Stuff you've cooked/baked/made today

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Blimey - the professionals have arrived to show us how it's done... :D
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All looks very nice SC, but I'm still having the tarts above all else :thumbup:

Made your own pastry? They're about the only thing which can compell me to make proper flakey from scratch.

I suppose a Beef Wellington might, but Mrs D is veggie. :lol:
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Screwdriver wrote: Fri Aug 18, 2023 8:16 pm
Silly Car wrote: Fri Aug 18, 2023 7:42 pm IMG_0402.jpeg

Rhubarb mille feuille

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Fruit tart

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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sat Aug 19, 2023 8:22 am All looks very nice SC, but I'm still having the tarts above all else :thumbup:

Made your own pastry? They're about the only thing which can compell me to make proper flakey from scratch.

I suppose a Beef Wellington might, but Mrs D is veggie. :lol:
The tarts have a pate Sucre pastry, very light and crisp, well until the crème pat goes in…
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I meant the Custard ones, I can say the proper name but I can't spell it :lol:

I've done them in my Pizza oven before and it's great for the same reason it makes great Pizza. Naffing hot!
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Silly Car wrote: Fri Aug 18, 2023 8:10 pm IMG_2023-08-18-195522.jpeg

Portuguese egg tarts
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Pastel de nata...or as my mum called hers 'Egg custards'. :lol: (Hers were rather deeper than the Portuguese ones).
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mangocrazy wrote: Fri Aug 18, 2023 7:29 pm Never tried chocolate and courgette cake - if it's anything like as good as carrot cake then it will be ace... :)
I was really surprised the first time I made courgette cake!! It is really good :D :D
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Choc a beetroot works too.

Using mashed spud to replace some of the flour in sponge cake is also quite good!
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sat Aug 19, 2023 9:04 am Choc a beetroot works too.

Using mashed spud to replace some of the flour in sponge cake is also quite good!
A friend used to make a lemon potato cake for gluten free peeps in the chalet - don't think I've got the recipe anymore :( :(
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Radishes baked in the air fryer.
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MingtheMerciless wrote: Sat Aug 19, 2023 5:38 pm Radishes baked in the air fryer.
Oooooo.. I have too many of those and wondering what to do with them! Spose I could try that for a laugh?!!
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I've just done a TON of prep today! Got the veg and beansprout filling for the spring rolls and the meaty bits done. Ran out of time to actually make and fry them, so that will have to be Monday now!
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Tonight's dinner, saffron risotto with roasted tomato and some garlicky toasty bits made with the last of a sourdough loaf.

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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 7:46 pm Tonight's dinner, saffron risotto with roasted tomato and some garlicky toasty bits made with the last of a sourdough loaf.

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mangocrazy wrote: Fri Aug 18, 2023 7:29 pm Never tried chocolate and courgette cake - if it's anything like as good as carrot cake then it will be ace... :)
I have just grated courgette for c & choc cake.

Now that the difficult and dangerous bit is done, Filly can finish it :)
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In Wales at the moment staying in a posh Airbnb (I didn't know it was this nice when I booked it so feeing blessed). I spent the afternoon with Caroline and Nick Sanders. Caroline gave me a giant courgette, an onion, a bunch of fresh herbs from her garden and some of the neighbour's Welsh Black Pig back bacon which I cooked on the posh induction hob back at the converted chapel. Delish.

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Horse wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 7:56 pm
mangocrazy wrote: Fri Aug 18, 2023 7:29 pm Never tried chocolate and courgette cake - if it's anything like as good as carrot cake then it will be ace... :)
I have just grated courgette for c & choc cake.

Now that the difficult and dangerous bit is done, Filly can finish it :)

Too late now I suspect, but I did squish it a lot in a muslin square (wrapped it up and twisted the muslin) to get rid of a fair bit of the liquid first :D :D
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I’m determined to sort out baking in my mini air fryer! (Well, just until the oven is sorted!!)

All the recipes seem to only account for a full sized one so most of my attempts have not turned out too well :roll)

I found some weird shaped silicone cake things, cupcake sized. With the gap in the middle I figured that the cakes might actually cook through!! (I normally avoid silicone baking stuff cos I’ve never succeeded in making things works proper in them :roll:

But. These turned out ok. A sort of banana muffin mix, mini air fryer - now got cakes to share tomorrow!!

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Then I chopped up loads of veg, a bit of chicken and used the last of a catering pot of korma curry paste!

I forgot that the weird shaped peppers are hotter than peppers! And the paste is way hotter than any korma I’ve had! So chucked in some coconut stuff and, well, it’s still a bit hot for me, but I’ll freeze it anyway and try and remember to add yoghurt when I reheat it :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Empanadas tonight, doing them in the air-fryer, first couple out.
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