Just a cooking machine
Mar. 31st, 2007 09:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shapeofthingsIt seems I must be feeling ok, because I've been tearing up the kitchen.
My parents came to lunch today so I decided to put on quite the feed. Earlier in the week I made some spiced plum compote and stuck it in the freeze for today. Then last night I diced up some chicken, beef and lamb for kebabs. I marinated the chicken in an Indonesian chicken sauce and coconut milk with garlic chives. For the lamb I made an Italian-style marinade with tomato, red wine, lots of herbs, garlic and other goodies. Last but not least, the beef got a good bath of red wine and olive marinade. After that I was still wide awake, thanks to the new medication I'm on, so I made chocolate and nut brownies and put together a batch of home-made toasted muslie before bed.
This morning I went straight back to it and made a huge amount of nut cluster cookies (rolled oats, rolled rye, almonds, pepitas, sunflower seeds and pine nuts) and some big fluffy buttermilk scone (the buttermilk was Alex's idea). The cookies are for easter treats for my workmates, but the scones were morning tea with blackberry jam and King Island double cream.
While we were enjoying the scones part one of lunch got started in the oven: a big baking dish full of roasting veggies. The veggies got turned into a roast vegetable salad once they cooled a little, with some baby spinach and fried haloumi chucked in. On a slightly healthier turn, I made another salad that I'm quite proud of as it was a total experiment from an idea I had during the week. What was it? Peach and prosciutto with a rosewater dressing! I'd explain futher, but for now I'd like to keep it as my special dish, rather than see it spread across dining tables. It was very nice though - an excellent summer dish. The kebabs and two salads were washed down with an able rose, then we all sat around enjoying being seriously full.
As it nudged 5pm my parents decided it was time to head home, but I couldn't let them leave without dessert! Out came the plum compote, served thick and warm with a scoop of vanilla bean gelati. Heavenly.
Now you'd think I'd leave it there, wouldn't you? But tonight I've made a mega batch of mixed peel and spice cookies, and there are marmalade cupcakes in the oven. They don't seem to be rising too well though. Never mind, they'll be fine with a coating of cream cheese icing.
My parents came to lunch today so I decided to put on quite the feed. Earlier in the week I made some spiced plum compote and stuck it in the freeze for today. Then last night I diced up some chicken, beef and lamb for kebabs. I marinated the chicken in an Indonesian chicken sauce and coconut milk with garlic chives. For the lamb I made an Italian-style marinade with tomato, red wine, lots of herbs, garlic and other goodies. Last but not least, the beef got a good bath of red wine and olive marinade. After that I was still wide awake, thanks to the new medication I'm on, so I made chocolate and nut brownies and put together a batch of home-made toasted muslie before bed.
This morning I went straight back to it and made a huge amount of nut cluster cookies (rolled oats, rolled rye, almonds, pepitas, sunflower seeds and pine nuts) and some big fluffy buttermilk scone (the buttermilk was Alex's idea). The cookies are for easter treats for my workmates, but the scones were morning tea with blackberry jam and King Island double cream.
While we were enjoying the scones part one of lunch got started in the oven: a big baking dish full of roasting veggies. The veggies got turned into a roast vegetable salad once they cooled a little, with some baby spinach and fried haloumi chucked in. On a slightly healthier turn, I made another salad that I'm quite proud of as it was a total experiment from an idea I had during the week. What was it? Peach and prosciutto with a rosewater dressing! I'd explain futher, but for now I'd like to keep it as my special dish, rather than see it spread across dining tables. It was very nice though - an excellent summer dish. The kebabs and two salads were washed down with an able rose, then we all sat around enjoying being seriously full.
As it nudged 5pm my parents decided it was time to head home, but I couldn't let them leave without dessert! Out came the plum compote, served thick and warm with a scoop of vanilla bean gelati. Heavenly.
Now you'd think I'd leave it there, wouldn't you? But tonight I've made a mega batch of mixed peel and spice cookies, and there are marmalade cupcakes in the oven. They don't seem to be rising too well though. Never mind, they'll be fine with a coating of cream cheese icing.
