What are you been cooking today

[cookie1]

I’m sure they will love it Chookie. Our biscuit barrel is empty and there are no baked goods in the freezer.  I will have to rectify that tomorrow.

[K Atie]

Chookie what lucky people ti have you teaching them how to make hot cross buns . Can you cook some in the air fryer ?

[achookwoman]

Chookie what lucky people ti have you teaching them how to make hot cross buns . Can you cook some in the air fryer ?

Probably.but AF best for small batches. 16 Hot X Buns best in oven. You would have to do 4 lots in AF. Not economical.
Yesterday the cabinet maker who made a cabinet that I designed for the kitchen, came to adjust a drawer that wasn’t closing properly. As payment he said Hot X Buns, please.

[mab19]

Salmon Mornay.  A selection of vegetables that I have pureed for myself and put in the fridge.

[achookwoman]

Made a very different loaf of savoury bread today. Plain bread flour, rolled oats, walnuts, garlic, fresh basil, dried oregano, olive oil , milk and yeast. The recipe said 1/2 teaspoon of yeast. I added 2 teaspoons. This was correct.

[cookie1]

Sounds interesting Chookie.

[achookwoman]

Bread sticks for garlic bread. Cooking a Spanish Chicken rice dish I saw recently. The GC are coming for dinner tomorrow and I will be able to reheat.
Prep for Hot X Buns to make early tomorrow.
Found a lot of frozen strawberries when I cleaned out the freezer. Made Strawberry jam.

[K Atie]

Chookie i also do that with any frozen strawberries and I also  use them up on fruity dream with no sugar or just a little . Always forget how Moosey the texture is of fruity dream .

[Cuilidh]

Felt like soup today but had nothing "soupish" in the house so invented peanut butter and cannellini bean soup - not too bad

[mab19]

I made some carrot and potato soup for myself.

[achookwoman]

Mab, sounds interesting. I was thinking of you and your soups. I buy beef bones from the local butcher. Boil them for 4 hours. Strain through very fine cloth. Makes a nice jelly , which I’ve recently read, is very nutritious.

[K Atie]

Made forgotten biscuits! With cardamom pistachios and chocolate.. like a meringue . A batch of roast chicken rissoles as sausage rolls .

[cookie1]

I've just put a Pumpkin Fruit Cake in the oven. It's a boiled fruit cake but has no fat in it, or eggs. It's from the Taste.com.au website. I used to make it years ago and just re discovered it. https://www.taste.com.au/recipes/pumpkin-fruit-cake/570934fb-d224-422e-aceb-326c4100335d

[mab19]

Mab, sounds interesting. I was thinking of you and your soups. I buy beef bones from the local butcher. Boil them for 4 hours. Strain through very fine cloth. Makes a nice jelly , which I’ve recently read, is very nutritious.

Chookie, thanks for the reminder.  I had some beef bones in the freezer so I cooked them up today.

I made some sausage rolls and cheese and bacon scrolls today as well.

[achookwoman]

I’ve made so many Hot X Buns that I’ve,lost count. Think about 7 or 8 dozen. Soaking the fruit in white rum and adding home made mixed peel certainly gives them a lift. I use a squeeze bottle to add the crosses.