Good old Guardian supplement on tarts today.
Individual chicken pies BBC Good Food. and individual apple pies
Leek, gruyere and nutmeg quiche and this one from BBC Good Food.
CREATIVITY
I have never thought myself creative, I am sure I am not in an artistic way. I have zero skills. However creative thoughts count, I think?
Take my main interests.
Geography is everywhere is a trite comment but sums up the subject. It includes just about every other discipline.
Gardening copes with the weather, the soil, insects, etc. And the end result is in the eye of the observer. Japanese garden to wild meadow/
Cooking is similar. The set recipes are good, but tweaking the various constituents can lead to something nice or horrible!
FLATBREADS
YOGURT
ROAST CHICKEN
Stuffed with an orange and a couple of bay leaves by the legs.
And from todays Guardian feast magazine, carrot and coriander fritters. I also like the alternatives.
RECIPES – Potato things (I will think of a better name once tested).
First of shred an onion and squeeze (save liquid) and lightly cook in olive oil, then the same with a large baking potato. and then celeriac and crushed garlic. Mix with an egg and some grated cheese. They fry or bake?
RECIPES – Cherry tomatoes, feta and pasta
How to make baked feta pasta
- Using a baking dish safe for the oven, add the tomatoes, olive oil, salt and pepper and mix to combine.
- Add the block of feta cheese to the center of the baking dish, and either flip it around a couple times to coat it with the olive oil and seasoning, or just add a touch more olive oil and a couple cracks of fresh black pepper.
- Bake it in the oven until the tomatoes burst and the feta looks melted (and your house smells heavenly!)
- As soon as it comes out of the oven, add some fresh minced garlic and fresh basil leaves.
- Mix it around immediately so that the garlic softens from the heat in the dish.
- Add cooked pasta on top and give everything a stir. The feta and tomatoes will essentially create a sauce for the pasta.
PANCAKES
CHICKEN RECIPE
Well I am experimenting a bit.
First off I have a free range chicken fillet. I am thinking a slice of cheese and then wrap in bacon, drizzle with olive oil and then bake in pre-heated oven for 20 mins at 180C. We will see what happens!. OR instead, I am thinking crushed nuts or peanut butter? Or maybe breadcrumbs and parmesan in garlic butter sauce marinade for chicken for a couple of hours before baking? Maybe with rosemary and/or thyme and/or lemon mint or lemon verbena.
Then parsnips – not a great fan so roast in a honey sauce seems an interesting idea.
And then some slow carrots
TEAR AND SHARE BREAD
I have got have a go at this bread. I need to get some quality olives first.