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Potato and Onion Layer
A simple combination made a little bit special by slicing and grilling to get crispy bits
Home made greetings cards, save a bundle if you want to give Christmas cards
Save a bundle if you want to give Christmas greetings cards. I make lots of greetings cards, in many different ways.
Apple and Spice Muffins, using no egg and my apples, 4p each, 9p if you buy the apples
Just been having a little experiment in the kitchen. Due to budgetry constraints on our plans I have been musing about baking without eggs. I used to do it years and years ago but had completely forgotten what I did, except that it involved a little vinegar.
Herb Bread, 6p a serving
250g flour mixed with yeast, water and a handful of something else makes four portions of lovely bread
Gigantes Plaki and pitta
Giant butter beans, in a spicy sauce and served with a pitta bread, couscous, or anything else you fancy. Part of meal plan 4
Spiced Parsnip Soup 17p a serving. Serve with tomato scone or herb bread
This is a delicious soup. Mildly spicy and creamy, a lovely cold weather lunch, filling, warming and tasty. Serve with either herb bread or tomato scones.
Butter Bean and Vegetable Curry
This recipe is one I have had in my recipe book for a very long time. As is the case with many curries, it is very variable. You can change the vegetables around pretty much to whatever you want
Granola, 8p a serving, 14p including the milk
Made some granola this evening. The whole place now smells of vanilla, a delicious smell. The granola is for the 4th meal plan and the entire huge box of it is available for use during the week if required.
Spring Green Pesto
I tried Jack’s recipe for Kale Pesto this week. I didn’t have any kale, but I did have some spring greens that needed using, so in they went. Jack used the soft cheese that has become one of my favourite ingredients, and crispy crumbs on top, which sounds delicious,...
Bread Pudden, made using leftover bread
Made some bread pudding today using rock hard bread. Forgot to add any fat – argh! But actually, it was fine. Didn’t even notice!
Apples again – baked sponge with an apple base, and compote with raisin pancakes
apple sponge done in the microwave, and apple compote with mixed spice, served with raisin pancakes – yum
Apples, apples and …………. apples!
I picked the last apple tree clean just now. It’s a Fiesta, which is a green, crisp apple with a lovely juicy bite and a clean, appley, Cox like flavour. Ken Muir, the grower, says that the season is October to December, and as you might expect from that, they weren’t...