Rainbow trout with chestnut mushrooms, broccoli, carrots and peas. Yummy!
Trying to think for a non-dried-fruit Christmas pudding - is it just the vine fruits that are the problem? If so, other fruits could be substituted eg apricots, prunes, dates (which I put in my pudding with vine fruits anyway) and lots of glace fruits - pineapple, peaches, cherries, ginger, angelica. You used to be able to get the mixed glace fruits from Julian Graves, but I don't know of a reliable source now.
maud - you have my sympathies - i was diagnosed with ibs 10 years ago and the list of things i can no longer eat grows constantly ! and christmas pud and christmas dinner were 2 o f my favourite yummies and now they re off limits ! on a more cheery note , there are still delicious things i can eat and tonights dinner was pheasant in red wine with lots of peppers from the tunnel , really tasty. and now i m having my friday glass (or two or three etc !) of white wine (It is friday is nt it ?) and thankfully my tummy has nt rejected vino yet ! theres always good sides
Am about to make coleslaw for the first time ever, simply to use up some white cabbage. There is a huge variety of recipes for it on the net; some involving sugar! Cabbage and sugar sounds v. weird. Does anyone have a 'pre-owned, much-loved' coleslaw recipe for me to copy?
For a quick and uncomplicated coleslaw I finely slice, shred or grate as appropriate a mix of white cabbage, red cabbage, carrots, celeriac or celery, red onion and/or mild white/brown onion, and apples (cox's are good for this), and dress with a mixture of half and half mayonnaise and plain yoghurt. Keeps several days in the fridge.
Sometimes I add some raisins or sultanas.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Maud, I hauled out my files on cakes and puddings, there is no alternative for that kind of pudding. Christmas to me is apples orange and mixed spices from my childhood that was the season for those fruits, we were never short of dried fruits but it was supplemented with bottled fruits picked in season. Why not make a nice steamed pudding with apple orange juice and zest with a touch of mixed spice (if that is allowed, or nut meg to give a Christmas smell), it would go well with a white sauce. An eve's type pudding would be quick easy and tasty with orange added to the cake mix that goes on top. Having the Christmas meal with one of my Daughters a year or so back I was horrified when she brought out a chocolate pudding, she was having me on as the proper Christmas pudding came out of the slow cooker and guess what with ten sitting down the Christmas pudding vanished and most of the chocolate was left. Just a thought.
Tonight we are having shoulder of pork cooked from a recipe by John Torode - very slow cooked in a garlic, paprika, lemon marinade. Not done before, saw recipe and thought YUM
with cauliflower, potatoes, carrot. To follow a Mary Berry Tarte Tatin, as in programme earlier in week, 1/2 quantities
Son is here tonight so always try to do a decent meal for him.
It seems to be all dried fruit at the moment and apriclts are definately the worst. Thankyou for all your lovely ideas i will need to investigate further. Shepherds pie was so good we are having it again tonight, i made enough to feed the street.
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Rainbow trout with chestnut mushrooms, broccoli, carrots and peas. Yummy!
Trying to think for a non-dried-fruit Christmas pudding - is it just the vine fruits that are the problem? If so, other fruits could be substituted eg apricots, prunes, dates (which I put in my pudding with vine fruits anyway) and lots of glace fruits - pineapple, peaches, cherries, ginger, angelica. You used to be able to get the mixed glace fruits from Julian Graves, but I don't know of a reliable source now.
maud - you have my sympathies - i was diagnosed with ibs 10 years ago and the list of things i can no longer eat grows constantly ! and christmas pud and christmas dinner were 2 o f my favourite yummies and now they re off limits
! on a more cheery note , there are still delicious things i can eat and tonights dinner was pheasant in red wine with lots of peppers from the tunnel , really tasty. and now i m having my friday glass (or two or three etc !) of white wine (It is friday is nt it ?) and thankfully my tummy has nt rejected vino yet ! theres always good sides 
Am about to make coleslaw for the first time ever, simply to use up some white cabbage. There is a huge variety of recipes for it on the net; some involving sugar! Cabbage and sugar sounds v. weird. Does anyone have a 'pre-owned, much-loved' coleslaw recipe for me to copy?
For a quick and uncomplicated coleslaw I finely slice, shred or grate as appropriate a mix of white cabbage, red cabbage, carrots, celeriac or celery, red onion and/or mild white/brown onion, and apples (cox's are good for this), and dress with a mixture of half and half mayonnaise and plain yoghurt. Keeps several days in the fridge.
Sometimes I add some raisins or sultanas.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
OH is making this for tonight
http://realfood.tesco.com/recipes/double-cheese-potato-and-ham-bake.html
Dovefromabove many thanks, it all sounds fab.
Maud, I hauled out my files on cakes and puddings, there is no alternative for that kind of pudding.
Christmas to me is apples orange and mixed spices from my childhood that was the season for those fruits, we were never short of dried fruits but it was supplemented with bottled fruits picked in season.
Why not make a nice steamed pudding with apple orange juice and zest with a touch of mixed spice (if that is allowed, or nut meg to give a Christmas smell), it would go well with a white sauce.
An eve's type pudding would be quick easy and tasty with orange added to the cake mix that goes on top.
Having the Christmas meal with one of my Daughters a year or so back I was horrified when she brought out a chocolate pudding, she was having me on as the proper Christmas pudding came out of the slow cooker and guess what with ten sitting down the Christmas pudding vanished and most of the chocolate was left.
Just a thought.
Frank.
I might pinch that recipe Geoff
We are having jacket potatoes,egg mayo and salad (lettuce,tomatoes,cue,avocado and beetroot) followed by homemade date and apple cake with custard
Pam LL x
Tonight we are having shoulder of pork cooked from a recipe by John Torode - very slow cooked in a garlic, paprika, lemon marinade. Not done before, saw recipe and thought YUM
with cauliflower, potatoes, carrot. To follow a Mary Berry Tarte Tatin, as in programme earlier in week, 1/2 quantities
Son is here tonight so always try to do a decent meal for him.
It seems to be all dried fruit at the moment and apriclts are definately the worst. Thankyou for all your lovely ideas i will need to investigate further. Shepherds pie was so good we are having it again tonight, i made enough to feed the street.