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Butterfly_Brain

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Potatoes sliced and layered in a dish with bacon, mushrooms and cheese sauce.


Bean and sausage bake
Put cooked sliced sausages in a dish with a tin of baked beans and a tin of tomatoes top with mash and sprinkle with some grated cheese and sliced onion put in the oven 180c until golden

barneydee_2

BB a great thread have been reading from the beginning of the thread so have not done any house work & today's my only day of lol! I have a little black book in which I write down all recipes I find on here a lot of yours have gone in there today,like you I also write down alternatives will post some of my own later but at the moment I had better get back to the the house work
Dee x

Butterfly_Brain

New super six in Aldi

iceberg lettuce
celery
beetroot
mixed chillis
aubergine
broccoli

All at 39p

Bit of an odd mix

We are not fans of aubergine, so I don't buy it

The beetroot could be used in a borscht
Beetroot risotto
Beetroot and feta flan
Baked potato filled with beetroot and feta
Pasta bake with beetroot and bacon or ham and a cheesy sauce
Beetroot and cheese puff pastry tart
Chocolate beetroot cake

Veggie toad in the hole

[FONT=&quot]4 large onions [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]600g mixed root vegetables, peeled and cut into wedges (carrots, beetroot, swede, parsnips etc)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]salt and pepper [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]A good glug of olive oil [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]100g plain white flour [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]A sprig or two of rosemary, finely chopped or a tsp dried rosemary will do[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]A pinch of chilli powder [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1 tsp mustard, any one you like I use grainy mustard, but you could use English or Dijon [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]2 eggs [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]100ml milk [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]A knob of butter [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Preheat oven to 220°C/Gas 7.
[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Preheat a baking dish in the oven[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] Add the prepared veg. Cut half the onions into wedges. Toss the veg in a roasting dish with the oil, chopped rosemary and chilli and season well. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Roast for 30 mins or until the veg is softened with a bit of colour.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]As soon as your veg is in the oven, make your batter. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Sift your flour in a bowl with a pinch of salt. Make a well in the centre.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Add the mustard, egg and milk. Whisk to a smooth batter. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Let it rest in the fridge . [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Once the veg is tender pour the batter over the veg. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Return to oven for 25 mins, or until risen and golden[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Serve with onion gravy, mash and green veg of choice.[/FONT]



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Bobarella

RAS wrote: »

I suspect the fat club are using yoghurt as a way to remove the oil in a traditional recipe?

Hummm yes I can see that maybe. But calorie wise, I'd have thought you wouldnt save much if anything??

mashedavocado

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

New super six in Aldi

iceberg lettuce
celery
beetroot
mixed chillis
aubergine
broccoli

All at 39p

The aubergine and chilli you could use to make a Chinese-style fakeaway

I'll see if I can poke about for a proper recipe (sorry this is a little vague), but I'm sure I've made something before along the lines of:

Sauce
1 onion, sliced
Chillies, sliced (as much or as little as you like, I'm a wuss so I go easy)
1 clove garlic, finely chopped or minced
Soy sauce, to taste (start with a small spoonful and work up)
Water/vegetable stock
Cornflour
A little oil

Heat the oil, add the onion and saute until translucent. Add the chillies and garlic, cook until fragrant.

Add water/stock and soy sauce, bring to the boil, reduce to a simmer.

Add a little cornflour to thicken.

It's quite a versatile little base; you can add ginger, or peanut butter, as you like.

Aubergine

The aubergine you can either grill, steam, or roast. All are good!
For grilling, cut the aubergine into slices about 1cm thick. Rub with a little oil and cook either under the grill or in a griddle pan on a medium heat until they soften and brown a little on each side.

For roasting, cut the aubergine into wedges, pop on a baking tray and drizzle with oil. Cook for around 20-25 mins (or until soft in the middle with crispy edges) at 200c/gas mark 6.

For steaming, cut into decent sized pieces and steam for 10 mins. This will make the aubergine incredibly soft; if you want to crisp it up on the outside then toss it in cornflour and shallow fry.

(I love steaming/frying; more effort but it is silky and delicious! I used to eat a lot of aubergine... my friends used to call me aubergine queen :rotfl:)

Serve the aubergine with the sauce poured over. You could have it with rice and steamed/boiled broccoli. Cheaper than a takeaway and healthier too!

barneydee_2

I Sore a good recipe on face book that looked great an when tried was yummy all you need is one banana very well mashed,bet up two eggs mix in well with the banana spray a pan with fry lite fry as little pan cakes great with fruit on top yoghurt & a drizzle of honey for breakfast
Dee x

jackel

Hello everyone. Hi BB Just to say thankyou for the Veg. Toad recipe. We had it last night for supper and it was super. Had some LO onion gravy in the freezer and carrots, parsnips in garden, some HG onions and squash in store. Didn't bother with potatoes and extra veg just had the Toad and gravy. Will have it again. Thanks. jac.xx

Butterfly_Brain

You are welcome jac xx

I do mine with chicken bisto and the men don't realise there is no meat on the plate LOL

pelirocco

gayleygoo wrote: »

Girlafraid, would you consider eating eggs if you could find some that come from happy hens? A friend of mine was a vegan for many years, but her health suffered due to a poor diet, and she started getting eggs from a local man who just has chickens running about his smallholding. They are free range, cruelty-free and cheap (£2 for 18 eggs). In future if you are financially able, you could consider rescuing some ex-battery hens, giving them a happy retirement and enjoying the occasional eggs they still lay!

The reason vegans don't eat eggs is because when chicks they are hatched they are sexed as only the hens are needed for egg production , the boys are disposed off ......

Fruball

This week's Super Six at Ald! all at 69p

Mushrooms
Oranges
Asparagus
Pears
Baby potatoes
Romaine lettuce

I won't buy oranges (just satsumas when in season) but everything else can be used well in our house

I think I will make a nice tray bake with the potatoes, mushrooms and asparagus just adding some bacon and maybe some chicken.

Kids will take a nice chicken caesar salad with sliced shrooms to school. Another day they can have tuna/potato salad.

Will make some crustless asparagus and mushroom quiches for lunches/snacks.

Spanish tortilla with eggs, cooked baby potatoes and a fried onion.

Probably make a cheat risotto one evening (pouch microwave rice, the mushrooms and half a can of soup) as it is the easiest meal ever and tastes really good.