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Post by jolovespiggies on Feb 17, 2012 16:12:21 GMT
This is a great idea, I will have to go through my favourites and get posting.
Hugs
Jo xx
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Post by newpig on Feb 18, 2012 18:41:13 GMT
Be prepared - today I received my new Bake Off book from Amazon! Did you try the curry Treen? I'm still eating mine - it made loads so there was plenty for the freezer. Still enjoying it! Edit - just finished reading my new Bake Off book. Too many lovely looking things! Where do I start? C'mon newpig, what should I try first? Something easy and tasty, probably savoury for me. I need a steer! Just realised I edited your post instead of quoting it. All back to normal now. Here's my earlier reply: There are some pies I've been meaning to try but husband is the cook and I'm the baker so I leave the savoury stuff to him. I've only made sweet stuff from it. It's a fab cookbook. I forgot to post to say I'd made that cheesecake. Those who know me on FB will have seen the pics of it. Some of recipe was a bit vague and I think you'd have to have some experiencing baking to follow it - like melt 400g of chocolate and pour of one quarter - not something you could really measure out, and icing sugar to taste. It was a very nice cheesecake but personally I found it was better for being left to set over night in the fridge rather than the two hours recommended.
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Post by weesilvie on Feb 18, 2012 18:53:37 GMT
Hey newpig, I did wonder what you were up to I think I might try one of the quiches or savoury tarts or whatever they are - they look nice. Need to be feeling brave for making pastry! Have just put a banana and choc chip loaf in the oven, having made another batch of cheese scones yesterday. I'm on a roll! I very much like the look of that cheesecake you made. Might need to wait until I have guests though, as it looks a bit big for me to eat on my own, even with the help of my workmates!
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Post by Bean on Feb 19, 2012 12:39:14 GMT
Did you try the curry Treen? I have now! I made it with pork instead of chicken and it was very tasty - not quite as popular as the spinach and lentil one I make, but it went down very well! It was a bit of a feast with the two curries, rice, nan breads, popadoms, and I also made bhajis and pakora with a few different dips too - lovely! I had the most delicious makhani from a restuarant once. I've tried a couple of recipes online and they've been very nice, but I haven't stumbled upon a winning taste yet!
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Post by 3piggles on Mar 12, 2012 22:17:14 GMT
Newpig's cheesecake looked fabulous when she posted the pictures on Facebook. Hub and I responded to the recent Pink Slime announcement by making our own ground beef out of top round roast. I have a wonderful stand mixer with lots of attachments, including one to grind beef or make pasta, so we now have 4 pounds of home ground beef. Hub at the controls! The machine and attachment: We haven't tried the ground beef yet, as we froze most of it for future use, but we can't wait to try it!!!
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Post by jolovespiggies on Mar 16, 2012 15:14:33 GMT
When I look at this post, I always get really hungry.
I have been trying to think of something different to post and I thought about my steak sauce. It goes beautifully with steak and fries or new potatoes and it simple to make.
Take 1 green pepper, a few mushrooms and an oniion. Process all until fairly small and fry. When soft, add the beef stock and a little thickener to taste. It really is gorgeous if anyone would like to try it.
Hugs
JO xx
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Post by weesilvie on Mar 19, 2012 16:03:31 GMT
I have an aborigines in this week's veg box - wonder what to do with it?!
Are you able to post your spinach and lentil recipe Treen? It sounds good!
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Post by Bean on Mar 19, 2012 20:20:40 GMT
I have an aborigines in this week's veg box - wonder what to do with it?! Haha! Another bout of cannibalism courtesy of your phone! I'd make a moussaka with them! Here's my (non-traditional) moussaka recipe - I only use aubergines on the top layer, so even people who aren't wild about aubergines (like my husband...) tend to like it as they're covered in a crispy cheesy layer. I use a bigger flatter dish and do less layers to increase the cheesy topping ratio! - bechamel sauce (enough to cover the bottom and another layer on top) - potatoes, sliced 1cm(ish) thick and par boiled (enough to make one layer in the dish) - aubergines, sliced 1cm(ish) and baked/ grilled until browning (I don't use any oil - again, enough for one layer) - bolognese sauce - I like the Jamie Oliver one which I make with pork mince www.jamieshomecookingskills.com/recipe.php?title=bolognese-sauce-with-pasta- extra cheese for the top - I usually use a mix of mature cheddar and parmesan So once you have all that, you layer it -bechamel sauce -potatoes -bolognese -aubergines -bechamel sauce -extra cheese Bake for an hour or so at about 180 until the top is golden. Ta daaaaa! Or alternatively, I'd slice them and grill them for a bit and then dip them in bhaji-style batter and deep fry (I use my wok) - lovely! This is the one I use. 100g gram flour 1 tsp baking powder 2 tsp chilli powder 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground turmeric pinch of salt 1 tbsp mango chutney enough water to make a thick paste If there's any mixture left over just halve and finely slice some onions, mix them up in the batter and then deep fry spoonfuls for a few minutes until golden. These are just as good as ones from an Indian restaurant. Incidentally, I'd read that you could make a nice raita by just stirring a spoon of mint sauce from a jar in to some plain yogurt (usually I grate cucumber in to yogurt and add a bit of chopped mint, garam masala and sugar) - I tried it this weekend and it works, it made a lovely easy-peasy dip! Oh and the lentil and spinach curry while I'm churning out the recipes - all pretty rough as it's different every time! -Soak and then par cook about a mugsworth of mixed lentils in water with 1tsp turmeric (any lentils will do but it's good to have some red in there for the texture) -Fry 1 heaped tsp of cumin seeds until they start crackling then add 2 finely chopped red onions and fry until golden brown -Add 1/2 tbsp each of freshly grated ginger and crushed garlic and 1 tbsp of chilli powder - stir for a few minutes -Then add a tin of chopped tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes -Add the lentils and some veg stock (I make it in the tomato tin and it's usually about 2/3rds of the tin) and the spinach (a few handfuls of freshly chopped is fine, but I often use frozen and chuck in several 'tablets'!) -Simmer away until the lentils are tender and the sauce is nice and thick, then stir in 1tbsp or so of freshly chopped coriander leaves right at the end It's such an easy recipe but is always very tasty!
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Post by 3piggles on Mar 20, 2012 14:21:03 GMT
Lol! I was wondering about the Aborigines in the veggie box!!! The Lentils and spinach sound great!
That's an interesting steak sauce, Jo. We don't eat steak often, but will definitely try it. I found I've greatly limited my recipes to ones with ingredients I either have on hand or will eat if I buy it.
We made burgers out of some of the ground beef. They were fabulous. So much for thinking the taste of beef with pink slime is correct. We definitely noticed an improvement in the taste!
Pink Slime update: Our three major fast food burger joints have dropped it, no longer accepting ground beef from suppliers who use it. Sure it's about profits now that the public is aware that it's in the ground beef, and not about health. Our state university system has also dropped it. They alone use 70K pounds of ground beef annually, so that's a big boon to suppliers who don't use pink slime, and a real hit to those who do. Don't know how many other university systems will or have joined the movement, but we have a tiny system compared to the larger states. I hope the USDA is getting the message!!!
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Post by Bean on Mar 20, 2012 17:38:06 GMT
I've was reading something about pink slime being taken off the menu at your schools last week - hadn't heard of it before but it sounds deeeeeeeeeelicious *gags*! I hardly ever eat any beef at all, but your burgers do sound tasty and it's got to be a good thing that you know they're made from quality meat!
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Post by Jeannine on Mar 30, 2012 13:32:09 GMT
At my girlfriends wedding shower her moms friend baked some AMAZING stuffed zucchini, and she sent me the recipe!!!! She is Polish, and similar to Hungarian (my grandmother), there are no measurements, you just use what you think is enough! lol
1. Take the seeds out make little boats salted a lot let stand for few hours. salt will marined them and make them soft. 2. Fry seeds with one teaspoon of olive oil to reduced the water. 3. In the second pan fry mushrooms with onoins, u can used any mushrooms, I use white and portabellas. (not to be confused with my guinea pig named Portabella!) 4. Mix seeds and mushrooms and onions together, add pepper and little bet of salt, let this cool off. 5. Mix cheese, any cheese that u like, I like to use asiago, fortanella, mozarella, mounster, provolone, to keep the taste on the light side. I use three diffrent cheeses with the mix, and then I use mozarella on the top.
NOTE: the zuchinni boats will have a lot of water, make shure drain them before u stuff them.
Bake on 375 for 20-30 minutes. You can broil at the end for about 5 minutes for color on the top.
They were so good, I think I ate 4 boats!!!
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Post by 3piggles on Mar 30, 2012 15:22:56 GMT
Ooh, something new to add to fresh veggie season recipes!!!
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Post by 3piggles on Apr 4, 2012 16:08:16 GMT
!!!Iggy Pops and Ham!!! Sounds like a Dr. Suess book, but it's what we made over the weekend. The ham was our first try using our new gas/convection over. I made a glaze of pineapple juice, the juince from a bottle of Marachino cherries, orange juice and chopped raisins. The mix was reduced by half on the stove before going on the ham. We both agreed it's much better than the store bought glaze. I have a recipe booklet for making and decorating cake pops, which is where I got the idea for piggy pops, or iggy, as granddaughter says. We used donut hole covered with tinted fondant. The ears are also fondant. The noses are candies called Smarties, and the eyes/mouths are black decorative icing. We learned the hard way to put the black decorative icing on last!!! Hub formed the ears, and we totally forgot the cork screw tails. We also learned that the donut holes retain their shape better if chilled/frozen, and that glazed donut holes don't hold the fondant very well. Since the holes are from all the different donuts the store sells, we found the more solid the donut hole, the better the result. We had a great time doing both, and daughter said granddaughter saw the Iggy Pop pictures posted on Facebook, and knew exactly what they were, so they passed the granddaughter test. We're still getting used to handling the fondant, and hope to make another batch this weekend.
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Post by 3piggles on Apr 6, 2012 14:14:38 GMT
Meatballs! This is a super easy recipe, and has been a major hit with everyone who has tried the ones we make.
2 pounds of ground beef or mix of ground meats 1 package Lipton's Onion Soup Mix or any brand (2-2.5 oz. package) 2 eggs Italian seasoned bread crumbs (1/2-1 cup as desired to add flavor and filling) Milk (1/2 -1 cup as needed for moisture.
Mix, form into the desired size of meatballs. Bake at 425F for 10-20 minutes depending on size.
I used the gas/convection over, and baked about 100 mini meatballs. They are a great finger food. Doubt they'll last until I make pasta the next time.
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Post by weesilvie on Apr 6, 2012 14:31:33 GMT
Mmm, meatballs - haven't had any of them for ages! I once made budgets (similar process) but didn't have any breadcrumbs or similar to use. I found a packet of dried stuffing mix and used that instead - worked a treat!
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Post by 3piggles on Apr 6, 2012 17:45:14 GMT
Never tried that, but it sounds good. I got the recipe off the box of Lipton Onion Soup Mix years ago, added my own upgrades, and it was a keeper.
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Post by weesilvie on Apr 6, 2012 19:16:26 GMT
Budgets - predictive text strikes again. I meant burgers!
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Post by 3piggles on Apr 6, 2012 19:38:32 GMT
Oh, whew!!! That makes so much sense. I was playing along planning to google budgets as applies to food!!!
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Post by newpig on Apr 7, 2012 17:26:53 GMT
LOL at the budgets - I was thinking you'd come up with something I'd never heard of before.
Made some very nice double chocolate buns last weekend - dusted half with icing sugar and piped soft fondant onto the other half. My mum also baked a coffee cake and brought a slab of it to my house so we've had a very naughty week.
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Post by weesilvie on Apr 9, 2012 6:03:27 GMT
Must be time I made some more cake. Got my mum staying at the weekend again - that should be a gooey excuse! Like I need one...
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