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Just because we are on lockdown and unable to get out doesn't mean that our meals have to be boring. I do have limited fresh vegetables at the moment, consisting mainly of potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions and carrots. That is all about to change on Friday however! Yay!
Yes, with some diligence and determination I was finally able to get in touch with someone from our city indoor market who is making deliveries, and at a fair price.
On Friday afternoon I will have cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kiwi, apples, oranges and a few other bits. I am so very grateful for that. And they will deliver it all right to my door and leave it on the step.
In the meantime I was able to make my husband and I a sausage and vegetable bake today, using what I do have at the moment. It was delicious.
It is perfectly sized for two people, but you can very easily double the amounts to serve more.
There are potatoes, sweet potato, carrots and onion, plus two meaty sausages a piece, and a very tasty gravy, which does not use salty gravy powder. All natural ingredients.
My thyme is growing in the garden at the moment. I do wish I had some parsley, but oh well . . . we will live without it. I wish parsley was one of the herbs that comes back every year like thyme and oregano.
Rosemary and sage . . . but no parsley doesn't and neither does basil.
Back to the bake. This is so simple and easy to do. You just cut up your vegetables and put them in a baking dish. I used my trusty 7 by 10 inch dish, which is the perfect size.
A simple gravy mix is created and then poured in beneath the vegetables. Its actually probably easier if you put the gravy mix in first and then the vegetables.
The sausages are laid on top and then the whole thing just gets baked in a hot oven. I baked it for half an hour, flipped the sausages over and baked for a further hour. Easy peasy.
The gravy thickens up nicely in that time. There is no muss or fuss . . . no frying involved.
This is a meal that basically cooks itself. You really can't get much better than that!
Sausage Vegetable & Gravy Bake
Yield: 2
This is a simple all in one oven bake, built for two that produces perfectly cooked sausages, vegetables and a tasty gravy!
Ingredients:
For the Vegetables:
- 3 medium potatoes, unpeeled and cut into chunks
- 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cut into chunks
- 2 carrots, peeled and cut into batons
- 1 medium onion, peeled and cut into quarters
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 TBS olive oil
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- salt and black pepper to taste
For the gravy:
- 1 TBS butter, melted
- 1 1/2 TBS plain flour
- 240ml chicken or beef stock (1 cup)
You will also need:
- 4 thick herby sausages
Instructions:
How to cook Sausage Vegetable & Gravy Bake
- Preheat the oven to 200*C/400*F/ gas mark 6. Have ready a baking dish deep enough to hold the vegetables and sausage. My 7 by 10 inch dish is the perfect size.
- Whisk together all of the ingredients for the gravy. Pour this into the baking dish.
- Toss the prepared vegetables in a bowl together with the oil, herbs, garlic and some seasoning. Pour them into the baking dish with the gravy. You will have lots peeking over top. This is perfect as they will caramelise a bit. Top with the sausages.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes. Flip the sausages over and return to the oven and bake for a further half an hour at which time the vegetables should be cooked through and the sausages will be golden brown and cooked through.
- Divide the vegetables and sausages between two plates and spoon some gravy over top of each.
If you don't have sausages, I am sure you could use chicken pieces in much the same way. They would also be very good. How are you all getting along?
Our weather has been beautiful these last few days so its not been too bad. We've been able to sit out of doors and enjoy the sunshine and today I even saw butterflies. Spring is definitely here.
Who would have thought just a few months ago that we would all be sitting where we are at the moment. Pandemic. It sounds like something from a "B" movie, but we are all in pretty much the same boat. Having to take precautions and all sorts.
Because of my husband's age and both of our underlying health problems, we are have been self-isolating for about a week and a half now and have been told it could be for as much as three months or even longer. People have been panic-buying in the shops, store shelves have been stripped bare of even the bare essentials.
What we have in our homes at the moment, is pretty much what we have. It is going to be tough over these next few weeks to keep things interesting as far as food goes to say the least. I thought I would do a round-up today of some recipes that make good use of store cupboard ingredients and that are delicious and anything but boring.
My whole blog is filled with recipes quite like this because I have always been a somewhat thrifty cook, and a cook who can turn nothing into a meal. Here are some of my suggestions, which are really only the tip of the iceberg.
Tomato Lasagne. This is simple,
uncomplicated, straightforward and delicious. A delicious tomato sauce,
with some cheese, lasagna sheets and a good bechamel.
You can dress it
up by adding some different cheeses, such as goat's cheese, or a few
dollops of pesto, or some grilled vegetables between the layers. What
you have here is a canvas to write your own story upon .
Stewed Steak and Macaroni. This
simple and yet delicious recipe is a testimony to the ability of our
forebears to create something quite delicious out of simple and
ordinary ingredients.
This is absolutely delicious. Cheap, cheerful and delicious.
Creamy Sweet Corn Mac & Cheese. This tasty casserole combines two of my great loves . . . mac & cheese and creamed corn.
Roasted Potato Nachos. Potato chunks are tossed together with a mix of seasonings and and are then spread onto a lined and oiled
baking sheet in a single layer and bake in a fairly hot oven.
Topped with cheese and chopped spring onions or your favorite nacho toppings and then served wih salsa and sour cream, they go down a real treat.
Creamy Turkey and Rice. This
is simple to make and quite delicious. Its cooked all in one pot,
which makes for an easy clean up. I use long grain rice for this.
You
can also use leftover cooked turkey for this instead of fresh, or
leftover chicken, or canned cooked chicken.
Pasta e Piselle. Simple ingredients put together in a fabulous way! Quick, easy and delicious!
A simple pasta in broth with peas. You can't go wrong.
Sausage Hash. This
is a simple and quick supper that is all in one pan. Make sure you
could extra potatoes one night so that you can make this.
Alternately
you can use a tin of new potatoes, well drained and cubed. It's
delicious!
Cabbage & Ham Soup with Cheese Dumplings. A fabulous soup filled with tasty cabbage, ham and other tasty things.
What more can I say? Hearty and delicious!
Tasty Oat and Cheddar Scones. These scones are the perfect
accompaniment to a hot bowl of soup and quite tasty on their own just
split in half and spread with butter.
They also make great picnic
sandwiches, split open and spread with soft cheese and filled with ham.
They are just plain good no matter how you take them.
Lassy Buns. A delicious biscuit/scone made with molasses. They are a Canadian maritime tradition.
Mother's Creamy Tomato Soup. Creamy and dreamy. Very rich. Perfect with a grilled cheese! Comfort in a bowl, like a warm mother's hug.
Creamy Corn Chowder. An
old family favourite which I have been making for many years.
It was
really hard to put it down on paper as I have only just done it off the
top of my head, but I have managed to get it done just for you!
Frank & Potato Bake. Cooked potatoes and sliced frankfurters are gently folded into a cheese
sauce which has been flavoured with onion and then poured into a
casserole, covered and baked. Yummy!
I am a person who just loves hotdogs/weiners/frankfurters! You could use smoked sausage in its place if you want.
Cauliflower, Green Bean & Tomato Salad. Not only is this salad delicious, but it's filled with colour and
texture and lots of flavours! The dressing is a simple one.
You could
spark it up a bit by adding some anchovy or olives, or even some garlic.
Salmon or Tuna Loaf with a Mustard Cream. This is a recipe which I have been making for years and years. You make it
with either cooked tuna or salmon.
Sometimes I will serve it with a
cream sauce, or creamed peas, or this lush Mustard Cream.
Tortilla Pie. Who says that economy has to taste bad? This is a delicious mix of corn
tortillas, tomatoes, pulses and cheese, baked together in a pie.
I am
sure Little Jack Horner would have loved this pie too!
Bread and Cheese Omelet. Once in a while an indulgent treat is just what we need. The recipe
is for one omelet, but you can make as many as you like, by increasing
the amount of ingredients.
I made two, one for me and one for my husband. I
doubled everything, cooked all the bread cubes together and then did
individual omelets, one at a time, keeping the first one warm in the
oven while I cooked the second one.
Confetti Rice Salad. Colorfully delicious! Filled with lots of good things and plenty of tasty crunch!
Nutellos. A favourite snack for kids, both large and small alike! Creamy
nutella, melted together with butter and marshmallows, and tasty oaty
O-shaped cereal stirred in. (Ok, so it's cheerios!) Scrummy, yummy
nummy!!
Irish Marmalade Cake. A
sweet and moist marmalade flavoured loaf studded throughout with sticky
sweet sultanas. A delight when sliced, buttered and enjoyed with a
nice refreshing hot drink.
Like I said, this is by no means all that I could have shared with you today. My blog is filled with recipes like this. Have you got anything in particular that you would like to turn into a delicious meal? Ask me in the questions below and I will see what I can find or do! We are all in this together!
Like I said, this is by no means all that I could have shared with you today. My blog is filled with recipes like this. Have you got anything in particular that you would like to turn into a delicious meal? Ask me in the questions below and I will see what I can find or do! We are all in this together!
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I am sitting here as I write this and I am trying to think back to when I first tasted Mexican Food. (Not that this recipe is very Mexican by any stretch of the imagination.)
I think it was when I had moved to London, Ontario and we discovered a restaurant called Chi Chi's. I believe it was a chain restaurant.
We used to go there every now and then and treat ourselves to Chimichangas and fahitas, and yes, (at that time) margaritas. I liked the strawberry ones. They were so yummy.
The Fajitas were probably not overly loaded with fat and calories but those Chimichangas could probably be considered heart attack specials.
But we were young and did not think of such things. They fed you hot tortilla chips and salsa while you waited for your order.
If it was your birthday they would don Sombreros and come and sing Happy Birthday to you at your table. Horror of all horrors.
As a person who did not and does not like to be the centre of attention, this was a fate worse than death.
My sister taught me how to make Nachos. I learned how to make Enchiladas from an old Sunset cookery book. My love of all things Tex Mex was born.
Up to that point the only thing even remotely resembling Tex Mes in my experience was my mother's Chili Con Carne and she got that recipe from off a can of tomato soup. Not exactly authentic, lol.
Of course when you have five growing and hungry children, it can get to be rather expensive to eat out and so you learn to make things you like at home and that is what I did.
I think I got rather good at making Enchiladas and Nachos, Tacos and Chili.
These Flat Chicken Tacos resemble real tacos only in the sense that they are served with flour tortillas. We like soft tacos in this house.
You can eat them flat with knife and fork (my husband's preference) or folded up like a real taco. (My bohemian preferral!)
I simply toast some six inch soft flour tortillas over my gas burners until blistered and blackened on the edges and then I top them with shredded poached chicken that I have mixed with my own special sauce.
My sauce is tangy and smoky and spicy. I add some heat by using Spanish smoked paprika, this also adds a smoky touch . . . I do use tomato ketchup. It works well.
I add brown sugar, cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and mustard. I use Dijon, but you use whatever kind of mustard you like.
I add a full teaspoon of Green Tabasco sauce. Oh, I simply adore Green Tabasco sauce. I could eat it with a spoon.
Its not quite as hot as the regular one and has a green chili flavour.
I use a bit of seasoning and some garlic powder. This gets cooked for a short time to really meld the flavours and then I stir it into the poached and shredded chicken.
The chicken then gets piled onto the tortillas, topped with a four cheese blend, sprinkled with red onions and baked until the chicken is hot and the cheese has melted.
You don't want them to brown. You want the tortillas to stay fairly pliable. Served hot with your favourite toppings, they are really quite delicious.
Today I accompanied them with a quick slaw that I threw together by grating a carrot, shredding a head of baby gem lettuce, and hand shredding a bit of red cabbage.
This I dressed with a mix of Mayonnaise, Ranch dressing, a squirt of Lime juice and a pinch of sugar. It was quite yummy if I don't say so myself, and I know I just did!
BBQ Flat Chicken Tacos for Two
Yield: Makes 4 flat tacos
These are so simple to make and incredibly delicious. I like to serve them with a lime dressed coleslaw on the side.
ingredients:
For the sauce:
- 120g tomato ketchup (1/2 cup)
- 1 TBS soft light brown sugar
- 1 TBS apple cider vinegar
- 1 TBS Worcestershire Sauce
- 1/2 TBS Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp green Tabasco sauce
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp rubbed dry oregano
- salt and black pepper to taste
You will also need:
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, poached and shredded
- 4 (6-inch) soft flour tortillas
- 120g grated four cheese blend
- 1/2 small red onion, finely chopped
- any garnishes as desired (lettuce, chopped tomatoes, spring onions, sour cream, etc.)
instructions:
How to cook BBQ Flat Chicken Tacos for Two
- Mix all of the ingredients for the sauce in a microwave safe beaker. Microwave on medium for about 3 minutes, stirring every minute. Set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 180*C/350*F/ gas mark 4. Have ready a large baking sheet that will hold all of the tacos in one layer, or two smaller baking sheets.
- Turn on a gas burner if you have gas and using a pair of tongs, toast the tortilas on both sides and then place them in a single layer on the baking sheet.
- Shred the chicken into the bowl and then add enough of the sauce mixture to moisten well, or to your taste. Divide the chicken mixture between the four toasted tortillas. Divide the cheese and sprinkle one fourth of it on top of each taco. Sprinkle with the chopped red onions.
- Bake in the heated oven until the chicken is hot and the cheese has melted. Sit back and enjoy with your favourite toppings.
Oh boy but these were some good. I was quite full up after eating two one and a half of them. When I think of how much I used to be able to eat when I was younger I am quite amazed. Somewhere along the way my appetite has drastically changed.
We used to be able to eat a pizza in the evening for a snack or a box of Kraft dinner, and this was after having had a full dinner earlier on. Mind you back then we didn't go to bed until gone midnight most nights and nowadays we are all tucked in by 9 o'clock at the latest! I guess we have officially become old fogies!
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