Kitty's Corner

It is also very good for baiting rat and mouse traps

If u warm Nutella up and put it on Ice cream!! OMG it is soooo good!!!

Nice on a toasted Crumpet, apparently

Crepes with nutella is really really really really really nice...

Yes, I am totally with you on this one, Zaph.

You're all Satan's minions.

9/10 dentists recommend brushing with Nutella.

so long time dear Kitty

Mmmmmm Yeah, I don't buy it or else I eat the whole tub! Try nutella on orange slices Mmmm so good!

Originally posted by galadriel:

Try nutella on orange slices

Sounds good. It's funny how taste develops, because when I was a kid I absolutely hated orange flavour mixed with chocolate flavour, but now I have an almost religious veneration towards that particular shade.

It seems many people love nutella. I wonder if I can get it here in Pune. Maybe I'd get it in Big Bazaar or Food Mart.

put it in a mini ice-cube tray, freeze it and then dip the little blocks in melted chocolate to make really yummy chocolate treats. .

My one is still the best

Originally posted by qlue:

put it in a mini ice-cube tray, freeze it and then dip the little blocks in melted chocolate to make really yummy chocolate treats.

You mean put the frozen blocks into warm milk?

Originally posted by Aqualion:

Sounds good. It's funny how taste develops, because when I was a kid I absolutely hated orange flavour mixed with chocolate flavour, but now I have an almost religious veneration towards that particular shade.

Yes, it is strange. I used to HATE marzipan and now I love it! Then there were those foods that I 'disliked' even though I had never tried them, like avocado. Then I tried it and I really like it:)

Originally posted by Zaphira:

What the hell is the last one thinking?!

That he's got enough money and is starting to get sick of the screams...

Originally posted by galadriel:

You mean put the frozen blocks into warm milk?

No I mean melting some chocolate in a bowl and dropping the frozen blocks in and then scoop them out and put them on a a plastic sheet to set! .

Ok, I'm trying me some of this stuff! I keep hearing about it from Nerak, and her blog, now here... *dives into a vat of*

Haha.I used to hate Tea as a kid. Drink it *lots* now Ditto milk - had a bad experience with milk at school when I was 5 or 6 and only started to drink it again late last year!! Love it, now

It's pretty good for you, although actually Goat's milk is closer to human mother's milk in it's molecular structure than Cows milk. Easier to digest, and all that

\\edit : I know some people say it's bad for you - but they probably carry on eating BBQs (quite carcinogenic), take-aways, eggs & bacon (yum), chips, burgers et al, and they worry about Milk?? Makes me laugh. Hahaha. Like that

Due to alcohol being my main source of nourishment for periods of my life, there are certain food items that my stomack won't accept. One of them is milk. Even a small amount of milk in coffee makes me sick. Strangely enough coffee doesn't hurt me at all. According to the doctors my condition would give me the excact opposite reaction and they recommend no coffee and lots of milk, but in reality, to me, it's the other way around.

Weird.

Originally posted by FlaRin:

\\edit : I know some people say it's bad for you - but they probably carry on eating BBQs (quite carcinogenic), take-aways, eggs & bacon (yum), chips, burgers et al, and they worry about Milk?? Makes me laugh. Hahaha. Like that

I think everyone probably knows about my views on milk, even though I like yogurt. Yes, I am WEIRD!

But yes, that reminds me of my dad. He says that he wont eat smoked meats because they are smoked and smoke is bad, but then eats fatty foods and white bread etc :|

Haha - yeah - I must say that my daughter (15) is unable to consume any dairy product - she has a full and total allergy - milk, cheese, chocolate, anything at all that has any milk based products in it (and there are quite a lot)...so I know all about having to be dairy free, and living with all that it entails (ditto gluten free, for similar reasons) - and I understand fully not actually liking milk, but if you *do* like it - drink up, it's not poison Nor is Pepsi Max, thank the dear

strange you should talk about coffee and milk with regards to alcohol Martin. .
Back in the days when I was still consuming alcohol on occasion, I tended to always over-indulge on those occasions. .
When hungover, I couldn't eat or drink most things, and bother coffee and milk were among the 'don't even try it' list. .
The only thing I could consume was sweet, black tea. . (think treacle)
And I had to consume over a litre of the stuff before I re-hydrated enough to start recovering! .

That sounds unpleasant, I preferred water for such occasions which I must admit are very much a thing of the past now

I virtually drink nothing alcoholic at all now, no beer, wine or anything - and amazingly enough feel much better for it, can get that 'feel good' effect without it it has surprised me a lot, over the last year or so.

I was encouraged to just stop entirely one day by a dear friend and that's exactly what I did. It's excellent (and thank you, dear friend, you know who you are )

I only ever got headaches as hangovers, and I *hate* headaches! I guess water & tea were the drinks I took to counter that, and masses of whatever painkillers I had to hand.

I think too much Nutella might produce Kitty's Facebook version
Nasty stuff

It looked way better when was green

I liked the green one - now *every* smilie is a Simpson

Here's a recipe that you might like, Pussy Cat. You'd have to figure out how to eliminate all the cream though - but I know you could do that.... :

Nutella steamed pudding
(serves 4-6)

Ingredients
1 cup (240ml) Nutella
1/2 cup (120ml) heavy cream
4 tablespoons (50g) butter (plus more for greasing the bowl)
pinch of salt
6 eggs, separated: yolks in one bowl, whites in another
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/3 cup (65g) sugar
1/4 cup (35g) flour

1. Grease the bowl generously with butter.
2. In a small heavy pan, heat the cream, butter and salt over medium low. Lower the heat to low and add the Nutella. Whisk together until totally combined. Set aside until just a bit warm.
3. Add the egg yolks to a large bowl and whisk until a bit frothy. Pour the Nutella mixture into the eggs, whisking while you add it so the eggs don’t curdle.
4. In a separate bowl, whip the egg white with an electric mixer. When the egg whites start looking foamy, add the cream of tartar and the sugar. Whisk until stiff peaks form, but don’t let it dry out.
5. Stir in about a quarter of the egg whites into the egg yolk and Nutella mixture. Gently fold the rest of the egg whites in with a spatula. Sprinkle on the flour and gently fold that in as well.
6. Prepare the steamed pudding (a good BBC cookery link for that here ). Set a tea towel in the bottom of a huge pot that will hold the pudding bowl. Add the bowl and pour boiling water until halfway up the sides of the bowl. Set over medium low heat (until the water is simmering) and cover the pot. (You may need to add water part of the way through)
7. Steam the pudding for an hour. Remove from heat and let stand for 15 minutes. This is a good time to prepare the Nutella sauce.

Nutella sauce
1/4 cup (60ml) Nutella
3 tablespoons boiling water

Add the Nutella to a medium-sized bowl. While whisking, pour the boiling water over the Nutella. It may seize up at first, but as the water gets incorporated, it will become smooth again.

Sweetened creme fraiche
1/2 cup (120ml) creme fraiche
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Combine the creme fraiche, sugar and vanilla. Stir together until smooth.

Serve with either sweetened creme fraiche or nutella sauce or both


I found this recipe at...
http://crispywaffle.com/
...where there is also a recipe for Nutella and Creme Fraich Ice Cream :yum:

I could never keep water down when hungover. .

I stopped drinking for 10 years, couldnt stomach even half a pint of beer, now I just drink beer, no spirits

Originally posted by Zaphira:

it's as if people *need* me to tell the reason for me not drinking

I get that too. And when I tell people that it is because I am an alcoholic, many will start talking about how they have considered if they may have a problem themselves, and sometimes go into details about this, and I am like 'hey, that's not my problem, dude, go see a doctor', but I normally just do the smiling-and-nodding routine and let them talk. So, I have managed to get over my problems. This doesn't mean I am holding the philosopher's stone in my pocket, man. I can't do anything about your problem. Nobody can, except you.

Know what I mean?

Originally posted by Zaphira:

As for the drinking - I don't drink much, if at all. And the weird thing is that when I go out, social event, both with friends and also at work, it's as if people *need* me to tell the reason for me not drinking. Many are the questions like: "so um, is there a specific reason for you not drinking...?" - and I can see they almost fear the answer! I mean - what is the matter with "It's just a choice I made"?

I get that too. "So, why don't you drink?". I've told people I had an alcohol problem (fake story) and then they ask even more questions. I once told someone it was against my religion (also a lie), but then they wanted to know what religion it was. I don't drink because I don't want to, but for most people, that isn't a good enough excuse. I haven't had an alcoholic drink since October 2009, nearly two years yay:) I used to get drunk from 3 fingers of beer, so I imagine I would get drunk very fast now!

I talk too much if I get drunk (hard to believe, I know ) and, although am (or was, when it used to happen) a very happy drunk, I suffer from *total* memory recall - and to be honest...that's not always a good thing

When someone asks you, "why don't you drink?" turn the tables on them and ask them, "why do you drink?".
If they don't change the subject, turn up the heat, ask them about thier 'problem'. .
If you can't get them to change the subject within thirty seconds, you're not trying hard enough. .

and yes, I'm aware of the spelling mistake in that comment but it's not like anyone will actually notice right?

What, the "whiz don't you drink bit?" Nope, never saw it

It's very simple, actually. Psychology. By not drinking you prove that it is possible not to drink. By proving this and thereby suggesting that not drinking at a party is also social acceptable and perhaps even the better choice, you put his/her drinking into perspective, and he starts wondering.

Originally posted by qlue:

When someone asks you, "why don't you drink?" turn the tables on them and ask them, "why do you drink?".If they don't change the subject, turn up the heat, ask them about thier 'problem'. .If you can't get them to change the subject within thirty seconds, you're not trying hard enough

Good idea! Though the typical Aussie would give the reason 'Cos I like to like get smashed?'

That's probably the best reason there is...
"why do you drink" - "because I like to get drunk".

Honest, simple & easy to remember - I like it

By not drinking you are making yourself different from the rest of the people (majority) that do, so its the same behaviour that you get in the school playground with the kid that is different in some way..

*puts hands up* That's me! I was the one that was different, 'weird' because I was smart and bad at sport. All the people who picked on me are now fat (they used to be in top shape at 16) and working on Sunday in the shopping centre eiher stacking shelves or selling hair accessories. I became skinny, fit, have a proper job and earn more than they ever will I love seeing them in the shops so I can have a secret little laugh to myself:)

Ah, but do you meet them at parties and not drink?

Why would you want to meet them at parties??