Claireabella Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Easter cakes Happy Easter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 So pretty, so coco lately, so mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSilver Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Currently hot a lamb ragout in the oven to serve over pasta. It's gone chilly again and I wanted something comforting food wise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Last night I made more lemon cake this times as butterfly cakes. I had left over frosting and lemon curd, so I took them into the office as my birthday offering. We were away a couple of weeks ago when it was my birthday and have had another office birthday since. This time of year is bad for the waist line I got so many compliments on the fluffiness of my cakes, I have to thank my feathered friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Hubby has excelled himself today with rhubarb and ginger muffins from the Jamie. Oliver site and two different Chinese soups made with the turkey stock from our Easter bird and the last little bits of meat. Got to love a husband who likes to cook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSilver Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Eggs in a blanket, thanks to da Henz. Yesterday was rainbow cake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Just made Granola. Recipe from the Good Food site. Never made Granola before. It is delicious and might never make it into the jar as I cant stop nibbling it Also made a quiche, Chocolate ice cream and a loaf of bread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Just made Granola. Recipe from the Good Food site. Never made Granola before. It is delicious and might never make it into the jar as I cant stop nibbling it Also made a quiche, Chocolate ice cream and a loaf of bread. Have been tempted to make granola myself Today, with an egg glut and a temper (work related!) I decided to make pastry! I made 5 quiche and 12 lemon tarts (small ones using Poet's (RIP) recipe!) We had one quiche for tea, although hubby enjoyed it so much he had a quarter of another one too We will finish that one for packed lunch tomorrow. I have frozen the other three and have frozen half of the lemon tarts Although 14 eggs used, and we still have 24 I won't sell them as they girls were on Tylan until Friday and even though it says no egg withdrawal I'm not taking the chance for anyone apart from hubby and I We will probably make some pasta balls, and I'll start selling eggs from the weekend again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I feel your pain, we had 48 eggs at one point this week. Eggs for most meals and hubby made a coffe and walnut cake from the Silver Spoon book that used 5 eggs but he used 6, pretty much a fat less sponge, very tasty. Ham and egg pie tonight. How well does quiche freeze, I always thought that it wouldn't? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Quiche freezes fine I've been doing it for years with egg gluts Another 10 eggs laid today I'll be having an Omelette for breakfast then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I freeze quiche too - great way to use up the eggs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Quiches it is then I have 8 hens at the moment and quite often get 8 eggs which is impressive because one of the hens is a7 year old pure breed Light Sussex, she still lays lovely eggs with huge yolks. Doesn't half make a song and dance about it though quite often at 5.30am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 12 mini quiches made, tea this evening lunches tomorrow, they may not make it as far as the freezer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbug Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 That is the problem ......never reaches the freezer ......taste too nice You might have to make more quiches.....for the freezer of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 put me in the mood for Quiche and now taken some out for dinner tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 4 made it to the freezer, so not bad We had a lovely stir fry cooked on the camping gas stove in the garden on Saturday, and OH made a stuffed pork tenderloin for tea tonight. It was stuffed with chopped courgette, onion, fennel and celery, mixed with herbs and mustard, very tasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Made some meringues to have filled with passion fruit and cream since the passion fruits finally ripened (bought them before Easter!) and with the yolks I made mayonnaise, Jamie Oliver recipe which has worked perfectly twice. Also made Souvlakia for the BBQ this afternoon (it's a Greek marinated pork or lamb dish which is really easy and very tasty). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 A fruit cake, banana bread, and 10 mini quiches. That was a baker's dozen of eggs, then we made egg sandwiches for tomorrow's lunch, another 4 eggs, only collected 6 today so that's me 11 eggs to the good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Made my usual lemon drizzle (weighed eggs and did equal amounts flour, butter and sugar) but did 4 eggs this time and put the mixture in a bundt tin. Once cooked, I turned out onto a plate and drizzled over the lemon syrup. Looks really lovely and a change from the loaf tin I usually do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I made my first ever Gluten Free Chocolate cake yesterday to take to my Coeliac friend who has just lost her Mum Cake turned out a treat though and my friend was delighted. I am currently churning some diabetic sugar free coffee ice cream - another first! And later I'll be doing my weekend usual of hand rolling penne for pasta bakes we always have one on the weekend and pop some in the freezer for busier weekends!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 A lovely chickpea curry from a Madhur Jaffrey book of 100 curries. So tasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Baked spuds and reheated leftover pork ribs and chicken which were smoked for 6 hrs yesterday. Also roasted some tomatoes to go with leftover smoked garlic. And prepared some lettuce from the garden (raw ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Attempted to make cherry jam with cherries picked from neighbour (he is a cherry farmer with 80 trees ). Unfortunately I chose to follow a recipe which I now know had 3 times as much water added to it as some others, so naturally it failed to set I strained off the excess liquid to make cherry 'cordial' and the re-boiled just a bit of the liquid with the fruit to make what I can only describe as 'cherry sludge' Its going to be OK on muesli or mixed with yogurt, but until somebody designs toast with sides, it won't be staying on any bread any time soon Added to which I look like I've been starring in a Scandy crime drama - I de-pipped 1kg of cherries by hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I now want toast with sides. I love the idea of a cherry orchard next door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 We have just one fruit-bearing cherry tree in our own garden but luckily we are in the midst of a cherry region - they are everywhere, just growing by the road and in small and large orchards. They are so cheap here 2 euros 50 cents for 1kg, so you can experiment with cooking them instead of just stuffing them in last year I made some cherry wine. We've noticed this year that crops are heavier than last year and there are a vast amount of double cherries. We are also lucky enough to be able to sample a wide range of varieties as the season goes on from deep purple right through to yellow and then white cherries (which come later) Today's supper will be roasted tomato sauce on pasta, with smoked garlic and a bit of chorizo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
