Chicken bald back

[Gem_Seb]

Just recieved my veg box! i love wednesdays getting home from work and my organice veg box is waiting for me! oh and my free range eggs but hopefully Ik wont be ordering them soon as my chicks should start laying!!

 

This week i've had included in it aubergines, ive never really used them in anything else apart from mossaka,

 

Any one have any nice recipes or ideas of things i can do with them?!! Ii also have an overload of carrots and am soooo fed up of carrot soup! any ideas welcome!

[Gem_Seb]

Just noticed all the spelling and grammar mistakes!! please take no notice! i did go to school!!

[Space Chick]

How about Carrot Cake?

[Gem_Seb]

Good idea! im currently on a diet but im sure for the sake of not throwing out food i can be forgiven!! thanks!

[Space Chick]

It freezes well

 

I've made carrot cake this week, as I had loads of carrots left from my Organic veg box. Mine has gone straight in the freezer until its needed!

[jlo]

It freezes well

 

I've made carrot cake this week, as I had loads of carrots left from my Organic veg box. Mine has gone straight in the freezer until its needed!

Now THAT shows some definite will power!! Very impressive!

[Gem_Seb]

Yep! my problem is i have NO willpower!! but i do have the odd treat so carrot cake can be one of those!

[Snowy]

In Jamie at Home, he has a recipe for butternut squash muffins. They are delicious, you could easily replace the quantity of squash for carrots as he has used the carrot cake recipe. Hm, aubergines ... the only time I've had them is in moussaka, trouble is they soaked up so much oil when frying them, I don't think they were a very healthy veg!

[Egluntyne]

Claret's recipe for **Parmigiana di Melanzane** is delicious.

[Alis girls]

I dont salt aubergines, just cut into slices sprinkle with oil, salt and pepper and herbs and roast them before putting in oven and I have no complaints about my moussaka (my OH wouldn't marry me till I could make one like Mamma used to make _ all said in a Greek accent) you could use them in ratouille, with tinned toms, peppers, onion and garlic and tom puree. all good for dieting, and some of your five a day. I stuff aubergiens as well - scoop out middles and chop and mix with cooked rice herbs S&P and anything else left over and bake sprinkled with a bit of olive oil drizzled on top - yummy. Good luck - carrot cake is yum- I make individual ones and sell at school - they are very popular - I dont add nuts cos of sons nut allergy and kids at school as well. I got recipe off http://www.deliaonline.com very easy and can be put in muffin cases if you cant resist it when cooked - very light.

 

edited to correct website address - Christian

[redhotchick]

http://clivias.blogspot.com/2008/01/nigellas-involtini.html

 

These are lovely. I've only made them once, but my friends were very impressed!

[littleleicesterfox]

We got courgettes in our box this week. I don't like them but I have just remembered I have got a recipe for chocolate cake with grated courgettes in tucked away somewhere

[Angus Arran Chooks]

we use aubergine in ratatouille too.

 

Also, in a vegetable curry that a girl on Come Dine With Me made. I gave it a go and it was delish!

 

Now I'll have a rummage for it and then post the link.

 

http://www.channel4.com/food/recipes/occasions/dinner-parties/come-dine-with-me/mashed-aubergine-and-spinach-curry-with-quinoa-and-chapatti-bread-recipe_p_1.html