Category: Cooking

Just saying’ – putting cheese in the fridge in a container with half an onion – cheese and onions taste, brilliant!

Maz. Mart and Tams. Sorry! I tried to cook with fresh veg. etc. but basically has one recipe! Mince with onions and tomatoes as spaghetti bol or shepherds pie. I did get pizza sussed eventually, but not much else. Many crappy meals since Banwell have been spoilt because I did not understand that the oven needed to be hot before putting stuff in!

But today I am writing my own recipes! My first. But these ones are ace –

First up – Tagliatelle – I have a pasta making machine, and basil and parsley on the window cill looking like they might want to give winter a miss! I am also not good at amounts as it depends who you are cooking for?

I think most of my recipes have always started the same way with chopped onion cooked slowly to caramelise. I am still unsure when to add garlic? I will look up and amend this.

Add chopped tomatoes, chopped red peppers (or green or yellow ones – make a rainbow!), and sweat a bit. Here I add a few sun dried tomatoes for their flavour, and maybe some sun dried peppers. I like to add dried mushrooms for extra depth of flavour, and a tad of salt. In this vegetarian version I also add a tbsp of marmite or vegemite (Aussie mates). So that is a basic full flavour sauce. Add chopped basil, parsley and some parmesan cheese to taste. Can be zapped up a bit with chilli. I like pepper on most dishes too. nd personally would probably add some cheddar as I am a cheese addict.

Oh, I missed the tagliatelle – make it yourself, 100g to 1 egg and a splash of olive oil. Delicious! I have yet to experiment with this – herbs, spinach, spices? Has anyone tried hot spaghetti?

Experiment time! Slow cook on a bed of chopped apples with bay leaves and honey on top. Maybe half an orange and mustard seeds? I have 2 gammon steaks so should not need too much time? Then mashed potatoes, or maybe potatoes, sweet potatoes, swede all mashed and then fried? With peas and carrots?

All the recipes are different!

So different ones on next page

Dough rising – I think I will leave overnight. Knead early then bake about 9am? And then some cookies? And some preserved apples, although I am not sure of the point of apples in sugar sauce? Stewed apple made. Last of apples picked.

Ok, I think I have this sorted having read posts from homesteaders in America!

I am giving this a go. Apple cider vinegar

Lockdown food. Don’t rush to the shops. These are warming soups for winter months.

Just cooking a gammon to have with avocado mayo, boiled potatoes and salad.

Gammon recipe