Cook Something Different Challenge

ellemm

Well only 50% success with this weekend's efforts!

The Gary Rhodes lasagne turned out lovely if a bit of a faff , I ate 1 portion last night and froze 7 more.......that'll save me making it again for a while .

The roasted red pepper & tomato soup was very easy and I used HM chicken stock but unfortunately was too liberal with the chilli and it's HOT :eek: but I will eat it, I will.............! I would make it again but without the chilli as was too overpowering.

Hey ho 1 out of 2 isn't too bad!

Freezer is now so full won't need to cook again for about 2 weeks :rotfl:but will have a think what to try next.

Glad to see a few more folk joining in too.

oneeyedandgreen

ellemm wrote: »

Well only 50% success with this weekend's efforts!

The Gary Rhodes lasagne turned out lovely if a bit of a faff , I ate 1 portion last night and froze 7 more.......that'll save me making it again for a while .

The roasted red pepper & tomato soup was very easy and I used HM chicken stock but unfortunately was too liberal with the chilli and it's HOT :eek: but I will eat it, I will.............! I would make it again but without the chilli as was too overpowering.

Hey ho 1 out of 2 isn't too bad!

Freezer is now so full won't need to cook again for about 2 weeks :rotfl:but will have a think what to try next.

Glad to see a few more folk joining in too.

Could you add some double/sour cream or natural yoghurt to the soup. Chilli intensifies over time so it could get very strong! Sounds delicious though

patchwork_cat

Or for the soup what about making another batch without chilli and mixing the 2, to halve the intensity.

clarabella23

Some nice ideas here to try! The cuury wasn't a 100% success last night, think I simmered for too long as there wasn't enough sauce, and slightly too much yoghurt. But I had fun making it!

Freakyogre, is there any chance I could have the recipe for Thai chicken cakes with sweet chilli sauce please? They sound yum!

ellemm

Patchwork Cat - Good thinking on mixing two batches, one without to the one with..........definitely will try that as apart from the strong chilli, really liked the recipe. They were my homegrown chillis which I froze as there were so many and this is the first time I have used in anything other than curry - obviously they are pretty strong

Oneeyedandgreen - Had thought the addition of cream or yoghurt might tone it down a bit so will try that with the batch I have left out for my tea tonight.

Thanks

Edited to add: Tried the addition of cream and certainly toned it down a bit........still nice and warming on a cold night

freakyogre

clarabella23 wrote: »

Some nice ideas here to try! The cuury wasn't a 100% success last night, think I simmered for too long as there wasn't enough sauce, and slightly too much yoghurt. But I had fun making it!

Freakyogre, is there any chance I could have the recipe for Thai chicken cakes with sweet chilli sauce please? They sound yum!

You're braver than me, i've still yet to make my own curry despite buying all the spices!

The recipe is here (surprise surprise!) I am trying to use the recipes i've collected at home for this challenge, but I almost always end up going back to good old bbcgoodfood instead.

motherhen2234

Well yesterday I cooked pheasant breast for the first time. Just dusted in seasoned flour and fried in butter. Served it with mash and spring greens.

I am setting myself a task at the weekend and am going to batch cook some tomato sauce using a recipe in this months good food magazine. I've virtually stopped using jars of sauce at home but sometime the lazy bug hits me. Hopefully having this pre made will help.

hotcookie101

Tonight I made something from one of my cookbooks, following recipe pretty exactly(which I usually don't do-subbed cider vinegar for sherry vinegar) and it was delicious
We had roast skate wing with chilli beans from page 127 of Rick Stein's Coast to coast with a side of roast spuds. I don't have a link as its not online, but it was pretty simple and I would recommend. very yum.

GetRealBabe

I'm going to make some cakes from the vegan baking book I've got. No more looking, about time I got cooking.:j:j:j

Penelope_Penguin

I've been cooking loads of new things but not updating here I'll now try to put that right :j

I made a pasta bake, adapting a recipe for Sliton and Celery bake (I cooked pasta, cooked celery in it for the last few mins. Arrnged in a dish, sprinkled with walnuts, and topped with a Stilton cheese sauce. Baked in the oven). Delicious :T



For Sunday dinner we had the Economy Gastronomy salmon, and DSmade a perfect Hollondaise sauce :j



I then used the carcase of the salmon to make chower - yummy!

Challenge update

Recipes cooked:
Week 1:
Delia's roasted vegetable and brown rice gratin

Jamie's Tomato macaroni cheese - Jamie's Dinners, page 204

Jamie's chicken legs with sweet tomatoes - Jamie's Dinners, page 222

Plum trifle

Week 2:
Madhur Jaffrey's chick pea and mushroom curry
Coffee buns

Week 3:
Red pepper and tomato pasta
Delia's squidgy chocolate log

Week 4:
Celery, Stilton and walnut pasta bake
Economy Gastronomy Salmon
Economy Gastronomy Salmon and Swetcorn Chowder

Recipes to cook:

Jamie's Balsamic-Baked Onions and Potatoes with Roast Pork




BBC Good Food Devilled mackerel

Delia's parsnip and cheese roulade

Mumbai potato wraps

Cook with Jamie - tuna pasta, p 64; sausage fuisili, p 72; meatballs, p 92; gnocci ; waldorf risotto p 136; toffee apple tart, p 292; rosti, p302; braised red cabbage, p358

Gordon - cauli and cheddar soup, p 26; pasta with lemon and feta, p 64; canelloni, p 71; leg of lamb, p 132; spinach feta tart, p 158