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happy_smiley_smile posted on 03/11/2009 at 11:55
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I thought it may be good to start a thread where we can share recipes, ideas for using up anything in season, ways of making things such as soured cream that you can't buy here, cheap meal ideas, etc
Here's a few to start it off:

Soured Cream
1/2 small tub Creme Fraiche
Juice of 1/2 Lemon
Add juice to creme fraiche and stir.

Chow Mein
Leftover meat from a roast, cut into thin strips
Noodles, cooked as per packet instructions
Soy Sauce
Little oil
Put oil in a hot wok, add meat, stir-fry until cooked, add noodles, stir, add soy sauce to taste, serve immediately.

Soy Glazed Pumpkin
225g Pumpkin, cut into 2.5cm cubed, par boiled until nearly cooked
100g Sugar
5cm fresh Ginger, grated
6tbsp Soy Sauce
Pepper
Cornflour mixed with water
Put a little oil on a hot wok, add pumpkin and stir. Add 6tbsp water, sugar, ginger, soy sauce and pepper. Heat slowly until sugar dissolves. When it's come up to the boil add cornflour a little at a time, until it thickens and the pumpkin has a slight glaze to it.

Look forward to hearing your ideas, happy cooking
Sammiegolden replied on 03/11/2009 at 16:40
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Barley Risotto with Roasted Butternut Squash and Goat’s Cheese

Serves 4

1 butternut squash or pumpkin (about 800g – 1kg/13/4 – 21/4lb in weight)
1 red onion, peeled and cut into thin wedges
2 Tbsp olive oil
Salt
1 Tbsp butter
3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
250g (9oz) pearl barley, rinsed
250ml (8fl oz) white wine
1L (13/4pt) hot vegetable stock
Small handful flat leaf parsley, chopped
75g (3oz) goat’s cheese, cut into small cubes
100g (4oz) rocket or watercress, tough stalks removed
Freshly ground black pepper

Preheat the oven to 200oC/400oF/Gas mark 6. Peel and cut the squash into approximately 2-cm (3/4in cubes). Put the squash and red onion into a roasting pan and toss with 1 Tbsp of the oil. Season generously with salt and cook for 20-25 minutes, stirring once or twice until golden and cooked.

While the pumpkin is cooking prepare the remaining ingredients.
Heat the remaining oil and the butter in a large, heavy-based saucepan and stir in the garlic and barley.
Toss to coat in the oil and butter and stir for a couple of minutes.
Add the wine, bring to the boil, and then simmer until the wine evaporates. Add a ladleful of hot stock.
Each time the liquid evaporates add another ladleful of stock until it has all been added.
Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally for 30-40 minutes.
The barley should become tender while the mixture should remain slightly soupy.
Stir in the parsley, goat’s cheese and half of the rocket, along with the pumpkin and red onion.

Season to taste and serve with the r

emaining Rocket on top
garfield replied on 03/11/2009 at 16:58
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Space cake.

150g rice krispies

100g toffee

100g marshmallows

100g kana butter “can be found on the net”

Slowly melt the toffee, marshmallows and butter, when melted stir in rice krispies till all coated.

Spread out into tin and wait to set.

For adults only ;-)

happy_smiley_smile replied on 04/11/2009 at 14:17
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Quick n easy carbonara(ish)

Pack Lardons, smoked
Flour
Butter
Milk
Pasta

Fry off Lardons in a little oil until crisp.
Cook pasta as to packet instructions.
Melt butter in a pan, add flour to make a roux. Add milk a little at a time until sauce is desired consistency and there are no lumps. Season well with pepper.
Drain pasta, reserving some of the pasta water. Add pasta to the sauce, and the lardons with all the oil, stir well. To make the sauce go slightly silky add a little of the pasta water.

This is really cheap to make and my kids love it!
ChrisWay replied on 14/11/2009 at 16:47
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Left over Pork Hotpot

Ingredients

300g leftover roast pork, torn into 2cm chunks

2 onions

2 cloves garlic

250g carrots

250g courgettes

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon plain flour

300ml vegetable stock

1 tablespoon tomato purée

2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

800g Maris Piper potatoes, peeled and thickly sliced



(Note: Seasonal vegetables can be used instead of the above, or in addition.)

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C, fan 170°C, gas 5. Peel and slice the onion and garlic. Peel the carrots and courgettes and cut into thick batons.
  2. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a pan and fry the onion and the garlic until soft. Add the flour and cook for a further minute.
  3. Add the pork and stir to coat with the onion and garlic mixture. Slowly add the stock, tomato purée and Worcestershire sauce. Add the carrots and courgettes and simmer for 5 minutes, then transfer to a 2 litre ovenproof dish.
  4. Blanch the potato slices in boiling water for three minutes, then drain. Arrange the potatoes on top of the pork mixture to cover the surface and bake for 1½ hours or until the potato is cooked and brown. Serve straight from the dish for a hearty hotpot that makes another great meal from your leftovers.

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 105 minutes

Serves: 4

Serve With: Crusty Bread
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