Guest guest Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Hi there everyone, This is Marie in Holland checking in. I'm sorry to report that last weekend was a slimmer's nightmare for me. I went to Germany with a group of 5 other women to attend one of the many Christmas markets. The one we went to is in Oberhausen. All of us are members of a called Expat Women in Holland. Most of the members are from either USA or Canada, but there are a few other countries represented too. As I said, the market was a huge temptation to the hapless dieter!! The potato pizzas are to die for and who could resist a plate of simmered button mushrooms with a huge dollop of garlic sour cream? There were all sorts of similar goodies so I would definitely not put the Oberhausen Christmas market on my list of top places to go for dieters (LOL). And of course, in the hotel there was the all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet to cope with. They had scrambled eggs to die for. However, the extra calories were worth it for the great fun we all had and I'm really glad I went. We love to eat Indian food and I especially love pappadams. However, I have seen how much oil they absorb when they are being cooked so I decided to try a little experiment. If you take an unoiled pan and heat it until it is almost smoking, you can cook pappadams for a few seconds on either side until little " blisters " appear. Of course they don't taste exactly the same as deep fried ones but they do get nice and crisp and are good to eat with raita or just plain. Using this method, the pappadams are much less likely to burn that if you use a method I have often seen recommended - holding the pappadams over a gas flame. Cheers from Marie in Holland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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