star89 Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 cooked this last night with mushrooms from the garden http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/risotto/grilled-mushroom-risotto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 A lightly curried pork and apple plait, with some leftover roast pork handsome!! And yet more soup(supermarket had some veg and some herbs on date) Ginger cake, with icing and crystallized Ginger on top. Yum!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Some apple spice muffins with a crunchy topping of soft brown sugar and chopped walnuts I only made half of the topping and used it on half of the muffins because 2 of our children don't like nuts. These are the first cakes that I made since Christmas, we had run out of other naughty things for the lunchboxes and being muffins these are quite low fat with 2 grated apples and some sultanas so quite healthy really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue_F Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 carrot cupcakes Katy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 baked doughnuts! They were delicious. As the recipe did so many, I have frozen quite a few and will see if reheating will work before dipping in melted butter and for the sugar I will try cinnamon added to icing sugar as the caster sugar was just a bit too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Recipe for these, please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Sure thing. I will say keep an eye on them. They do brown very quickly. I reduced my oven temp a bit, but I do have a fan oven. Do a tray at a time, then you'll have time to dip in the butter and sugar. The 'holes' are very very moreish Baked Doughnuts printed from melskitchencafe.com *Note: These little beauties are best made and eaten the same day, preferably warm right from the oven. The great news is that you can make the dough, roll and cut out the doughnuts the night before and let them do their second rising in the fridge, covered. Remove them from the refrigerator and put them on the counter about an hour before baking. I used instant yeast in the recipe. If you only have active dry yeast on hand, proof the yeast with 1/3 cup of the warm milk and the sugar until it is foaming before adding in the rest of the milk and proceeding with the recipe. *Makes about 1 1/2 dozen doughnuts/doughnut holes INGREDIENTS: Doughnuts: 1 1/3 cups warm milk, 95 to 105 degrees 2 teaspoons instant yeast 2 tablespoons butter 2/3 cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs 5 cups all-purpose flour A pinch or two of nutmeg, freshly grated 1 teaspoon salt Topping: 1/2 cup butter, melted 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 1 tablespoon cinnamon DIRECTIONS: Place the warm milk in the bowl of an electric mixer. Stir in the yeast and sugar. Add the butter. Mix the eggs, flour, nutmeg, and salt. Beat the dough with the dough hook attachment (or with a wooden spoon and eventually your hands) for 2-3 minutes at medium speed. Adjust the dough texture by adding flour a few tablespoons at a time or more milk. The dough should pull away from the sides of the bowl and be very soft and smooth but still slightly sticky – don’t overflour! Knead the dough for a few minutes (again, by mixer or by hand) and then transfer the dough to a lightly greased bowl. Cover the bowl and let the dough rise for about an hour or until it has doubled in size (the exact time will depend on the temperature of your kitchen). Punch down the dough and roll it out to about 1/2-inch thickness on a lightly floured counter. Using a doughnut cutter or a 2-3 inch circle cookie cutter, cut out circles in the dough. Carefully transfer the circles to a parchment- or silpat-lined baking sheet and stamp out the smaller inner circles using a smaller cutter. Be sure to make the holes large enough that as the doughnuts rise again and bake, they don’t fill in the doughnut hole with the puffiness of the dough. Cover the tray with lightly greased plastic wrap. (At this point, you can refrigerate the doughnuts overnight or proceed with the recipe.) Let the doughnuts rise for about another 45 minutes, until they are puffed and nearly doubled. Bake in a 375 degree F oven until the bottoms are just golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Start checking the doughnuts around minute 8. They should still be pale on top, not golden and browned, and just barely baked through. Remove the doughnuts from the oven and let cool for 1-2 minutes. Dip each one in the melted butter and toss or sprinkle with the cinnamon and sugar. Serve immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Apple and mincemeat pasties with homemade rough puff pastry They were very yummy. I've never made puff pastry, rough or otherwise, before but after watching The Great British Bake Off I decided to have a go. It was much easier than I thought it would be, a bit time consuming but well worth the effort as I feel quite pleased with myself. I'd thoroughly recommend Dan Lepard's book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 That sounds very yummy. Loving the idea of a ginger puff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Both sound lovely, did you start a new thread for each of those recipes? Last night I cooked some salmon fishcakes for Rosie, her favourites have melty mozzarella in the middle, also made a venison and ale pie with puff pastry (venison is very cheap at the local farmers' market at the moment). Had some veg in the fridge which needed using up, so roasted those with balsamic vinegar and pesto on them. That's this week's meals sorted out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue_F Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Hummingbird cake for bro's birthday and yesterday finished icing 65 cupcakes for schools Compassion Cake sale. We made £242!!! Katy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 My YD made a vegetarian lasagna in food tech at school today, we had to rescue it a bit because she had put all of the cheese sauce in the layers and hadn't left any for the top, so we added a tin of mixed beans in tomato sauce to the final layer and added another layer of pasta and more sauce made with creme fraiche and cheese. It looked really sloppy at first but really firmed up when cooked, it had lentils in it which helped I think. It was actually really tasty. She has learnt how to cook some real food I have been much more impressed with her lessons than those of ED and DS, I think there must be a change of policy. she has made spag bol., curry, macaroni cheese and the usual pizza, we have eaten all of her offerings andthey have actually made a family tea, which has made them useful and made her feel really good about what she has made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 That sounds good Liz, will stand her in good stead for student's-ville. Ours was wholly impractical; I learned how to arrange flowers, make Choux pastry and starch a shirt collar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue_F Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Today biscuits, Yesterday black bottom Cupcakes (chocolate cupcake with cheesecake topping! )! Half term means lots of baking, I ran out of !!!! Katy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Yesterday I griddled some lemon marinated chicken breasts and served them with a couscous salad, will post the recipe when I get a moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I made a battenburg cake. I had some marzipan that needed using up. Half of cake for hubby & half for the neighbours, as I can't have any. Turns out it's our neighbours favourite cake! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 It's been a lemony week - lemon curd (Nigellas recipe), lemon mousse (again, a Nigella but without cream) and something else which I can't think of but will no doubt pop into my head when I click the submit button.........or when my head hits the pillow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superkitty Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Carrot, orange and fennel soup in the slow cooker yesterday. The house smelled delicious all day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 Pancakes.......lots..........and eaten them all ....well, I have saved 3 each for tonight....or another 6 for me if Carl's not fast enough I love pancakes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 I do too but I can't eat more than 3 with lemon and sugar on them. I' have given up making them as Rosie isn't that interested and I end up eating them all. Just had the last small portion of some pasta carbonara that I made at the weekend; wholemeal pasta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 24 Nigella's chocolate cookies..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Can I have the recipe for those Christian? I made pancakes today-obviously-for me and my flatmate. Savoury fillings to start with of 1)Sweet potato, peas, onion, tomato puree and paprika and 2)Mushrooms, leeks, cheese, onion and garlic, then sweet ones with homemade strawberry jam! Very good, and it was nice cooking for other people for once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 This week I have made a lovely lamb and vegetable soup, 12 pumpkin muffins, lots of pancakes ans waffles, and 12 apple spice muffins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 Not actually cooking but I've just made mustard - a cross between grain and smooth, with honey and honey beer. So easy, I don't know why I haven't made it before! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Lots of cake for lunchboxes x 3, and lots of soup, all flavours, mainly vegetarian, DD making choc cookies, and rock buns as I type; the house smells lovely! Making salmon fishcakes tomorrow, and Jackets done in the embers of the massive fire we've just had in the garden, which will still be burning tomorrow. we moved every last stick too, to make sure we weren't going to barbeque any wildlife I smell wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...