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Continue reading →: Monday 4th September 2017
Butter 170 g (150 g) Cheese 225 g (140 g) Cooking fat 100 g (90 g) Milk 2 litres (2000 ml) (not tracking this as I use 250 mls a day for my Yokebe which is making sure I get sufficient calories and plenty of calcium!) Sugar 225 g (225 g) Preserves 450 g (450 g)…
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Continue reading →: Sunday 3rd September 2017
Butter 170 g (170 g) Cheese 225 g (140 g) Cooking fat 100 g (100 g) Milk 2 litres (2000 ml) (not tracking this as I use 250 mls a day for my Yokebe which is making sure I get sufficient calories and plenty of calcium!) Sugar 225 g (225 g) Preserves 450 g (450 g)…
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Continue reading →: Runner bean ratatouille
Ingredients 400g runner beans, topped, tailed & stringed 3 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, finely sliced 6 large tomatoes or 1x 400g tin tomatoes 1 tsp sugar 1 bay leaf 2 garlic cloves, crushed or finely chopped 3 sprigs thyme Method If using fresh tomatoes, peel them by cutting…
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Continue reading →: Slow but sure
As stated in the previous post I have been exhausted – beyond exhausted really! But I have started Vitamin B12 injections and they seem to be helping, so I managed to do a small amount of clearing today By the desk before By the desk after – I know it…
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Continue reading →: Olive bread rolls
Ingredients 250g/9oz strong white flour 1 tsp salt ½ tsp caster sugar 1 tsp instant yeast 6 olives, stones removed, chopped sprig fresh rosemary, leaves only, finely chopped 1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for greasing Method Put the flour, salt, sugar and yeast together in a bowl and mix…
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Continue reading →: Tamagoyaki (pan fried rolled egg or rolled omelette)
Ingredients 4 eggs 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp soy sauce 1 Tbsp Mirin (or 1/4 tsp sugar) 1 tsp oil Instructions Mix eggs, salt, soy sauce and Mirin in a bowl. Heat a pan at medium high temperature and add oil. (A rectangular Tamagoyaki pan is best, but a round pan can…
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Continue reading →: Runner beany herb linguine
Ingredients 200g linguine or spaghetti 250g runner beans, trimmed & stringed, finely sliced on the diagonal 1 garlic clove, crushed Finely grated zest & juice of ½ a lemon, more to taste 2 tbsp olive oil, plus a little extra for drizzling Handful parsley leaves, chopped Handful dill, chopped Handful…
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Continue reading →: Stitching happened briefly!
I managed to stitch for two days before exhaustion kicked in again – the above was the end of the first day and below the end of the second. Hopefully in a couple of weeks the Doc will be able to help me with the brain fog, shattered ness etc…
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Continue reading →: Soda Bread
Ingredients 500g plain flour 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 tsp fine sea salt Approx 400ml buttermilk or live yoghurt A little milk, if necessary Method Sift the flour and bicarbonate of soda into a large mixing bowl and stir in the salt. Make a well in the centre and…
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Continue reading →: Indian chickpeas with poached eggs
Ingredients 1 tbsp rapeseed oil 2 garlic cloves, chopped 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and diced ½ – 1 red chilli, deseeded and chopped ½ bunch spring onions (about 5), tops and whites sliced but kept separate 1 tsp cumin, plus a little extra to serve (optional) 1 tsp coriander ½ tsp turmeric 3 tomatoes, cut into…
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