The Recipe Thread (EADD Version)

[Fishface]

the change is good, was part of a whole lifestyle change, quit smoking and cut down massively on drinking too feel great :D

Good for you, mate :D

Home made marzipan

Thanks so much for that - will give it a go soon :D

 

[masaz]

Never made it Snolly - tbh when I had it at someone's house it had whiskey in it and it was sickly sweet, too cloying. Liked the nutmeg top tho'

Very seasonal don't you think
http://www.eggnogrecipe.net/traditional-eggnog-recipe.html

Now snowballs with advocaat - now you're talking!

haha very festive! looks lovely i bet it'd make me feel really ill but i want some. might give it a go

 

[Tryptamite]

1.Take two pop tarts (chocolate preferably)

2.Put them in toaster.

Voila, a tasty and nutritious breakfast in minutes.

 

[wibble]

oh my god you know about sherry you old woman

i might make that though and just eat it. always always loved marzipan.

edit: what can you do with yolks when you're only using the whites? or do you just chuck them?

I only use it for cooking, it makes food taste good =P
No point using awful shit sherry though.

 

[masaz]

yeah i've only ever used it for cooking tbh. me and faith did some sort of chicken thing with it but we ended up drinking it all before her bloke got home and the entire thing tasted awful

 

[wibble]

haha good work. a splash o sherry really adds something to tomato soup, true story.

 

[tribal girl]

now egg nog has come to mind

I did a bit of a search and discovered a recipe for eggless egg nog. I'm gonna give it a bash in a bit. If it tastes like shite I'll just add more brandy.

EDIT: Actually, fuck that. There's only a bit of the good brandy left. I'll use the rum instead.

 

[masaz]

what do you use in place of eggs?

 

[tribal girl]

Silken tofu.

I've just had my first glass. Not bad, bit too sweet for my tastes though. I'll try it with regular soy milk next time, rather than almond milk.

Here it is:

 

[masaz]

pretty! never heard of silken tofu, i do like my eggs tho so gonna persuade mother to help me make some over the weekend given as i'm prone to disaster in the kitchen.

and i can't afford the booze

 

[tribal girl]

Silken tofu is usually used in Salad dressings, sauces and desserts for a thick and creamy texture. The regular kind of tofu is mostly used in stir fries, or any dish where you will want the tofu to retain its shape.

 

[tribal girl]

I just found a cool website which has video guides on various cooking styles.

http://www.monkeysee.com/main/category/4-food-and-drink

 

[TheSpade]

Broccoli Soup with Goat's Cheese.

Serves 4.

50g of Butter.
1 large onion, chopped.
900g/2lb of broccoli, chopped.
Fresh nutmeg / ground nutmeg.
1litre veg / chicken stock.
pint of milk.
100g of soft goats cheese.

1. Melt butter in pan, add onion and broccoli and fry until soft.
2. Add stock and milk and simmer until broccoli is tender.
3. Blend the soup into a smooth-ish liquid.
4. Crumble goats cheese in to individual bowls.

 

[TheSpade]

Chunky Tomato Winter Broth.

Serves 4.

1 large onion chopped.
2 tins chopped tomatos.
2 litre of stock.
4 carrots sliced.
2 cans of mixed beans / chickpeas.
175g of Spinach.
1 tbsp of red pepper pesto.

1. Fry onion until soft.
2. Add tomatoes and stock.
3. Bring to boil, turn down heat and add carrots.
4. Cook for 15 mins.
5. Add beans and spinach, stir until spinach wilted.
6. Add pesto.

 

[TheSpade]

Meatball Casserole.

Serves 4.

500g of mince.
bunch of parsley.
2 large onions, chopped.
2 garlic cloves, crushed.
1lb carrots, chopped in chunks.
1lb of potatoes, chopped into chunks.
1tbsp of paprika.
tin of tomatos.

1. Mix mince with parsley, salt and pepper and shape into 12 balls.
2. Heat oil in pan and fry for 5 mins till meat is brown.
3. Add onion, garlic, carrots, potatoes and half pint of water / stock.
4. Simmer for 15 mins.
5. Add paprika, tomatoes and parsley.
6. Bring to boil, turn down heat and cook till veg is tender.

 

[TheSpade]

Broccoli Lemon Chicken.

Serves 4.

340g of chicken breasts.
2 garlic cloves, chopped.
200g of broccoli.
200ml of chicken stock.
tsp of cornflour.
1 tbsp of honey or 2 tsp of caster sugar.
grated zest of a lemon & juice of one lemon.
handful of cashew nuts.

1. Heat oil in pan, add chicken and fry for 4 mins then remove from pan add garlic and broccoli.
2. Stir fry for a minute or two.
3. Mix stock cornflour and honey and add to pan.
4. Add chicken back to the pan and let it heat through.
5. Add lemon zest and juice and cashew nuts.
6. Serve!

 

[eDDe9]

Copy and pasting from a website is boring, anyone can look those up.

Thought everyone here was posting home recipes, oh well.

 

[TheSpade]

I didn't copy and paste from a website I copied from my new BBC Good Food book.

Those are recipes which I made recently and if you think everyone is creating their own brand spanking unique recipes you are seriously deluded. Every recipe had to come from somwhere.

 

[eDDe9]

Oh I know not everyone's creating from scratch. But people have made something from a recipe then added their own little contribution to improve it.

The ones I've posted (not many) have all been my own creations :D

 

[TheSpade]

Some of stuff I post is stuff I've came up with or modified but I get the inspiration from a book or online. Would be a shame not to share some of the wonderful recipes I've tried just because I didn't create them.