There are still lots of pears and apples left I swear someone is going in the garage on a night and filling the boxes back up. they are never ending. I know I said I was finished with making jam but because of the number of apples and pears we have I thought why notContinue reading “Apple, pear and cinnamon jam”
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Cucumber jelly
We have quite a few cucumbers at the moment, and I was wondering what to do with them I’m not a fan of pickled cucumber so that is out the window. So, I looked on my preserving books and came across cucumber jelly I then researched it online and thought why not give it aContinue reading “Cucumber jelly”
Sweetcorn, chilli, and pepper relish
The corn on the cob is ready and so far, this year we have beat the rats and the mice to it which is a bonus. We have had a few on the BBQ and they were amazing but there are so many of them I decided to do sweetcorn, chilli, and pepper relish. IContinue reading “Sweetcorn, chilli, and pepper relish”
Tuna Pasta Bake
Its time to make my lunch for the week and its going to be tuna pasta bake since I have already made the pasta just the tuna sauce bit to do. I know on my blog you dont see much about fish because Im not a big fan of it and Im scared of fishContinue reading “Tuna Pasta Bake”
Rigatoni
Time to get the pasta shape maker out again and try a new shape. Hopefully it works out ok fingers crossed. This week’s shape is rigatoni. Now rigatoni comes from the Italian word ‘rigate’ which means ridged, grooved, or lined. Rigatoni pasta is similar to penne pasta but penne is cut on the diagonal andContinue reading “Rigatoni”
Tear and share tomato and mozzarella bread
Yes, two bread posts in one day I have gone bread mad. That and I miss baking bread so I might as well stock up on it. The bread I’m about to write about is my take on a bread that I bought (yes, I bought bread from the shop) it was a tomato andContinue reading “Tear and share tomato and mozzarella bread”
Rosemarry and oregano flat bread
I know I haven’t made bread in a long, long time well since it was a very windy day, and I defiantly was not going outside I decided to make some bread. Ok I did go to the car wash to get my car cleaned as it was not silver and shiny anymore it wasContinue reading “Rosemarry and oregano flat bread”
Chuck it in quick stir fry
Now I bet you are wondering what I was going to do with the other half of the tin of pek well a chuck it all in stir fry So, I chop up one onion, one banana shallot, one carrot one yellow pepper, two chestnut mushrooms and one white mushroom. I chuck them into theContinue reading “Chuck it in quick stir fry”
Cheesey mac and cheese with a bit of heat
Time to make one of my lunches for the week. Since I wanted to play with the pasta shape maker and make macaroni, I decided to make mac and cheese. As far as I can remember I don’t think I have ever made mac and cheese, so this is going to be fun, yes itContinue reading “Cheesey mac and cheese with a bit of heat”
Macaroni
I know I didn’t post anything last week I was going to, but I got caught up in the platinum pudding competition for the jubilee. Yes, I have entered it and thankyou to all my taste testers and everyone who helped me with all the little details that I’m not good at. So on toContinue reading “Macaroni”
Super cheesy chicken pasta bake
know two posts in one day amazing since I haven’t written anything for a while. But I still have half a tub of ricotta to use up. I slice up a leek, 2 white onions and 2 banana shallots. I leave them on the chopping board. I spray the pan with 1 cal cooking spray.Continue reading “Super cheesy chicken pasta bake”
Burger relish
I think my head of department knows when I’m about to try a new recipe that I need jars for as she dropped some on my desk during the week. I was reading through one of my preserving books and saw a recipe on burger relish. So on a lunch time at work between watchingContinue reading “Burger relish”
Onion chutney
It’s Saturday and it’s pouring with rain. Normally I would use the onions out of our garden/allotment but they aren’t ready yet and I ran out of onion chutney last week so I went to the shop and bought the red onions. I’m only buying the onions because I love having the onion chutney withContinue reading “Onion chutney”
Bacon loaf
Time to make the bread for the week. I asked my friend the chemistry teacher do I put bacon into the bread she said yes. So I will. So I weigh out 50g of rice flour, 50g of rye wholemeal flour and 400g of strong white flour. I put it all into the bowl. IContinue reading “Bacon loaf”
Crowdie cheese
The last post of the day. I’m going to try and make a new cheese crowdie. This cheese is said to be Scotland’s most ancient cheese. It goes right back to the Vikings. First I boil the kettle and let it cool. I the measure out 50ml of the cooled boiled water in to aContinue reading “Crowdie cheese”
BBQ cheese bread
Since its a nice sunny Saturday and it’s really warm on our back garden we decided to have a BBQ. Since we are having a BBQ, I’m going to make the BBQ cheese bread. I get a bought French stick (yes I’m cheating) I cut a chunk off it. I then slice it three quartersContinue reading “BBQ cheese bread”
White spelt loaf
Now it’s that time of the week that I make bread for my breakfast. So I wasn’t sure with bread to bake then I came up with this one. So I weigh out 500g of white spelt flour and 200g of rice flour. I put it in to the bowl. I then weigh out 10gContinue reading “White spelt loaf”
My keema
It’s Sunday an I woke up and it had snowed. I was very surprised to see snow in April. So time to make my lunch for the week. I chop up 1 red onion and two onion. I the spray frying pan with 1 cal spray oil. Put the onions in to cook. While theyContinue reading “My keema”
Three flour loaf
So it’s that time of the week where I make bread. This is when I notice that I need to use up the wholemeal flour. So I will do a half and half loaf. I weigh out 270g of wholemeal flour, I then weigh out 30g of rice flour and I weigh out of 250gContinue reading “Three flour loaf”
Chocolate nutty granola
I have been wanting to make granola for a while now but never quite found the right recipe to mess around with to make it mine plus they all kept having fruit in them and people who know me know how much I hate fruit yes I’m strange but I am who I am waitContinue reading “Chocolate nutty granola”
My version of chicken tikka masala
Lunch number to for my lunch for work. I made the tikka paste last week and so I thought I would use it this week. So I’m going to make chicken tikka masala with vegetables. It might not be exactly like normal chicken tikka but this is my version of it. I cook the pasteContinue reading “My version of chicken tikka masala”
Chicken and mushroom noodle stir fry
It’s Sunday again. For some unknown reason I woke up at 6am who knew there were two 6 o’clocks on a Sunday. So up I get. Give mum her mother’s day presents she’s happy with them. So time to make a mess in the kitchen. So dish number one for my lunch for work. IContinue reading “Chicken and mushroom noodle stir fry”
Balti chicken and tomato wild rice
It’s Sunday and time to make my lunch for the week. This is one of two dishes. I have left over balti paste from last week so I’m going to use it up. I cut up 1 ½ chicken breasts and put them in a bag I then add the balti paste and mix itContinue reading “Balti chicken and tomato wild rice”
Harissa paste
It’s Saturday and I didn’t really get any cooking or baking done today as time got away from me reading my new cook book. Yes I bought another one but this one is different it made the scientist part of me get excited as it a book on the science of spice. So I kindaContinue reading “Harissa paste”
Cheese scones with a twist
Idea number was cheese scones with a twist. I weigh out 350g of self raising flour, 50g of butter and rub it together to make bread crumbs. I then grate 200g of cheese. I add 1 teaspoon of of mustard powder, 1 teaspoon of paprika and 1 teaspoon of oregano I mix it all up.Continue reading “Cheese scones with a twist”
Chicken balti
Lunch post number two. So when I make curry it kinda always tastes the same doesn’t matter what curry it is and it doesn’t always taste quite right, so I’m going to try one more time to make curry from scratch. To start I make the balti paste. I chop up two massive onions putContinue reading “Chicken balti”
Red pepper chili chicken noodles
It’s Sunday and it’s sunny again. It’s time to make my lunch for the week. I have been meaning to try my red pepper and chilli sauce that I made in the summer. So I was thinking what to use it in. I know ill do noodles to try it. I cut up 1 redContinue reading “Red pepper chili chicken noodles”
Seeded bread
It’s time to make the bread for my breakfast for the week. I weigh out 50g of rye whole meal flour, I then weigh out 10g of rice flour, I thought since I have 2kg of it I better use it up and thought I might give extra flavour to the bread. I then weighContinue reading “Seeded bread”
Spring vegetable soup
It’s a sunny Sunday for once and I can see blue sky which makes me happy. Its time to cook my lunch for the week. As I said in a previous post I was going to make soup to go with the oatcakes. It took a while to decide on what to make but IContinue reading “Spring vegetable soup”
Panettone
I started this recipe on Sunday evening and I have just finished it to day. I was following a recipe but it kinda wasn’t working that great so I improvised and added extras. First thing this was meant to be done with a sourdough starter but I still haven’t started one. Yes it’s on theContinue reading “Panettone”
Katie b's pantry 