HOT STUFFED AVOCADO

4 avocado halves, 100g cream or curd cheese, 75g grated cheddar and 75g chopped nuts. Salt and pepper and a little mustard and 2tbs single cream. Top with bread crumbs. 10mins at 200C. I am thinking olive oil instead of cream? And possibly smoked paprika. Cheese can be replaced with crab meat and onion and lemon,

Baked tofu

CROWD-FARMING

I am singing the praises of this organisation. Fresh organic fruit and produce straight from the farmer. Crowd-farming. I have bought avocado, lemons, clementines, olive oil, fruit juice, onions – all have been wonderful.

AVOCADO RECIPES

Ok – toast is easy option. I am trying something different here

2 chopped avocado, chopped tomatoes, chopped cucumber, chopped red onion, dried tomatoes, crushed garlic, sweet corn, shellfish, all in a olive oil and basalmic vinegar dressing then maybe a flat bread. Then maybe a touch of chilli or smoked paprika?

Some more

CHEESY BISCUITS

these turned out really nice.

225g flour 50-50 plain and spelt/wholemeal, 175g butter, 150g cheese (75g cheddar and 75g blue veined semi-hard) Pinch mustard, pinch cayenne, semi-dried tomatoes – a few, ground pepper. 15 mins @ 230C

Just trying a new version a la Parish. 225g OO flour; enough olive oil to make a sort of dough, cheese Wensleydale, cheddar, parmesan, Szechuan pepper, baking powder and salt and parsley.

RECIPES – FEB 19

Normal bread dough but roll out, spread with herb, garlic, cheese and butter mixture – then bake – adapted from

Breakfast yoghurt

Granola –

INGREDIENTS

  • 4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (use certified gluten-free oats for gluten-free granola)
  • 1 ½ cup raw nuts and/or seeds (I used 1 cup pecans and ½ cup pepitas)
  • 1 teaspoon fine-grain sea salt (if you’re using standard table salt, scale back to ¾ teaspoon)
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup melted coconut oil or olive oil
  • ½ cup maple syrup or honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ⅔ cup dried fruit, chopped if large (I used dried cranberries)
  • Totally optional additional mix-ins: ½ cup chocolate chips or coconut flakes*

Yoghurt cream, sticky mango or apricots and filo wafers.

LIMONCELLO BLUEBERRY CAKE

INGREDIENTS175g (6oz) margarine or softened butter175g (6oz) caster sugar3 large eggs175g (6oz) self-raising flour, sifted1tsp baking powder1tsp vanilla extractpinch of salt. Dried blueberries soaked in a miniature of limoncello overnight.

METHOD

Step 1

Heat the oven to 180°C (gas mark 4). Lightly grease an 18cm (7in) round cake tin with a little extra butter or margarine and cut a piece of greaseproof paper or non-stick baking parchment to fit the base of the tin.

Step 2

Put all the ingredients into a large mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon or a hand-held mixer for 1 minute, or until just combined. It’s important not to beat the batter too much – just long enough to make it smooth.

Step 3

Pour or spoon the mixture into the tin, smooth the top and bake on the middle shelf of the oven for about 45-50 minutes. The cake is cooked when it looks well risen and golden; the top should spring back when lightly touched with a fingertip. Another test is to insert a skewer into the centre of the