Showing posts with label from scratch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label from scratch. Show all posts

Monday, February 15, 2016

Special K Roast Feb 15, 2016

Actually used Rice Krispies
6 eggs - slightly beaten
2 cottage cheese @ 500 gr each(can use Ricotta)
6 cups Special K cereal
1 cup oatmeal large flakes
1/2 cup pecan meal
1 cup chopped onions
1 Tbsp Bulk Barn vegetarian chicken soup base for flavour

1/2 recipe - 8 x 8 pan

total 3224 calories or 134 if cut into 24 pieces of roast



Eggplant Curry

Working on Aubrey style curries

Basic spices used
Tumeric powder
Dill seed
Cumin powder
Cardomon seeds
Curry pincher leaves
Cayenne pepper powder to taste
Ginger powder (but not for eggplant)

Garlic and onions chopped -sauted in oil, add the spices to season the onions, then after add the meat or veggies

also add tomato paste and coconut milk and lemon juice
+ salt of course

White potato curry add fenugreek seeds and delete cumin and ginger

February 15, 2016
Aubrey would normally deep fry eggplant first- but = very oily curry

1 cup of onion diced
4 cloves garlic
7 Tbsp oil
Sautee and add spices
6 cardomen seeds
4 tsp cumin
3 tsp tumeric
3 tsp dill seed
6 curry pincher leaves
1/4 tsp red cayenne powder
2 red whole dry red cayenne
2 whole dry yellow cayenne

2 pkgs of Asian eggplant - 3 1/4 lb total add a little at at time, chopped

added 4 medium tomatoes diced
1 tsp salt or to taste
stir to get the oil distributed
cook at medium to low heat - with lid on- to steam- adds liquid from veggies
2 Tbsp Cocount milk
1 Tbsp Real lemon
Lower to simmer until eggplant is all cooked

1487 calories for total dish
makes about 12 cups @125 calories each
mainly from oil -866, eggplant- 354, tomatoes 81, coconut oil 56, onions 64, tumeric 23, minor amounts from rest




Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Quiche Recipe

Another recipe from the Good Housekeeping Cookbook
page 345- called Switzerland Cheese and Onion Pie
On the page with Quiches
Mainly as a reference for the quantities of milk and eggs

1 9" unbaked pie shell
2 onions, large, thinly sliced (about 1 cup)
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/2 lb natural Swiss cheese, grated
1 tablespoon flour
3 eggs
1 cup milk or light cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Summary of directionsF
Preheat oven to 400
Saute onions, put in pie plate,
Toss cheese with flour, add to onions
Beat eggs well
Stir in milk, salt
pour over cheese
Bake 20 minutes
Reduce heat to 300, bake for another 25 minutes or until knife inserted in centre comes out clean
Serve hot


Sunday, March 1, 2015

Another rice cooker trial

Rice Cooker with ingredients before cooking
Ingredients
1/3 cup pearl barley 1-3 
1/3 cup long grain rice 1-2
1/3 cup Soya protein 1-2
1/3 cup red lentils 1-3 
1 Tbsp red quinoa 1-2
1 Tbsp dry mung beans 1-3
1/2 Tbsp Garlic scapes dry

Rinsed dry ingredients as needed, added water based on ratios above, added 1 Tbsp extra water
Put in Rice cooker and set to cook

here it is once cooked
The soya protein splattered all over- maybe reduce the amount used or remove

Sunday, February 8, 2015

February 8/15 granola batch

Another batch, Last batch lasted about a month

Always trying new things and cleaning the cupboard out at the same time

Ingredients-

Large flakes
9

5.25
Rolled oats


2.25
rolled rye


1.5
rolled spelt



rolled






9




Medium Grains
2

1.25
Buckwheat


0.5
Steel cut oats


0.75
12 grain cereal


2.5




Large Seeds
2

1.5
Sunflower seeds


0.5
Pumpkin seeds


2




Small seeds
1.5

1
Sesame seeds white



Sesame seeds black


0.25
Chia seeds


0.125
Caraway seeds


0.3
Quinoa


1.675




Nuts, Coconuts
2

0.33
Sliced almonds



Slivered almonds



Peanuts chopped


0.33
Coconut shredded


0.66




Ground Powdered
1

1.25
Bran flakes


0.33
Flax Ground


0.625
Hulled hemp seed


2.205




Protein
1

0.33
hemp protein


0.25
whey protein






0.58



9
Flakes
9

9.62
 Non flakes
9.5

18.62
Total
18.5

  plus 2 tsp salt
one cup of oil
4 pkgs of crystal light for sweetness
I pkg of Koolaid
1 pkg of Aspen Mulling spices
2 cups of water was called for in recipe but used 2 cups of a herbal tea- red teaj, cranberry tea mix.

sprinked someTabasco sauce to add to the flavour

baked 90 minutes at 250, stirred after 30 minutes of baking
Added after - 1 cup raisins, 1/2 cup diced dates and 1/2 cup diced dried apricots





Monday, March 15, 2010

Granola Recipe experiment

5 c quick rolled oats
2 c large rolled oats/rye flakes
1/2 c corn meal
1/4 c amaranth seeds
1/4 c ground flax
1/2 c sesame seeds
1 c coconut unsweetened
1 c buckwheat
1 c steel cut oats
1 c sunflower seeds
1 c almond slivers
1 c walnut pieces
1/2 cup total of brown basamati rice +12 grain cerreal + bulgar +pearl barley soaked in 1/2 cup water +syrup jar that needed to be rinsed out. ( Harder cereals- let thm soak while assembling the other ingredients)
2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp art vanilla
3/4 c oil
1/2 cup water
3 heaping tsp of plum jam
250 degree oven
Place on trays
Bake 1 1/2 hrs. Stir every 30 minutes.

4 Pm. ended up with 2 - 2 lb bags. Very tasty.A lot of fun.
Next time, less amaranth, and other small stuff. More variety.
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