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Re: What are you cooking today?
« Reply #37035 on: January 27, 2023, 05:21:36 am »
This afternoon I have been blanching and freezing beans.  They are producing faster than we can eat them.  Our tomatoes are not doing much though so looks like I will be buying some to make chutney this year.
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What are you cooking today?
« Reply #37036 on: January 27, 2023, 11:30:33 am »
I made the Portuguese loaf again today. It’s DH’s new favourite. I put. Just over 100g of whole meal flour in today. I also cooked it in a large loaf tin. I also made some biscuits.




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Re: What are you cooking today?
« Reply #37037 on: January 27, 2023, 12:08:33 pm »
Oh, nice baking cookie.
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Re: What are you cooking today?
« Reply #37038 on: January 28, 2023, 04:11:40 am »
Cookie, your loaf looks good.
I made this Oatmeal Loaf today from a vegan site I follow.  It has a lovely soft texture, is a bit sweet but could do with a touch more salt.
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Re: What are you cooking today?
« Reply #37039 on: January 28, 2023, 05:35:24 am »
It has a nice crumb Margaret, perhaps your fillings will compensate for the lack of salt.
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Re: What are you cooking today?
« Reply #37040 on: January 28, 2023, 12:51:07 pm »
It looks lovely Mab.
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Re: What are you cooking today?
« Reply #37041 on: January 28, 2023, 11:28:05 pm »
Wow, Cookie and Mab, 2 lovely loaves. I’ve just seen a recipe for a lemon cake that uses SD starter. Tempted to make one. Might make it into muffins and the I can have one and give rest away.
Cooking sweet corn, fish in SD batter and salad for lunch.

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« Reply #37042 on: January 29, 2023, 01:22:56 am »
A couple of new dishes for me today - a nut loaf that ended up using up just every type of nut I had in the house.  The recipe called for cooked chestnuts but the very expensive can I bought yesterday didn't look good when I opened it so it went straight into the rubbish (I didn't even want to put it out for the hens!) so I put in... almonds, pistachios, pecans, cashews and hazelnuts instead.  The recipe also called for dried apricots chopped into it and a packet of sage and onion stuffing ... very strange combination but it actually turned out quite nice. 

I also made RTE' s Roasted eggplant lentil salad.  Unfortunately by the time I got around to the roasting eggplant bit it was too hot so I have ended up with just the lentil salad, which is very nice.  The lentils are very strongly flavoured so I am hoping the rocket will cut through that when I add it (I haven't got the rocket yet so I am curious to see if it does manage to calm the lentils down).
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Re: What are you cooking today?
« Reply #37043 on: January 29, 2023, 05:02:11 am »
Marina, you cooking sounds very interesting.

I made the vegetable sauce for pasta from Cookidoo for dinner tonight and a chia pudding with Greek yogurt.
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Re: What are you cooking today?
« Reply #37044 on: January 29, 2023, 09:08:11 am »
We are having burgers for dinner so I’ve made some No Fuss for them.
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Re: What are you cooking today?
« Reply #37045 on: January 29, 2023, 09:04:50 pm »
Need to make bread. ??? So many choices.  Will make SD crumpets for friends and freezer.
We are in for a cool week so may be able to find time to do some baking.

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Re: What are you cooking today?
« Reply #37046 on: January 30, 2023, 08:20:48 pm »
Made the Portuguese loaf again, this time in the large loaf tin. Forgot it was in the oven and didn’t hear the timer. Bottom a bit browner but otherwise ok.

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Re: What are you cooking today?
« Reply #37047 on: January 30, 2023, 10:47:32 pm »
I’ve done the not hearing the timer trick myself many times Chookie, I thought it was a long 10 minutes when cooking pasta the other night and I was only sitting a few metres from the timer. I use it so much for different things that I don’t think my brain recognises it anymore, especially if I’m on my iPad.  The pasta was certainly overcooked but was fine, al dente is not soft enough for me.
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Re: What are you cooking today?
« Reply #37048 on: January 31, 2023, 08:03:04 am »
The timer on my oven only beeps 3 times, so I usually use Siri on my watch. I’ve missed it a few times.
I made a rye SD loaf today. Also https://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=17709.msg448993#msg448993
A friend gave us a monstrous zucchini. I also Alyce’s Flavour salt in the oven. Friends suggested it to me but I could never find liquid smoke. I found some in a shop that sells American things last week.
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Re: What are you cooking today?
« Reply #37049 on: January 31, 2023, 08:46:01 am »
Happy to hear I’m not the only one not hearing the timer, thanks Chookie and cookie. 
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