*checks notes* right you are dear heart, yes, a typo! Just keeping you all forensic, naturally
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I only have baby oil and no potatoes is that ok?I’ve been ruminating on Jack’s monstrosity that is the veg peelings cake (wtaf) as it did make me think about all the peelings I throw away.
Yesterday I did roast potatoes and kept the peelings… today, I made these.
Simply toss them in olive oil (genuinely could use other oils like veg or sunflower) and a pinch of salt and cook in the air fryer at 200° for 5 minutes, shaking the tray a couple of times in between. I grated some Parmesan on them but you could use any hard cheese or leave it off. They honestly were delicious as is.
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Hope it’s ok to share here but I have no issues with it being deleted if not x
Seriously though, looks delicious
All interchangeable
Sleepy Potatoes review. I nearly put this off again, but no, I need to do it for the good of the Slopalong!
Result: 2.
It tastes OK and is edible but in no way would I serve that to anyone but myself and my OH. As usual, it's all over the place!
I need to go to bed!
I yomped off to Tesco for my big shop, list in hand, though alas, no rucksack, I drove in my BIG car. I got the usual level of ingredient I would notmally buy, i.e. middle-ish, my husband picked the finest potatoes 
I did think though, there wasn't much wiggle room to make it cheaper. Own brand cheese etc would make a difference but not my a massive amount. Happy to be educated on that though, I know I am very lucky to have not experienced true poverty.
Costings below, i havent inluded spices or oil, I think most people would have them in, and they made NO difference to the end product.
I did think though, there wasn't much wiggle room to make it cheaper. Own brand cheese etc would make a difference but not my a massive amount. Happy to be educated on that though, I know I am very lucky to have not experienced true poverty.Costings below, i havent inluded spices or oil, I think most people would have them in, and they made NO difference to the end product.
There is lots of chopping! Thin slices of potatoes, finely sliced leek and the chopping of garlic. I then assembled what I assumed would be a dainty portion each, only to realise I had so much!! More than I would normally do. I had committed to the size Pyrex (not ceramic dish) and so just kept squishing it down with each layer 
then the cheese and finally the cream/milk/garlic concoction. It had to be done slowly so it didn't overflow, and you may notice garlic sitting on the top, as it was in the liquid mix, it never made it further than the top of the dish.
then the cheese and finally the cream/milk/garlic concoction. It had to be done slowly so it didn't overflow, and you may notice garlic sitting on the top, as it was in the liquid mix, it never made it further than the top of the dish.
For an hour!! Thats a long time to have the oven on. I am roasting a chicken at the same time which will be used with the Sleepy Potatoes and for other meals during the week but its far too much for a side dish on a regular day (or I think so anyway). Also, as the cheese was on the top it browned very quickly with half an hour still to go. I made the decision to put it on a lower shelf than recommended, I cannot justify wasting a good bit of cheese on the top!
I had such high hopes! How could something with these ingredients go wrong. Well, it curdled... it was watery with lumps of cudled milk/cream 
I've never made dophinoise potatoes before and assume this is something similar but really wasn't expecting it. I started to question what I had done wrong before remembering this is the point. The recipes don't work and the person making them blames themselves! I think making a creamy, cheesey bechamel would work much better, but we know Jack doesn't believe in bechamel!!
I've never made dophinoise potatoes before and assume this is something similar but really wasn't expecting it. I started to question what I had done wrong before remembering this is the point. The recipes don't work and the person making them blames themselves! I think making a creamy, cheesey bechamel would work much better, but we know Jack doesn't believe in bechamel!!
So high in calories. Which is fine, and much better than being too low, but not what I expect from her. And a lot for it not to work. As a side dish, this is the total for the Sleepy Potatoes but with the rest of my meal, chicken, veg, stuffing etc it was c.900cal (I'm an average size woman 🔺️).
Result: 2.
It tastes OK and is edible but in no way would I serve that to anyone but myself and my OH. As usual, it's all over the place!
I need to go to bed!
It's so lovely to see all the donations being made to counteract the Jack slop inflicted on the world. This week I've agreed with a friend and a family member that we won't buy each other presents this year and donate to charity instead.
Dearheart, I have to say that your spoilered titles made me
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I opened every single one...
I do wish I'd taken notes of Hermann's comments on other Slops here, probably would have left Jack heartbroken!
Also dear hearts, I donated to our equivalent of a food bank!
@InTheVillage Sleepy Potatoes had the right name because making them was so labour intensive that you were worn out!
Fantastic work. I think one of Jack's "sauces" curdling during baking is a new high/low...
Fantastic work. I think one of Jack's "sauces" curdling during baking is a new high/low...
“They made NO difference to the end product.”Sleepy Potatoes review. I nearly put this off again, but no, I need to do it for the good of the Slopalong!
I yomped off to Tesco for my big shop, list in hand, though alas, no rucksack, I drove in my BIG car. I got the usual level of ingredient I would notmally buy, i.e. middle-ish, my husband picked the finest potatoes
Costings below, i havent inluded spices or oil, I think most people would have them in, and they made NO difference to the end product.
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There is lots of chopping! Thin slices of potatoes, finely sliced leek and the chopping of garlic. I then assembled what I assumed would be a dainty portion each, only to realise I had so much!! More than I would normally do. I had committed to the size Pyrex (not ceramic dish) and so just kept squishing it down with each layer
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For an hour!! Thats a long time to have the oven on. I am roasting a chicken at the same time which will be used with the Sleepy Potatoes and for other meals during the week but its far too much for a side dish on a regular day (or I think so anyway). Also, as the cheese was on the top it browned very quickly with half an hour still to go. I made the decision to put it on a lower shelf than recommended, I cannot justify wasting a good bit of cheese on the top!
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I had such high hopes! How could something with these ingredients go wrong. Well, it curdled... it was watery with lumps of cudled milk/cream
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So high in calories. Which is fine, and much better than being too low, but not what I expect from her. And a lot for it not to work. As a side dish, this is the total for the Sleepy Potatoes but with the rest of my meal, chicken, veg, stuffing etc it was c.900cal (I'm an average size woman 🔺️).
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Result: 2.
It tastes OK and is edible but in no way would I serve that to anyone but myself and my OH. As usual, it's all over the place!
I need to go to bed!
Not surprising the milk/cheese/cream mix curdled during baking, high oven heat over a prolonged period without a binding ingredient like flour will cause the solids and liquids to separate, that's what we were always taught in Home Economics classes in the 1990s. The remedy to that, is, of course, to cook it before putting in the oven, ie, make a flipping béchamel sauce.
This one somehow hurts a little more, because all the ingredients are great, and potato & leek dauphinoise is a really good idea. Just the...instructions on how to combine them was off. Such a shame.
All you would have to do to make that dish work is swap out the cream/milk for an equal volume of stock (cheaper!!!) and you have a leek version of boulangère potatoes!!!!!! you can even dribble a little cream on the top at the end of the bake and it will cook into it!!!!!!!!!!!
Stolen? Has anybody searched bbc?
That looks AMAZING!I’ve been ruminating on Jack’s monstrosity that is the veg peelings cake (wtaf) as it did make me think about all the peelings I throw away.
Yesterday I did roast potatoes and kept the peelings… today, I made these
Simply toss them in olive oil (genuinely could use other oils like veg or sunflower) and a pinch of salt and cook in the air fryer at 200° for 5 minutes, shaking the tray a couple of times in between. I grated some Parmesan on them but you could use any hard cheese or leave it off. They honestly were delicious as is.
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Hope it’s ok to share here but I have no issues with it being deleted if not x
May I also offer my not dire roast potatoes from yesterday?
WoweeeeThat looks AMAZING!
May I also offer my not dire roast potatoes from yesterday?View attachment 1731233
it's very similar to this:
Black Forest tart recipe | Good Food
Sweet cocoa pastry is filled with a rich, fruity filling of chocolate and cherries in this heavenly German gateau-inspired dessert
www.bbcgoodfood.com
omitting the pastry base, and weirdly instead of plain flour, using self raising + baking powder, but very close
Auntie House never fail method: grab a reasonably large microwave safe bowl (not enormous, but big enough so the water won't boil out if it), measure a cup (or whatever measure is good for you, I use an American measuring cup), add 1 tsp salt, 2 cups of boiling water and into the microwave for ten minutes at full power. Leave it to steam for about 10 minutes when it has pinged. Works *every* time.
The golden rule is twice as much water to rice ratio.
I love seeing foreign ingredient packaging out on the wild. It’s like nipping into Lidl when you’re on holiday.
Haven't seen @passive aggressive lemon of lateLove the passive aggressive lemons.
saint delia has the answer to perfect rice
That's when I realised that she couldn't cook, when she argued that all floors are the same and you don't need to use bread flour to make bread.
Please don’t shoot me for asking, but is it important to rinse the rice before cooking it?Auntie House never fail method: grab a reasonably large microwave safe bowl (not enormous, but big enough so the water won't boil out if it), measure a cup (or whatever measure is good for you, I use an American measuring cup), add 1 tsp salt, 2 cups of boiling water and into the microwave for ten minutes at full power. Leave it to steam for about 10 minutes when it has pinged. Works *every* time.
The golden rule is twice as much water to rice ratio.
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