for fabulously frugal food
I have been thinking about using quinoa for ages, and have had a packet in the cupboard, also for ages, but never got round to using it. SW has a recipe for the ‘the best ever veggie burgers’ using quinoa, so I thought I would have a go.
Had a lovely day yesterday afternoon. The U3A budget cookery group came round and we did some puddings. We started off with Delia’s Chocolate Roulade, then Oaty Apple Crumble, Easy Cheesecakes and Chocolate Ice Cream. With a detour via making garlicky Boursin using...
Picked lots and lots of raspberries and loganberries from the canes in the garden this afternoon, they’re doing really well. Lots more to come yet. So, you know what I’m going to say now don’t you! Yes, I made some raspberry ice cream! It thickened up so nicely in the...
Although I have four extremely large tins of mandarins, I opened a much smaller one yesterday to try mandarin flavour ice cream. I had the second pot of double cream to use, but no more yogort. So I thought I’d try it with just cream to see what the difference was....
Some lovely food today! I decided to use the bargain, 20p, chicken livers for lunch. I fried them all off in 10g of butter until tender. We don’t want to cook liver too much, it goes tough and dry. Then I simply stirred in half a pack of value soft cheese that needed...
My version of a classic Italian dish – aubergines, layered with breadcrumbs, potatoes, mozzarella and parmesan
A wonderfully tasty pasta sauce from Liguria, made from walnuts and olive oil Lots of ideas for changes and adjustments
I had this at lunchtime today. It was substantial, very filling and very delicious. One I will be doing again for sure
That delicious looking pudding was what I had yesterday at Galin. Peanut mousse with banana cake and caramel sauce. It was wonderful and inspired me to see if I could recreate the mousse. It was super smooth, mildly peanutty and a bit buttery. I asked the owner when...
Well goodness, my dogs are barking* this evening! I have just come back from catering a WI resolutions lunch, where we have a nice lunch, then debate the resolution for the annual WI campaign. This year I did a risotto. Proper Arborio rice, with white wine, butter,...
Glad to get to bed last night after the late one the previous evening. Didn't go too early as I would just wake up earlier. And when did I wake up? Flipping 3am, that's when. Gave up and got up at 4:30, still tired, but unable to sleep. Argh. Drooping around all day....
Happy Easter! If, after eating all those hot cross buns and chocolate eggs, you feel the need for some vegetables…… I was looking through my recipe folder yesterday and came across this recipe. I thought it was from the Cranks Fast Food book, but on checking it, it...