, 2006, 10:54:24 am

Is Quorn easy to cook with Choccy? I've only tried it in ready prepared things.

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on February 01, 2006, 10:55:56 am

I find it easy to cook with. I use the chunks and the mince in all sorts of different dishes.

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Post by: chocolate chick on February 01, 2006, 11:11:09 am

Yes its easy to cook with. It doesnt need preparing like other meats. Its good to go!

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Post by: Forth Bridges on February 01, 2006, 11:28:01 am

Quorn are sausgess! aren't there?

 

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on February 01, 2006, 11:29:31 am

Yes Quorn do sausages ... but I am not a fan!

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Post by: Forth Bridges on February 01, 2006, 11:32:00 am

I also thourgh there did readly meals?

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on February 01, 2006, 11:35:08 am

Yes they do ready made foods but it's not a whole meal. There are things like lasagne, cottage pie, escallopes...

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Post by: chocolate chick on February 01, 2006, 12:59:02 pm

Burgers, sausages, fillets, mince. 

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Post by: nightowl17 on February 01, 2006, 01:47:32 pm

I am a vegetarian

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Post by: chocolate chick on February 01, 2006, 01:49:05 pm

Quorn is veggie isn't it?

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on February 01, 2006, 01:52:53 pm

Yes Quorn is veggie. It's also banned in USA because some people are allergic

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Post by: chocolate chick on February 01, 2006, 02:19:39 pm

Really? I am glad i'm not allergic, its the only sausages I trust. 

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on February 01, 2006, 02:52:38 pm

Yes it is banned in USA due to some allergies. I'm sure more people are allergic to peanuts but I don't see anyone banning them!!!

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Post by: chocolate chick on February 01, 2006, 03:00:08 pm

Very good point!

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Post by: homer on February 01, 2006, 04:16:27 pm

 I eat Quorn all the time , never heard of anyone having problems with it

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Post by: smurfboy on February 01, 2006, 04:18:06 pm

Two hours after posting this message, Homer collapsed and was carried away groaning 'it's the Quorn, it's the Quorn...'

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Post by: loulou on February 01, 2006, 04:27:51 pm

Is it pronounced 'corn' ?

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Post by: smurfboy on February 01, 2006, 04:36:44 pm

No, it's quorn with a qwa and not corn with a ker.

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Post by: loulou on February 01, 2006, 04:39:28 pm

ok thankyou.

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Post by: goldencup on February 01, 2006, 04:48:02 pm

There was some controversy about quorn quite recently but I can't remember what it was all about.  I used to eat a lot of it when my son was a veggie.  Do they still do Linda McCartney meals?  I used to like the lasagne.

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Post by: smurfboy on February 01, 2006, 04:51:18 pm

They do indeed. Well, obviously she doesn't make them personally, but someone does.

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Post by: goldencup on February 01, 2006, 04:52:27 pm

  I would hope not - they'd be a bit old by now.

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Post by: oldspice on February 01, 2006, 05:41:52 pm

I don't like veggie dishes that pretend to be meat (veggie burgers and sausages). I'd rather just have cauliflower cheese.

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Post by: loulou on February 01, 2006, 07:33:24 pm

anyone for a nut cutlet?

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Post by: smurfboy on February 01, 2006, 07:53:26 pm

Quote from: oldspice

I don't like veggie dishes that pretend to be meat (veggie burgers and sausages). I'd rather just have cauliflower cheese.

I agree. Veg should taste like veg. Proper veggie burgers like Birdseye Vegetable Quarter Pounders are yum - the soya ones are sh*te.

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Post by: chocolate chick on February 02, 2006, 09:39:16 am

My mum pronounces it corm...like korma but without the a. Bless her. 

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Post by: loulou on February 03, 2006, 12:45:42 am

   

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Post by: oldspice on February 03, 2006, 06:41:02 am

Fruit salad anyone?

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on February 03, 2006, 08:12:51 am

Mmm, fruit salad

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Post by: chocolate chick on February 03, 2006, 09:48:01 am

Melon

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Post by: loulou on February 03, 2006, 10:38:00 am

  

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on February 03, 2006, 11:11:22 am

Mango, raspberry, apple juice and cranberry makes a good smoothy.

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Post by: chocolate chick on February 03, 2006, 11:28:23 am

Mmmm

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on February 03, 2006, 12:06:28 pm

I'm going to try cream fraiche this weekend; apparently that's good with fruit salad.

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Post by: chocolate chick on February 03, 2006, 01:00:27 pm

It sure is Cherry. Also a good cream substitute

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Post by: oldspice on February 03, 2006, 01:59:47 pm

Water melon is wonderful.

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Post by: Cherry_Ripe on February 03, 2006, 02:54:22 pm

 yes it is!

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Post by: chocolate chick on February 03, 2006, 03:18:16 pm

Great in the summer and very low in cals etc