Tonight I cooked...

[Dave7]

Home made burger, mashed potato, mixed veg and gravy.......very yummy.

 

[newts]

I made a Carbonara, Guancale, Pecorino & egg yokes for the sauce. Mezze Rigatoni for the pasta. Sticky loveliness in a bowl.

 

[Reynard]

Pasta with tomatoes, cream cheese & fresh basil.

 

[PeteXXX]

4 quick grill pork steaks, two grilled tomatoes (Bonnie had the skins) & a plain omelette.
Strawberries and vappy for pud.

 

[Gwylan]

Well I lit a candle in the same country as a fillet steak
It was magnificent

 

[Gwylan]

Do you have experience of prison food.
Mine was 3rd world and you ate it and hoped.

 

[Gwylan]

Operation "finish the stuff that's in danger of developing language skills" this evening.

So sliced up and toasted the last of the old bread, turned it into toast, and had some of it with the last slice of ham, and some of it with half of a very squishy avocado. Then the last of the raspberry compote jelly for afters.

If I'm in a snacky mood later, there's still two pancakes lurking in the fridge.

I have some Dolcelata that needs restraining. It's got an email address and a Facebook page.
Opposasable thumbs come next.
Any recipes?
Anyone got a recipe for battered deep fried blue cheese?

 

[Reynard]

I have some Dolcelata that needs restraining. It's got an email address and a Facebook page.
Opposasable thumbs come next.
Any recipes?
Anyone got a recipe for battered deep fried blue cheese?

Cheese scones, cheese straws, blue cheese & broccoli risotto, mac & cheese...

 

[mistyoptic]

I have some Dolcelata that needs restraining. It's got an email address and a Facebook page.
Opposasable thumbs come next.
Any recipes?
Anyone got a recipe for battered deep fried blue cheese?

Got a nice one for leek and blue cheese risotto…

 

[Reynard]

Grilled tofu, stir fried veggies with sesame & soy, rice, and pickled ginger on the side

 

[PeteXXX]

Chicken & mushrooms in passata with potatoes.
Blackberry & apple crumble with vappy milk.

Crumble courtesy of Aunr Bessie as mine always turns out crap!!

 

[Reynard]

Egg & vegetable fried rice, and grilled tofu.

 

[Gwylan]

Salmon tartare and fried iceberg lettuce.

 

[Reynard]

Chicken & mushrooms in passata with potatoes.
Blackberry & apple crumble with vappy milk.

Crumble courtesy of Aunr Bessie as mine always turns out crap!!

Try this then... This is how I always make crumble, and will be putting the recipe in the apple guide / cook book that I'm currently writing for the parish magazine / community orchard.

You want a 2 pint ovenproof dish or pyrex. Wider and flatter is better. Fill it up to within about half an inch of the top with prepared fruit of choice - about 700g of fruit, there or thereabouts.

Weigh out 140g of sugar, add mixed spice, cinnamon or ginger to taste, and a couple of heaped tablespoons of cornflour. Mix that all together before stirring into the fruit. If your fruit is very sweet, you may want less sugar. The cornflour serves to thicken the juices as the fruit cooks, to give you a nice sauce.

Topping is 50 g of butter rubbed into 90g of plain flour, then 40g of granulated sugar stirred in. I prefer to use golden granulated as it gives a better flavour. Spread this on top of the fruit.

Bake in a preheated oven 180C fan / gas 6 for about 35 to mins till golden on top and the edges are bubbling. You may want to put the dish on some foil in case of it bubbling over - saves on the oven cleaning.

Serve with custard or vanilla ice cream or any other topping you might like.

 

[PeteXXX]

@Reynard That's similar to my method. It just doesn’t seem to work. Possibly having warm hands might be part of the problem. That's not good for pastry either, is it.