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Saturday 27 February 2016

Less Baby, More Food

Thank you all for your lovely comments, Leo is drop dead gorgeous and has made James's family complete. Sian, his Gu, is as smitten as I am.

I will spare you a surfeit of baby photos, suffice it to say that I could fill 2 galleries.
I had to rustle up a meaty vegetarian dinner for four yesterday, by meaty I mean filling and nutritious, it had to have a good amount of protein and a kick of spice. My friends are just a tad picky about food, as am I.



Take a look in the fridge and find, a box of posh forestierre mushrooms 15p and 3 posh shallots from Lidl about 10p, slice and dice.


Back to fridge and locate 2 peppers 10p and a sad leek 15p, Slice, de seed and add to the mushrooms and shallots in a few dabs of coconut oil, add your seasonings and herbs. I used dried Basil, garlic granules and smoked paprika, sizzle and sweat for 10 minutes. 



Add some home made tomato sauce with fresh chilli and a dash of chipotle sauce (also home made).
  Bring to simmer and cook for around 10 minutes, pour into an oven proof dish and add a pack of vac packed chestnuts, halved and a tin of chick peas, drained and rinsed. 



While it cools, rootle in freezer for a pack of puff pastry.


Very cheap and very good, not all butter but over a rich filling it is perfect.


Whilst in freezer find a cinnamon and raisin bagel, thaw and warm in microwave tear in bits and drizzle with maple syrup. Enjoy with a cuppa while everything cools and defrosts.

40 minutes before dinner time turn mini oven on to preheat to 210c roll out pastry and plonk on top of filling, brush with a drop of milk and stab with a knife to make steam vents, place in middle of oven. 
Set timer for 30 minutes and put the kitchen to rights.



Looks good.


Looks even better on the plate, this was so tasty and very filling. A platter of fresh fruit was the perfect pudding. No leftovers but I have some flat mushrooms to stuff for today. I stopped in Tesco on the way back from Cardigan and picked up loads, all reduced to 15p. 

The c 2 c blanket is almost finished BUT I have run out of yarn, my calculations were a bit off. I will need another ball of yarn. Not a problem as Wool Warehouse are fantastically fast at getting orders met, 36 hours from order to delivery on my last one. I am not paid to advertise the company, I have used several on line retailers and found W.W. to be the best for me. Plus the lovely bags they sent the yarn out are perfect for special gifts. (mind you I would not sneeze at any freebies)

Time to shower and start my day, another busy one, the shed is going up and I am so looking forward to seeing it up and filled with all the things that belong there.

Enjoy your weekend, and try to have fun.

                         TTFN                                       Pam

16 comments:

  1. Welcome back Pam, I don't suppose anyone will complain about more baby photos! Anything homemade and covered with puff pastry is bound to be good. And yes, W/W are my favourite yarn supplier too, as you say very fast delivery and lovely bags, I have quite a collection of them now. Husband has snaffled a couple to use for storage of the onions he's growing this year. Hope you have a lovely weekend too, enjoy filling your lady shed!

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    1. I have used some of the bags for gifts, they are so pretty.

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  2. I get emails everyday with photos of my new grandson, like you I am smitten and can't get enough we are truly blessed. I love the look of that pie, it certainly looks like a substantial and very tasty meal.

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    1. It was a great meal and will appear quite often.

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  3. That pie looks delicious! You certainly had your five a day ! For well under a fiver!
    I've never used Wool Warehouse. I'll go have a looksee! They should definitely send you a freebie! X

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    1. I hope you enjoy(ed) your visit. The pie was very good.

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  4. Aw, go on! More baby pics please. My first grandchild is due in a few days n\d I'd love a preview of a similar one.
    It is exciting, isn't it?
    The food and craft photos are what we generally enjoy here and this post is great, but a granny's boasting post from time to time is nice too. If his other grandmother is Mamgu what will you be known as? We are trying to establish names for Japanese, American, African/English and Welsh grandparents here - not easy! Then there are two great grandmothers.......

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    1. I am Nanny or Nanu, it just depends if they are trying to wheedle something out of me.

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  5. Lovely dish, it looks so good, often food can just look 'brown'. As for baby photo's we will need to see how well he is growing.

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    1. I am sure that there will a growth and development record.

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  6. Your pie looks amazing.
    I love baby photo's.....bring them on-x-

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  7. You're beating me on the yellow stickers, ha ha.

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    1. I was amazed at the reductions as it was only 5 ish and they usually do the big price cut around 7.

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  8. Pie looks good Pam, I think my lot would eat anything in pastry with gravy on it! I love WW they are very efficient and the freebies are a lovely touch.

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    1. I know just what you mean, whenever my granny ran out of ideas we had a pie week, mash and gravy and it just went. I do not remember anyone ever asking what the filling was.

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