Weezl and friends Phase 3 - sitting pretty with Kitty

SusanC_2

aless02 wrote: »

Susan, everytime I've made it they seem to disappear when I use my stick blender. But I know others have reported the opposite, so not sure how helpful that is .

Allegra wrote: »

I had to sieve the blended curd to get rid of them in the end - they did not blend at all well with my food processor. So bearing in mind Weezl and Aless had no problems, I guess the answer is to try it and see what happens !

Thanks. I guess if the food processor doesn't get rid of them I can try the stick blender and then sieve if they are still there. I don't know why I never thought of a sieve as the thing I was worried about was how to get rid of them if they didn't disappear.

SusanC_2

aless02 wrote: »

arty - perhaps something like knowing which herbs/spices are more interchangeable so you can consolidate and/or replace to keep the seasonings cost down. Like a fancy recipe using cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon can prolly be consolidated to just cinnamon with possibly our infamous garam masala!

I just use cinnamon because I'm too lazy to faff about with millions of spoons. This is probably why I get through 500g of the stuff in a year.

Lesley_Gaye

SusanC wrote: »

Question for people who have made the apple curd. When you blended it up how well did the seeds disappear into the mixture? (I'm not making apple curd - just cooking, blending and freezing apples but it would save work and waste if I didn't have to core the apples as we have a veritable mountain.)

I've found that when using mature apples the 'toe nails' disappear overnight, but when I used baby apples, they stuck around, so like Allegra I had to sieve the mixture

ariarnia

I'm not sure what article it might go into, but some tips on how to make some of these meals (esp christmas) in a small oven would be fab. I don't know if it's a trend elsewhere, but in all the flats I looked at before renting this one the landlords had provided a cooker and it was a small one. (that is to say only space for one shelf and the bottom of the oven which doesn't cook properly, not 3 shelves as is required by the christmas dinner planner)

several of them even had the ovens that need to leave the door open for the grill (mine included)

works arounds are possible, but make some recipies very daunting.

Sian_the_Green

nopot2pin wrote: »

:eek::eek::eek:Goodness me... I didn't know that

You learn something new everyday eh ? :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Well I am trying to find now where I got that from. I think I had some for a sore throat and then read the warnings and it said not to take too much! I'll get back to you!

scotsaver

Hi - hope no-one minds me popping my head in but I'm normally over on the Old-style Board doing the monthly GC and someone posted the Link to weezl's recipes and then I found this and just wanted to say a huuuggge big thanks to weezl74 and everyone else who has tested and put a huge amount of time and effort into this.

I have made a note of a few recipes (will pop back when I have more time to note a few more) and will certainly be incorporating them into next weeks meal plan. The recipes look fantastic.

I'm hoping that this will help me keep costs down on the run up to Xmas so many thanks again.:D

artybear

scotsaver wrote: »

Hi - hope no-one minds me popping my head in but I'm normally over on the Old-style Board doing the monthly GC and someone posted the Link to weezl's recipes and then I found this and just wanted to say a huuuggge big thanks to weezl74 and everyone else who has tested and put a huge amount of time and effort into this.

I have made a note of a few recipes (will pop back when I have more time to note a few more) and will certainly be incorporating them into next weeks meal plan. The recipes look fantastic.

I'm hoping that this will help me keep costs down on the run up to Xmas so many thanks again.:D

Ow thats really nice Scotsaver, I bet it will cheer Weezl to know that people are appreciating her efforts and using the site:T:T

nopot2pin

Sian_the_Green wrote: »

Well I am trying to find now where I got that from. I think I had some for a sore throat and then read the warnings and it said not to take too much! I'll get back to you!

I am sure I have a bottle of glycerin in my wine making bucket (which is a complete mess )
I will have a look and see what it says....

MadDogWoman_2

Hi Weezl

EEK rotten eggs! Best get in the kitchen

I did the Risi e Bisi - didn't do enough peas (200g dry weight) which was lucky considering I totally failed at cooking them mini bullets, my excuse exhausted whingey 3yo round my feet whilst I was cooking, it was lovely apart from that, there's plenty left.

3yo is not quite so tired tonight so she's going to be assisting me in finally cooking carrot cake and savoury scones.

Tea tomorrow will be onion tart. Saturday will be pizza, then from Sunday it's Christmas week

Sprouts aren't eaten here either we have broccoli instead.

nopot2pin

nopot2pin wrote: »

I am sure I have a bottle of glycerin in my wine making bucket (which is a complete mess )
I will have a look and see what it says....

I had a check Sian... doesn't mention anything bout anything really.
Odd


Cranberry and cashew nutroast verdict

Very nice :drool:
I only made half a recipe... but only because I have very little freezer space... but I did want to try and freeze some, just to see how it coped. So half a recipe it was.
Instead of a loaf tin, I cooked it in silicon muffin pan.
I got 4 out of it.
And cooked it for about 18mins, instead of the 25mins in the recipe. I possibly should have cooked it for the full time, as it was very crumbly, but the top was starting to brown then, and I didn't want it to burn.
It was not as sweet as I thought it would be with the cranberry's... but I think I should have added a wee bit more salt. Or maybe used salted cashews ?:think: But maybe that would have been too salty.
I served it with some mashed potato, gravy, peas and broad beans - all out of the freezer
It is very filling.
I would definately make it again ... 7 out of 10 for me.
I will let you know how it freezes/cooks again, when I have it.