tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36639748958461123902024-03-13T04:48:24.936-07:00Pam's Random RecipesA selection of my recipes, some adapted from books, magazines and friends, but most are made up as I go from what I have in stock. Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663974895846112390.post-52905797520229303402015-11-22T09:32:00.000-08:002015-11-22T09:32:59.665-08:00Straight from Life at Cobble Hill Farm<span style="font-size: large;">One of the newer blogs that I have followed is Life at Cobble Hill Farm.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">A week ago there was a recipe for ham and cheese rolls, I filed it away and bookmarked it. Today I dug it out and Oh My Word!! DELISH</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">4 1/2 cups of white bread flour, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1 sachet of fast yeast,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2 tsp sugar, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Whisk together and add enough warm water to make a soft dough, I used almost 2 cups, and a splash of oil.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Knead for 5 minutes, return to an oiled bowl, cover and leave to double in size.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Take 1/3rd of the dough and roll out to a rectangle.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Mix about 2 oz butter with a good slug of Worcestershire sauce and 1 tbsp Dijon mustard. ( these are my measurements, proper ones are given at the original) Spread this over the dough, I had a little left over.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Sprinkle with grated cheddar and dot with some soft blue cheese, my version, then cover with sliced ham.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Roll up like a swiss roll and pinch the edges together, slice into about 10 slices and put into a lined tin, I used my old 1/2 standard tin.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Put straight into an oven at 170c for about 20 minutes, take out drizzle or dollop the rest of the filling mi over and pop back in the oven for 10 minutes. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Try very hard to let them cool a little before chomping in. They are very very good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the waste not want not way while they were cooking, I looked at the remaining dough, then gazed round the kitchen in a blank sort of way. Ah Ha, 2 slightly wizzened apples. Quick look in the pantry and scooped up a jar of bottled apple, in the fridge for a pack of cream cheese nearly out of date and some cinnamon and brown sugar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Roll out almost half the remaining dough and spread with the mix, roll up as before and slice, put into a lined tin and leave to rise. Once the ham and cheese rolls come out, slide the sweet ones in the oven, 25 minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had some mix over but choose to dribble some Maple syrup over these as soon as they came out. They domed a bit as I had inadvertently turned the oven up too high. It did not matter, they were so good I burnt my fingers and my tongue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What about the apples I hear you say, well first I wrapped the rest of the pizza dough in cling film and bunged it in the freezer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I peeled and chopped the 2 apples, mixed them into the cream cheese mix and then stirred in the jar of apple. This went into a pyrex dish. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">8 ozs Plain Flour, with 4 ozs butter rubbed in, 2 ozs sugar, a handful or 2 of oats and more cinnamon, 1/2 tsp or so. Mix together and tip over apple mix, pop in oven when sweet rolls come out for 35 minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">No idea what it will taste like but it does smell good. It will be pudding tonight with leftovers, fingers crossed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last night was so warm that I could not sleep, I was awake till 5 ish and then crawled into bed and slept till 9.20. I hit the sofa, coffee in hand and turned the box on. My guests were up and about and were happy to watch Simon and Tim playing with food. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Ding, Flash, a light bulb moment, roasted Cauliflower cheese on toast, we could almost smell and taste it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A sad looking half Cauliflower, separated into florets and tossed in a little rapeseed oil, a sliced garlic clove and some salt and pepper. Into the mini oven 170c for about 10 minutes.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">While that was roasting a good handfull of grated cheddar was mixed with an egg, a dollop of wholegrain mustard and a shake of Tabasco.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The roasted Cauli, I forgot to take a photo before putting the topping on. It is only roasted lightly, the cauli is almost cooked but the garlic is not burnt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Top with the fragrant cauli mix, and enjoy. On the telly they used griddled walnut bread and topped the cauli mix with more chilli sauce, then put it under a grill to cook. As my oven was hot I used it, and we left off the chilli sauce.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh My Word, it was great, I can see the topping on a pizza, in a jacket potato or on a puff pastry base, even stirred through pasta.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is very rich and this was plenty, I can still taste it, I will be fine now till dinner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Pumpkin and Chickpea Curry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2 tsp Turmeric, 2 tsp Coriander, 1 tsp Cayenne, 2 tsp Cumin, 2 tsp curry powder and 1 tbsp Fenugreek.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The flesh of a small pumpkin, 2 peppers (halved, save the other bits for the next recipe), half a sad leek, a small red onion, a bit of fresh ginger OR 1 tsp of ground ginger, 2 cloves garlic, a tin of chickpeas and a tin of tomatoes. I also used 2 dollops of tomato puree from the freezer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Peel and dice the onion and garlic, peel and very finely slice the ginger then mince and add to the spices, stir to coat with the oily mixture. Slice the half leek lengthways and dice, the deseed and dice both the half peppers and add to the pot, add the prepared pumpkin, stir and sweat for a few minutes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cool and keep in fridge for about 4 days, I have never frozen this as the pumpkin is soft, I think that after freezing it would turn to mush on reheating. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As a token gesture to the Spring like weather, and the profusion of second flush flowers around I made this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dice 2 sticks celery, and the leaves, a bunch of spring onions, half a green and half a yellow pepper and a few rashers of bacon ( these weighed 100 gm) Sweat in a little oil for around 10 minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then add a tin of chopped tomatoes, and the tin full of water, 2 tsp Italian mixed herbs, 1 tsp dried Basil and a good grind of black pepperI also added a dollop of frozen tomato puree. Bring to simmer and cook on low for 20 minutes till thick.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once cool chill and freeze. This smells and tastes fresh and spring like, I add some fresh basil leaves just before serving over cooked pasta. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Grate 2 decent size carrots, finely dice 1 large onion and sweat in a little oil till soft. I used coconut oil, as I had it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mash enough red kidney beans, I used 470 gm that I soaked and cooked a while ago. They were in the freezer and needed using up. Then mash the carrot and onion into the beans, adding your seasoning of choice. I used 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp smoked paprika, 2 tsp dried mixed herbs and a good grind of black pepper and a good pinch of salt. I pressed scoops of the mixture into burger shapes and then rolled in gram flour to coat. This helps them to hold their shape as I did not use egg to bind them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then I fried them gently in more coconut oil for about 4 minutes on each side, the chips went in to my Air Fryer for 25 minutes. I went the whole hog and served Mushy Peas on the side, Oh Yum</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are many different versions of this recipe out there, I vary the beans and the veg, grated courgette and red onion is a good mix. Baked beans with the sauce washed off are equally as good. If I use chick peas from a tin I tend to drain and rinse then boil for 5 minutes or so in fresh water to soften them up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I do make these smaller and serve with salad and warm flatbreads with cucumber, mint and yoghurt dressing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday I decided to use them, I was cooking for 4 and wanted something simple that I could prep in advance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cook the steaks in milk and drain through a sieve, collect the milk in a bowl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once cold use the milk to make a thick white sauce.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This amount will make 8 meals, so cut half the slab into 4 portions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I would not call this a cheap meal, salmon steaks are quite pricey but 3 of them will make 8 meals so not too expensive, and with my gifted fish these meals will be as cheap as the chips we had.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Put a splash of oil in a large pan, add 2 sticks of celery, 1 red onion and a green pepper, diced, sweat for a few minutes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I added a full jar of Red Thai Paste, I like it hot. Stir well</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You do not have to use Thai, any curry paste will give you a good meal. Leave out the coconut and bamboo and water chestnuts,change the chick peas for kidney beans and use chilli powder and flakes. Forget the spices and use onion gravy and serve with Yorkshire Pudding or mash. It is a very adaptable meal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First I dug a block of puff pastry out of the freezer to defrost.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been making variations of this recipe for a long while, long before Quinoa became "famous". This version is vegan, by design, I enjoy a total break from meat and dairy every now and then.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When the water boils drop in 2 or 3 decent size cabbage leaves, Savoy is the best one to use as the leaves are fleshy and soft once blanched.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I use a large tea towel folded in half longways and put 4 leaves onto one half, then fold the other half over and put another layer on, cover with a cloth or kitchen roll and leave to dry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dice a red onion, green pepper and some celery, (the trinity) and sweat in a dash of oil.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the current version of Mum's Apple Cake, she put it on her blog a few weeks ago and I have made it at least twice a week since and altered it slightly each time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">6oz Caster Sugar, I used soft light brown sugar (£1.39 per KG from Lidl)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">2 eggs and a splash of milk. I buy medium eggs and use 3 plus some milk.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">2 apples peeled, cored and diced.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I vary the amount of apple and add other things.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This time it was a handful of mixed dried fruit and a good spoonful of sunflower seeds, I used 2 small cooking apples and added a heaped tsp of ground cinnamon to the flour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Start with "the trilogy", green pepper, celery and onion,oops only have red onions so I used a leek. Dice and sweat in a little oil for around 5 minutes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile separate half a cauliflower into florets and dice or slice as the fancy takes you, drain and rinse a can of chick peas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Choose your spices, I used 1 tsp of all of these and added a good big pinch of dried Fenugreek leaves. Then decided to add a bit more curry powder.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used the whole tin of tomatoes, just chopped with a knife in the tin, and a heaped tsp of paste.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">then add the tomatoes, paste and enough vegetable stock to make the sauce. Simmer for 20 -30 minutes, serve, eat and enjoy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3 good servings with some rice or even a jacket potato.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is my dish full, I had some garlic bread with it and am stuffed to the gills.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes I want the veg but not the curry, so I use smoked paprika, garlic granules, black pepper and dried basil instead of the curry spices. You end up with a goulash type meal which is just as good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tomorrow I am making Chestnut and Mushroom stuffed cabbage leaves in tomato sauce.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cheesy bites, lighter than cobbler and dumplings, to go with tonight's beef casserole.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Use a balloon whisk to mix and add around 70 gms margarine, rub in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">No rolling, just press out gently with your fingers to a rough rectangle, cut into 8 and transfer to a lined tray.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663974895846112390.post-48023422401373523822015-09-30T12:29:00.002-07:002015-09-30T12:29:46.154-07:00Cheesy potato croquettes<span style="font-size: large;">I saw a version of this on Facebook this morning, had a look in the fridge and using what I have made them for dinner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">4 potatoes, 3 carrots and 1/4 of a swede, peel and cut into chunks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Into salted water, bring to boil and simmer till soft, drain and mash.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile take a smallish red onion, peel and dice, sweat in a pan with a good dollop of butter, when soft add 2 cloves of garlic sliced finely and cook on for 5 minutes or so, till it is all soft.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Drain the root veg and tip in the onion and garlic mix and the butter, mash well together, tip into a bowl and leave to cool.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Take a pack of soft cheese with herbs and garlic, or plain if that is what you have, tip into a bowl and add a good handful of grated cheese, I used a strong Welsh cheddar, and mix well together, put into fridge to chill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When the potato mix is cold take a scoop and press out into a rough round on the palm of your hand, add a teaspoon or so of the cheese mix.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Use the spoon to spread almost covering the veg mix, then fold round to enclose the cheeses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These do not have to be this shape, there is no reason they could not be round or egg shaped if you like.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I made 6 and put them onto a plate and then into the fridge to firm up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I decided to flour, egg wash and breadcrumb these to help hold the cheese inside.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then into a hot oven for 20-25 minutes, you can spray with oil for a crisper finish, and serve.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They came out perfect for me, slightly browned and crisp but not hard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Served with 2 poached eggs and a spoonful of baked beans, they hit the spot I did have a dollop of my tomato and chilli chutney with them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was very good, but i like to be totally lazy sometimes so the next time that I fancy this I will be potting half the veg mix in a pyrex dish, then spreading the cheese and then top with the rest of the veg mix and into the oven. I am sure that it will be equally as good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663974895846112390.post-40221894167053248122015-09-25T01:57:00.000-07:002015-09-25T01:57:26.525-07:00Huge Baked Beans, <span style="font-size: large;">These are huge in size and in taste. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Back in the mists of time when I lived in an old farmhouse I cooked on a solid fuel range. Because it heated the house and the water it was on constantly and I did all my cooking on and in it. Boston Baked Beans were in demand, I bought dried beans by the sack full.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since then I have cooked my beans in a different way, sometimes dried, which I soaked and boiled and sometimes like this using tinned beans.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, search through the fridge and find, 1/2 green pepper, 2 sticks of celery.Then take an onion, some garlic and some cherry toms, all from the garden.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Look in the pantry and extract peppercorns,spices of choice butter beans and passata. I also used salt and sugar and 2 dollops of date and apricot chutney for sweetness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dice the celery, onion and pepper, AKA the trinity in some cooking cultures. Sweat in a splash of oil, I use rapeseed. then peel and crush as much garlic as you want and throw in. Add the spices, I used a tsp each of smoked paprika, cumin and coriander, I thought about it for a moment and added a shake of dried basil and a bigger one of oregano. Then the cherry toms, passata and a good grinding ( about 10 turns) of pepper and 1/2 tsp of salt. Stir well and bring to simmer and cook for around 10 minutes, then drain and rinse the beans, I used 2 tins, and stir in. Bring back to boil and tip into preheated slow cooker. Cook on low for a few hours.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the leftovers, they will be layered with shredded cabbage or Kale and sliced sweet potato into a deep casserole dish and cooked in the mini oven. This dish will feed 3 next week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While I was in the kitchen I dug the chicken carcass out of the fridge, added some chopped veg, a few peppercorns and allspice berries. A few sprigs of thyme, sage and oregano and 1 sprig of rosemary and cover with cold water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bring to boil, cover and simmer for a couple of hours, strain through a sieve and you have glorious stock. Far better than any cube or bottle from the supermarket.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just a word about implements and ingredients.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I shop carefully, if I see a bargain (that I will use) I snap it up. I do buy short date RTC meat, fruit and veg. But I use my eyes, if it does not look good then I leave it. Then as soon as I get it home I deal with it. Meat is repacked into portion sizes and frozen, or it is cooked within a couple of hours. Likewise fruit and veg is repackaged or removed from unnecessary wrapping and goes into the fridge. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I buy my implements, the tools of my trade, I buy the best that I ca., I once saved for a year to buy a bread knife, that was almost 20 years ago and it is still as sharp and shiny as it was then.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Most of my knives come from Japan, most of them were either birthday or Christmas presents, often from the family as a combined gift. I treasure every single one, keep them clean and sharp.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For this I need a fine steel, a coarse one will ruin the knives . I looked at the Japanese ones, they were very good. But after trying several, I took my knives to the shop, I settled on this one from Germany.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is more than 20 years old and will last my lifetime and beyond.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The message is buy the best that you can, I could have spent more than twice on other makes but they were not as good for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have 2 Sheffield Steel knives, both were my Grannies and both are going strong. They were ones that she saved up for and at the time cost well over a weeks wages. I estimate that they are over 80 years old. and are in almost daily use.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have a very good food processor and do use it but not every day or even every week. I rely on my knives, they are well balanced and sharp and I can cut fast enough. If and when the processor dies I will probably not replace it. I could not manage without my knives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That is the lecture for the day he he. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just under half price, I see a tasty work free dinner for 2 and leftovers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well just a little work, half a green chilli and a small courgette chopped/sliced.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh I sliced up one of the pak choi as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A large dollop of my home made plum and chilli jam.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A slurp of rapeseed oil (from Norfolk) and into a hot wok.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Throw about and add a handful of chicken rescued from Sunday's roast, the jam and a glug of sherry vinegar. It was a little on the dry side so I popped in a couple of tablespoons of jellied chicken stock. Salt and pepper and a scattering of Coriander leaves once it was in the bowls.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did not cook any carbs as (thanks to Mum) I had some awesome Apple cake and a little creammmmmmmmm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There were no leftovers, it was far too good. I do have the biggest Pak Choi in the fridge and that will go into todays dinner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A good meal for very little outlay in cash or energy (both gas and mine)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663974895846112390.post-88239618924040321792015-09-22T00:23:00.001-07:002015-09-22T00:23:14.496-07:00Spicy Sausage Parcels<span style="font-size: large;">Step one, find a pack of mid range sausages, these were from Lidl, Cumberland at £1.29. remove the skins and put into a bowl.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Step two, choose your spices, these are my favourite mix.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oops, nearly forgot the garlic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Step three, add a shake or so of each spice, to taste. i was heavy on the cumin and cinnamon this time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mix well together, use your hands, easier and faster than faffing with spoon or fork. Shape into balls and dredge with flour, I use gram, just because I like it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Select your bacon, this is from Lidl and costs £1.50 a Kg.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Be sure to find a pack with thin rashers, you don't want chunky chops here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Step four, wrap each ball in two rashers to cover.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Step five, place in a lined dish or tin so they do not touch and cook for around 25 minutes in a moderate to hot oven, mine go on the same shelf as the roasties.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Step six, place on dinner plate snuggled up to some roast chicken, roasties and veg.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I vary this, sometimes I use very good sausages and add some soft breadcrumbs and an egg. fresh sage leaves and or thyme are good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Chopped onion and garlic softened in a little oil and mixed in when cool are yummy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The whole finished ball can be wrapped in pastry and baked for 35 minutes and served as a main meal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Pam.</span></div>
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