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"Melanzane" just means 'aubergines' (plural of "melanzana"). If only one word is used to refer to the dish, it's usually "parmigiana".

I know this, but thanks.

Eggplant is best just fired over the hob, left to think about what it has done, vaguely chopped and mixed with yoghurt, tahine ,salt and lemon .
Why fuck around with perfection?

Thank you! I've ordered some for cookery book shelves. Let's see how that goes.

Following on from not being able to find any cocoa for the chocolate Guinness cake up thread...

I found some decent quality drinking chocolate (58% cocoa) and just increased relative weight of the drinking chocolate while lowering the amount of caster sugar.

A few more cans prior to decorating and, yes, that is the cake tin base that I forgot to take out as a result.

Nailed it:

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Aubergine?

Now salt or not to salt?

Ratatouille?

Dirt, by Bill Buford came out last week.

It's an account of him moving his family to Lyon and learning to cook. On the basis of his previous work, it should be excellent.

When your LBS opens again, schlep down there and buy a copy.

https://www.npr.org/2020/05/08/852496954/in-dirt-bill-buford-is-able-to-offer-an-authentic-adventure-in-french-cooking?t=1589011742323

@CYOA my Guinenss cake from the Mockingbird recipe. Late birthday celebrations for the wife.

Very, very, very delicious.

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How drunk are you?

Ice cream update: the vanilla was splendid. Made lemon today that was delicious. I am now macerating strawberries in sambuca and lime, ready for the third batch.

Sober made cake without the csb. 1/10 for narrative. 9/10 for taste.

No pics? Boooooooooooo

My mother made one for me this weekend too. It’s my fave cake.

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This absolutely had me - can imagine the 8 pack of guins sat next to you

Awesome! Can’t wait to read that

It was a great day.

Why is everyone making chocolate guinness cakes rn?

Gonna go and finish it :/

Guiness Ride, stay at home version,

I need a new saute pan, probably 28cm minimum, preferably 30cm. Any suggestions?

There doesn't seem to be a huge amount out there that I recognise, I looked at the Le Creuset one (although ideally I'd want cheaper) but in that size range they only have the non-stick range and no idea if that's any good.

Is that the toughened one?

https://www.lecreuset.co.uk/toughened-non-stick-shallow-frying-pan-1

We just replaced our Le Creuset milk pans as they were close to 8 years old and the coating was starting to come off. I replaced them like for like with this new toughened range and I am pretty impressed. Most of our cookware is Le Creuset so I am a bit of a fan.

Under waranty?

Steel or cast iron?

Kohlrabi what can I do with it? Got some in our veg bag and would like some options..

that is the cake tin base that I forgot to take out as a result.

Big lol, rep for still posting it.

Coleslaw, crisps, something with whole grain mustard if it has the leaves.