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A stock cube is pretty much the same as a boullon cube. Dried seasonings pressed into a cube to use as a base for soup. I try to get my friend who lives in the UK to send me OXO when she can, but normally I just make do with the stuff I can get at the market.
Those Egyptian potatoes sound very good, I am going to have to make that.
ok other than the bump and the race to catch up with aimus I do actually have a real reason to wake this thread up hows this for a recipie
Beef roasted in spinach.
a fillet of beef ( is it a fillet of beef?) like a steak but not a steak
anyway that and spinach.
marinade the beef in soysauce ginger, nutmeg, cinnimon, pepper, salt onion garlics...well anything you like really but marinade it anyway.
Then once you think its marinaded enough rap thepiece of meet in the fresh spinach leaves completly and shove in the oven to roast, till cooked.
I made it up but it was GORGEOUS.
I ate it with rattitoiue ( well I added left over spinach to the rattitoue so Ive been told that wasnt rattitoie but you get the picture?)
and couscous (cheaper than rice and idiot proof!)
Hey that sounds great, Night. I may try that myself.
Papayahed, that movie was "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
DOes anybody have a quick biscotti recipe?
Just found this thread and I'm gonna have to write down some recipes!!
I have one for biscotti, but it's not very quick I'm afraid...I'll post it anyway:
maya-dunked biscotti
The maya is from the green+blacks maya gold chocolate: it's basically orange flavoured with some spices (cinnamon and sth else)
U'll need:
200g plain flour
60g cocoa powder
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
pinch of salt
225g caster sugar
3/4 tablespoon ground espresso coffee (optional)
60g dark chocolate, chopped
2 medium eggs
1 medium egg yolk
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
200 g dark chocolate, orange flavoured or any other flavour of your choice
Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt + caster sugar and place it into a food processor (which I didn't have!). Add ground coffee + chopped chocolate and finely grind the whole thing.
Whisk together the eggs + yolk, add vanilla extract and slowly add to the ground mixture, processing until the mixture forms a ball.
Lightly flour the work surface and roll the dough into a log. Flour it so it's coated on all sides.
Place it in a buttered baking tray, bake for 25-30 min (180 C).
Remove from oven, leave to cool....using a (very) sharp knife cut across the log so u make slices of aprox. 1cm.
Place the slices in the baking tray and cook for a further 30 min, or until firm, at a lower temp. (150 C).
Allow to cool.
This is the fun part: melt the flavoured dark choc and dip one end of each biscotti into the chocolate and let it set.
I know it's long...and I can never get equal sized slices, but they are really good and worth the effort!
That sounds great, thank you.
. . . No, this is not at all stereotypical. :lol: But cooking, for all you guys or girls who haven't discovered it, is a really good time waster.
So, if anyone wants to post their favorite recipies here so everybody else can have some fun either making or eating :D , please do!! I'm going to put one down that i just discovered today, by confusing a cake with a cake TOPPING. :p They're pretty healthy, though!
Sugar-nut muffins
Combine:
2/3 cup flour (I used half regular and half whole wheat, but it could probably go either way)
1/2 cup walnuts, pecans, or both
2/3 cup sugar (possibly could use less for a less-sweet muffin, I'm still tinkering with this one)
1 and 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
a couple of thinly sliced apricots
Beat and then combine with dry mix:
2 egg whites
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 tsp vanilla
I'm not sure how long this should be baked yet - it took about 20-25 minutes on 300 degrees, but I'd do it at 350 and stick a toothpick in it, and if that comes out clean then it's done.
Anyway . . . anyone else want to post theirs? :)
this is mir's friend (who doesn't feel like signing in but is Blacksheep on this forum)
oOo! i have one!
brocoli
ingredients:
brocoli
procedure:
wash brocoli.
eat brocoli.
digest brocoli.
This is Mir reclaiming her computer. Here is a recipie of how to cook Black sheep: :lol:
Great idea for a thread mir! I love cooking. http://www.websmileys.com/sm/drink/trink15.gifHere are my very favorite cookies to make!
They are vegan and sugar free! So theyre not only DELICIOUS and chocolatey, but healthy and low fat!
Chocolate Chunky Chip Cookies
Preheat oven to 170 c, 350 f
Large bowl:
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup rice flour
1/2 cup unsweetened organic cocoa powder
1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts
(or 1/4 cup chopped dates and 1/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts)
1 cup malt sweetened chocolate chopped into small rough chunks
zest of 1/2 an orange chopped finely (or grated)
1/2 tsp baking powder (aluminum free) or baking powder subsitute
1/4 tsp ground sea salt
Small bowl:
1/2 cup coconut (or canola) oil
1/4 cup rice (or barley) syrup
2 tbs maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup rice milk (or soymilk)
1/4 cup orange juice
lightly oil baking sheet or use unbleached parchment
In a large bowl mix dry ingredients, in small bowl mix wet ingredients, gently combine the wet mixture into the dry. With either an icecream scooper or a wooden spoon, scoop the cookie dough and drop onto the baking sheet.
Bake for aprox 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
They look a little bit like this, except a lot of chocolate chips to them too.
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Well, for those who know me, I was a cook and than a chef for 2 years, so I have some experience, anyways I just made a delicious dish and I will share the recipe, now pay attention it's complicated....
Ingredients
Bread
Peanut Butter
Directions:
Toast bread. Spread Peanut Butter. Enjoy!
I call it, Peanut Butter and Toast! I know some of you will say that's crazy but trust me, it works!
p.s. Maybe I'll put a serious one on tommorow. :D
p.p.s. I know I'm not really funny, but let me pretend :D.
tend! oh my gosh...what a coincendence! i also know of the exotic dish peanut butter and toast.:p :D and whats even crazier is that ive heard of people putting jelly on it too! :goof: gotta love that PB&J;)
Peanut Butter, going with Jelly? That's mad! It surely will never catch on, the palette simply cannot comprehend so many varied taste experiences at once! Oh, when will people learn? :p
. . whoa! i guess one of the Admins moved this into an older thread with the same name! Cool, i didn't even know about that one. :)
TEND - i know, it's like putting CHEESE on PIZZA! :lol:
and Drama - that looks great! i'll have to try those! :D
Am looking for a really nine simple recipe for chocolate brownies. The ones i've been eating recently are store bought (but very yummy) but would like to give it a try myself.
Heres a couple of recipes. unfortunately no mearsures as i just whip things together.
egg and spinach.
Put a portion of spinach in a frying pan with some butter and cook until soft. Form a whole in the centre so it looks like a nest. crack one egg into the centre letting it run into the spinach to hold together. serve on toast when cooked. sprinkle some salt and pepper for seasoning.
Butter Baked Trout with a Cajun and Coriander cream sauce.
for two
two fillets of Trout, skined and boned preferably
two shallots
cajun
coriander
pepper
small tube of cream
butter
cheese, grated
Grease oven dish with butter, place fish in dish. Take one Shallot, slice down centre and chop at an angle. put in dish with fish. add pepper. finally put thick chunks of butter on all corners of dish and one on each fillet. put in oven for about 15mins.
for sauce, take other shallot and chop finely into small pieces. pour cream into small pot and heat on a medium tempature. Add small handfull of grated cheese and shallots. Add Cajun spice and coriander, enough as you want or enough to give a nice flavour. slowly bring to boil while stirring. When cream comes to a boil, lower temp to simmer. sauce should thicken.
take fish out of oven and put on a plate. spoon out shallots and place on top of Trout drizzling some of the melted butter on top. serve with veg and mashed potatoes. Pour sauce over Fish and mash.
Serve and eat.
:)
oh I have a fantastic brownies recipie.... Im sure I posted it in the delious thread already but Ill look it up :nod:
I would like to get a good recipe for traditional British beef roast. Not one from the net but something tried and proved right... Like our grans or moms use.
Anyone?
YES!!
Umm scher all you do with a roast is you rub salt into it wrap it up in tin foil and pop it in the oven 25 minutes a pound and 25 extra if its a bonles joint but about 15 minutes from the end get it out tip some of the juices out ino a measuring jug ( to make real gravy) and unwrapp and let finish in the oven that way so you get a crispy outside.
Goes great with yorkshire puds, sprouts , broscli , sweet corn, mash, roast potatoes, boiled potatoes, roast parsnips, boiled peas, boiled carrots, horeradish sauce
Umm I think that about covers it.
For a differance you can add some herbs to the salt but its great with just salt:nod:
Night> Thanks for the prompt reply! :)
I have tried with salt only but I want something 'more' (like you suggested some herbs and spices) but I am not sure what to add exactly without ruining 4-5 lbs of meat. Salt-only recipe is a little bland - for my liking. I know with lamb they recommend mint but not sure about beef.
Welll with lamb we also make about an inch inscions and add long ways strips of garlic, which is goood. Hummm sage is a recomened herb for beef , but I cant eat i myself.
Well if youve been watching your Tv you might have noticd the lates sainsberry try somthing differant advert that recommends slahering it with whole grain musterd, again not quite my cup of tea.
Well herbs that go well with beef are origano, thyme, mixed italian herbs ( you get these in bottles not quite sure what they are), and spices that go well are cinamon salt pepper and allspice. So I suppose not that ive evr tried it mind you that you could take your pick and mix them with the salt ( but you cant leave out the salt as this is what makes the outside crispy) and roll he beef in it before roasting. You could also do what I do fopr chicken which is slice onions and wrap them in he foil with the meat to give t extra taste.
I wonder what roast tomatoes taste like....
Here's my favorite chunky salsa recipe.
half cup extra virgin olive oil
1-28oz. canned crushed tomatoes
1-28oz. canned chopped tomatoes
1-large white or yellow onion chopped medium
1-bunch cilantro chopped medium fine
2-cloves garlic pushed through a press
5 to 9 jalapenos minced fine, depending on heat desired, remove seeds, I use 7
mix all to gether in a large bowl and add salt and pepper to taste. enjoy with chips, over tamales, with eggs etc....
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That salsa looks good, kiobe. :)
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Creamy Herbed Pasta Salad
Ingredients:
1 package (12 oz - 375 g.) short pasta (e.g. penne)
1 cup firmly packed fresh basil
1/2 cup firmly packed fresh parsley
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
2 cups cottage cheese
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/3 cup chicken or vegetable stock
1 red pepper, chopped
4 green onions, chopped
Directions:
Combine Cook pasta and drain. Rinse with cold water. Put in a large bowl.
Put basil, parsley, and Parmesan cheese in food processor. Chop finely.
Add cottage cheese, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, pepper and stock to the food processor. Puree until the mixture is smooth.
Add chopped pepper and onions to the pasta. Pour the sauce over and mix together.
Chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.
This recipe is from Now....you're cooking! http://www.donogh.com/cooking/
Thanks Kcf, that sounds great.
Couscous Salad
couscous (about 1 1/2 cups)
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
fresh lemon juice - a few drops
1 large garlic clove, minced
black olives chopped
1/4 cup cucumber, diced small
1 red bell pepper, chopped
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
1 cup crumbled feta cheese
sweet corn
bacon or shrimp
In a saucepan, bring 2 1/4 cups of water to a boil. Stir in the couscous and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cover and let stand until tender, about 5 minutes then immediately fluff with a fork.
yougurt dressing ..........
OK, so it's not my favourite but, very very useful when you've just about run out of money...
I used it a lot as a student!
All you need are a packet of the cheapest flour and a tub of the cheapest margarine...
How to?
A cup or so of flour, rub in margarine until it clings together pastry fashion and you've got the basis of tarts, sugar wraps, pastry lumps to add to baked beans and so on...
Simply flatten, fill with anything, fold over into a purse shape and cook for 10 or so minutes (careful though, it's toung buring hot straight out of the oven!)
Or, form into 1 inch balls, oven cook and eat with your baked beans...
Well, it takes longer to write it than it does to cook it but, the great secret is that the cheapest margarine contains a lot of water so you just don't add any to this quick and simple pastry mix!
(PS, Amounts and cooking times are a case of "Suck it and see" but, if you're often approaching the end of your student grant you'll soon get used to what you need to do to have a full tummy!)
LOL!! That beats top ramen.
I love couscous, it can be made so quickly and it is great with anything. I love it with bbq'd lamb chops, it soaks up all the lamb juice...MMMMMQuote:
Originally Posted by Moira
Ok, here's a quick and easy spaghetti sauce.
3-tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup fine diced yellow onion
2 fine minced garlic cloves
in a medium sauce pan slowly cook the onion in the olive oil for about 5 to 10 min. Then add the garlic and continue to slowly cook for about 2 to 3 min. Do not brown the garlic, nasty!!
then add 1 quart of your favorite jared spaghetti sauce and stir well
continue to simmer and stir do not let the sauce stick or burn
add 1/4 cup of sugar or to taste, should be slightly sweet, stir well.
add 1/4 cup of sweet vermouth, ok not everyone will have sweet vermouth but once you make this you will use it every time.
simmer for about 30 min. stirring, stirring, stirring, then add about 2 oz of heavy cream, milk won't work as it will break.
return to a simmer and toss your pasta into your boiling water.
when the pasta is ready add 2 tablespoons of butter to your sauce and turn off the heat. Do not simmer sauce after you add the butter as it may break.
after you strain the pasta put it back into the pot and add a generous amount of sauce to it and stir.
plate the pasta, add some sauce and dust with fresh parmesian cheese.
Serve with italian sausage and a mixed green salad with oil and vinegar.
Enjoy!
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About the only worthwhile thing I can make is fish pie (just about the extent of my culinary skills involve either a frying pan or a microwave)
Ingredients
Eggs
Potatos
Carrots
Spring onions
Spinach
Cream
Milk
Cheese (I use wensleydale)
Trout fillet
Salmon fillet
Peat smoked haddock
Cod
Butter/Margarine
The quantity of the ingredients depends on how big a dish you are going to use, and you can change the kinds of fish as well.
1) Line bottom of dish with spinach.
2) Boil eggs till hardboiled. Then de-shell & chop into circles
3) Throw Potatos and carrots into a big saucepan and boil, once they are almost done add chopped spring onion. Wait 5 mins, remove from heat and mash with a little cream, milk & butter.
4) Chop up fish & poach in a mixture of cream & milk.
5) Pour fish along with cream/milk mix into dish on top of the spinach.
6) Add chopped eggs
7) Add layer of mashed veg to the top (just as if making shepherds pie)
8) Grate cheese and sprinkle over top
9) Put in oven until warm
10) Serve with some nice oven toasted fresh bread.
That is so cool. Maybe the thread should have been, Favorite family dishes or dishes from your country. I'm gonna try that one.Quote:
Originally Posted by kilted exile
I make bread. I want my kids to remember home as smelling like bread and homemade apple sauce and yummy things like that. I know some people have a hard time with it, but it’s much easier than you may think.
I always make bread in the same bowl. This really helps because you get an idea of how much you’re making by how much is in your bowl. I don’t measure anything. So here is how I do it -
First I put some sugar in my bowl. The bigger your bowl the more you add, but start small -maybe a hand full or two. Then add hot water. The more water you add the more bread you’ll end up with. Probably two cups or so for most families is enough. Stir the water and sugar together and allow it to sit until the water is the temperature of a baby’s bath. Then sprinkle yeast on top of the water. I buy in bulk, but you could use a packet. The more yeast you add the faster it will rise in the end, but a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. I sprinkle enough to cover the top. Let that sit until it looks like root beer. Then add some salt (a little pile in the palm) and some oil (a couple of glubs). Stir that all together. Now you add flower. Just add it some at a time and mix it together until you have soft springy dough that’s not sticky anymore. Kneed it for a good while, at least five minuets. Allow it to rise and then punch it down. You can roll it out with a pin and have cinnamon rolls, pinch it into balls and smooth over the tops for rolls, or shape into a loaf. Three little balls in a muffin tin makes a cute little roll, rill into a sheet and cut into triangles for croissants. I cook it at 350 until it’s not doughy anymore and golden- you can pretty well smell it when it’s done.
Since I mentioned a Cool Whip pie in the comfort food section I thought I would post the recipie here.
1/4 cup of boiling water
1 package jello
1 6oz container of yogurt (any flavor that sounds good with the jello that you choose)
1 small tub of cool whip
1 grahm cracker crust (premade ones from the store are great)
Mix the jello powder with the 1/4 cup of boiling water. Whisk until all the powder is dissolved then whisk in the yogurt. Mix in the cool whip gently, so that you don't flatten it out too bad. Put the filling in the crust and refrigerate for at least an hour or two before serving. If you want to add fresh fruit to the pie, mix it in when you add the Cool Whip and it is really good. You can also make a light version using a reduced calorie crust, light yogurt, and light Cool Whip. You can even use sugar free Jello if you would like. The pie still turns out great and almost no one will notice that it is low in calories. Hope everyone enjoys.
for OxO? Thats an odd request kathy! If you ever want any let me know!Quote:
Originally Posted by kathycf
Okay quick simple student style cooking!
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ham and Pasta!
Ingredients
slices of ham
pasta
cheap parsley sauce that comes in tub and have to add water to.
cajun
crushed chilis (optional)
cook pasta.
Stir boiling water into powered sauce.
Chop ham and add to sauce
add small amout of cajun and crushed chilis. Just enough to give sauce a little kick.
Strain water off pasta, and add sauce with ham. stir over heat for few minutes until ham is nice and hot and pasta is covered in sauce.
Serve and eat!
this is really nice if the ham is left over ham from one you mam boiled and you had for dinner the day before!
Strawberry Shish-k-Bobs. Put two strawberries on a sqewer, then two donut holes...repeat until you have 6. Pour chocolate over and refrigerate until set.
Here's how to make a Bakiryu Style sandwich:
First you need: Jalapeño peppers, hot sauce, black and red pepper, bread, cheese (or ham), tomatoes, salt, mayonnaise and mustard.
First you brown the bread 'til it's a soft golden color, then you slather it with mayonaise. Next you add the jalapeño peppers. Melt the cheese and put in on top of the peppers then add the mustard. Cut the tomatoes and put them on top, adding as much salt as you want: then add hot sauce to your liking.
WARNING: This may be a little bit spicy, so it's best if you eat it with a glass of milk or, if older than 21 a cool, chilly beer. :)
Does anyone have any good recipies for big family meals, by that I mean realitivley simple and healthy but filling ( and hopefully freezable) -- umm not pasta or pork/ham/other pig things. Thanks!!
:D
what about a nice big shepards pie?
Or a simple fish pie?
This is not freezable but it is so easy that you can make it anytime.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
Fill an oven bag with baby potatoes, mushrooms, halved bell peppers, tomatoes and quartered chicken breasts (or wings and thighs). Add any spice you like (I usually add Cajun mix) and leave in the oven for an hour.
It is a delicious dinner without any hassle.
Another option:
Brown mince meat with some grated onions and add some chopped tomatoes (and spices according to your liking). Pour it into an oven dish and top with sliced potatoes (Boil the potatoes a little if you want it to cook quicker). Pour juice of a lemon of top and cook in the oven until the potatoes are golden brown. Serve with some yogurt.
Yummies thanks scher. Humm sheperds pie ... that works thanks Niamh.
How about a broccoli/cheese/chicken/rice casserole?