Comments on: Jac's Thursday sandwich bento

By: The Food Pornographer

The Food Pornographer — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:25:59 +0000

Brandi,
I’d never heard of it until Jac introduced me to it. She loves all kinds of pickles. We always have some piccalilli and other kinds of pickles in the fridge.

Excellent, Beauty. It’s nice when others appreciate your cooking (even simple sandwiches), eh? I love knowing Jac enjoys the sandwiches I make for her.

kath,
Hmmm. Not sure I would have the definitive answer to this. Some kayas I have eaten are pandan-flavoured and are a little green. Maybe someone else might know the answer? I suppose looking at the ingredients on the jars might give some clues?

Thanks, Ria.
Melissa’s answer (the comment after yours) is pretty much what I would’ve said. Don’t put cake in the fridge if possible, as the fridge will dry the cake out. We like to leave cake in an air-tight cake tin on the table or kitchen counter (a tupperware would work too). If the weather is very hot or humid, cake probably won’t last too long out of the fridge (should be ok overnight), but if your workplace is air-conditioned the cakes will be fine out of the fridge for the day. I would ice them as late as possible, as close to serving time as I could.

Thanks, Melissa. I think your response was much more elegant than mine. ;)

Cheers, Renee. I plan to!

By: Renee

Renee — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:58:42 +0000

Hey TFP, love your bentos… keep it up! :)

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:38:17 +0000

Ria, fridges have dehumidifiers, so I think baked goods are best kept on the counter, well wrapped so they stay moist. Also, they are much better served at room temp. However, I don’t know about the humidity/dryness where you live.

By: Ria

Ria — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:50:25 +0000

Hi TFP,
Awesome website. Totally food-porn worthy =]
Anihoos, Jus want to ask how I can keep cupcakes fresh? Say if I was to make them tonight and need them tomorrow for work..How do I go about storing them? In a tupperware and kept in the fridge? And should I store them in the fridge again when I get to work? Thanks in advance =]

By: kath

kath — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:43:11 +0000

can you describe the difference in the taste for the golden brown and green coloured kaya thanks

By: Beauty

Beauty — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:00:03 +0000

Nice sandwiches. I am good in making egg and tuna sandwiches and my kids had that almost once a week. according to them, best in town :) am in cloud 9 !!

By: Brandi

Brandi — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:35:24 +0000

My great grandmother always called (American) sweet pickle relish piccalilli. I’ve never heard the term used by anyone else ever.

It’s nice to finally know what it really is. She was originally from Quebec, Canada. Maybe they had real piccalilli there.