chickencam Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Last night I made 24 chocolate courgette muffins for the McMillan big coffee morning. I knew that i would be busy preparing for my ED's 18th party today, so I made tham last night and took them into the office today, so we had an extra day of coffee morning a day early. I had made sure that I had enough cocoa and chocolate but I ran out of sugar so had to make them with half granulated and half soft brown sugar and if I do say so myself they were my best batch yet. Hopefully loads of money already in the collection box with more to come tomorrow from other bakers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue_F Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Made a chocolate and vanilla sponge tired cake for a friends Birthday. Decorated with white and milk malteasers, Pink Smarties and crumbled flakes.. It looks sooooo yummy!!! not that i've tried any Katy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 A Madhur Jaffrey recipe, Beetroot & Onions, or Shorvedar Chukander to give it it's proper name. It is a stew of beetroot, onions, spices and tomatoes and it is lovely, I have a bit of a love hate realtionship with beetroot, I find it too earthy and sweet really but know that it is very good for me. We grow some every year and apart from roasting a few chopped up with other mixed veg to have with meat, most of them end up being rotovated back into the ground We are going to eat it tonight with a curry made from the lamb left over from the Sunday roast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I have now also made some Saag Aloo, (potatoes and spinach) the house smells lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Daughter made a gorgeous batch of brownies yesterday and DH has made lots of cookies - scrumptious! This is why I can never post in the Healthy Eating Chat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 My OH made some macaroons yesterday, he couldn't find the right nozzles for the piping bag so used one of the plastic barrel type ones which kept blocking, so they were a bit haphazrd in size and shape. we ate them with whipped cream, they were very tasty if not very pretty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Used the 3 left over egg yolks to make little lemon tarts, which used one egg yolk in the pastry and 2 in the filling which is very cheesecake like, made with cream cheese, condensed milk, sugar, lemon juice and egg yolk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Had a make & bake day yesterday (day off), so made a tray of Rocky Road. Nom nom nom. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I have been trawling the recipes on the forum and got inspired, so far I have made plum chutney with port and the easiest boiled fruit cake... Kids want to make scones next, and choc chip cookies... Good job the tea is already cooked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Well I've just had two days off to be with Rosie and do some cooking. Rosie and I had lovely roast chicken tonight with all the trimmings We visited a friend the other day, they have some pasture and keep their own free range meat birds; asking if I wanted one to take home, we despatched them then sat down together to pluck and prep our birds. Fresh as anything and delicious. Had also done some batch baking and made fish pies and two vanilla and chocolate marble cakes - my folks are meeting us in Stratford on Avon on Saturday (they are up that way visiting friends for the weekend) and I shall send them back with a cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue_F Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Made double dark chocolate, pecan and ginger cookies as a thank for loking after the hens while we were away on the weekend... They didn't get very many.... They forgot to take the eggs so I had MASSES!!! Katy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue_F Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Kistie Allsopp's CHristmas cake off her new series I'm trying not to eat them.... (they are sooo yummy! ) And nougat.... Must not eat... must not eat.... Katy PS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue_F Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 When I took it out of the oven my new glasses (as of today) all steamed up... they'll take some getting used to!! Katy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Spiced Toffee apple cake from this month's BBC Good Food magazine, looks and smells good, will see how it tastes later I think that I sliced my apples a bit too thin because they have browned slightly more than I would like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 The sticky toffee apple cake was a success very moist and tasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Battenburg - see my other post! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Banana and walnut loaf cake (yesterday - mixed result) and today I have made my Christmas cake ala Delia Smith's prepared ingredients. I've also made butternut and chili soup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Lorraine Pascale's Chocolate Cheesecake for our Bonfire bash tomorrow night! The white chocolate in the piping bag was an absolute pain, but think I've done ok. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Started to cook meals today so that I can re stock the freezer. Big pan of Lentil and Carrot soup. Slow cooker filled to the brim with Spag Bol. Made a wholemeal loaf in the bread machine but it came out looking like crumbly wheetabix, had a bread failure last time as well. I think my panny bread machine is on its way out Baking for the freezer tomorrow if the chickens decide to lay some eggs or else I will have to buy some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue_F Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Chocolate and vanilla cupcakes ( two differnt lots not the same one!!!) Katy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Licken Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Smartie cookies - yum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 A gallon of chilli (for the freezer) and a banana and hazelnut loaf cake (recipe to be posted later). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Not today, but on Saturday: 2 large ginger and pumpkin tea loaves with the remnants of the pumpkin from the freezer (I froze it raw and it was mushy when defrosted, so whizzed it in the blender and used it like that), the family love this cake! Plus a large sticky toffee pudding with hot butterscotch sauce for our bonfire night get together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I have made a cauliflower and macaroni cheese for tomorrow night and a spag bol. for tonight, thanks for the reminder Olly I need to make cake for lunchboxes too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotchick Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I've had a small lamb joint (Blade) in the oven with carrots, onion and leeks, casseroling away. I put some sliced potatoes with milk in a separate dish. I'll heat it all up for dinner tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
