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Sam Hambleton's avatar

I didn’t see the questionnaire but I am vegetarian. I’m loving adapting your recipes - we had the bacon and onion suet roll the other day using a pack of chestnut stuffing - it was delicious!

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Catherine Phipps's avatar

That sounds good! And oh, I love a suet roll. I may have to revisit that before the winter is out.

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DRNaturegirl's avatar

Ditto!

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Anita Lowe's avatar

I really like the sound of this! When I’m wfh I enjoy a little break for creativity and having something easy to assemble and then blast in the pressure cooker ticks that box. I can imagine having enough sauce to use for 3/4 days with different veg/protein to ring the changes too. Thank you!

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Catherine Phipps's avatar

yes, infinitely adaptable! I like batch cooking which allows you to do this, and much easier with carbs/beans/pulses than anything else.

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Mark Diacono's avatar

I don't think anyone loves brassicas as much as you and I - sprout tops, collard greens, kalettes etc - and this sounds like something my daughter would love us much as me, so we'll make it when she's next back, thank you

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Ann's avatar

Yet another of your brilliant suggestions to try 🤗 This Substack has really expanded my use of the PC!

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Catherine Phipps's avatar

thank you! Very glad you find the posts useful!

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DRNaturegirl's avatar

I’m always wary of re-heating rice, so this is helpful. Thank you.

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Catherine Phipps's avatar

the key is to cool it down asap and chill/freeze immediately. Then as long as it is piping hot you are OK.

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DRNaturegirl's avatar

Yes. I do use those principles but an environmental health tutor we had scared the life out of us with tales of poisoning! Daft, really as I never have been!

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John Alder's avatar

Wonderful as ever, though I hope you mean a sliver of ginger.

Snakes slither.

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Catherine Phipps's avatar

I was having a bet with myself wondering if anyone would notice!

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Claire Ivins's avatar

John, I was thinking the exact same thing. So many people say slither rather than sliver in the context of food. Where did that come from? I once found two separate instances of it in a single edition of a food magazine.

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Catherine Phipps's avatar

Ha, it was a typo I noticed as soon as I scanned through my email copy! Not at all deliberate but interesting you have noticed others make the same mistake. Could be a weird auto correct thing?

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Claire Ivins's avatar

I wondered about that too! How infuriating for you! It’s the kind of thing only a human editor would pick up on

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LisaG's avatar

LOL/. No clue - maybe vegetarians and vegans are (generally) more vocal than the (generally) silent majority? I don't find you too meat/animal product oriented, so it is not you :). You are usually pretty balanced and provide alternative options for all.

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