Recipes!

[Carolina]

Originally Posted by Goodwatch

Picture this: good, perfectly 'al dente' fresh made spaghetti with home made Bolognese sauce. Topped with a copious amount of freshly grated Parmigiano! This is an almost perfect dish Very simple but that usually does the trick

Almost as good as my beer right now! Frans, if you and your wife didn't live so far away, we'd have to invite you over for dinner!

[jdc]

Beef Stew with red wine I have just cooked to serve 6/8

Pre heat oven medium heat 170 centigrade.
3 lbs stewing steak cut by butcher into 1 inch pieces. Lightly dust with seasoned flour, this thickens the sauce when cooking.

In a large oven proof casserole fry two large sliced onions and garlic for a few minutes add 8 chopped carrots and fry for a further few minutes. Then add 1/2 pint chicken stock, can of chopped tomatoes, bring to simmer. Add two bay leaves, fresh herbs and dash of Lea & Perrins worcestershire sauce. Season to taste.

Fry 8 slices of smoked bacon that had been cut into half inch pieces and add to the casserole.

Fry stewing steak in small batches to brown and add to casserole pot. Deglaze frying pan with red wine and add to casserole. Add the rest of the bottle of wine to the casserole. Finally add button mushrooms. Cook for one and a half hours, test to see if meat is tender. Check seasoning.

Allow to rest for 20 minutes when taken out of oven. Or allow to cool and reheat it later, the flavours will have time to develop further.

Serve with green beans and potatoes/rice

[Carolina]

Martin, that sounds delish. I may have to make that one come autumn!

[monkfish]

A personal Favourite, easy to make and tasty.

You need Breadcrumbs, mozzarella, eggs and slices of bread. You can also use other things like chillies to spice it up a bit or put some parma ham in it for a slightly different taste its all down to your preferences.

Cut the crusts off the bread and make a mozzarella sandwich and fill with black pepper, basil, parma ham or whatever you want to put with it.
Beat some eggs and dip it in the egg then dip it in breadcrumbs, repeat this untill its completely covered in breadcrumbs then gently fry it in butter untill it looks a nice golden brown colour


This is quite a good version of the recipe

[monkfish]

another favourite (recipe nicked from dear old delia)


Serves 6
Ingredients

6 veal escalopes (about 3-4 oz/75-110 g each); alternatively, use pork or turkey
2 large eggs
2 rounded tablespoons flour
8 oz (225 g) white breadcrumbs
2 oz (50 g) butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 lemons, quartered, to serve
salt and freshly milled black pepper

You will also need a large, 10 inch (25.5 cm) frying pan.



You need to start by making the veal escalopes a little thinner by beating the pieces of meat. So, place them between two large pieces of clingfilm and gently pound them, using a rolling pin, but be careful not to break the meat – it just needs to be stretched a little. Next, break the eggs into a shallow dish and lightly beat them together with some salt and freshly milled black pepper. Tip the breadcrumbs on to a large plate and put the flour, seasoned with salt and freshly milled black pepper, on to another plate. Then dip each escalope, first into the flour, then the beaten egg and then into the breadcrumbs, shaking off the excess breadcrumbs as you go, and transferring the escalopes to another clean plate. Now heat half the butter and oil in the frying pan and, when sizzling hot, add 3 escalopes to the pan.
Cook them for 3-4 minutes on each side or till crisp and golden brown. Then drain on kitchen paper, and keep warm in a low oven while you cook the other escalopes in the rest of the butter and oil. Sprinkle with salt before serving with the lemons to squeeze over.

[jdc]

Makes 4/5 servings.

Quick easy and cheap.

What you need
8 rashers of smoked bacon, dice into small pieces
Onion, dice into small pieces
Couple cloves of garlic thinly sliced
3/4 ounces of strong cheese like cheddar grated
4 eggs
quarter pint of double cream
dried herbs e.g oregano
Spaghetti
Grated parmesan to finish

Preparation

Get a large saucepan with salted water boiling ready for spaghetti.

In a frying pan fry onions, bacon, garlic and herbs in olive oil, I quite like the bacon crisp so I do it over a lowish heat for about ten minutes.

While this is cooking put cream, cheese, and eggs in a bowl and give a good mix to combine. Add pepper to taste. Don't worry about it looking a bit lumpy.

Cook spaghetti and drain, leaving a couple of spoonfuls of boiled water with the spaghetti. Put spaghetti back in saucepan. Do not put back onto heat. Add bacon and mixture from the bowl into saucepan, (the heat from the spaghetti will cook the eggs), stir and toss quickly to avoid the eggs from scrambling and serve with grated parmesan.
Has to be eaten immediately.

[Carolina]

Martin, that sounds really good!

[Rockrolex]

Martin, that sounds scrumptious. But do you know how many Weight Watchers points there are in each fork full?

[Carolina]

Originally Posted by Rockrolex

Martin, that sounds scrumptious. But do you know how many Weight Watchers points there are in each fork full?

Sorry, my calculator just spontaneously combusted...

[jdc]

Originally Posted by Rockrolex

Martin, that sounds scrumptious. But do you know how many Weight Watchers points there are in each fork full?

Its for four/five people and you can always follow with a piece of fruit

[Carolina]

Originally Posted by jdc

Its for four/five people and you can always follow with a piece of fruit

Oh, well thank heavens for that!!

Tomorrow's Fat Tuesday, so I may give it a whirl...

[Rockrolex]

Originally Posted by Carolina

Oh, well thank heavens for that!!

Tomorrow's Fat Tuesday, so I may give it a whirl...

Tuesday is always Fat Tuesday for me, since it's the day after my weigh in.

[jdc]

Originally Posted by Carolina

Oh, well thank heavens for that!!

Tomorrow's Fat Tuesday, so I may give it a whirl...

you could always use single cream instead of double cream

[Carolina]

Originally Posted by jdc

you could always use single cream instead of double cream

Nah - if you're gonna go, you might as well go all the way!

[redshirt1957]

Originally Posted by Carolina

Nah - if you're gonna go, you might as well go all the way!

Bet you were a fun first date.

[Taffi Abernathy]

Breakfast - Swallow multivitamin with a glass of Turkey Hill Diet Green Tea
Throw a cup of Cheerios in a bowl w/half a cup of fat free milk
For a chaser - nuke a bag of 94% fat free popcorn for 30 seconds

Open a can of dog food for the beloved & trusty terrier


Lunch - Slap a piece of cheese-like substance on a roll - nuke for 30 seconds.
Throw some packaged lettuce in a bowl, cover surface area with
anchovies, smother in fat free dressing

Throw the dog a piece of rawhide.

Dinner - Meet girlfriends at restaurant @ least 1-2 times weekly, At least 2x weekly, accept boyfriend's gracious invitations to dinner at different restaurants, do mom a favor by allowing her to cook dinner for you at least once weekly. Keep assorted menus from various restaurants that deliver, and call them often.

Feed dog her Milk Bone treats lest she gives me "the paw."

Keep your eyes open for the release of my new cookbook. "Cooking is My Life."

[Lol-x]

I don't know what this has got to do with recipies
Seems more like spam to me

[Rockrolex]

Originally Posted by Lol-x

I don't know what this has got to do with recipies
Seems more like spam to me

I took the next step and trashed it, Steve. No need to keep this junk around.

[Jimbits76]

Originally Posted by Goodwatch

Believe it or not, I'm on a diet now I had one of those last Sunday. And I only had 4 of them over the span of a year. Try one, they are really sweet! One won't kill you, unless you are already on a medical diet or something.

The variety Elvis ate were almost 10,000 calories a piece and he ate two of them every time. Large Italian loaf, hollowed out, one jar of peanut butter, one jar of jam and one pound of bacon. One stick of butter. Now that's REAL food

The Million Dollar Sandwich.

If ever I made it big I would title my autobiography "Chateau Petrus and A Million dollar Sandwich".

J

[Jimbits76]

Originally Posted by Carolina

Here is the recipe for my world famous summer coffee drink:

All measurements are approximate.

In a blender put the following (in this order):

1 tsp instant coffee
2 - 4 T sweetened condensed milk or 2 - 4 T sugar
1 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
a couple of heaping cups of crushed ice
1/2 C milk
optional: 1 T of your favorite liqueur such as Baileys, Kahlua, etc

Blend for a couple of minutes, or until thoroughly mixed.
Garnish with a squirt of caramel syrup.

Enjoy!

That sounds like my world famous "Canarian Milkshake" I invented and sold when I was working and running a diner in the Canary Islands.

3 measures Baileys
1 Measure Amaretto
1/2 measure brandy
3 scoops chocolate ice cream
2 scoops vanilla ice cream
1/2 pint milk.
Dash of caramel syrup.

Blend like a mad thing.

Pour into long milkshake glass, top with whipped cream and grated milk chocolate!



J

[Jimbits76]

Jim's Pimms

Forget the rubbish in bottles you buy from shops...make it yourself for a true summer drink.

I'm sure I've posted this before...Pimms No 1 cup is supposedly a secret recipe but this is the way to do it....

Half bottle of good quality gin...Plymouth is the best but even Gordons would do!
Half bottle of Red Vermouth.
Quarter bottle of Orange Curacao. (Now this is getting harder to find....blue curacao does the job but gives the finsihed drink an odd hue!)

Mix them together in a jug and bottle in clean, sterile glass bottle.
Add a sprig of borage and mint.
Leave overnight.

Next morning remove herbs from bottle.

Serve in tall glass...one or two shots of Pimms mix and top with White Lemonade (Sprite or 7up).

Add sliced assorted fruits and slice cucumber to glass.

Serve on hot day....perfect!

Jim

[Carolina]

Originally Posted by Jimbits76

That sounds like my world famous "Canarian Milkshake" I invented and sold when I was working and running a diner in the Canary Islands.

3 measures Baileys
1 Measure Amaretto
1/2 measure brandy
3 scoops chocolate ice cream
2 scoops vanilla ice cream
1/2 pint milk.
Dash of caramel syrup.

Blend like a mad thing.

Pour into long milkshake glass, top with whipped cream and grated milk chocolate!



J

Yikes- that sounds better than my version!!

[Jimbits76]

Originally Posted by Carolina

Yikes- that sounds better than my version!!

Try it....it's pure indulgence...to be drunk during a sunset!!!!!!!!!

J

[redshirt1957]

Anybody have any recipes that used fennel? I love fennel and the wife is having a problem finding a really good and unique recipe. Any suggestions. I have one for Italian sausage and fennel. Any ideas?

[Jimbits76]

Nigel Slater is one of my fave chefs...his books make great gifts...

http://wednesdaychef.typepad.com/the...slaters-f.html

[Jimbits76]

Can't go wrong with a fennel gratin...

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4784/fennel-gratin

[redshirt1957]

Originally Posted by Jimbits76

Nigel Slater is one of my fave chefs...his books make great gifts...

http://wednesdaychef.typepad.com/the...slaters-f.html

That is what I am talking about. Just printed out the recipe and the wife gave it two thumbs up. Will let you guys know how it turns out. Thank Jim L.

[Jimbits76]

Don't thank me, thank Nigel...now I know what to send M' for Xmas...either a s*** load of fennel or a nigel slater book.



J

[Carolina]

Here are two salad recipes that look good:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/r...ipe/index.html


http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/g...ipe/index.html

[jdc]

Here is is a Nigel Slater recipe that I cooked tonight. Serves 4
Use heavy bottom casserole pot

8 large sausages (mine were leek and pork)
4 oz of streaky bacon (diced)
1 large onion (diced)
large carrot (diced)
stalk of celery (diced)
clove of garlic (chopped)
10 ounces of green lentils I used Puy lentils (wash)
2 Bay leaves
1 litre chicken stock

Brown sausages and remove from pan, fry onions and add bacon, then add garlic, carrot, celery, bay leaves, do not allow to colour. Return sausages and add lentils and stock bring to boil and then simmer for 30 minutes.
Serve with mash potato and green beans