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[HEM 11,068]

R2D2's prototype helmet.

[HEM 11,068]

Just put 2 simple** sponge cakes into oven (one with glacee cherries, T'other with chocolate bits), both 2x qty.

When done & cold they each get cut into two & put ino deep freeze.

 

**  Base recipe from Stork margerine cookbook (remembered only by ancient Brits).

[kiplette 8,675]

Oh yes, I still use the Be-Ro book, had forgotten about the Stork one. Brilliant.

[emkay 10,150]

Nothing more comfort food than Cottage pie. Vegan/vegetarian version too…

 

My husband never even tried it until he took it out of the freezer by mistake…now he absolutely loves it.

 

The basic recipe…..

 

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/cottage-pie

 

I usually add more garlic, 1 chopped parsnip and 2 handfuls of peas. Kids always loved this. Freezes really well with or without potato topping. 
 

For a vegetarian/vegan version, I use 200g of mixed red and berg lentils per 500g of recipe mince meat. No need to soak, just rinse well. After many experiments, this ratio works for any mince meat recipe…bolognaise, chilli con/sin carni. The 50/50 mix of both types of lentils gives a good texture. More water needs to be added to the lentil version to get the right consistency. Shouldn’t be runny, just moist enough.

 

I love OXO meat free cubes. Taste exactly like the classic OXO cubes. Easy to make gravy. For meat cottage pie, nothing like good old Bisto Best!  I personally like to add a bit of mint sauce to mine. 

[emkay 10,150]

On 26/02/2023, 15:04:41, snowingagain said:

Yep, the latter.  They do not keep.  Will send photo when found.

I sometimes bought Warbutons crumpets if I ordered any British food from a website. Short shelf life and freeze ok. As we all love them and always have limited freezer space I tried this recipe with great success. Just had to buy some metal rings.  
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/crumpets_61013

[snowingagain 5,186]

13 hours ago, emkay said:

I sometimes bought Warbutons crumpets if I ordered any British food from a website. Short shelf life and freeze ok.

Yes, I was planning on freezing them.  Still not found them.  The lowered the salt in Warburtons and others, a health thing.  But how many do people eat?   And the massive amount of butter I eat with them is probably riskier.

[emkay 10,150]

9 minutes ago, snowingagain said:

Yes, I was planning on freezing them.  Still not found them.  The lowered the salt in Warburtons and others, a health thing.  But how many do people eat?   And the massive amount of butter I eat with them is probably riskier.

Crumpets surely are a “wenn schon, denn schon”! Not often though for me, toasted with butter and jam 😊

[optimista 5,839]

1 hour ago, snowingagain said:

But how many do people eat?   

 

Three is my absolute personal maximum.

[Metall 14,513]

2 hours ago, emkay said:

I sometimes bought Warbutons crumpets if I ordered any British food from a website. Short shelf life and freeze ok. As we all love them and always have limited freezer space I tried this recipe with great success. Just had to buy some metal rings.  
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/crumpets_61013

 

We call these English muffins in the US and have the same recipe. We cut rings from old tin cans for that.

 

Rats, now I want to make some * looks for cans * .

[pappnase 2,571]

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[HEM 11,068]

... which is what I suggested 11 hours ago

[HEM 11,068]

My wife did filet steak with boiled potatoes, frozen Spargel & sauce Bearnaise (from Thomy).

 

Making sauce B is not an easy task - my father used to make it but it didn't always work.

Maggi (!) used to have sachets of powdered sauce B to which one added butter etc & that was the best by far but they stopped many years ago...

 

Yesterday I made an apple crumble - baked in the side cavern of our Kachelofen.  House smelt of stewed apple & the dish tasted great.

[Techsmex 13,356]

celtic salt (greek salt) makes a difference in taste.(sea salt)

 

2nd choice is Himalayan salt made in Pakistan.  technically a mined salt, although they claim there was a sea there looong ago.

[slammer 876]

I see your fancy-schmansy stuff and raise you:

Meat and potato pie with onion and leek, hot water suet pastry, bisto, daddies and a cuppa.

 

Eat your hearts out!

[Rushrush 286]

Decided last minute to go out for breakie so had already defrosted some fruit so had breakfast for dinner