Black-Saturn's Menu Planner

Heth_2

black-saturn wrote:

I've only tried leek so far so I dont really know what vege would be a good substitute. Anyone else got any idea?

You could try using mushrooms instead of leeks (or mushrooms and leeks together for leek-eaters). We often have a delia smith pasta bake with leeks and bacon, and I often add mushrooms to give us another portion of veg, and find they go quite well together.

omega_2

Ooh, sounds good b-s. Thanks for this. We usually do a leek and bacon pasta bake (a la macaroni cheese),but this sounds a good alternative. As far as other veggies go, I'd be tempted to try bacon and brocolli.

Penny-Pincher!!

That sounds delish!

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sundin13

loopylass wrote:

banana cake sounds nice but is it? and is it easy to make or another pudding idea

Oh god yes....I love bananabread.....in fact, I might just have to make some this weekend.

The only bad thing about bananabread is that it tastes better with really black bananas. I can't abide the smell of ripe banana - so I put them in the freezer until I'm ready to bake. (which can be a while, so sometimes I end up with about two dozen 'orrible black bananas in the freezer, and no room for food!)

AussieLass

This would be used as a side dish to meat etc wouldn't it? If it is I expect it would feed more than 3 people. Sounds nice. I just made a Potato & Leek soup for the first time yesterday and really loved the flavour so I think I would like this too. I used a Delia recipe. I'm getting to be a real little closet Pom hey. There is a lot of grit in leeks isn't there? It took about three good rinses to get it all off.

Rachie_B

well i made the pineapple and coconut cobbler last night and it was a definite thumbs up in this household

quick,easy and scrummy !

i used half a mug of sugar and id say it was just about the right sweetness for me

tattooed_lady

Hiya Black-saturn!
I made the fruit cobbler last night with fruit cocktail and cooked it slowly so as it wouldn't be soggy in the middle. Must have cooked it too long but it was still nice! Only used 3/4 of a cup of sugar, might use whole cup next time and use a more shallow dish. Thanks!!

Cullumpster

I made the fork biscuits at the weekend, they were nice but........

I followed the recipie exactly but they all splodged out and i just had a tray of flat buisciuts that i had to cut up.... is that right

Cullumpster

OOhh forgot to say i mad a nice cheap soup at the weekend, Tomato, red pepper and lentil :j

Went down a storm and my b/f is polishing the last portion for lunch

I'll give you the recipie if you like?

Penny-Pincher!!

Cullumpster wrote:

I made the fork biscuits at the weekend, they were nice but........

I followed the recipie exactly but they all splodged out and i just had a tray of flat buisciuts that i had to cut up.... is that right

Hi

Did you make them into walnut size balls first-so quite small then squash them with a fork. Only take about 10mins to cook and should have a shortbread texture. Maybe you put too close together, or too many on a tray Never had a problem...sorry hun.

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