Lesley Posted July 31, 2010 Author Share Posted July 31, 2010 Yesterday - 12 jars of Blackcurrant Jelly Today - Fish Pie.....with peas, beans, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots..........and courgettes! and Broad Bean pate - no courgettes, although I did think about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Leek & Potato Soup. Mmm mm mmmm Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miffy Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 today 3 jars strawberry jam........its set like concrete...... I used the jam sugar with pectin and I think I boiled it for too long typical!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 16 jars of plum and rhubarb jam. 1.5 jars of blueberry and apple jam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Bilberry (Whinberry, huckleberry ... whatever you call them) muffins - as we walked up Teggs Nose and there are LOADS of bushes bearing fruit up there . Already have Bilberry jam in the cupboards from last pick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 - as we walked up Teggs Nose and there are LOADS of bushes bearing fruit up there . Already have Bilberry jam in the cupboards from last pick I hope he didn't mind? 17 jars of onion jam (and a burnt jam pan to deal with now ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 34 jars of Gooseberry jam (fruit from The Boy's folks). They also sent up a few trugs of redcurrants, so those are in the freezer as I have run out of jars for now! I spotted some ripe blackberries the other day, so it won't be long before I'm hedgerowing again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 DD, YS and I have just come back from the woods with a load of ripe blackberries so shall be cooking them up for jam this afternoon. Also have plans to make pasta this afternoon. Wish me luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 The ones at my secret brambling spot aren't ripe yet, but soon will be 8.5 jars of plum and pear chutney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I have had a good cooking day. For supper we have: Sweetcorn & red onion fritters (onion & coriander from garden) With a sweet chilli sauce (Chilli from the greenhouse) Fresh potato salad (Pots & spring onions from garden) and chopped salad (Q,Toms,Spring onions from garden) and crispy freerange bacon.................shame we don't have room for pigs! I am feeling positively virtuous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Cinnamon your food all sounds delicious and I wish we were eating your food today. Okay - 10 jars of apple and blackberry jam Some spaghetti - I'm honestly not sure that there is enough for dinner for all of us tonight. Not sure its worth pfaffing around making it. Half of it fell on the floor as we hung it up to dry. Think would be okay if making ravioli or lasagne sheets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I'm off down to Sarah's for supper tonight then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Bacon chops with hazelnut stuffing, wrapped in bacon & served with plum jam sauce. mmm mmm mmmmmmm Can't wait for tea. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 We had our first chips of the season last night, made with our own Rooster potatoes, served with an egg of course, and French beans which are compulsary in this house at the moment. Also made courgette soup, HFW's rather naughty chocolate chip cookies, and my yummy boiled fruit cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stehaggan Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Well yesterday... I baked a Courgette and Lemon Drizzle cake and it was suprisingly really tasty. I had some courgettes I had grown (they were huge) so now I have found a nice way to eat them . The recipe is from this months good food magazine. If anyone would like the recipe I will post it on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 11, 2010 Author Share Posted August 11, 2010 Well yesterday... I baked a Courgette and Lemon Drizzle cake and it was suprisingly really tasty. I had some courgettes I had grown (they were huge) so now I have found a nice way to eat them . The recipe is from this months good food magazine. If anyone would like the recipe I will post it on here Yes please - would you add it to the Courgette Cake thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Roasted tomato sauce for freezing for use with pasta in the winter. I roast tomatoes cut side up with a little olive oil, then when they are starting to char a little, I puree them with fresh basil leaves and sometimes put some garlic in for a few minutes at the end of raosting, then blitz that with it. It makes a very tasty sauce and is dead easy. I roast them for different lengths of time some for longer which get used as tomato puree on pizzas etc and some for less which makes a more liquid sauce. I have some more in the oven now and a separate tray with courgettes and onion in which I will mix with the puree to go with ravioli tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stehaggan Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 I'm not sure how to get to the courgette cake thread so here it is: Courgette and lemon drizzle cake. Ingredients: - 250 g unsalted butter very soft plus some for the tins - 3 unwaxed lemons - 200g golden caster sugar - 3 eggs - 2 medium courgettes (300g flesh) -1 tsp poppy seeds plus decoration - 1 tsp vanilla extract - 100g self raising + 100g wholemeal plain flower - 1tsp baking powder - 85g icing sugar - 200g full fat soft cheese - 4 tbsp lemon curd 1 heat oven to 180C Butter 2 x 20cm cake tins and line bases with baking paper Zest 2 lemons, squeeze juice into a separate bowl Put 200g butter, caster sugar, eggs, courgettes, poppy seeds, vanilla and lemon zest in a mixing bowl. Beat to a creamy batter, stir in 1 tbsp lemon juice, flours, baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt. Spoon mix into the tins and bake for 25 mins until springy and golden 2 make a drizzle - mix 1 tbsp lemon juice with 25g icing sugar. Put remaining icing sugar and butter into a bowl, add soft cheese and remaining lemon juice. Grate in the final lemons zest. Beat to make a smooth creamy frosting. 3 When the cakes are ready, cool in tins for 15 mins, turn onto cooling rack. Prick several times with a cocktail stick spoon over the drizzle and cool completely. Put one cake onto a serving plate, spread with just under half of frosting Spread over lemon curd Top with the second sponge and spread over the remaining frosting, decorate with poppy seeds This cake is really really nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Sounds lovely, if a little calorific Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stehaggan Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 375 cals per slice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 depends on the slice size and I bet one slice is never enough But then there is one of your 5 a day, I would have thought with a combination of lemon and courgette, protein from the eggs and cheese, wholemeal flour, so fibre too. I may be talking myself into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 13, 2010 Author Share Posted August 13, 2010 I've made ... 20 jars Lemon Jam 4 jars Sweet Courgette Relish 20 jars Sweet Brown (Branston) Pickle ...and a Summer Vegetable Bake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Wow busy day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 I've made ...20 jars Lemon Jam 4 jars Sweet Courgette Relish 20 jars Sweet Brown (Branston) Pickle ...and a Summer Vegetable Bake I've made.. Nothing. Must try harder to grow more Rhubarb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 13, 2010 Author Share Posted August 13, 2010 I bet your kitchen is tidier - and less sticky! - than mine though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
