weezl and friends Phase 4 - recipe testing christmas treats!

MadDogWoman_2

I made Chicken & Onion pie tonight, unearthed some dried sage and chucked that in, very yum.

I have plenty left for lunch for DH and I tomorrow, Katie at playgroup and she takes a packed lunch.

HowlinWolf

Lesley_Gaye wrote: »

got any pictures of your salt dough decs Howlin'? Would love to see them

They are (still) drying. Will post pics as soon as Paul and Joe have painted them - they are very simple but there are a couple that I think look okay.

Sami_Bee

Did lemon & lime cheesecake today, just shoved a spare lime in the Christmas lemon cheesecake
It tastes LUSH!! a little over cooked so the edge is not as nice on the mouth feel.

I thought it was going to be a disaster when I poured it into the tin and discovered I'd not blended it enough so I fished out the big bits that had already gone in then strained it in a colander so the smaller bits still went in. My gingernuts were also rock hard (honestly I bashed them with a rolling pin in the packet to help the blender a bit and it barely made a dent!!) I needed to use much more oil than stated to bring it together. When I cooked it loads of oil seeped out of my tin which I found just plain weird!
But any way it tastes gorgeous!
Photos
Big bits strained out done

In case anyone is interested heres a pic of the blueberry cake I did the other week

I've picked up some "salad Cheese" today to try out I think its a feta-alike and is cheaper per kg than value cheddar :T Any recipe suggestions? I haven't bought feta for ages and only ever put it in a pasta salad. (I hate olives btw before anyone suggests them )

domesticgoddess789

Sami_Bee wrote: »

Did lemon & lime cheesecake today, just shoved a spare lime in the Christmas lemon cheesecake
It tastes LUSH!! a little over cooked so the edge is not as nice on the mouth feel.

I thought it was going to be a disaster when I poured it into the tin and discovered I'd not blended it enough so I fished out the big bits that had already gone in then strained it in a colander so the smaller bits still went in. My gingernuts were also rock hard (honestly I bashed them with a rolling pin in the packet to help the blender a bit and it barely made a dent!!) I needed to use much more oil than stated to bring it together. When I cooked it loads of oil seeped out of my tin which I found just plain weird!
But any way it tastes gorgeous!
Photos
Big bits strained out done

In case anyone is interested heres a pic of the blueberry cake I did the other week

I've picked up some "salad Cheese" today to try out I think its a feta-alike and is cheaper per kg than value cheddar :T Any recipe suggestions? I haven't bought feta for ages and only ever put it in a pasta salad. (I hate olives btw before anyone suggests them )

That happened to the edges of my lemon cheesecake too but I never knew what had caused it. I will cook it for less time next time now you have suggested it

I have bought that salad cheese before and it's really nice. I predictably put it in pasta with olives though, so no good for you!

domesticgoddess789

MadDogWoman wrote: »

I made Chicken & Onion pie tonight, unearthed some dried sage and chucked that in, very yum.

I have plenty left for lunch for DH and I tomorrow, Katie at playgroup and she takes a packed lunch.

Your pie sounds lovely MDW. Enjoy your lunch!

Sami_Bee

pinkhayley789 wrote: »

That happened to the edges of my lemon cheesecake too but I never knew what had caused it. I will cook it for less time next time now you have suggested it

I have bought that salad cheese before and it's really nice. I predictably put it in pasta with olives though, so no good for you!

well I assume that's what did it, the middle is just perfect so I think I need to be braver and take it out while its still got plenty of wobble

SusanC_2

Or maybe cook at a slightly lower temperature for longer?

Kiwisaver_2

Hi all, just wondering if someone can help me out with the CFR Lemon Cheesecake recipe? What size tubs are these?

1 tub ASDA smartprice natural yoghurt
1 tub ASDA smartprice soft cheese

Thanks in advance.

shanks77

Hi Kiwisaver the sizes i used were for the yoghurt 150g and the cream cheese was 250g. HTH let me know if you have any other questions or tell us what you thought of it. We really enjoyed it at chez shanks

Lesley_Gaye

Sami_Bee wrote: »

I've picked up some "salad Cheese" today to try out I think its a feta-alike and is cheaper per kg than value cheddar :T Any recipe suggestions? I haven't bought feta for ages and only ever put it in a pasta salad. (I hate olives btw before anyone suggests them )

I use feta in some gorgeous rolls in a recipe I found.

You add very finely chopped rosemary, olive oil, sundried tomatoes (plumped up) and pieces of feta

You can also poke rosemary sprigs in the top of each roll and drizzle with olive oil as well

they are really good