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Mashed taters, steamed or boiled?
Bake, then rice. If you're doing a large amount, I reckon this is the easiest way - you can fit a lot in the oven at once. I also think it gives a much nicer, more potatoey flavour.
Where do you buy your spices from? London/Oxford UK
I've ordered online from a company called seasonedpioneers.co.uk Possibly not the cheapest way to buy, but they have a good selection. There's also the spice shop in West London, which I believe is tiny but well-stocked (and also offers online buying). Further afield is Steenbergs, which a friend gave me a lovely gift box of spices from.
Other than that, I'd investigate your local ethnic groceries - they often have a good selection really cheaply.
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Very irritating. The first time I just gave up as it took forever to navigate away from the ad. Intrusive and disappointing.
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Hmm, homemade sloe gin...with a bug!
Drink enough of the gin and it'll kill off any potential nasties from the bug.
Mashed taters, steamed or boiled?
Bake, then rice. If you're doing a large amount, I reckon this is the easiest way - you can fit a lot in the oven at once. I also think it gives a much nicer, more potatoey flavour.
Where do you buy your spices from? London/Oxford UK
I've ordered online from a company called seasonedpioneers.co.uk Possibly not the cheapest way to buy, but they have a good selection. There's also the spice shop in West London, which I believe is tiny but well-stocked (and also offers online buying). Further afield is Steenbergs, which a friend gave me a lovely gift box of spices from.
Other than that, I'd investigate your local ethnic groceries - they often have a good selection really cheaply.
Not digging the ad redirects
Very irritating. The first time I just gave up as it took forever to navigate away from the ad. Intrusive and disappointing.
Summer reading and food: Anyone read these two or suggestions?
Another big fan of Ruth Reichl (albeit with difficulty as her books are either hard to track down or quite expensive here in the UK). I'd also recommend Dear Francesca, which is by Mary Conti and is a lovely tale of a mother recording her (Italian) family's recipes for her daughter.
At the moment, I'm reading The Hungry Cyclist by Tom Kevill-Davies. He's cycling across the Americas in search of good food. Quite entertaining, although I only started yesterday.
What Fictional Foods Do You Wish Were Real?
Everything that's described by Laura Ingalls in the book about Almanzo's childhood - Farmer Boy. Even as a kid who wasn't particularly interested in food those pages made my mouth water!!
What's your favorite kind of meat?
Got to be piggy. Whether that's bacon, pork belly, sausages...what an animal!!
help me remember the name of this puffy snack!
The bacon ones are called Frazzles in the UK. Mmm, crunchy, bacony goodness!!
Jamie Oliver: Dinner Cooked for G20 'a Success'
Shocking! A chef touching food with his bare hands. Heaven forfend that we should ever be exposed to any germs and actually build up some immunity.
bean dip
I use butter (lima?) beans instead of cannellini, which I think have a bit more flavour. Also garlic, rosemary and lemon juice.
'Top Chef' Contestant Fabio Viviani Spokesman for New Frozen Pizza Line
I'd agree with my fellow UK poster - they're definitely one of the superior frozen brands. Good crust and dispersion of toppings. Terribly cheesey ads on TV, though!!
Snapshots from the UK: Walkers' Crazy-Flavored Crisps Competition
The fish and chip flavour are indeed one of the nastiest things I've ever had the misfortune to eat. The builders breakfast was little better - basically a crisp flavoured with stale grease. After throwing those two bags away I decided not to try any more of these.
Estrella Dill Chips (Swedish, I think) are awesome - more chivey, really, than dill. I also love the Irish Tayto brand - they do a gorgeous steak and pepper flavour.
I spotted a Valentines special from smallish company Tyrells the other week. Much as I love my crisps, I was in no way tempted to try Strawberry, Sweet Chilli and White Wine flavour. Even if they did come in a very pretty pink package.
A Great Burger in London Hidden in Bodean's Barbecue Restaurant
Just round the corner from my office - I shall have to investigate!!
How Often Do You Eat the Same Meal?
Would second the living alone posters - much as I love cooking and experimenting, it's less exciting when you're just doing it for yourself (and also difficult in terms of buying ingredients - invariably end up with many "orphans!) That said, even when I'm cooking with the BF, we tend to stick to tried and tested favourites - he's a bit picky and would rather know he'll eat something than risk vast quantities of leftovers and him going hungry!
I used to think that it was just me that hated eating the same thing two nights running, but have actually found it's quite common. So although I'll be eating leftover roast chicken tonight in some guise, I can't stand having an identical meal two nights running (which is another reason why I tend to stick to things I know the quantities for one for).
Quick - Whadya Have For Lunch Today?
Bought a very nasty chicken baguette - ended up throwing half of it away and am now hoping that I won't be seeing it again later.....
Ikea Groceries: Some Assembly Required
We often make trips to Ikea just to visit the food market (BF is half-Swedish so it's one of the few places he can find some home comforts). Not sure if they carry it in the US stores, but the reindeer salami is fabulous, esp as the filling on a flatbread sandwich! The Estrella Dill Chips are also some of the best crisps I've ever had.
Craving meatballs in cream gravy now.....
Rocky Road Brownies What makes them Rocky Road?
Over here in the UK, Nigella Lawson is doing a Christmas series on TV and made Festive Rocky Road last night. She used amaretti biscuits, brazil nuts and marshmallows. Looked great, but then I think I've yet to find a Rocky Road that doesn't!
A Visit to London's Borough Market
Sorry to be a pedant, but just to avoid confusion, a hoggett is a 2 yr old lamb, rather than a baby hog.
Hmm, homemade sloe gin...with a bug!
Just pass your liquid through a paper coffee filter and don't worry about it.
Mashed taters, steamed or boiled?
We've always boiled, steaming the potatoes never even crossed my mind. May have to try this.
Where do you buy your spices from? London/Oxford UK
Thanks both for the suggestions... @JT - yes, I love Fortnum and Mason, was planning on a "posh" food shopping trip to London sometime soon, possibly as my birthday treat.
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@ Ncase and SE staff - Thank you so much for your prompt attention to this matter. Above and beyond service.
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@Nchase: I didn't have the problem, but want to thank you for commenting here. That's outstanding service.
Not digging the ad redirects
Wow! Since when do you get personal letters from the ad folks?
I figured it wasn't intentional on anyone's part. The SE staff have been extremely good about responding to user questions and concerns.
Couldn't ask for a more satisfactory or prompt response from the SE staff and ad partners!
Thanks again. SE and associates continue to rock!
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I got one for penis enlargement cream! What have you bastards at SE been telling the advertisers about me?!
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Dear Eaters: We're the new ad partner, and we owe you an apology.
We're here because we love what Ed, Alaina, Adam and the whole team do every day, and we share their passionate for making every visit to Serious Eats a wonderful one. You should leave the site entertained. Enlightened. Surprised. Maybe starving. But never irritated by ugly misbehaving ads that got through because we screwed up a setting on our ad server.
You deserve better. We're sorry that you didn't get it this morning.
Neil Chase, VP, Federated Media Publishing
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I don't dig them either. I do, however, dig serious eats so I'll put up with them.
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OK. Hope that worked! If you see anymore, raise the flag.
@cooksForOne: Hahah. Classmates.com. All I can think about is that ad with the nerd and the beauty queen: "She really ended up with him?" Or whatever.
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Thank you - I had the classmates.com one yesterday too but nothing so far today.
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@Alaina: That was fast! Thanks, guys! You guys are awesome!
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I've had problem with Ad Block in the past blocking interactive features that weren't ads, so I avoid it.
Serious Eats never had those forcibly redirecting ads, the ones that take your screen hostage. It shouldn't because it disrupts the experience on this wonderful site.
@Adam: I verily will screencap the next one I fall on. They really are ugly things XD Maybe if they were actually about food, I wouldn't mind so much but they're all the unsightly web scam type.
You know...HERE, stare at a lovely picture of a gleaming, sizzling steak for 15 seconds!
Me: OKAY.
I think I might have gotten a "You've won a laptop!" pop under from SE, too. Can't confirm until it happens again, though.
I'm religious with scanning my comp for that kind of junk so I think it really is from the site.
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Thanks everyone for the reports and our sincerest apologies!
This most definitely is not the kind of user experience we want for Serious Eats.
We've tracked down the issue and it shouldn't take more than one hour for the fix to propagate through our servers at which point you shouldn't see any more of the redirect or popunder ads.
Not digging the ad redirects
Good to see Adam jump on this. I use an rss reader and have not seen the offending ads but I agree that those timed redirect ads are as annoying as they come.
Not digging the ad redirects
I got Zwinky yesterday, a different one today (I didn't pay attention to who it was, just closed it and didn't think about it until I saw this thread, and I also got a pop-under from Netflicks.
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I got Zwinky yesterday and Classmates.com today. I'm also getting some pop ups.
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Zwinky got me a couple times yesterday and the "skip this ad" button didn't work. Had to back up and try again.
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"Zwinky" Just redirected me...boooo
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@Asado: You're correct. We switched to a new ad partner, and we're going through some growing pains as we try to adjust what shows and what doesn't. I wish this stuff were taken care of before we switched, but with some of these ads, we don't know about the annoyance factor until it pisses people (and me and SE HQ) off.
Not digging the ad redirects
@Kerosena I agree that if the ads are annoying you should voice your opinion. My point is that it does no good to suggest scripts to block all ads in order to avoid this kind of problem because of a few bad apples. I'm guessing that SE is trying out a new third-party ad system and they aren't fully aware of what's in the inventory or how the ads are served.
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I don't see any of them either except the almonds and if you do not MOUSE over the almonds it does not expand.
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@ Asado-The problem isn' t necessarily the ads, it's the redirects. They make me think I clicked something I didn't intend to click. No one likes to be hijacked by Netflix and screen savers.
Not digging the ad redirects
To those suggesting ad blocking scripts, keep in mind that while you are enjoying all of the benefits of Serious Eats, you are essentially messing up their revenue stream. So, if one day we see a notice that part of the staff has to be laid off due to a decline in revenue, you can thank yourself for being part of the problem simply because some ads annoyed you a little.
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Cook the Book: Spaghetti alla Carbonara
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Dinner Tonight: Fried Egg Sandwich
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Dinner Tonight: Soy-Marinated Grilled Pork Tenderloin
Posted by Blake Royer, September 3, 2009 at 4:00 PM
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Dinner Tonight: Red Wine Spaghetti with Broccoli
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Meat Lite: Mushroom, Sausage, Goat Cheese, and Chive Grilled Pizzas
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Drink enough of the gin and it'll kill off any potential nasties from the bug.