Cook Something Different Challenge

skaps

hotcookie101 wrote: »

Me too please
My first new one was a blue cheese gravy with pork chops (although I had no regular cream so had to use creme fraiche-it was delicious )
(I know its not from a cook book, but its new!) Have lots of new recipes planned for January though (do magazines count?)

Love Jamie Olivers balsamic onions and spuds...

A great website. Thanks hotcookie

Nelski

skaps wrote: »

A great website. Thanks hotcookie

Can anyone tell me which post has the list of all the challengers for this challenge? Have read up to page 3 and dont think i will catch up till the weekend.

sorry I lost my way on the challengers list:o so at stands ....."if your names on a post then your are in ,,,,,:D"


I have a major dilemma here..........one of my bessy mates is moving to Oz soon and after a few wines and a chat last night he decided to donate a number of cook books to me I now feel guilty after claiming i would use the ones I have and not consider any new ones but........who could resist eh?

Amongst many I am now the proud owner of

The Best of Good Living by Jane Asher
A Little Taste of Spain
The Classic Pasta Cookbook Giuliano Hazan
M+S Complete Indian
Complete Thai cooking
M+S World Food Thailand
Classic Chicken recipes
Gordon Ramsey at his best
Good Housekeeping Cooks year


.....and thats only a few :eek:
but lets face it would you have said no:):)

some serious reading and planning again here i guess...will keep you updated

competitionscafe

thriftlady wrote: »

Goodness I really must try and use my collection more

Nice, looks a bit like mine but I don't have Tender (Nigel Slater) or How to Drink yet - they are both on my amazon wishlist. I have all the other Nigel Slater books, Tessa Kiros, Diana Henry and a few from Hugh but only 1 Nigella (Express).

skaps

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

• Type what you want to insert the link into (in this case parsnip soup).
• Copy the link that you want to insert.
• Highlight the "parsnip soup" text.
• Click on the little blue "world" icon above the text box
• insert the link into there.

Thanks have been wondering how to do that.

flossyblog wrote: »

sweet and sour chicken

This looks great and seems easy to make. Will try this next week and let you know.


Am still catching up with all the posts, (up to page 13) keep getting distracted by links to websites and other recipes. Thanks to everyone though as i now have lots of ideas for thinks i will try.

Does anyone make home made pizzas and freeze them?

EDIT - have finally caught up now and am going to plan my food for next week with all these ideas.

electroRoss

chrisameikle wrote: »

I made Haggis Pakora for the first time last night. I got the recipe the Waste Aware Love Food site. Really nice

www (dot) wasteawarelovefood (dot) org (dot) uk

Ace site Chris, thanks.

I made the Lemon and Garlic Chicken last night. They have the recipes on an iPhone app, so I downloaded it and followed the recipe on the app in the kitchen.

And, I have half for lunch today, so I can put my £3 lunch money aside for a pint tonight!

wogglemaker

OH & I have a lovely big stock pot of beef stew simmering on the hob as I type. In true challenge style, I made it mediteranian with some soaked harricot beans and 2 jars of mediteranian tomatoes I got from Approved Foods. The taste samples suggest it will be as good as it smells

skaps

Am going to make some chocolate chip and almond praline cookies (this will be my new recipe for this week) for the OH later on today. Wont be able to eat them as i have given up biscuits for lent but want to start making my own cookies so the OH does not buy them from Mr Ts.

EDIT - made some yesterday and they came out quite well though should have taken them straight out of the oven after they were done. With a bit more practise im sure ill convert the OH.

freakyogre

I've at last ordered my token thingy for the good food magazine, so will look forward to that arriving

Tonight I am making this which is one of my new recipes for the week/month. Tomorrow and Sunday are also new ones as well. I'll update again when i've eaten them

Edit to add: - tonights was lovely and so quick to make (timed it just right to eat during Eastenders ). I didn't use carrots and substituted the sugar snap peas with green beans. Excuse the photo, I only have my phone and it doesn't take very good pictures.

wogglemaker

Another new recipe for me today! I bought Marguaret Patterns Victory Cook book in Matalan some weeks ago and fancied making "Floddies" to go with lunch.

Thank heavens for the internet - the recipe in print did not make sense! They were brill

There are so many possible variations to this it could become the savory version of twinks

RXB01

Hi all

I use bbc.co.uk/food almost every evening, type in a couple of items into the search engine that we have in the fridge and get a new receipe. No need to buy a shopping list of items - choose a receipe around what you have got!

Happy cooking!