Making a quiche is a great way to use up extra vegetables you have in the fridge, and also ensure you have lunches prepared for the week!
This is a simple one, that takes only a few minutes to prepare, but tastes great.
Put the broccoli in a steamer, and cook until it’s tender. The crunchiness is up to you.
In the frypan, gently melt the butter, then add the shallot. Cook until it starts to go transparent, then add the bacon, and cook for a while.
In a mixing bowl, crack the eggs and whisk gently. Once they start to combine, add some cream. You want the mixture to be as tough to mix as a light pancake batter. If it’s too tough, add a dollop of milk.
Add the shallot and bacon from the pan to the mixing bowl and mix gently.
Grease a quiche dish with butter, liberally. Cover the bottom and sides with the pastry.
Place the broccoli florets over the bottom of the pastry, then pour over the egg mixture.
Place slices of tomato over the top of the mixture, and then sprinkle with cheese if you like.
Bake at 180ºC for about 30 minutes. You want it to be wobbly, but not wet, when you remove it from the oven.
Enjoy!
We found some delicious-looking chillies at the market yesterday: perfect for making chilli jam!
A good chilli jam is sweet, but not too sweet, and leaves a delicious heat in your mouth. This recipe is my own concoction, although jaymis has a good alternative, sans tomato
Put all the ingredients into a largish saucepan, bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to very low. Cook for at least 2 hours, until such a time where you can see the mixture becoming non-runny.
Remove from heat, put into pre-boiled jars. Enjoy!
Last night I made a batch of fantastic wontons. These worked out to be quite cheap to make as well, and next time I’m going to make a much bigger batch, because they keep really well in the freezer.
Combine all ingredients except for the wrappers, mixing gently. Spoon one teaspoon-sized mound into the centre of a wrapper and seal (this is the tricky bit, so here is a video:)
Then deep fry and enjoy!
A quick, delicious and healthy lentil burger recipe.
Put the lentils in a saucepan with the stock, simmer on a low/medium heat until the lentils go a bit soft (keep them al dente though).
While these are simmering, mix the remaining ingredients (sans the breadcrumbs and eggs) in a mixing bowl.
Put the lentils in the bowl, mix, add the eggs then add breadcrumbs until the consistency is sticky. Place bowl in the fridge for a while.
When cool enough to handle, fly burger-shaped patties in oil for a while.
Eat!
This is awesome!
As you wash the vegetables, focus on your inner cooking. As you prepare the food, prepare your mind. Recognize that the way you prepare this meal is the way you are preparing your life. Put your total energy and attention into it. Clean your mind of all surface troubles and tribulations, all worries and fears. Focus on this exact moment in time. Observe the colors and textures of the vegetables. Feel them in your hand. Relax. Connect with your purpose and with the purpose of those who will be eating this food. Recognize that you are preparing totally healthy, life-giving fuel. Feel the love that you are demonstrating for yourself and for others as you perform this important service. Smile inside. This is going to be great! Its going to taste awesome!