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Aubergine Bake Geoff. I know that as Imam Bayildi which I'm told means The Imam Fainted (because it's so good!)

Good morning lovelies.

I'm planning on making carrot and coriander soup today.
I've made it in the past but I'm not terribly happy with the recipe I use.

Do any of you have a nice recipe you'd like to share?

I'll google one, if I must but I'd rather do a tried and tested one if possible.

Patti (P E) wrote: "Good morning lovelies.

I'm planning on making carrot and coriander soup today.
I've made it in the past but I'm not terribly happy with the recipe I use.

Do any of you have a nice recipe you'd li..."

Ooh - you've just reminded me of your bread maker recipe for carrot cake - mean to try that soon! The bread maker is busy at the mo actually making bread..

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Your house is going to be smelling lovely!

I really need to get to the shop to buy flour. Been trying to go since Sunday, I think.

But it's teeming with rain again! Times like this, I really wish we had a car!

Patti (P E) wrote: "Your house is going to be smelling lovely!

I really need to get to the shop to buy flour. Been trying to go since Sunday, I think.

But it's teeming with rain again! Times like this, I really wis..."

Yes, it does smell rather nice!!

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Carrot and orange is my fave.

I've found a recipe on the BBC food site that I've decided to try. Looks good, I think. If it is I'll post the recipe.

I've put a loaf of onion bread on to go with the soup. Easy peasy that. Just the normal White bread recipe with a handful of finely chopped onion thrown in.

Patti, do you caramelise your onions first, or could you?

Flip. Didn't think to that. I have a jar of caramelised onions in the fridge, too!

Great thought, Vanessa. I'll try that next time.

Soup's ready. Just transferred it to the slow cooker to keep warm til dinnertime.

It's very nice. I think the coriander powder made all the difference.


Carrot and Coriander Soup

Ingredients
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 onion, sliced
450g/1lb carrots, sliced
1 tsp ground coriander
1.2 litresl/2 pints vegetable stock
large bunch fresh coriander, roughly chopped
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Preparation method
Heat the oil in a large pan and add the onions and the carrots. Cook for 3-4 minutes until starting to soften.
Stir in the ground coriander and season well. Cook for 1 minute.
Add the vegetable stock and bring to the boil. Simmer until the vegetables are tender.
Whizz with a hand blender or in a blender until smooth. Reheat in a clean pan, stir in the fresh coriander and serve.




The bread is ready too. Smells great and is well risen. Haven't tasted it yet.

I've got a pineapple crumble in the oven.

What time will you be here, Simon?

Well, I'm cooking my first crumble since we found out that hubby (Bill) is diabetic. I was surprised to read that diabetes doesn't mean no sugar at all! Thanks to the tips from Katy and Jud, plus the info from the website that Katy listed - I've cooked my normal recipe but just reduced the sugar. It's a St Delia recipe and because it uses cinnamon and cloves (although I used allspice instead of cloves) and raisins with the apples - there's only 1oz of sugar witht he fruit anyway! I left that part of the recipe alone and just reduced the sugar in the crumble topping from 3oz to 1oz - let's see how it goes!

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Karen - How did the crumble turn out? (: (Sorry for the late reply, I've been away all weekend!)

I'm interested to know how it turned out, too. I LOVE crumble. Need to have a go at making a gluten-free one.

Not a recipe but I came home today to my house smelling of freshly baked cake. My 11 year old took it upon herself to make cake for tea. It was delicous.

Oh, how lovely!!

It was Mhairi. Not good for the waistline but definately good for cheering you up.

Katy wrote: "Karen - How did the crumble turn out? (: (Sorry for the late reply, I've been away all weekend!)"

It was absolutely fine, thanks Katy!

Mhairi - I'm not sure whether rye four is gluten free or not, but I have made the crumble topping with rice flour before and that was very nice.

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Huh, rice flour, eh? I'll give it a try. Thanks for the tip :D

Mhairi wrote: "Huh, rice flour, eh? I'll give it a try. Thanks for the tip :D"

I made it with half rice flour and half oats - but I think that oats have gluten in...?

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I'm so glad it turned out okay! (: The test results are tomorrow, right?

Karen (Kew) wrote: "Mhairi wrote: "Huh, rice flour, eh? I'll give it a try. Thanks for the tip :D"

I made it with half rice flour and half oats - but I think that oats have gluten in...?

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Oats do have gluten in usually, BUT you can get certified gluten-free oats! My mother actually makes an oat-heavy recipe - I was intending to do as you said and do half and half. Looking forward to this now!

Mhairi - The link that I gave Karen (http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-d...) has gluten free recipes too (:

Katy wrote: "I'm so glad it turned out okay! (: The test results are tomorrow, right?"

Yes, we go tomorrow lunchtime to find out the results Katy - thanks for remembering!

I do think that oats make the crumble topping a bit more interesting Mhairi - glad you can get gluten free ones.

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Karen (Kew) wrote: "Yes, we go tomorrow lunchtime to find out the results Katy - thanks for remembering!

I do think that oats ma..."

I'll have my fingers crossed for you (: Hope it's all good news!

Katy wrote: "Karen (Kew) wrote: "Yes, we go tomorrow lunchtime to find out the results Katy - thanks for remembering!

I do think that oats ma..."

I'll have my fingers crossed for you (: Hope it's all good news!"

Thanks - I'll let you know, briefly, how we get on...

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As you know I can't cook (things seem to burn so easily) anyway I have found a recipe I would like to try. The problem is everywhere I've looked at this particular recipe it says to use a skillet, & at some stage to cover the mess and cook for a while. Now I haven't got one of these. I have normal pans with lids (one with a burnt handle) a small omelette pan with no lid(can't burn the handle on that as it is metal) and a wok. Would any of these do or do I need to look for something more suitable?
I'm off out to work - I may be shopping for ingredients at lunchtime so if any one has any advice I would be grateful :)

Saucepan with a lid should be fine, Janet. What's the recipe? We may be able to offer some tips!

Patti (P E) wrote: "Saucepan with a lid should be fine, Janet. What's the recipe? We may be able to offer some tips!"

smothered pork chops :0

First, smother a pig?

then chop it up

Who needs Mrs Beeton eh Ginge?

Helpful, you two!

Now I'm craving bacon again.

All Mrs Beeton would do is add 2 pints of cream and a bottle of brandy. Wait a minute though - I'm starting to like this recipe.

Then throw away the pig?

It's a good way to start a Monday morning!

Ingnite wrote: "Then throw away the pig?"

and start again with an ostrich

Yum

I didn't think the local shops would have ostrich, & reading my kindle seemed more exciting than shopping anyway. So I haven't got any ingredients (or new cookware) so I have just had pasta with tomato sauce. And oat biscuits.

Jay-me (Janet) wrote: "I didn't think the local shops would have ostrich, & reading my kindle seemed more exciting than shopping anyway. So I haven't got any ingredients (or new cookware) so I have just had pasta with t..."

You didn't try the hot tempered or loose lady sauces Janet? What an opportunity missed.

Geoff (G. Robbins) wrote: "You didn't try the hot tempered or loose lady sauces Janet? What an opportunity missed. "


Didn't have the ingredients ( & I woudn't like the one with anchovies as I don't eat fish)

When I made the prossie sauce I was surprised that I really couldn't taste fish. I think the flavours combine to create a different flavour entirely. It is really a great sauce.

We had the Delia/Waitrose meatballs thing tonight. I loved it but Beloved didn't. He particularly disliked the wine that was recommended to go with it.

How to Cook Husbands

No comment...

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Argh! I've still not posted the pizza dough recipe!

I'll do it now.

Pizza Dough

To the bread machine tin (or a bowl if you're doing it by hand) add 160ml water, 1tbsp olive oil, 1/2tsp salt, 1tsp sugar and 1tbsp milk powder (I use Coffee Mate), then add 320g strong white flour and 1/2 sachet of bread machine yeast. Set the machine to 'dough' or 'pizza dough'.
If doing it by hand knead well 10 minutes then allow to rise in a warm place 1 hour.

I'd buy a machine though. ;)

Very hot curry!

Ingredients:

1tbsp olive oil (vegetable if preferred)
1 onion (sliced)
Peppers (chopped; amount optional)
5 Bhut Jolokia chillies, 4 Scotch Bonnet chillies (finely chopped and including seeds)
Fresh coriander (amount optional)
Garlic (2 cloves; crushed)
1 tbsp grated root ginger
Meat of your choice
One mirror (portrait size)
100g tomato puree
Your wits (all of them)
400g chopped tomatoes (tinned if preferred)
1tsp garam masala
4tsp madras curry powder
1/2tsp ground turmeric
4tsp chilli powder
4tsp tandoori curry powder
A somewhat reckless nature
Cement mixer

Method:

Place oil, onion, peppers, garlic and ginger in pan and sweat down on high heat. Place mirror on wall in kitchen and convince yourself that you have absolutely no need for your taste buds in the near future. Begin mixing cement.

Reduce heat to medium. Add meat, chillies, coriander and tomatoes. Pour in curry powder mixture and mix together for two minutes. Add tomato puree, a pinch of salt, 2tsp of sugar and continue to stir until the kitchen ceiling begins to sear. Add your wits, reason and all affiliations with logic. Return to mirror and remove the look of fear from face. Wipe tears from eyes. Pour freshly made cement into separate bowl.

Leave curry to simmer for approximately 45 minutes and stir at regular intervals (preferably, cook the night before, refrigerate and leave the ingredients to sift through).

Apply cement to palate. Serve curry with boiled rice, several gallons of water, ice cubes and a counsellor.

Enjoy.

N.B Make sure cement has set before tasting.

Sounds like the sort of thing my husband will enjoy - he likes his curries the hotter the better! Not sure that I would cope though...

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Karen (Kew) wrote: "Sounds like the sort of thing my husband will enjoy - he likes his curries the hotter the better! Not sure that I would cope though...

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I seem to enjoy the heat a little too much. There's an element of masochism there somewhere.

Brilliant, Cornelius!

Just read your recipe to Dave and he's creased up.

He's doing a curry night next weekend and is going to use your recipe.

Glad you liked it, Patti. I felt the need to add a little humour; it takes the edge off the fact that this recipe would level an entire army of hot curry connoisseurs. I hope your husband enjoys it.