Comments on: The French Oyster Killer http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/the-french-oyster-killer Food - Photography & More Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:12:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Cid http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/the-french-oyster-killer#comment-5345 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:22:38 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/the-french-oyster-killer#comment-5345 Elsie, I'm trying to convince myself that this potion is going to be very drinkable, in truth I dread it! Many's the time I've tried grated ginger in hot water and found it a struggle to finish.... perhaps I didn't add enough honey. Next time it's going to be the whole recipe complete with a touch of chilli, although not the fire breathing jolokia type.... surely they're the ones you hang up to ward off evil spirits :) It's obvious to me that we should both give up our day jobs and go into full time potion and poultice making :) Cid Elsie,

I’m trying to convince myself that this potion is going to be very drinkable, in truth I dread it! Many’s the time I’ve tried grated ginger in hot water and found it a struggle to finish…. perhaps I didn’t add enough honey. Next time it’s going to be the whole recipe complete with a touch of chilli, although not the fire breathing jolokia type…. surely they’re the ones you hang up to ward off evil spirits :)

It’s obvious to me that we should both give up our day jobs and go into full time potion and poultice making :)

Cid

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/the-french-oyster-killer#comment-5344 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:31:52 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/the-french-oyster-killer#comment-5344 Christine, Red chillies are ripe green ones, most chillies bought in supermarkets will have some kind of heat indicator on them, small Thai chillies are very hot whilst small, fattish ones from Kenya are generally bland, tasteless and rubbish to be honest. Cayennes are a good all rounder, good heat level and fruity taste, especially good when dried. Miles Christine,
Red chillies are ripe green ones, most chillies bought in supermarkets will have some kind of heat indicator on them, small Thai chillies are very hot whilst small, fattish ones from Kenya are generally bland, tasteless and rubbish to be honest. Cayennes are a good all rounder, good heat level and fruity taste, especially good when dried.

Miles

]]> by: Christine http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/the-french-oyster-killer#comment-5343 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:01:05 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/the-french-oyster-killer#comment-5343 Miles, I am getting very interested in chillies but want to know more about them. I only use it in chilli-con-carne or spice up some tomato type sauces. I also put some flakes into baked beans. So thank you for your posts. When buying chillies, are there any indicators as to their heat? How different are green to red chillies and in terms of their usage, please? Sorry if I sound ignorant but I want to learn. Thank you. Christine Miles,
I am getting very interested in chillies but want to know more about them. I only use it in chilli-con-carne or spice up some tomato type sauces. I also put some flakes into baked beans. So thank you for your posts.
When buying chillies, are there any indicators as to their heat? How different are green to red chillies and in terms of their usage, please? Sorry if I sound ignorant but I want to learn.
Thank you.

Christine

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/the-french-oyster-killer#comment-5342 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:55:16 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/the-french-oyster-killer#comment-5342 Cid, Whenever my staff are feeling a cold coming on I give them a similar concoction, as I write this I have remembered already writing a post on it!! Miles Cid,
Whenever my staff are feeling a cold coming on I give them a similar concoction, as I write this I have remembered already writing a post on it!!

Miles

]]> by: Elsie Nean http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/the-french-oyster-killer#comment-5341 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:54:14 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/the-french-oyster-killer#comment-5341 Cid, Your above concoction of ginger, garlic, chilli and honey is great. We shall all feel well in our stomachs, bright in our head and generally warm inside. I used to make a warming drink of freshly squeezed ginger, lemon juice, a spoonful of good honey and boiling water. I shall be adopting the chillies. A friend of mine makes up regularly (approx. 4x per annum) infusions of garlic/water cooked/strained. She takes 2 good glucks of this per day for 3 weeks and is convinced that they keep her grey cells moving! Elsie Cid,
Your above concoction of ginger, garlic, chilli and honey is great. We shall all feel well in our stomachs, bright in our head and generally warm inside.
I used to make a warming drink of freshly squeezed ginger, lemon juice, a spoonful of good honey and boiling water. I shall be adopting the chillies.
A friend of mine makes up regularly (approx. 4x per annum) infusions of garlic/water cooked/strained. She takes 2 good glucks of this per day for 3 weeks and is convinced that they keep her grey cells moving!
Elsie

]]> by: Cid http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/the-french-oyster-killer#comment-5340 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:44:14 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/the-french-oyster-killer#comment-5340 Miles, I tell you, after reading up about the chemical makeup of ginger, I'm now totally convinced that a cocktail of grated fresh ginger, garlic, chilli and honey to taste, in boiling water.... has got to be the natural way to help a cold or flu. Perhaps then Miles, you could try this demon hot chilli in a beverage like this? Thanks for the info about tamarind.... maybe we should bung some in our remedy, bottle it and make a fortune? :) Cid Miles,

I tell you, after reading up about the chemical makeup of ginger, I’m now totally convinced that a cocktail of grated fresh ginger, garlic, chilli and honey to taste, in boiling water…. has got to be the natural way to help a cold or flu. Perhaps then Miles, you could try this demon hot chilli in a beverage like this?

Thanks for the info about tamarind…. maybe we should bung some in our remedy, bottle it and make a fortune? :)

Cid

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/the-french-oyster-killer#comment-5336 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:02:37 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/the-french-oyster-killer#comment-5336 Cid, Did you read Melissa's comment yesterday about the medicinal qualities of chillies, they are more useful than we imagine. As for tamarind, if you buy the pulp be sure to soak it in warm water first, squeeze the flesh then strain it as it is full of pips/stones, tamarind is also a good infusion for colds btw. Miles Cid,
Did you read Melissa’s comment yesterday about the medicinal qualities of chillies, they are more useful than we imagine.
As for tamarind, if you buy the pulp be sure to soak it in warm water first, squeeze the flesh then strain it as it is full of pips/stones, tamarind is also a good infusion for colds btw.

Miles

]]> by: Cid http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/the-french-oyster-killer#comment-5335 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:35:26 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/the-french-oyster-killer#comment-5335 Miles, I recently had a tamarind sauce with some Thai food.... that was nice and something I hadn't had for years. No doubt specialist shops and Waitrose stock various jars/tins of the stuff.... think I'll get some for home use just for a change. Tonight cold chicken left overs to be curried with some coconut milk .... I shall do as you suggest and put some lime leaves in with the rice. You know I was thinking yesterday about the chilli thing and after some research found that despite their heat they appear (in moderation) to be very good for us. So then as I was driving along and felt a bit 'heady' as if a cold might be coming.... ate some crystalized ginger which was also mighty hot.... strange thing is today I feel so much better.... coincidence or maybe not? Cid Miles,

I recently had a tamarind sauce with some Thai food…. that was nice and something I hadn’t had for years. No doubt specialist shops and Waitrose stock various jars/tins of the stuff…. think I’ll get some for home use just for a change.

Tonight cold chicken left overs to be curried with some coconut milk …. I shall do as you suggest and put some lime leaves in with the rice.

You know I was thinking yesterday about the chilli thing and after some research found that despite their heat they appear (in moderation) to be very good for us. So then as I was driving along and felt a bit ‘heady’ as if a cold might be coming…. ate some crystalized ginger which was also mighty hot…. strange thing is today I feel so much better…. coincidence or maybe not?

Cid

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/the-french-oyster-killer#comment-5333 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:43:07 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/the-french-oyster-killer#comment-5333 Cid, I can give them a miss, if I do eat them then I like something with it like a little shallot vinaigrette. I can think of seafood I would rather eat. Miles Cid,
I can give them a miss, if I do eat them then I like something with it like a little shallot vinaigrette. I can think of seafood I would rather eat.

Miles

]]> by: Cid http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/the-french-oyster-killer#comment-5331 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:30:15 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/the-french-oyster-killer#comment-5331 Miles, Now there's something I've never tried. Of course I've had oyster sauce but that's about it. Have I really missed out? Cid Miles,

Now there’s something I’ve never tried. Of course I’ve had oyster sauce but that’s about it. Have I really missed out?

Cid

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