What are you cooking today?

[cookie1]

Yesterday I made some choc chip cookies, but left the choc chip out and put baby smarties in. They looked very dull and when I read the packet, they were all natural colouring. So no bright reds, greens or blues.

[achookwoman]

Cookie, interesting.  Need to bake biscuits today. 
Roast Chicken and roast root veggies and steamed veggies. Cream Puffs , refreshed from freezer.
Another lot of Tomato Sauce.  Tomatoes gradually coming ripe.

[cookie1]

I need to bake my rye SD loaf today. I will crank up the air con when the oven is on.

[achookwoman]

Chicken stock from carcass and bones of chicken from last nights Dinner.
Pea and ham soup from ham bone from Xmas ham.
Yesterday made fruit buns with light Brioche recipe. Think I might try something similar for Hot X Buns.(Apricots, Walnuts , dried cherries and French spice mix and Cardamon)
Made tomato soup ( from my Blog) and instead of adding potato, added a tin of rinsed and drained chick peas.

[cookie1]

The chick peas would make it lovely and creamy Chookie.

DD let me know she is having a very crap day at work and could I please make some cupcakes with pink icing and sprinkles. It must be a bad day.

[cookie1]

I bought a cute little pineapple from Woolies today for $2. After I had cut it up I made this from all the off cuts. I halved the sugar.
https://www.notquitenigella.com/2021/01/29/pineapple-skin-syrup/

[cookie1]

Mission accomplished. I certainly haven’t done any piping for a very long time.

[judydawn]

You nailed it cookie, such a lovely Mum. 

[achookwoman]

Cookie, well done.  These would cheer anyone up.
How will you use the Pineapple syrup?
Yesterday made curried mince with added veggies.
Had some fried rice leftovers. Added lots of finely shredded Chinese cabbage and rolled into spring roll wrappers. Served with plum sauce for lunch. Cooked in AF.

[Cuilidh]

They look great, Cookie.

[cookie1]

I have frozen the pineapple syrup into iceblocks and drop one into my soda water each evening.
Would you believe DD and Dh have almost finished the cakes. DH informed me he never gets anything like this anymore!

[achookwoman]

Cookie, the trouble is when we bake lovely cakes and biscuits, it is just toooo tempting. I am baking less cakes and biscuits. When I do, I either give them away quickly or freeze them.