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Cookery Corner
Jan. 14th, 2010 06:10 pmI've been doing some cooking recently because I like eating. A lot.
Brusselslaw
Great big handful of peeled and slivered or grated Brussels sprouts (or cabbage if no sprouts)
Couple of carrots, peeled and cut into matchsticks (or grated if you prefer)
Apple, chopped
Walnuts
Splash of lemon juice
Glob of mayonnaise, mixed with yoghurt or creme freche, if you so desire.
Some people like onions in coleslaw. I hate it, but I did compromise with a few slices of cold roasted onion.
Sprinkle of black pepper
Mix
This can be very easily adapted for other ingredients: celeriac, celery, chicory, grapes, almonds, peanuts, pecans etc.
Beetroot Salad
Couple of beetroots, peeled and cut into chunks, then par-boiled
Halloumi or panir, cut into squares
Chick peas, or broad beans, butterbeans etc (cooked)
Mix the above ingredients in olive oil, black pepper, touch of salt, chilli or paprika, splash of vinegar, and some spicy seeds like cumin or fennel or coriander.
Roast at 200 C until beetroot is soft and cheese is crispy.
These two were adpatation of Waitrose recipes, the next is all my own.
Christmas-in-January soup
1 squash, peeled and chunked (I used Crown Prince but any squash will do)
Onion, chopped
Splash of chilli sauce (optional)
Garlic (optional)
Sage (dried or fresh)
salt and pepper
A litre or so of chicken or vegetable stock (I sometimes use the fake chicken stock from supanoodles, but this is probably pretty unhealthy)
Chestnuts (vacuum packed, or roasted and peeled)
Squash is quite starchy so it gets pretty thick but you can add a chopped potato or corn flour to thicken if wanted.
Fry squash, onion and garlic until soft. Add chilli, seasoning, sage and stock, and simmer until blendable. Blend. Add chestnuts. Eat.
With the above I made a version of focaccia - Half a cup of water, 1 and 1/4 tablespoons of olive oil, 1 tablespoon sugar, half a teaspoon of salt, 1 1/2 cups strong bread flour, 3/4 teaspoon of yeast. Mix, knead and let rise (or if you're lazy like me, use dough setting on breadmaker and let rise for another half hour). Put half of dough in non-stick bread pan. Then add roasted onions, rosemary, olives, sundried tomatoes, whatever. Put rest of dough on top, then sprinkle sunflower or poppy or pumpkin seeds on top. Bake at 180 C for 25 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
Brusselslaw
Great big handful of peeled and slivered or grated Brussels sprouts (or cabbage if no sprouts)
Couple of carrots, peeled and cut into matchsticks (or grated if you prefer)
Apple, chopped
Walnuts
Splash of lemon juice
Glob of mayonnaise, mixed with yoghurt or creme freche, if you so desire.
Some people like onions in coleslaw. I hate it, but I did compromise with a few slices of cold roasted onion.
Sprinkle of black pepper
Mix
This can be very easily adapted for other ingredients: celeriac, celery, chicory, grapes, almonds, peanuts, pecans etc.
Beetroot Salad
Couple of beetroots, peeled and cut into chunks, then par-boiled
Halloumi or panir, cut into squares
Chick peas, or broad beans, butterbeans etc (cooked)
Mix the above ingredients in olive oil, black pepper, touch of salt, chilli or paprika, splash of vinegar, and some spicy seeds like cumin or fennel or coriander.
Roast at 200 C until beetroot is soft and cheese is crispy.
These two were adpatation of Waitrose recipes, the next is all my own.
Christmas-in-January soup
1 squash, peeled and chunked (I used Crown Prince but any squash will do)
Onion, chopped
Splash of chilli sauce (optional)
Garlic (optional)
Sage (dried or fresh)
salt and pepper
A litre or so of chicken or vegetable stock (I sometimes use the fake chicken stock from supanoodles, but this is probably pretty unhealthy)
Chestnuts (vacuum packed, or roasted and peeled)
Squash is quite starchy so it gets pretty thick but you can add a chopped potato or corn flour to thicken if wanted.
Fry squash, onion and garlic until soft. Add chilli, seasoning, sage and stock, and simmer until blendable. Blend. Add chestnuts. Eat.
With the above I made a version of focaccia - Half a cup of water, 1 and 1/4 tablespoons of olive oil, 1 tablespoon sugar, half a teaspoon of salt, 1 1/2 cups strong bread flour, 3/4 teaspoon of yeast. Mix, knead and let rise (or if you're lazy like me, use dough setting on breadmaker and let rise for another half hour). Put half of dough in non-stick bread pan. Then add roasted onions, rosemary, olives, sundried tomatoes, whatever. Put rest of dough on top, then sprinkle sunflower or poppy or pumpkin seeds on top. Bake at 180 C for 25 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
