The Recipe Thread

OK.  As agreed with my esteemed pub chef Allan, here is my Spinach and Orange soup recipe (kindly provided by Tesco spinach packets).  I know swapping recipes in pubs is not a very regular pastime, but this one is relatively cheap to make and quite filling (and makes enough for at least four servings) so I reckoned its OK to post it.

250g raw Spinach
2 medium oranges, peeled
50g butter
25g plain flour
4 chicken stock cubes (to make stock - see side of stock cube packet)
1 medium onion
1 tsp nutmeg

Melt the butter, add onion and cook till soft
Stir in the flour and cook for 1-2 minutes
Add the stock a little at a time and bring to the boil
Stir in the spinach, oranges, nutmeg and seasoning.  
Bring to the boil and simmer for 10-15 minutes
Pour into liquidiser and blend till smooth
Add seasoning as needed.

I highly recommend eating this with a chunk of thick white or granary bread smothered in butter.  Really tasty  :)

ok here's the cheapest most filling meal I know that doesn't involve pasta:

1 packet of value pitta bread (26p - six in a pack)
1 tin of value tomatoes (24p, yes andrea I have noticed the price increase too - is something to do with the bad weather in italy earlier in the year)
about 3oz grated cheese (probably about 50p)

toast the smooth side of the pitta bread whilst heating the tinned tomatoes

turn the pitta bread over so the rough side faces up, score through one "flap" on each pitta bread a couple of times and place a warmed through plum tomato on each pitta bread and mash it up with a fork

sprinkle with cheese

return under grill until cheese melts and bubbles

reduce tomato juice in saucepan and pour over the pizzas

six pizzas for about a pound.  you can use tom puree instead of tinned toms.  obviously you can also add whatever you want to the pizza like mushrooms, corn, ham or peppers but then the price goes up.

Two of the pitta bread pizzas are fine for a light meal or three to feed a glutton like me