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It seemed like a Good Idea to have a thread where people can drop in stuff they've cooked/baked and otherwise made. So without further ado - here's my starter for ten: a blackberry and apple pie. Apples (Bramleys) from Tesco, blackberries foraged from bushes 20 yards away down our cul-de-sac. 2 big Bramleys, half a kilo of blackberries, 50g of demerara sugar, a thumb size piece of ginger finely chopped and approx 30g of butter. And ready made shortcrust pastry. This is a photo before I put the lid on. There may be other photos if I CBA when it's being served...

I've just made myself a Jack Daniels and coke (Pepsi max)

Step 1. Empty a 330ml tin of Pepsi max into a Beaver Town Brewery Psychedelic design pint glass.
Step 2. Top to the brim with Jack Daniels Old No.7.
Step 3. Imbibe at your pleasure.
Step 4. Repeat steps 1-3 until the horror of modern life abates.

I've made my wife annoyed, I can't tell you the method or recipe, but I appear to be good at it.

Made my way to the wine stash and opened the 1st bottle of the day

@Screwdriver That must be a Merkin recipe; cups as a measuring unit, ground beef, skillet... And only a single clove of garlic to a pound of minced beef...

I've thrown a load of fresh veg into a pressure cooker with various other stuffs to make a 'sort of' ratatouille!! Planning to freeze in portions tomorrow

I've also cut up a lot of fresh stuff to add to a filler mix for spring rolls tomorrow - have various meats to go in the spring rolls, so just got to 'pad out' the lack of beansprouts with some other cunchy veggies (I do have some beansprouts but I forgot that they shrink a bit if they've been in the freezer, so need some other fresh stuff to make the filling stretch as many spring rolls as I'm planning to make

Must remember to take pics - I forgot to photo the courgette choc cake yesterday!!

Meatballs (shop bought) in a tomato sauce - onions, garlic, chilli, orange pepper, carrot. Different types of cooked pasta, all in a pan, add mozarella and in the oven for 20 mins, Served with garlic bread.

Never tried chocolate and courgette cake - if it's anything like as good as carrot cake then it will be ace...

KungFooBob wrote: Fri Aug 18, 2023 6:04 pm I've just made myself a Jack Daniels and coke (Pepsi max)

Step 1. Empty a 330ml tin of Pepsi max into a Beaver Town Brewery Psychedelic design pint glass.
Step 2. Top to the brim with Jack Daniels Old No.7.
Step 3. Imbibe at your pleasure.
Step 4. Repeat steps 1-3 until the horror of modern life abates.

I've done similar with San Miguel. Ice cold glass in freezer and super cold lager. And I always leave half inch of beer in the glass to freeze. After about 10 mins it floats to the surface, chilling that bit

mangocrazy wrote: Fri Aug 18, 2023 5:45 pm It seemed like a Good Idea to have a thread where people can drop in stuff they've cooked/baked and otherwise made. So without further ado - here's my starter for ten: a blackberry and apple pie. Apples (Bramleys) from Tesco, blackberries foraged from bushes 20 yards away down our cul-de-sac. 2 big Bramleys, half a kilo of blackberries, 50g of demerara sugar, a thumb size piece of ginger finely chopped and approx 30g of butter. And ready made shortcrust pastry. This is a photo before I put the lid on. There may be other photos if I CBA when it's being served...



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Can you post a bit over ?

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General Tso's Chicken - from a couple of weeks ago so I apologise, thought I'd stick it up anyway.

KungFooBob wrote: Fri Aug 18, 2023 6:04 pm I've just made myself a Jack Daniels and coke (Pepsi max)

Step 1. Empty a 330ml tin of Pepsi max into a Beaver Town Brewery Psychedelic design pint glass.
Step 2. Top to the brim with Jack Daniels Old No.7.
Step 3. Imbibe at your pleasure.
Step 4. Repeat steps 1-3 until the horror of modern life abates.

Part way through the third, I do like my Beavertown glass. It's a shame the local stopped selling Neck Oil, I love that stuff.

Rhubarb mille feuille
Fruit tart
Pavlova

Ice bucket cake
Birthday cake with handmade frills
STP

Scotch egg with black pudding
Deboned chicken, with chorizo stuffing, parcel
Steak sammich in home made focaccia

Portuguese egg tarts
Focaccia

Oops, misses the today bit…

Blimey - the professionals have arrived to show us how it's done...

All looks very nice SC, but I'm still having the tarts above all else

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.