Jax
25-07-2009, 04:01 PM
Hi and welcome to the recipe section, or 'yummy' section, of this forum :D Please feel free to post any of your recipes here for others to try out and maybe for variations to be offerred.
One rule really, please make sure that you reference any recipes you may have taken from books, magazines or websites as it's only fair to those that have done the initial hard work ;)
Just because we may well get some recipes in American measurements here's some conversion tables, although they seem to change a bit and I think it's best to actually buy a set of cups;
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
1 ounce = 2 tablespoons
1/4 cup = 4 tablespoons
1/3 cup = 5 1/3 tablespoons
1 cup
= 8oz
= 16 tablespoons
= 1/2 pint
1/2 quart
= 1 pint
= 2 cups
1 gallon
= 4 quarts
= 8 pints
= 16 cups
= 128oz
Taken from Kristen Suzanne's Easy Raw Vegan Desserts (http://www.rawinuk.com/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=4)
Measurements Converter (British, metric and US)
1 ounce flour = 25g = quarter cup
4 ounces flour = 125g = One cup
8 ounces flour = 250g = Two cups
4 ounces oatmeal = 125g = One cup (scant)
5 ounces currants = 150g = One cup
One ounce (1oz) = One rounded tablespoon
One tablespoon of liquid = 3 teaspoons
One teaspoon liquid = 5ml
One British teaspoon is the same as an American teaspoon
One British tablespoon liquid = 17.7ml
One US tablespoon liquid =14.2ml
8 tablespoons = 4 fluid ounces = 125ml = Half cup
8 fluid ounces = 250ml = One cup (Half a US pint)
Half pint/10 fluid ounces = 300ml = One and a quarter cups (scant)
Three quarters of a pint/15 fluid ounces = 450 ml =Two cups (scan) or one US pint
One British pint/20 fluid ounces = 600ml = Two and a half cups
Ingredient converter
Broad beans = Lima beans
Celery stick = Celery stalk
Cornflour = Cornstarch
Dessicated coconut = Flaked coconut
Essence = Extract
Flaked almonds = Slivered almonds
Glacé = Candied
Icing = Frosting
Jam = Preserves
Mixed spices = Allspice
Spring onion = Scallion/green onion
Stoned raisins = Seedless raisins
Strong plain flour = Unbleached white flour
Sultanas = Seedless white raisins
Treacle = Molasses
Wholemeal = Wholewheat
Taken from rampantscotland (http://www.rampantscotland.com/recipes/blrecipe_terms.htm)
Coriander = Cilantro
Rocket = Arugula
Courgette = Zucchini
Sweetcorn = Maize
Peppers = Bell Peppers
Pak Choi = Bok Choy
Chickpeas = Garbanzos
Aubergine = Eggplant
Beetroot = Beet
Linseeds = Flax Seeds
Spring Onions = Green Onions
Sharon Fruit = Persimmon
Physalis = Cape Gooseberry
Stoned = Pitted
Cling film = Saran Wrap
One rule really, please make sure that you reference any recipes you may have taken from books, magazines or websites as it's only fair to those that have done the initial hard work ;)
Just because we may well get some recipes in American measurements here's some conversion tables, although they seem to change a bit and I think it's best to actually buy a set of cups;
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
1 ounce = 2 tablespoons
1/4 cup = 4 tablespoons
1/3 cup = 5 1/3 tablespoons
1 cup
= 8oz
= 16 tablespoons
= 1/2 pint
1/2 quart
= 1 pint
= 2 cups
1 gallon
= 4 quarts
= 8 pints
= 16 cups
= 128oz
Taken from Kristen Suzanne's Easy Raw Vegan Desserts (http://www.rawinuk.com/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=4)
Measurements Converter (British, metric and US)
1 ounce flour = 25g = quarter cup
4 ounces flour = 125g = One cup
8 ounces flour = 250g = Two cups
4 ounces oatmeal = 125g = One cup (scant)
5 ounces currants = 150g = One cup
One ounce (1oz) = One rounded tablespoon
One tablespoon of liquid = 3 teaspoons
One teaspoon liquid = 5ml
One British teaspoon is the same as an American teaspoon
One British tablespoon liquid = 17.7ml
One US tablespoon liquid =14.2ml
8 tablespoons = 4 fluid ounces = 125ml = Half cup
8 fluid ounces = 250ml = One cup (Half a US pint)
Half pint/10 fluid ounces = 300ml = One and a quarter cups (scant)
Three quarters of a pint/15 fluid ounces = 450 ml =Two cups (scan) or one US pint
One British pint/20 fluid ounces = 600ml = Two and a half cups
Ingredient converter
Broad beans = Lima beans
Celery stick = Celery stalk
Cornflour = Cornstarch
Dessicated coconut = Flaked coconut
Essence = Extract
Flaked almonds = Slivered almonds
Glacé = Candied
Icing = Frosting
Jam = Preserves
Mixed spices = Allspice
Spring onion = Scallion/green onion
Stoned raisins = Seedless raisins
Strong plain flour = Unbleached white flour
Sultanas = Seedless white raisins
Treacle = Molasses
Wholemeal = Wholewheat
Taken from rampantscotland (http://www.rampantscotland.com/recipes/blrecipe_terms.htm)
Coriander = Cilantro
Rocket = Arugula
Courgette = Zucchini
Sweetcorn = Maize
Peppers = Bell Peppers
Pak Choi = Bok Choy
Chickpeas = Garbanzos
Aubergine = Eggplant
Beetroot = Beet
Linseeds = Flax Seeds
Spring Onions = Green Onions
Sharon Fruit = Persimmon
Physalis = Cape Gooseberry
Stoned = Pitted
Cling film = Saran Wrap