This time I have a reason

Fae

Hi Deep in

I have just had to subscribe to your diary, I love the recipes you have posted they look so great.

Congrats on the job

Fae

deep_in

Dd's cakes she had loads of fun playing with the food colouring I will make a cook out of her yet

please-let-me-be-lucky

deep_in wrote: »

ok the BFTNE told me I better say what his nick name is it's The Beast From The North East :rotfl: he got it from work as he's 6 foot 3 and from the north east but he liked the bloke from the nags ead suggestion lol.

Glad he liked it , though as I'm from Newcastle you'd have thought I'd've noticed the NE bit doh!

Cakes look fab by the way Xx

deep_in

lol please let me be lucky and ty for the compliments on the cakes she had great fun and kept her busy for an hours

Kitchenbunny

Going to have a go at making some cheese & onion pasties today, I think. Shortcrust pastry, grated cheese, chopped onion and a few tiny cubes of diced potato (might even use some leftover mash to make it taste really creamy). And there's that tin of corned beef in the storecupboard which would make some lovely beef & onion pasties too.

I feel a baking day coming on!

K xx

badger_

Haha love his nickname
The cakes look fab, I'm not surprised they all went so quickly.

deep_in

Ohhh kitchen you've just made me think of quiche haven't made one for age hmmm now I know what we are having for tea yum

Its a great nick name for him lol and dd's cakes from last night are going a bit too quickly too lol

We are off for a walk down the river in a bit when the BFTNE gets out off his pit but bless him he worked nights and drove 2 hours to spend the weekend with me got to love him :j:j:j:j:j

deep_in

Made steak and ale pie for me dd and bftne

900g stewing steak, diced
25g flour, plus extra for dusting
100g butter
2 onions roughly chopped
2 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped
2 medium carrots, roughly chopped
150g button mushrooms
2 sprigs fresh thyme
400ml good-quality ale
500ml beef stock
Salt and pepper
1 egg, beaten for glazing
300g ready-made rolled puff pastry
Method
Preheat the oven to 220°C/428°F/gas mark 7.
Pour flour into a bowl and season well.
Coat the meat with the seasoned flour.
Heat half the butter in a heated pan and add the meat. Sear all over until golden brown.
Add the vegetables, herbs, ale and stock. Bring to a simmer, then cover with a lid and gently simmer for 1 hr.
When cooked, season, add the remaining butter and pour into an ovenproof serving dish.
Brush the edge of the dish with the beaten egg.
Roll out the pastry using as little flour as possible and place over the dish.
Pinch the edges of the dish so that the pastry will stick to it and trim off any remaining pieces of pastry from around the edge.
Brush the pastry top thoroughly with the remaining beaten egg and place on a baking tray.
Bake in the oven for 20-30 mins until the pastry is golden brown on top.

Have to say thanks to the hairy bikers for a fussy eater he loved it and asked for seconds :j

I think this is my new favourite dinner it was lovely off to make a cheese and ham quiche for tea

Kitchenbunny

Am definitely going to try that - HM pie is beautiful - I often make filling like that in the slow cooker, and sometimes use up a couple of chicken thighs and bacon bits with a basic white sauce and sprinkling of herbs - mmm, chicken and bacon pie. That lasts us 2 meals. I love pies! (That should sooo be in my signature!)

Didn't get around to making the pasties. After all that, tea wasn't needed so we had a tin of soup - did make homemade croutons though. Hope your quiche was nice

K xx

deep_in

Going to take it easy today all the houseworks done, dinner made having the rest of the steak and ale pie, might sit down and read for a while not done that for ages. I need to take my dad his fathers day card and present bought him a i tunes voucher as he loves his music. Right off to read for s bit