batch cookery

[Squirrel46]

I visited my plot early this morning for carrots, leeks and onions. I had some nice farmer,s market lamb mince, so it was a batch of shepherd's pies!
A little tribute to Keith Floyd!


Two for the feezer and one for this evening!

[mrsflibble]

i blanch root veg and mushrooms, but not beans cos i dont really see a difference lol!!!

i have seen a difference since getting a little hand held bean slicer though, much neater, no cramp hahaha.

i went to the supermarket this morningn, bought my new bags of flour and packs of fat for making batches of pastry but forgot flipping freezer bags!!!

[Millymollymandy]

I don't blanch parsnips and one year on they are still as good as fresh out of the ground. Trouble is I have about 5 kilos of parsnips from last year still in the freezer. I think I need to only sow one row in future!

[thesunflowergal]

Is everyone still cooking?

I have just put three leek and macaroni bakes in the freezer. I am starting to run out of room now lol.

Hoping to make some plum jam tomorrow.

[jampot]

oooh can i have the recipe for the leek and macaroni bake ( or is it regular mac "n" cheese with leeks in ?)
im use to cooking for 7 back at home (not one lonesome person) but im in student halls at the mo and can only store a tiny bit in the crammed full freezer

[thesunflowergal]

Jampot

I remember those days well. Then anything nice that you had to eat, got eatten by someone else first

Its Mac n Cheese, with sauted leeks and breadcrumbs on the top. Its quiet tasty for a chance. When I was a student I used to work in a pub, this was on there menu with garlic bread for £7.

Enjoy it, Nikki

[jampot]

thanks thesunflowergal thatll be my sunday lunch (off i go to get leeks)
every one else is hooked on processed freezer to microwake crud as they cant cook, so my foods pretty safe!