Black Saturn's evening meal planner

I'm doing the mince and dumplings for tonight.

jazzyjustlaw wrote:

Any chance o cheesy bubble and sqeak and the others you havent divulged??

Sorry for the delay: been away fro a couple of days.

Cheesy Bubble and Sqeak

3 Cups of mashed potatoes
8oz of cooked chopped cabbage or Kale (sometimes I add spinach aswell)
1 beaten egg
4 oz grated cheddar
Seasoning
a pinch of grated nutmeg (brings out the flavour of the cabbage)

Mix all the ingredient together.
Divide and shape into 8 patties
Toss the patties in a little flour then shallow fry in a little oil for approx 3 minutes each side until golden.


Spicy Bean Burgers
This is a recipe that I've adapted so that my veggie son could make it in Home Economics. Went down a treat and school are thinking about incorporating it in their HE classes for their veggie students.:D

Ingredients
1/2 onion
1/2 carrot
1/2 sticky Celery (optional - Great Flavour)
100g (2 oz) breadcrumbs
1 tin of kidney beans
1/2 tsp chilli powder or 2 chopped chillies
Salt and pepper
Mixed herbs
1 tbsp flour
Vegetable oil for frying

Instructions
1) Put 50g (1 oz) (half) of the breadcrumbs in a large mixing bowl.
2) add the onions and carrot to the breadcrumbs in the mixing bowl.
3) Rinse the kidney beans thoroughly and drain. Mash them roughly with a fork and stir into the carrot mixture with the chilli powder, salt and pepper.
4) Put the remaining 50g (1 oz) of breadcrumbs in a shallow bowl with the flour, herbs, salt and pepper.
5) Shape the bean mixture into 6 burgers. Thoroughly coat each burger in the flour and breadcrumb mixture.
6) Heat 3tbs oil in a frying pan, and carefully add 3 burgers. Fry each side for about 5 minutes until golden brown.

Has anybody had a go at my veggie recipes yet?

Mushroom Pilaf
INGREDIENTS:
2 tablespoons Olive Oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 cup of sliced mushrooms
juice and rind of a lemon
1 cup brown rice
1tbsp curry powder or 1 heaped tbsp curry paste
Frozen spinach
2 1/2 cups seasoned Vegetable broth
1 can of drained chickpeas
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
dash cinnamon

PREPARATION:
Sauté onion & curry powder in oil until golden.
Add rice and mushrooms and sauté until onions begin to brown.
Add Vegetable broth, lemon rind, juice, chickpeas and spinach and bring to a boil. Transfer to a covered baking dish. Add seasonings; cover and bake at 350, 180, Gas 4 or Moderate for 1 hour

This dish can be quite lemony. If not to your taste miss out the lemon or add less of the juice.
This dish can also be a cheap meat dish, by throwing in a chopped smoked sausage before baking.

I often serve this with a dollop of HM Salsa made by finely chopping onion, tomatoes and celery with a little lemon juice and seasoning. I like the mixture of the hot mushroom pilaf and the cold salsa.

Have just eaten two ice lollies a la chocolate mousse recipe. They were rich and filling and now I feel sick but that's me being a greedy guts. One would have been fine.

Did you actually buy it? If so, I'd say give it a go and see what happens.