Anyone fancy a word association game??

[ChaosTrulyReigns]

I say an ingredient, you say the first complementary ingredient that comes to mind, then throw another ingredient into the mix.

I'll start.

salmon

puff pastry

(as in salmon en croute. Have I got the right idea?)

Yep sure do!

What's your ingredient twirly?

Rice - to go with salmon.

Butternut squash (for the next ingredient).

Oh I get it now

Ravioli (filled with butternut squash)

pecan nuts

cranberries

I forgot.

spinach

Mandarins, to go with spinach in a spinach, mandarin, and pecan salad with sweet onion dressing.
(Just to fancy up the original idea and possibly get new food ideas.

New ingredient: Lentils.

caramelised onions

That's a good idea Jacksmania (were you mama before btw?)

raspberries

I was Jacksmama, and then galwaygirl accidentally renamed me on Southsea's thread (prem ruptured membranes, in the U.S.) and I liked it so much I namechanged :o

What would you do with lentils and caramelized onions?

Ingredient to go with raspberries - oats and brown sugar and some flour and butter to make raspberry crumble. Mmmmm {needing comfort food emoticon].

New ingredient: Pork loin.

I saw a recipe last week for lentils and onions, I'll try and find it.

erm,

apples

• someone posted in here recenty about pork flattened out filled with stuffing and caramelised apples then rerolled with pancetta. Yum.

Hmmm. Ok, I'm going to be lame and say the same as above (ingredients for a crumble) to go with apples.

Next ingredient: Pineapple.

(Have you noticed we're playing this by ourselves? LOL.)

They're all boring feckers!

Or, are we?

cheese, obv.

And stop with the crumble action. [wunk]

We're not boring!!

But you might be drunk :o - what's [wunk] mean?? Is that a combination of [drunk] and ?

Cheese and pineapple? in a kind of way. Unless on pizza.

Ok, next ingredient: pizza.

(I think I'm messing this up somehow.)

Ok, I have to take a break - I'm at work (Pacific Time Zone, it's 11:30 am here) - will be back in an hour or so :)

I'm just putting DCs to bed - I'll have a mini break too.

pizza doesn't count by the way!!

And is to early for wine.

red wine plus chicken thighs - nom nom nom

new ingredient:

Aubergine

Mozzerella to be wrapped in the aubergine and oven baked

ponders Carrots.

What??? Pizza doesn't count? Hmmmf

BTW, it is not too early for wine. I mean, yes, technically, it is too early here. But since I'm talking to (typing to?) people in the UK, I'm on UK time.
That is my excuse and I am sticking to it.

Hmmm. Carrots.

Ok, carrots and pumpkin in Curried Carrot and Pumpkin Soup.

New ingredient: pizza

:o

Ground beef. I believe you call it mince?

Hi can I join in?

Mince definately makes me think of tomato sauce, to make lasagne. My staple dish if people are coming for dinner and I can't be arsed haven't the time to think of anything else more original.

My next ingredient is goat's cheese.

I'm writing this as I have some slightly out of date goat's cheese in my fridge and don't know what to do with it (and going to start a new thread about this too!)

Goat's cheese??? Sorry, Chaos, but for goat's cheese, the reply must be PIZZA.

Next: basil leaves.

tomatoes

chillies

Chilies

Spaghetti with scallops cooked in garlic butter with fresh red chilli and parsley.

Next: saffron (my sister brought it back from India in January - don't know what to do with it!)

OOh, do yerself a paella or a risotto.

Oooohhh... saffron! Saffron rice, definitely! It's like a risotto.

Finely chop onion and garlic, saute in butter. Add saffron threads. Saute rice grains in butter w/ onion, garlic and saffron until translucent. Start adding chicken stock. Add some curry powder, turmeric and salt. When you've added enough chicken stock so he rice is cooked, add a bit of cream. Yummy!!
I chop up tomatoes, green chilies and add green peas to it.

New ingredient: blueberry jam.

Sounds yummy - I'll try it next week.

Don't fancy blueberry jam much