Meal time

Well, after being asked why don't you add main meals to your blog?, I had a little think and though well why not.....

So here we go.

The camera gets whipped out every time a meal is cooked now, so watch out for a few of Lizzie's inventions, you will find that I do like easy recipes but I hope that the end results are tasty ..

Vegetable soup

Serves 2

1 lb mixed vegetables (must include potatoes as this is the thickener/onions/ leeks/carrots/parsnips broccoli )

knob of butter

3/4 pint of water add a vegetable stock  cube/ or use chicken stock

4 fluid ounces of single cream

melt butter in a saucepan and add onion or leeks gently cook but not brown, while this is cooking chop all the other veg into small pieces, then add all the other veg with the liquid and simmer for 20 mins, take of the heat and blend with a hand blender, it doesn't matter if there are some larger pieces of vegetables add the cream leaving some to swirl on the top before serving,

serve with nice crusty bread.

Quick and easy Vegetable curry

Serves 2

half teaspoon olive oil

half an onion, chopped

1 clove garlic crushed

1 1/4 tablespoon curry powder

1 tablespoon tomato puree

200 g tin chopped tomatoes

1 tablespoon raisins 

1 vegetable stock cube

6oz frozen mixed vegetable

6 fluid ounces water 

salt and pepper to taste

In a large saucepan, over a medium high heat, heat oil and saute onion and garlic until golden

Stir in curry powder and tomato puree, cook for 2 to 3 minutes

Stir in tomatoes, vegetable stock cube, mixed veg, raisins, water, salt and  pepper and cook for approximately 20 to 30 minutes until vegetables are well done (not crunchy).

Serve with Naan bread and natural plain yogurt and enjoy...............

Bacon, Cheese and Mushroom Quiche  

Pastry

3 oz  hard margarine

6 oz plain flour

cold water

rub together margarine and flour then mix in water until it makes a soft dough

I have a patty tin that I can make 4 individual quiches, so I lined these with pastry.

Quiche filling

2/3 rashers of bacon

1 large mushroom

2 eggs

3 fluid ounces of milk

2oz cheese

seasoning to taste

Cut bacon into small pieces fry, add a large chopped mushroom and continue frying for a short time

Mix the egg and milk together with the seasoning

divide the bacon, mush and cheese and put into the pastry cases, then add the egg and milk mixture 

bake in a preheated oven (Gas Mark 6) for 30 mins or until cooked through

I hope that you try out these recipes and let me know how you get on or any alterations that you think improve the taste...