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Sunday, 7 November 2010
Saturday, 6 November 2010
Rosies Cornish Pasties
I dont buy mince, I buy 100% beefburgers and break them up as they cook, for this recipe, you need beefburgers (or mince), chopped onions, cooked potatoes and a tin of mixed vegetables. As usual I have used shop bought pastry as well. Fry the onions add the burgers and cook. add the veg.
I don't buy a lot of gadgets, I have done, then after an initial use they become like exercise machinery, confined to the cupboard. One gadget I have bought and use regularly is my pasty maker. A simple hinged piece of plastic that shapes, seals and adds a little decoration to the pastry, great for apples pies. Make your pasties, brush a little egg wash on top and bake at 200c till brown.
I added a little ground chilli to the mince, so glad I did, lovely taste.
Put a little oil on the plastic, makes it easier to get the pasty out without in breaking the pastry.
Don't overfill them.
I don't buy a lot of gadgets, I have done, then after an initial use they become like exercise machinery, confined to the cupboard. One gadget I have bought and use regularly is my pasty maker. A simple hinged piece of plastic that shapes, seals and adds a little decoration to the pastry, great for apples pies. Make your pasties, brush a little egg wash on top and bake at 200c till brown.
I added a little ground chilli to the mince, so glad I did, lovely taste.
Put a little oil on the plastic, makes it easier to get the pasty out without in breaking the pastry.
Don't overfill them.
Rosies Roquefort and Sesame seed biscuits
100 gms flour
90 gms cold diced butter
pinch mustard pwder
A little ground chilli
150 gms Roquefort, 100gms for the recipe and the other 50gms to go on top before baking.
1 Tbsp Sesame seeds.
Put all the ingredients (except the saved 50gms of cheese) in a bowl, using your hands knead the ingredients together, where it forms a dough roll out on a floured surface into a sausage shape, wrap in cling film and place in the fridge for an hour,
Remove from fridge when your ready, preheat oven to 190c, slice the biscuit roll and arrange the slices on a foil covered tray,place a little of the saved cheese on top of each, a sprinkle of black pepper and bake till they are a light golden colour.
I also wrapped some hot dog sausages in a little pastry and baked them, you could include a little cheese or mustard in with them.
90 gms cold diced butter
pinch mustard pwder
A little ground chilli
150 gms Roquefort, 100gms for the recipe and the other 50gms to go on top before baking.
1 Tbsp Sesame seeds.
Put all the ingredients (except the saved 50gms of cheese) in a bowl, using your hands knead the ingredients together, where it forms a dough roll out on a floured surface into a sausage shape, wrap in cling film and place in the fridge for an hour,
Remove from fridge when your ready, preheat oven to 190c, slice the biscuit roll and arrange the slices on a foil covered tray,place a little of the saved cheese on top of each, a sprinkle of black pepper and bake till they are a light golden colour.
I also wrapped some hot dog sausages in a little pastry and baked them, you could include a little cheese or mustard in with them.
Thursday, 4 November 2010
Wednesday, 3 November 2010
Dinner.
It really doesn't get much easier than this;
Pork chops
Tub crème fraiche
small tin of tomato purée
2tbsp Port
Mushrooms
First time I tried this it was with slices of ham, so I thought I would try it on a pork chop. Grill the pork chops till nearly cooked, mix all the other ingredients pour over the chops and bake.
For pudding I made an apple crumble Tart
I got all the ingredients together, got my camera ready and forgot to take photographs, I will do it again next week, sorry.
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
Half wild, half blind.
Our semi wild drake appears to be blind in one eye.
He also has desires on our geese and has started to chase them. Not as strange as our turkeys trying to be amorous with our Jack Russell's though.
He also has desires on our geese and has started to chase them. Not as strange as our turkeys trying to be amorous with our Jack Russell's though.
Monday, 1 November 2010
Fete de Mort and La trêve d'hiver
In France the 1st of November is All Saints Day and the 2nd is Fete de Mort, as The 1st is a holiday both events are celebrated on the 1st of November, the grave yards are decked out with flowers usually Chrysanthemums as family's visit there deceased loved ones.
The first of November is also the start of La Trêve d'hiver, from now till the 15th of March no one can be evicted from there homes and you cannot have electricity or water disconnected, the homeless should be offered somewhere to sleep and hot food, in theory no one sleeps rough during the winter months, unfortunately some do fall through the net and many larger city's have been working as hard as they can to evict people such as the Roms from the country before this date.
The first of November is also the start of La Trêve d'hiver, from now till the 15th of March no one can be evicted from there homes and you cannot have electricity or water disconnected, the homeless should be offered somewhere to sleep and hot food, in theory no one sleeps rough during the winter months, unfortunately some do fall through the net and many larger city's have been working as hard as they can to evict people such as the Roms from the country before this date.
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