weezl and friends Phase 4 - recipe testing christmas treats!

Apricot

Sami_Bee wrote: »

I love fish pie, it is the yummiest comfort food. A hug on a plate

that link though - I just can't compute potatoes AND pasta

I thought that too at first but have come around to the idea now - not that much different to having lasagne with chips (Im trying to convince myself :cool:)

Lesley_Gaye

weezl74 wrote: »

hello

please try it and let us know

I am thinking of a frugalised this: http://www.waitrose.com/recipe/Herbed_Puy_Lentils.aspx to use up my puy lentils (as my red ones feature as dahl) do folk think it'd be nice with rice? or best with mash?

xxx

I'd have it with mash weezl, rice seems too similar in texture to me

in the old house we had a pear tree that gave us loads every year, so have tried many things using pears instead of apple

specifically, a small pear, a small banana and a splash of orange juice, whizzed, for breakfast
in a batter, so like clafoutis
in a crumble with half oats, half flour and some toasted walnuts in the topping
and yes, in apple cakes, substituting pear for apple

kezlou

Hope you all had a good christmas and all the best for 2011!!!!

Hi everyone !

Bet you all don't remember me lol

Tried some of the cristmas recipes, but have to say the yule log was the scrummiest.
Still haven't cracked the no knead bread, it just come out looking like cake and barely edible.

Were on a store cupboard / freezer challenge this month. Got a freezer full of food that i'm determined to use. My plan is last till end of January with only buying the bare essentials. I really want to have a clean out, so i can force OH into helping me fit the kitchen and save £600 for his gas safe certification. Well its a dream lol

I think £60 should be more than enough to see us through to the end of the month. Just have to keep a tight control of it all.

Oh that reminds me need to make bread!

Good luck all with your challenges x

twinkle_star_2

OK. The eggless apple cake with pears.

Verdict: Just imagine the bunny is my lovely pear cake just out of the oven :EasterBun

I think I managed to give it about 40 seconds to cool before having a slice. :rotfl:

I swapped milk for soya milk and used 3-4 pears (2 big, 2 small). I did drain the cooked pear mush after blitzing (put in a seive and let a little water pour out) as they are much more watery than apples and I didn't want the cake mixture to be too wet and not set. Well I've just about finished this slice so I best and do some quality control on another piece.

domesticgoddess789

kezlou wrote: »

Hope you all had a good christmas and all the best for 2011!!!!

Hi everyone !

Bet you all don't remember me lol

Tried some of the cristmas recipes, but have to say the yule log was the scrummiest.
Still haven't cracked the no knead bread, it just come out looking like cake and barely edible.

Were on a store cupboard / freezer challenge this month. Got a freezer full of food that i'm determined to use. My plan is last till end of January with only buying the bare essentials. I really want to have a clean out, so i can force OH into helping me fit the kitchen and save £600 for his gas safe certification. Well its a dream lol

I think £60 should be more than enough to see us through to the end of the month. Just have to keep a tight control of it all.

Oh that reminds me need to make bread!

Good luck all with your challenges x

Of course we remember you! Welcome back! :wave: Goodluck with your challenge!

Thanks to everyone for posting such scrummy looking recipes and giving me lots of new things to try :T

shaz_mum_of__2

weezl i would have mash with the lentils .....and sausages ....whoops not quite got all this frugalising thing yet

re the pear cake i make a pear sponge but with a chocolate sponge its delicious

Apricot ...what about fish cakes

Weezl - recipe suggestion , we often have a curry made with mackerel which is quite frugal it can be made with the tinned stuff but i use the vac packed fillets ....i dont really have a recipe though

scottishlass

Sorry to hijack the thread but have been gradually dipping into the recipes on the site but noticed that a couple don't always use all the ingredients in the method. The one I'm looking at currently is the Savoury Scones it mentions vinegar and cereal in the list but in the method it refers to water and ignores the cereal. It might be obvious to some but I just wanted to check if I add the cereal in with the flour and then the oil where it says water will I be on the right track??? TIA

weezl74

scottishlass wrote: »

Sorry to hijack the thread but have been gradually dipping into the recipes on the site but noticed that a couple don't always use all the ingredients in the method. The one I'm looking at currently is the Savoury Scones it mentions vinegar and cereal in the list but in the method it refers to water and ignores the cereal. It might be obvious to some but I just wanted to check if I add the cereal in with the flour and then the oil where it says water will I be on the right track??? TIA

Hi, sorry to be dense! I will happily fix this, but wasn't sure which scone recipe you meant?

scottishlass

weezl74 wrote: »

Hi, sorry to be dense! I will happily fix this, but wasn't sure which scone recipe you meant?

Sorry its this one from one of the previous planners

http://www.cheap-family-recipes.org.uk/recipe-savouryscones.html?opt=rall

aless02

twinkle_star wrote: »

OK. The eggless apple cake with pears.

Verdict: Just imagine the bunny is my lovely pear cake just out of the oven :EasterBun

I think I managed to give it about 40 seconds to cool before having a slice. :rotfl:

I swapped milk for soya milk and used 3-4 pears (2 big, 2 small). I did drain the cooked pear mush after blitzing (put in a seive and let a little water pour out) as they are much more watery than apples and I didn't want the cake mixture to be too wet and not set. Well I've just about finished this slice so I best and do some quality control on another piece.

Mmmmmmm, sounds sooooo yummy! Can I have some, too?