Second hand curry

Posted on November 24, 2021November 25, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged aubergine, Broccoli, Cooking, Courgette, Curry, Food, Lentils, mild curry sauce, Onion, Tasty, turmeric, white fishLeave a comment

Well not second hand, but with left-over ingredients. I made this using curry powder and turmeric. I diced up some courgette, onion, broccoli, and aubergine. I then added a tin of tomatoes. I added water to it to stop it burning on and to add moisture. I also added a few lentils. The fish was bought today. It doesn’t really matter what sort, but a white fish isn’t too strongly flavoured. I’d added it later as you don’t need to overcook fish. It flaked nicely as I cooked and turned a nice golden brown. Much nicer than using a jar of curry sauce.

Thai again

Posted on November 9, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Cooking, Food, Lunch, Noodles, Restaurant, Sawadee Thai taste, Stoke, Stoke-on trent, TastyLeave a comment

The trouble with having food at Sawadee Thai taste in Stoke is that I eat the food before I think of taking a photo of it. Today I had some noodles with king prawns and pak choi for lunch. Very tasty. The owner is a lady called Apple who is very friendly and helpful. It’s worth a visit if you want to taste Thai food, and it’s not expensive.

A blob smiling?

Posted on November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Baked, Bread, Butter, Cooking, crusty, Flour, Food, Honey, Hot, Loaf, Tasty2 Comments

My loaf has a smile ! It’s crusty on the outside, soft and springy on the inside. I had a slice with a bit of butter and honey. I’m really pleased as my loaves usually turn out a bit dry and heavy. I tried to balance the liquid content and the stickiness and this time I tried to knead it a bit more.

Tasty!

Bread and butter pudding, again!

Posted on October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Baking, Bread and butter pudding, Cooking, Dessert, Food, Pudding, recipes, TastyLeave a comment

A friend posted two recipes on making bread and butter pudding. Here they are :

I used to make this 2 different ways:
1: buttered leftover bread cut into triangles and put overlapping into a dish with sides.
Sprinkle with raisins and sugar/sweetener.
Beat an egg into about 3/4 of a pint of milk and a pinch of salt, and pour over the bread.
Make sure it’s properly soaked.
Dot with butter and bake in a moderate oven until golden and crispy on top- probably about 30mins.

2: The posh version:
Use a brioche loaf.
Slice but don’t butter
Place overlapping slices in a dish with sides.
Sprinkle with chocolate chips or raisins and a little sugar or sweetener
Beat an egg into a mixture of single cream and milk with a pinch of salt.
Leave to soak. Dot with butter.
Bake in a moderate oven until golden and crispy on top- probably about 30mins

Broccoli

Posted on October 11, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Broccoli, Cooking, Drawing, Food, fractals, romanesco broccoli, Shape, Tasty, Wikipedia2 Comments

What is broccoli, a green equivalent to cauliflower?

According to Wikipedia Broccoli is an edible green plant in the cabbage family whose large flowering head, stalk and small associated leaves are eaten as a vegetable. Broccoli is classified in the Italica cultivar group of the species Brassica oleracea. WikipediaOrigin: Italy, more than 2,000 years ago. Scientific name: Brassica oleracea var. italicaHigher classification: Wild cabbage Rank: VarietyCultivar group: Italica.

I like it, I like the Romaesco version I think it’s called. The version with sculptural spiral swirls that are like a version of fibonnacci number patterns. The spirals have a fractal look about them. If you’ve never seen it look it up online. It’s a fascinating shape.

Banana and pear in bread?

Posted on September 22, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Baking, Bread, Cookery, Cooking, Food, Loaf, oat and linseed, pear and banana, TastyLeave a comment

Hubby’s made a loaf today. Linseed and oat. It was a ready mixed flour with added yeast.

He likes experimenting with bread so he diced up a small pear and banana and added them to the mix with water to moisten the dough.

Let it rise, knock it back and let it rise again, then into a baking tray and on gas mark eight (high heat) for thirty minutes. It was a tasty result. I had a slice with butter and a banana. Delicious.

Sweet prompt

Posted on September 12, 2021September 12, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Black and white, Drawing, Sketching, TastyLeave a comment

Lemon cake at Etruria Industrial Museum today. I gave the icing to my hubby.

Today’s #bandofsketchers prompt was sweet so I drew my lunch. I was thinking of colouring it in but I left it as a black and white drawing.

I love

Posted on September 11, 2021September 11, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Cold, Cool, Favourite, Food, Icecream, love it, Poem, Poetry, Sketch, TastyLeave a comment

Icecream

Can’t get enough

Sweet treat

Cooling balm.

Too much

Sugar rush

But too little

I’m sad

In a mood

My favourite

Food!

Tortilla pockets with quorn mince.

Posted on September 9, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged asparagus, baby corn, Cheese, Cooking, fajhita spices, Food, harissa sauce, Onion, Tasty, tortilla pocketsLeave a comment

Serves two.

Ingredients

Fajhita seasoning, four tortilla pouches, small packet of quorn mince, a small onion, a few spears of asparagus, a few baby corn, half a jar of harissa paste, a small amount of cheese (you could use a vegan substitute) olive oil. Salsa sauce.

Method, break up the frozen quorn mince and fry in a frying pan with a small amount of olive oil, slice the baby corn into small rounds, keep the heat low, add the fajhita spice and continue to cook. Slice up the onion and add to the mix, then chop up the asparagus and add it to the mix. Add some water to the pan to stop the mixture drying out. Add the harissa paste and stir well. Let the mixture simmer for ten minutes. Add the salsa sauce (or if you want to add at the end). Microwave a couple of tortilla pockets then spoon the mix into them. Top with grated cheese. Any left over mixture can be served with the pockets on the plates.

Serve as a tasty meal for two…

Peters Tavern, Hanley

Posted on August 28, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Cream, Food, goulash, Hanley, Hungarian, Peters Tavern, sauerkraut, Stoke-on trent, TastyLeave a comment

We went to the city centre of Stoke-on-Trent today, its called Hanley. We were recommended to try Peters Tavern which is a Hungarian restaurant. My hubby and I thought we would try goulash. He had Hungarian goulash and I had a pork one with sauerkraut and cream. Both meals came with a very soft white bread (perhaps sourdough?). They were very tasty. I’m afraid I can’t remember what mine was called, but was lovely. Nice friendly atmosphere there too.

Mallaband-Brown

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