Looking at the recipies they are all a variation on this

2 onions
2-4 cloves garlic
1 tbsp. cumin (more or less to taste)
1 tbsp. oregano


Recipie #1

1. Get beetroot & rinse
2. Boil for 20 mins
3. Put in Jar with malt vinigar
4. Can add bay leaves / pepper / cumin (if can be arsed)

20 mins

They are really easy - 3 steps
1. Peel onions (hardest bit)
2. Brine onions (put in saltwater for a day) (you don't even need to this if you can't be bothered)
3. Put onions in jar with vinegar (and spices if you want)


INGREDIENTS

• 100g of salt to 1 litre of water.
• For 1 to 1½ kg of onions. 
• 1 litre vinegar
• Spices - try whatever

• Allow onions to cool and put in jar
• Cover with vinegar
• lid jar

Garden update

here it is!

It's been wet and my garden has flourished

Clare made a vegan Chocolate gateux the other day

Here are the instructions:

Put brown rice and water together in a pot with a lid. Use the ratio of 1.5 cups water to 1 cup rice. I normally make 3c rice with 4.5c water for a single batch.
Set the heat to maximum, and bring the rice/water to a boil uncovered. Then put the lid on the pot, and reduce the heat to low/simmer. If your lid has a steam valve, keep it closed. Let the rice simmer for 20 minutes.
Turn off the heat, and let the rice sit in the covered pot for another 10 minutes. It’s OK if you let the rice sit longer than 10 minutes (20 or 30 minutes is fine too), but don’t let it go any less. I prefer my rice to be slightly chewy, not mushy, so I usually remove the lid after 10 minutes.
Eat and enjoy. Be careful when you remove the lid, since a lot of steam may escape when you do.

We thought we'd have a roast dinner. And as Clare is veggie I thought we should make a nut loaf. We also had yorkshire puddings - yum!

Ever at home and want something sweet but can't be bothered to do anything? I am sometimes so this recipie I found is just great. I'm gonna try it with some other vatiations and I'll et you now ow I get on.

Many thanks to Dizzy Dee from this recipie - see page http://www.dizzy-dee.com/recipe/chocolate-cake-in-5-minutes  

Ingredients:

4 Tablespoons cake flour
4 Tablespoons sugar
2 Tablespoons cocoa
1 Egg
3 Tablespoons milk
3 Tablespoons oil
1 Mug

Instructions:

Mix flour, sugar and cocoa:

Spoon in 1 egg

Pour in milk and oil, and mix well

Put in microwave for 3 minutes on maximum power (1000watt)

Wait until it stops rising and sets in the mug

Tip contents out of mug onto saucer and enjoy!

Green beans recipie

Ingredients
1 pound fresh green beans or frozen French-cut green beans
Salt
1 to 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup slivered almonds (2-ounce package)
1/2 lemon, juiced
Ground black pepper
1 can fried onions
Directions
Bring 1 inch of water to a boil in a high-sided saute pan. If using fresh beans, cut them lengthwise while you wait for the water to boil.

Add salt and green beans to boiling water and cook until just tender. Drain beans and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking. Return the skillet to medium heat and add the butter. When butter is melted, add the almonds and cook until golden brown.

Return the green beans to the pan, along with the juice of 1/2 a lemon, add salt and pepper, to taste. When warmed through, top with fried onions.

1 400g of chick peas
1/3 cup lemon juice
1/3 cup tahini
2 garlic cloves Chopped (finely or grated)(or 1 large)
sat & pepper (to taste)
cayene pepper

put ingredients in a tub and blend - viola

Source: Carla

I soaked some beans the other day. Kidny beads and some others. Seemingly I've ruined them as beans shouldn't be soaked for longer than 12 hours.

http://www.centralbean.com/storeandsoak.html#Soaking


You live and learn!

Also kidney beans need to be treated carefully

"You must prepare the beans properly:

If you buy dried kidney beans, it's important to cook them properly. This is because kidney beans contain a natural toxin (called lectin) that can cause stomach aches and vomiting. However, it's easy to destroy the toxin if you prepare the beans properly.

Follow these three steps to destroy the toxins:

1. soak the dried beans for at least 12 hours
2. drain and rinse the beans then cover them with fresh water
3. boil them vigorously for at least 10 minutes

Then you need to simmer the beans for approximately 45 to 60 minutes to make them tender.

If you buy tinned kidney beans, they have already been through this process so you can use them straight away.
" source

Question?
D dried beans taste better than canned?

Mums Chilli,

Onion
Mince
garlic
kidney beans
stock cube
tinned toms
tom paste
chilli powder
cumin
salt at the end (salt toughns the mince)
cook for a long time

FISH

Onion
Mushrooms
Pepper
Salmon / prawns
creme fresh
(10 mins)
seeded mustard

cakes







VEGGIE FROM DAD & DELIA
(awaiting email)

We cooked mexican tonight we thought that we could cook this a few times and then take the ingredients to work and have them as a toasted sandwich (as it is more portable)

It took about half an hour

tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1 X 200g can baked beans
2 tablespoons mild taco sauce
1 X 400g can red kidney beans, drained
4 sheets Mountain Bread
200 g reduced fat grated cheddar cheese
3 tomatoes, diced
1/2 cucumber, diced
1/2 iceberg lettuce, sliced finely

Method:
1. Heat oil in a non-stick frypan and cook onion until golden. Add herbs.
2. Add baked beans, kidney beans and taco sauce and cook until thickened.
3. Place a generous spoonful of mixture on each half of Mountain bread. Cover with tomato, cucumber and lettuce. Roll up firmly and serve.

The recipe was from here
Below is what we cooked

From Food 7/03/09 7:13 PM

we decided that we are going to do some cooking on the long weekend.

One thing we will cook is green curry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HqcHioDCMw

hmm!

I made the lemon cake & then realized that the ingredients don't match the instrctions. I followed the instructions then added the extra ingredients from the summary after.




Here its is!

From GTD 14/02/09 10:16 PM

From GTD 14/02/09 10:16 PM