Last night was celeriac, bramley apple and ginger soup; just wonderful after sitting in a huge cold chapel for a couple of hours listening to a divine choir. Today, having been mainly vegetarian all week, might have lamb as a treat.
Tea yesterday was Friday's tea which had been cooled and put in the fridge after a menu change. I was getting visitors so back in the oven went the braised steak with onions and veg added plenty of them to fill them up, with mash and some braised leeks it went down a treat followed by bread pudding using bread and eggs that would have been binned, I use marmalade and dried fruit, that vanished too so a cheap meal fed six and I got a big thumbs up from the grand children. Today is spoil myself day so a nice cut of beef for lunch with all the Sunday trimmings plus Yorkshires cooked in the meat tin, so apart from the meat the rest is cheap plus what comes out of the store cupboard and herb garden. Tea will be late and probably a cheese and tomato sandwich, after lunch I do not need much these days.
Slice 1 large white onion and cook gently in the oil of your choice in a large lidded pan
After 5 mins add 2 or 3 garlic cloves roughly chopped
" " " a peeled and chopped celeriac, 2 cooking apples, a thumb sized bit of fresh ginger chopped, put lid on pan, stir or shake pan frequently and cook for a further 8 mins.
Add veg stock, made from powder or cube mixed with 1/2 water, 1/2 milk to cover all veg by 1 cm. Let simmer until celeriac pretty soft (abt 15 or 20 mins)
Whizz up in blender, I then put it through 'mouli legume' veg mill, about £12 from good kitchen shop; v. useful for soups made from fibrous veg like home grown celery. Serve with curls of hard cheese, made with potato peeler ot a dollop of mayo; enjoy
Thanks for posting the recipe for the soup. I have downloaded it and will be making some when I can get some celeriac, sounds delish. We love soup, so a new recipe is always appreciated.
Frank, your dinner sound lovely, as aways - I can almost smell it from here, a bit of beef and yorkshires takes some beating.
We are having roast pork, apple sauce, sage and onion stuffing, with various veg (to be decided when I go to garage to get them). pudding will be fruit of some sort. Try to keep off the sweet stuff.
This a.m. in supermarket, went mad and bought a 'mouli' large white radish thingy. Came home and googled for recipes and found mouli remoulade. I'm a big fan of celeriac remoulade since I invested in a proper food processor 2 years ago. So I just processed peeled mouli on julienne disc and added homemade mayo, though shop bought would do and it is wonderful; crisp and slightly radishy, but not too much so. For future ref, I will not make it until just before needed as this veg starts to leach water quite a lot if left standing in mayo.
OH just made his very yummy small yorkies, filled with peppers & mushrooms & covered in gravy.
Tonight is a veggie version of Shepherd's pie, with some fried cabbage- when I can get into kitchen..... They, OH & daughter are going to have a baking session again. Love the results, hate the mess! J.
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Last night was celeriac, bramley apple and ginger soup; just wonderful after sitting in a huge cold chapel for a couple of hours listening to a divine choir. Today, having been mainly vegetarian all week, might have lamb as a treat.
Artjak, that soup sounds sensational, I must look up a recipe at once.
Tea yesterday was Friday's tea which had been cooled and put in the fridge after a menu change.
I was getting visitors so back in the oven went the braised steak with onions and veg added plenty of them to fill them up, with mash and some braised leeks it went down a treat followed by bread pudding using bread and eggs that would have been binned, I use marmalade and dried fruit, that vanished too so a cheap meal fed six and I got a big thumbs up from the grand children.
Today is spoil myself day so a nice cut of beef for lunch with all the Sunday trimmings plus Yorkshires cooked in the meat tin, so apart from the meat the rest is cheap plus what comes out of the store cupboard and herb garden.
Tea will be late and probably a cheese and tomato sandwich, after lunch I do not need much these days.
Frank
Dear Flo Werebear; For soup mentioned above;
Slice 1 large white onion and cook gently in the oil of your choice in a large lidded pan
After 5 mins add 2 or 3 garlic cloves roughly chopped
" " " a peeled and chopped celeriac, 2 cooking apples, a thumb sized bit of fresh ginger chopped, put lid on pan, stir or shake pan frequently and cook for a further 8 mins.
Add veg stock, made from powder or cube mixed with 1/2 water, 1/2 milk to cover all veg by 1 cm. Let simmer until celeriac pretty soft (abt 15 or 20 mins)
Whizz up in blender, I then put it through 'mouli legume' veg mill, about £12 from good kitchen shop; v. useful for soups made from fibrous veg like home grown celery. Serve with curls of hard cheese, made with potato peeler ot a dollop of mayo; enjoy
Artjak.
Thanks for posting the recipe for the soup. I have downloaded it and will be making some when I can get some celeriac, sounds delish.
We love soup, so a new recipe is always appreciated.
Frank, your dinner sound lovely, as aways - I can almost smell it from here, a bit of beef and yorkshires takes some beating.
We are having roast pork, apple sauce, sage and onion stuffing, with various veg (to be decided when I go to garage to get them). pudding will be fruit of some sort. Try to keep off the sweet stuff.
Have a nice day folks.
ChrisX
Thanks Leggi. I was trying to be clever with the recipe. It may have looked a soggy mess but in fact tasted great - one piece left for lunch I think
I do have a tried and tested one but if you don't look elsewhere you may miss something really good. won't use that recipe again - also from Good Food
This a.m. in supermarket, went mad and bought a 'mouli' large white radish thingy. Came home and googled for recipes and found mouli remoulade. I'm a big fan of celeriac remoulade since I invested in a proper food processor 2 years ago. So I just processed peeled mouli on julienne disc and added homemade mayo, though shop bought would do and it is wonderful; crisp and slightly radishy, but not too much so. For future ref, I will not make it until just before needed as this veg starts to leach water quite a lot if left standing in mayo.
artjak, thank you so much for providing the recipe. I shall commit it to OneNote now and look forward to finding celeriac so I can try it out.
Flo x
OH just made his very yummy small yorkies, filled with peppers & mushrooms & covered in gravy.
Tonight is a veggie version of Shepherd's pie, with some fried cabbage- when I can get into kitchen..... They, OH & daughter are going to have a baking session again. Love the results, hate the mess! J.