So good to 'see' the site back up and Bob back on form.
Do you have your recipes anywhere (I could search but don't want to miss anything that has been lost) as I would try this for sure.

TIA
BAJ

Wishing you all the best of Health and Happiness for the coming year and beyond

BAJ

Merry Christmas everyone.

I hope you all have a great time with family and friends.

BAJ

Quote from: Peripatetic Phil on December 10, 2025, 03:37 PM
Might this link be of any use, Bob ?
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** Phil.

I am not sure.  The link appears to be to cookbooks, the latest edition being 2015.

The recipe I used to use as a 'go to' was an online page like this

But maybe it has been deleted (Internet remembers everything?)/moved behind a paywall (most likely?)

I am probably part of the problem, as I used to go straight to the Ingredients list without even remembering the author or any site it was hosted on and hence why I am now confused.. in fact I used to find it so easily, I never even bookmarked it (as you do when you land on a 'gem' every now and again, without realising how you got there)

Thanks Phil but I don't think so.

I used to have a 'go to' recipe for Refried Black Beans (I think I mentioned I have been enjoying Mexican most, recently )

Thing is, whilst I can remember most of the ingredients, I wanted to check the qty's and.. I have searched the WWW for the last few days.. can't find it...

So, maybe, not everything lasts forever on the Internet...

Should we be worried about that here? Is it a 'recently viewed' thing, with older stuff 'dropping' off search results and eventually unavailable altogether?

Some great threads on here with discussion about methods and practices, not just recipes.

I am currently experimenting with making my own 'Ghee'.  Will post when I get consistent results... sometimes it is better than Retail and sometimes not.

BAJ

Jealous!

So... discussed with the wife weekend before last about 'smoking' some meats ready for Xmas (Before and After)... I lost (acutally not been well, winter sniffle and all).

Waiting for next opportunity, not just weather but my availablity.

Looks great Bob.. your own marinade I guess?

BAJ

I have had a very successful grow of Cherry Tomatoes this year. Even though only 9 of 13 plants survived the hot Spring/Summer, I am still gifting the last of the harvests to friends and neighbours.
I am however for the first time in a few years (we moved house 18mths ago) without any Chilli grows and feeling it in my cooking.

I know it is kinda counter-intuitive to grow in the Autumn/Winter seasons but anyone got any suggestions for Hardy types (I have grown Chillies that grew well for 18months off a single plant, with feeding, direct sunlight even in Winter and a constant heat source)? I don't have the indoor space I used to, until I build the new shed/greenhouse next year (Spring/Summer 2026) but I can maybe plant a half dozen over Winter '25/26.

Hot's are more likely Spring seeding and prolific's later again.. was just wondering if anyone had any experience of growing earlies... outside of dedicated greenhouse?

Regards,
BAJ

I have a load of those 'Especially cooked for you' carrier bags... from people who order takeaways..
I have asked them to save them (mostly from Chinese takeaway), so I can give out my dishes as they want them... got to be eco-friendly, right?

How was the food? (10/10 - missed that bit)

My son likes 'my' curries.. made from all of your recipes, that I have learnt to try cook over the years on this site.. I still can't get back to the originals I remember (95p Keema, 3 chapatis, side salad and raita) and other dishes, though I try..

He has no experience of this and so when he comes home from a late shift and when I am only in the initial stages of the base gravy and says 'he is going to enjoy what is to come..'...

More recently, he is maybe starved of BIR as he has just returned from Thailand (for the 3rd time/business) and I have been making too much Mexican (or as my limited skills allow) but his request was to make him CH's Eastern Tandoori Chicken Patala.

Feels good to have him back again and he wants to eat my (CH's) curry

BAJ

Quote from: Kashmiri Bob on September 26, 2025, 01:48 PM
Seem to be craving hotter curries lately. MDB balti base, including the pre-cook.

Balti chicken (vindaloo)

Rob

I have been looking for a recipe for this for a long time, looks great!.. tried a few, willing to try more... also best thing for a 'cold' / COVID.. imho

BAJ