Weezl and friends Phase 2 -giving it a whirl for Shirl! Testing meal plan for a month

nopot2pin

weezl74 wrote: »

Potty are you in there mid-shifts tonight?

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Sorry Weezl..... only just seen this
And I am days off just now, so no where near Asda

hornetgirl

We had the chicken for lunch today, served with Allegra's onion gravy, which was lovely. I did add a splash of Worcestershire sauce for colour. DH "doesn't really like gravy much" so I made it quite thick and told him it was onion sauce, which he ate quite happily lol.

We also had the BNS pumpkin pie - not on the plan I know, but I really wanted to try it as it sounded so delicious, and it was. I made a half-sized one, which gave four very generous portions. This is definitely a keeper for us, and it would also make a lovely crumble I think. It's quite sweet, so there may be a bit of scope to cut down on the sugar, unless it's a calorie issue.

shanks77

ariarnia wrote: »

Hello all.I'm still not sure I've got everything - and as I said, don't actually have the porridge recipe.

Here hope this helps i have this most days as i dont find the toast filling enough. I sometimes put the apple curd on top instead of using sugar and i dont bother with the oil and have not noticed the difference in taste. I have given you the quantities for 4 and 1 person and hope this helps you xx Takes about 4 mins to cook and you need to stand over it as it will catch very quickly keep some extra water handy incase it gets too thick.
breakfast porridge

makes a batch of either 4 or 1 bowls
90g or 22.5 raisins
40g or 10g oil (i miss this out)

10g or 2.5g sugar (i miss this out if using apple curd on top)

pinch salt (i miss this out)

110g or 27g oats
105g or 26g oaty cereal
pinch of cinnamon/garam masala
mix in a saucepan with enough water to achieve a runny consistency

artybear

Hello

How do you make a risotto?

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In_Search_Of_Me

arty if you can link me to the recipe I may be able to help but without seeing it wouldnt dare as dont know whats in it!

HowlinWolf

Arty, soften onion in butter or oil, don't brown. Add rice and stir through butter/oil for 2 minutes or so until the outside of the rice looks translucent. Add any other ingredients you might want like mushrooms or cooked chicken at this point. Turn heat up and throw in a slug of wine, let the alcohol boil off and the liquid be absorbed. Add hot stock a generous slug at a time until all absorbed. Grains should be seperate, with a little bit of bite to them, the mixture should not be too wet and the liquid should all be in the rice. Take off heat when cooked and stir in a nob of butter and some grated parmesan. Rest for two minutes then eat.

Disclaimer - no idea what weezl's BNS risotto method is

In_Search_Of_Me

oo howlin beat me to it but I do a basic mushroom one differently! Chop mushrooms; onion and cook on low heat until soft; add rice; stock (just enough to cover rice) and put a lid on and simmer GENTLY for 20 mins...et voila. Done!

In_Search_Of_Me

ps think weezl has her hand full with visitors but will no doubt be back soon!

artybear

Thanks guys-it was the butternut squash risotto-I sort of made it up as I went along and its so yummyxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

shanks77

Had the chicken tonight as i was working today and it was really nice did the stuffing with lemon and herbs and made some gravy and yummy. Looking forward to the risi e bisi tomorrow we make it with sweetcorn as ex isnt keen on peas but we both really enjoy this version