What's Cooking Today??

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  1. shiney

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    I'm just cooking a lamb Stifado ready for tomorrow (always seems to taste better if left to rest for a day).

    I haven't done it the traditional way of browning smaller pieces on the bone and then putting them in the stew on the bone. I used a whole boned and trimmed shoulder to quickly caramelise the outside to get that rich flavour and then cut it into cubes. Then browned off shallots instead of pearl onions (can't be bothered to peel the pearl onions as they are too fiddly) and a lot of garlic.

    The rest was fairly traditional but leaving out the sugar as two people are diabetic. So reduced the amount of wine vinegar to just a tiny amount and added a little wine instead. Then am stewing it very slowly in quite a lot of tomato, with allspice, cinnamon and freshly picked rosemary. Although I have seasoned it a bit I shall add more, to taste, later. I haven't yet decided what to serve it with.

    Now I'm going to have porridge for breakfast. :heehee:
     
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      I made an old fashioned treacle tart to use up some fresh bread crumbs I found in the freezer. I also crumbed down some bread for a new supply and baked the crusts to make some dried bread crumbs. Just have to crush them into crumbs. Had sausages in onion gravy with mashed potatoes, peas and tomatoes for dinner. Enough cooking for one day.
       
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        Whilst tucking into a Bombay mix ,( I always add extra dried fruit and nuts. Salty sultanas or raisins - yum!) I've had a possibly bonkers idea. Could you make a savoury flapjack / bar using Bombay mix? Is sugar an essential ingredient? I don't think I'd like them too sweet.
         
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        Cheese on toast; spring onions, toms and basil from the garden

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            Thank you @Obelix-Vendée . I'll certainly give it a go. Unfortunately, I assumed I wasn't going to get an answer so there's only Bombay mix dust left. I'll get some more and let you know if it was edible
             
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            Ohhh that takes me back to Corfu! :wub2: Do you do Sofrito too, shiney? The best way of using up leftover roast that I've ever come across!
             
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            Yes but I do it as the Italians do it and theirs is called sofritto whereas the Spanish is sofrito. They do it differently. :)
             
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            BBQ this evening. Two types of homemade sausages -Thuringer bratwurst and michi, a Romanian skinless sausage. Also some chicken thighs. Made some chimichurri and mixed veg will also be cooked
             
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              Roast chicken but I shall spatchcock it and sprinkle with some sumac and surround it with shallots. Not sure about the rest yet but needs to be salady as it's so hot..
               
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              Went foraging for wild waldorfs and made a salad
               
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              Carnitas with blue corn tortillas

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                Looks very inviting.
                 
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                Some gluten free yorkies

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