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Kale is much cheaper than spinach. I can go to a independent green grocers even in winter and get 3-4 bunches of kale for £1 in summer more like 5
In winter you can barely get spinach in the shop, maybe £1 for 1 tiny bunch that will dissolve to nothing once cooked. In summer spinach is on a par with kale though.
Its the same deal if you try to grow it yourself. Spinach will only grow well in ideal conditions, lots of warm sunshine AND water. Kale and cabbagey things will grow all year round though and are fine in sub zero temps.
Ummm... Frozen spinach? Cheap and brilliant unless you want it in a salad.
Perfectly fine for good Indian Saag recipes!
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Does anyone have any experience of using a hay box*? I'm tempted to make one as I have plenty of polystyrene to use for insulation, and plenty of ply for the box. I'd be interested to hear any first hand experiences.
*Basically a well insulated box that you put a hot casserole dish into and leave overnight to cook from the residual heat, saving fuel as you're not constantly heating the dish in oven/on the hob.
In case anyone else is interested... I made myself one if these. Knocked up a box out of some thin ply I had in the garage and used polystyrene slab for the insulation. Cost me nothing other than a little time and a couple of nails.Cassoulet went into the pot the other night, brought to the boil and popped it into the hay box. Then went to bed... 8 hours later and the contents were at about 45 degrees. So back on the hob for another 15 mins it goes and then back in the box.
... work ...
Come home to find cassoulet is still at about 50 degrees. Perfect! So knocked up some veg to go with it and filled my face :)Normally this would have had about 30-45 mins on the hob and then 3ish hours in the oven so it saves a lot of fuel as this only had time on the hob.
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I bet you did! However, did you pass them them to the left hand side?
Heh, honestly never craved any form of food as much as a roze koeken after a heavy day on the local Halflings' Leaf
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I got a meat grinder which I have never used and probably never will.
Free to anyone on here if interested.Something like this below.
PM me.
2nd dibs - SE5
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Just got back from a meal at Seven in Brixton Village. Just so happened that my girlfriend was reviewing it for a local paper, so we didn't end up having to pay anything, but I'd be raving about it anyway. Some of the best patatas bravas I've had anywhere, amazing cheeses, pinxos, and great strong Alhambra beer. By all accounts the meat is decent too. Genuinely nice staff as well, not falsely over friendly or hipstertastic Brixtonians. Nice atmosphere too, bassy music just loud enough to talk over and art displayed on the walls. I'm all for gentrification if it tastes that good. £5 cocktails as well, inlcuding some mad creation involving gin and apple shisha smoke which was actually delicious.
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What is this thread, thread
People that moan about instagram/hipsters in Brixton are usually old/wish they were taking nubile 20 somethings out to dinner instead of being in there miserable long term relationship .
Those of us living that life are having a blast!
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loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
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People that moan .. are usually old/wish they were taking nubile 20 somethings out to dinner instead of being in there miserable long term relationship .
:D
true, true
eor? thread >>>>>>>>>>
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Heading to Brockley market tomorrow, going to be sampling some buttermilk chicken burgers.
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Was the decor/music as offensive as Meatliquor?
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Made an amazing beef ragu last night, no secret ingredients, I just made my own mince out of a few ratty fry steaks. Tossed with some fresh linguini, could have eaten bowls of it
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Went to Byron a year or so ago and was massively underwhelmed, went recently and was delish, upped their game
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Had some milk and leafy salad that was on the turn.
Made a cheese sauce with onion, tomato and mustard and a nice sharp dressing. Always seem to make the tastiest food when I've not got much in.
Fascinating stuff, I'm sure you'll agree.
Anyone want to call me a hipster cunt now? I would have instagrammed it, but I haven't got round to downloading it yet.
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Kale is much cheaper than spinach. I can go to a independent green grocers even in winter and get 3-4 bunches of kale for £1 in summer more like 5
In winter you can barely get spinach in the shop, maybe £1 for 1 tiny bunch that will dissolve to nothing once cooked. In summer spinach is on a par with kale though.
Its the same deal if you try to grow it yourself. Spinach will only grow well in ideal conditions, lots of warm sunshine AND water. Kale and cabbagey things will grow all year round though and are fine in sub zero temps.