Monthly Archives: April 2021

Oops I accidentally froze my tomatoes so What do I do!!

Make a Marinara Sauce, it is a versatile sauce, it can be a pizza sauce or use for pasta , I will add a little to the Portuguese Fish Stew I will make again soon!!

I like to keep a jar of roasted red peppers in the fridge as these are a great addition to any dish, I added 2 to my Marinara Sauce. After putting in the food processor (Wazzer ) LOL a Jamie Oliver term, I also used a Jamie Oliver hack when freezing the sauce , I flatten it and freeze flat this way the storing in the freezer is easy!!

Marinara

Ingredients

• 8 plumb tomatoes
• 1 large beef steak tomato
• 1 red onion
• 2 roasted red peppers
• 1 jalapeño de seeded
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• sot of hot sauce
• 1/2 cup of red wine,
• cook onions and tomatoes until soft ass jalapeño and red peppers, add spices and simmer until reduced by 1/2 cool and put in to food processor !! This will keep in the fridge for 1 week , instead of fresh tomatoes you can use 2 large cans of tomatoes 2 x 796 mls

Today I made a Corn beef hash, this is our day for comfort food! We will have this with a reed egg on top pics to come

• Ingredients,
• 1 large onion
• 1 diced pepper your choice red, green to orange, 2 plumb tomatoes diced
• 1 jalapeño de seeded
• 1 small can corned beef or deli corned beef
• 2 cups of mashed potatoes
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 test minced garlic
• Hot sauce just a splash
• Cook veggies un til soft add corned beef , simmer for 5 mins add potatoes cook on low for about 15 mins , serve with a poached egg or a fried egg, you can make this with chicken or turkey , use a little sage and savoury with these..

Covid numbers are high here in Fort McMurray, I worry about my friends and family.

Yesterday Sunday the 18th there was 752 cases and rising..

David and I got the Astra Zeneca Vaccine I am so glad to be protected. I did get a reaction, We think it was because it was close to me getting a tetanus shot. It lasted a couple of days! A small price to pay!

Ian got the Pfizer Vaccine.. Please get Vaccinated so we can get a Herd Immunity going.. Wear a Mask, Social Distance and sanitise your hands .. Just read we have had another Covid Death here in Fort McMurray, today numbers are at 822!!

George went to Nisa to get groomed , he looks amazing . TY Nisa you are da best!! This is a short Blog but will try to do another later in the week,. Will do some more scratch/ Plant based recipes..

Once again it is back to Lockdown and restrictions !! Lets cook Healthy and think of the time , when we can hug our Family and friends .. I want to hug my Grand Kids Colin, Bailey and Little Asher .. When we grocery shop we shop from the Outer lanes of the Store as these are fresh ingredients!!

Portobello Mushroom Burgers are one of our fave meals.. We also love eating and making a British fave Halibut and Chips, the batter is so light and crispy !! I use 3/4 cup Flour, 1/4 cup corn starch add a little baking powder a little baking Soda and salt, I use beer as the liquid, ..

Above Is a Stuffed Pepper, made in a Louisiana style beans and rice with hot peppers and smoked paprika!! Budget friendly and health.. With me working at the Hospital now, I don’t have a lot of time to cook as much as I did. Planning meals is a great way to budget..

Second pic is one of Davids fave meals my Lasagna, he never looks forward to it but loves it.. I made this with ground Turkey , onions, celery, tomatoes, dices peppers, red, green and yellow!! ( the tops of the peppers I stuffed) spinach! cottage cheese and topped with my cheese sauce!! Yesterday I worked 6-11 am so was home early I made the Twisty Bread it is a Jamie Oliver recipe his Rustic bread.. These are a twisty bread pull apart sandwiches filled with Ham, Cheese and mustard them baked Oh my goodness these are amazing , I made my Acorn Squash Soup to have with these!!

Ian is home from Camp, he had his Covid Shot, now David, Ian and I have all had our first shot and feel very blessed and relieved. Ian bought Chinese food last night, it was quite the treat!!

A little off topic but George got Groomed on Friday , He goes to Nisa and he looks amazing and he is feeling amazing and has a spring in his step!! Ian, bought him a new Star Wars Bow tie a star wars Bandana and a wookie Bandana to come, he has quite a collection on bow ties..

Jamie Olivers Rustic Bread I love this

• 1 sachet of dry yeast
• a little sugar
• 1kg strong flour
• 650ml tepid water

Method

1. Pour 650ml of tepid water – warm (ish) – into a large bowl, add one sachet of dried yeast and mix with a fork. Jamie says you can also add a teaspoon of sugar or honey at this point to wake the yeast up. After a couple of minutes you should see bubbles forming – that’s the carbon dioxide that will make the bread spongey.

2. Add in most of the flour and a pinch of sea salt, and mix together with a fork until you can’t move it anymore.

3. With clean hands, start to mix the dough together to bring to a ball of dough – dust your hands with a little flour if the dough is sticking to them. I use my Kitchen Aid Mixer so it is really fast. I half the dough once done Make on half in to bread and theOther in to buns or twisty bread ..

Acorn Squash Soup Prep 20 mins cooking time an hour,

• 2 acorn squash, halved and seeded , cut in to cubes
• water, as needed 
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 
• 1 large sweet onion, chopped 
• 1 large carrot, peeled and chopped 
• 1 clove garlic, minced 
• 3 ½ Veg Stock
• ¼ cup half-and-half or 3 tbl spoons sour cream
• ½ Sage
• 1 savoury
• 1/2 Cayenne Pepper
• black perter freshly ground
• a little white pepper
• 2 table spoons parmesan cheese mixed in to soup
• salt to taste
• 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste 
  • After the squash is cooked , I put in my food processor or as Jamie Oliver says the Wazzer.. lol

Please stay safe, social distance, wear your mask, sanitise your hands so that we can hug our loved ones soon .. I want to cook for my friends and family Love and Miss you all …

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