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Gluten free pastry
Excellent recipe
http://vickery.tv/gluten-free/gluten-free-recipes/item/gluten-free-shortcrust-pastry
And a completely vegan versionhttp -
Veal Ragu
Originally from: http://www.simplybeefandlamb.co.uk/recipes/veal-and-pancetta-ragu
Ingredients: 500g lean veal mince ( Read more... ) -
Courgette Chutney
Finally found this recipe again! Also known as Irish Marrow Chutney and is adapted from Home Preserves by Jackie Burrow (St Michael Cookery Library 1979). Most recipes add the whiskey at the start but I think it is better added at the end, otherwise you boil off all the alcohol ( Read more... ) -
Eurovision 2016 - the food & drink
So we don't wind up with loads of salad and no bread, or vice versa, here's a list of Eurovision eligible countries and what we might bring/make to represent them.
Strike through means that they haven't made it to the Grand Final.
CountryWhatWholast year Armenia??stuffed veg (bulgar wheat) Austriacheese, hamIsobel & Nickcheese/ham? Azerbaijan ( Read more... ) -
MMWI
10st 8.2lbs
So two pounds on. Fuck knows why.
Didn't get to aerobic classes at the end of the week.
Think I am really going to have to start doing 5:2 properly with crispbread for breakfast and liquid only during the day, with heavy veg based dinner in evening. -
Freezing food
AVOCADO: Avocados can be frozen successfully and used in guacamole, dressings and spreads. Just remove the skin and stone, then mash with one tablespoon of lemon juice per avocado and freeze for up to two months ( Read more... ) -
Bean & goats cheese salad
Based on a recipe from BBC website which we had last night. Rather yummy and worked well with pitta.
250g broad beans, skins removed
250g peas
2 x 410g tins butter beans, drained and rinsed
1 or 2 courgettes, thinly sliced
2 tbsp chopped thyme
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil ( Read more... ) -
Strawberry and redcurrant jam
So looking around, the proportions can be as high a 2 strawberries : 1 redcurrants.
Fruit to sugar ration should be 1:1 traditionally.
Redcurrants have a higher pectin than strawberries, but probably safest to add the juice of a lemon as well (for 1-1.5kg fruit, see below).
1.2kg fruit will make about 3lbs jam.
Method1. Place the sugar in a ( Read more... ) -
Fresh tomato pasta sauce
This was from Jamie Oliver and worked really well (except that Cory didn't like it but it was full of 'bits' as far as he was concerned). -
Asparagus and ham pasta
An on the fly recipe, based on what was in the fridge and needed to be eaten ( Read more... )