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DawnW

CCL, do your kids not like pancakes? If they don't they are probably unique among children lol. Even my big ones now squabble with their own children over who has eaten the most! Either the big flat ones rolled up with lemon and sugar (or anything), or the little Scotch pancakes with maple syrup, nutella, jam, honey, peanut butter or whatever they like? Easy to make, your DD might like to do those too? There are some recipes from St Hugh at https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2007/feb/17/foodanddrink.features

Baileys_Babe

Nigella has a good recipe American style pancakes on her site.

foxgloves

And soda bread is nice too, very easy & doesn't require yeast. There are various recipes online, including cheesy varieties.
Scones v easy too, but I think you already make those? You can also make a big rectangle of plain scone dough & top it to make a pizza.
Pancakes are lovely, as already mentioned. And drop scones, which are made on a griddle & are lovely hot with butter & jam.
Flour is a precious resource atm, so enjoy using it!
F x 

HairyHandofDartmoor

I like the taste of quorn but I don't like the idea of it being heavily processed. It's made from a type of fungus isn't it?
What book are you reading Foxgloves?

foxgloves

Same one, HHoD, as it's quite a thick one - 'The Girl in the Woods' by Camilla Lackberg. It's very good, with lots of different strands & timelines which will doubtless all come together as the mystery solving progresses.
I've read several of her books but not this one, so was pleased to find it at the library just before lockdown.
F x

Onebrokelady

foxgloves said:

I've never been a vegetarian, OBL. I've no problem with eating meat as long as it is farmed to ethical standards. If I can't get any sense of its origins, I don't buy it. But I've always cooked & eaten meat-free meals too. We certainly dont eat meat every day. I've been buying quorn products since they first came on the market. They often appear in various weight loss diets because they are a low-fat protein. I don't consider Quorn to be any more specifically 'vegetarian' than lentils, beans, cheese, eggs, etc. They're just foods & we buy from right across the range. If my meal plan includes 'butter bean quiche' (which I made last night) or chickpea curry, which I like making in my slow cooker, I wouldn't think 'these are veggie or meat-free meals. Because we eat a fully omnivorous diet, it is all just' food'. I occasionally make a lentil roast for Sunday lunch too, just because we like it & it's pretty healthy.
But we defo wouldn't describe ourselves by the new marketing term 'flexitarian' either, we we haven't made any conscious effort to reduce meat consumption - we just don't eat it every day because we like a wide variety of food. So non-vegetarians may indeed have a few quorn items in their freezers because they wouldn't identify it as such.
I'm buzzing with coffee, OBL.... not sure I've even made sense! But hope Quorn start getting their products into supermarkets ASAP as it is obviously a problem & they are popular.
F x

Quite a few people at work eat Quorn as well as meat, normally it's because they are on a diet so it's good for that 
I really hope they sort it out soon because I am seriously lacking a protein source 

Onebrokelady

Forgot to say,I don't like Quorn mince because of the texture,I buy mince from a company called Vivera and it's so good, they have got the flavour and texture spot on

foxgloves

I hope you can find some soon, OBL. Do you not eat any pulses at all? Mr F said stocks of those (tinned) were much improved when he last went shopping. Would you make a nut roast or bean burgers? I'm just thinking about protein options. We're having spicy chickpea burgers tonight. I batch cooked some a while back to freeze. They're tasty & cheap to make, plus filling & nutritious. It's a Delia Smith recipe.
But meanwhile, I hope the quorn fairies are on route to your neck of the woods for some swift restocking. 
F x

kayannie

Just a comment on Quorn - as a vegetarian, I was eager to try it when it first came on the market a good many years ago. In those days I seem to remember it only came as either mince or chunks. Well, the first time I tried it, I felt quite unwell afterwards but didn't connect it to the Quorn. I used it again a few weeks later & was violently ill within an hour or so of the meal.  On checking with the company, I was told that some people do have an allergic reaction to the product & I am obviously one of them!  What seems strange is that although I believe Quorn is made from a fungus, I can eat any type of mushroom with no after effects.
On a different subject, if anyone is looking for a good crime book, I can recommend Sharon Bolton - her books are unputdownable! 
KA

Baileys_Babe

Thank you for the author recommendation @kayannie