Re: whats on the menu

by Chilli-head 11th February 2011, 3:40 pm

My that sounds good Spar.

Soup from the last of the butternut squashes for us.

by polgara 11th February 2011, 4:58 pm

I want one Spar. Please

by Wilhelm Von Rhomboid 11th February 2011, 5:42 pm

sparhawk wrote:Marmite oatcakes just come out of oven,

open bin, tip straight in.

by Sparhawk 11th February 2011, 5:54 pm

polgara wrote:I want one Spar. Please

Marmite oatcake yes...

White choccy brownie...

Not if you have to have your blood sugars done within the forseeable future!!!
Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind...

by Dandelion 11th February 2011, 7:44 pm

sparhawk wrote:Marmite oatcakes just come out of oven,

Any chance of the recipe? They sound lovely!

by polgara 11th February 2011, 9:24 pm

Who wants the choccy one, not me Very Happy

by Becci 11th February 2011, 10:27 pm

Last night was sausages and veg, not very good for loosing weight but we needed a bit of variety.
Tonight corned beef and veg with white onion sauce (will make low fat version)

by Sparhawk 12th February 2011, 12:24 am

Dandelion wrote: Any chance of the recipe? They sound lovely!

Marmite Oatcakes

8oz oatmeal
1oz "healthy" marg
marmite to taste, (I used about 2 tbsp when I invented the recipe this afternoon but will probably put another in next time...)

Preheat oven to 300f/gas mark 2

Put oatmeal & marg in food processor give a blast to mix.
Add marmite give another blast.
Add water to make firmish dough, although the dough will get dryer as the oats absorb the water.
Roll out thinly & cut out cakes, I used a 2 1/2 inch cutter & got 18 cakes.

Place on (I use 2 of the baking sheets) or a greased baking tray.

Cook for 1 hour.

Place on rack to cool...

I am just making another batch & I think although I put Marmite to taste, the li'l ol' gremlin has been on my keyboard & slipped in a li'l "b" where it shouldn't be:

It should be tsp... Embarassed

by Dandelion 12th February 2011, 11:59 am

Thanks - they sound great!

by Compostwoman 12th February 2011, 6:13 pm

I think I might try those, Spar...thanks Very Happy

by Sparhawk 12th February 2011, 8:41 pm

No probs...

I put them away & forgot I made them so I haven't had any today... whats on the menu - Page 13 517720

by Wilhelm Von Rhomboid 12th February 2011, 9:06 pm

Phase one of venison bacon making today

by Dandelion 12th February 2011, 9:54 pm

We had some smoked venison as a present for Christmas one year. Is that similar?

by Becci 12th February 2011, 10:03 pm

Today is our second elsest birthday, he's 15, where did those years go?

His request is Apricot Chicken, we'll have rice and veg with it.
He loves to have a boost choccy bar ice cream cake, but I forgot the ingredients. So I made a choccy cake, topped with choc chips before it baked (two layers), boiled a can of condensed milk to make caramel, which I filled it with (was a little too runny but oh well) and then iced with some Betty Crocker frosting that I had in the pantry and topped with more choc chips.

Fantastic for the diets we're on and Brians diabetes, just as well he doesn't eat chocolate cake really.

by Wilhelm Von Rhomboid 12th February 2011, 10:05 pm

Mmm, probably not. Smoked venison is usually just err, venison hot-smoked and sliced. As you would salmon or whatever.

Venison bacon is made by mincing venison together with pork and back fat and a spice cure, allowing to set in a mould then hot smoking and finally slow-cooking before slicing and ultimately frying.

like this:
http://forum.sausagemaking.org/viewtopic.php?t=6473&highlight=venison
http://forum.sausagemaking.org/viewtopic.php?t=6513&highlight=venison

by polgara 17th February 2011, 9:19 pm

Must say Spars Marmite Oatcake thingys were very nice. Thanks.

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by Kristy lee 18th February 2011, 4:06 am

it's pretty warm here today so i think it'll be cold chook and salad for us tonight.
I'm making the assumption that DD will be eating cucumber and carrot and that's about it.
hmmmm that's all she wants lately apart from spaghetti bologanese

by Sparhawk 20th February 2011, 9:02 pm

Marmite Oatcakes

8oz oatmeal
1oz "healthy" marg
marmite to taste, (I used about 2 tbsp when I invented the recipe this afternoon but will probably put another in next time...)

Preheat oven to 300f/gas mark 2

Put oatmeal & marg in food processor give a blast to mix.
Add marmite give another blast.
Add water to make firmish dough, although the dough will get dryer as the oats absorb the water.
Roll out thinly & cut out cakes, I used a 2 1/2 inch cutter & got 18 cakes.

Place on (I use 2 of the baking sheets) or a greased baking tray.

Cook for 1 hour.

Place on rack to cool...

I am just making another batch & I think although I put Marmite to taste, a gremlin has been on my keyboard & slipped in a li'l "b" where it shouldn't be:

It should be tsp... Embarassed

by Dandelion 21st February 2011, 3:44 pm

Last night we didn't have meat (mindful of the fact that Countryfile would be on the TV while we were eating, and Adam Henson is ususally discussing foot rot) - I did a Rose Elliot recipe 'Butter bean gratin' which shouldn't have worked looking at the recipe (it included one chopped boiled onion per person) but which was actually delicious. Will make it again.
I know you're not supposed to watch TV while you eat your meals - it comes from years of bringing up a child with ADHD who was only quiet when the TV was on - it was the only way we ever got a quiet meal, and I'm afraid the habit has stuck!

by Wilhelm Von Rhomboid 21st February 2011, 7:16 pm

Globe artichoke and chorizo risotto.

I saw a recipe for a risotto the other day which said, once the rice had cooked off in the vermouth, to add "two handfuls of boiling stock". Shocked

by Compostwoman 21st February 2011, 7:20 pm

ow ow ow ! Shocked

Fartichokes for tea? I'll watch for gusts from the SW, then Very Happy

by Wilhelm Von Rhomboid 21st February 2011, 8:29 pm

Globe artichokes, not Jerusalem, CW.

by Compostwoman 21st February 2011, 8:41 pm

I missed the word Globe.... Embarassed

by Wilhelm Von Rhomboid 25th February 2011, 4:16 pm

Bobotie for tea today. With saffron rice.

by polgara 25th February 2011, 6:24 pm

We had bacon roll, with broad beans & pots

by Lakshmi 14th March 2011, 9:43 pm

I have been busy in the kitchen all morning, whilst listening to online chemistry lectures.

I made some chicken stock with the chicken carcass, and the following for my vegan friends:
- a dhal with spinach
- a dark root veg soup
- a borlotti beans and celeriac stew
- a potato and kale dry curry

for myself, on top of what didn't fit in the plastic tubs of what I was preparing for them, I made some chicken potato and spinach "thing".

and no, Mr Rhomboid, I did not put chicken stock in the vegan dishes... hihi!

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