Amazing cauliflower!

The cauliflower tapas was incredible! I didn't follow the recipe, as usual but it was lovely.
I boiled the cauliflower until it was tender. Then I friend it in some Tikka curry paste (Jamie Oliver says it's fine, so it's fine!)
Then I added some of the smoked paprika and chili tomato sauce for the wedges bravas, and fried briefly.
It was delicious!

I am home in North Wales and loving it! Hope everyone is enjoying the Sun x

Leftovers?

Easter holidays, that magical time of year when you can go home and shamelessly live as if you are 17 again, mums cooking, no cleaning,  drinking every night and none of the family gatherings like at Christmas (I love them, don't get me wrong, but I just wanna chill out now!)... or is that just me?
I'm leaving my flat in Cardiff for two weeks and have loads of odds and ends in the house that need to be used.

The perfect and tasty way to use them all is tapas!

Tonight we're having

Wedges bravas http://gwenllian-glyn036.blogspot.com/2011/02/wedges-bravas.html
Potato salad
Broad bean, leek and feta salad
Roasted pepper with olives
Smoked paprika cauliflower

Loads of random stuff = my favourite way to eat.
Not tried the cauliflower yet, will blog when I have.
If you have a weird ingredient that doesn't quite fit, google a tapas recipe for it!
Easy!

Broad bean salad - Fry the leeks until soft, add the broad beans and when they are cooked sprinkle over feta, mind and olive oil, season.
Roasted pepper - Simply roast in the oven until it is black, peel the skin, chop and serve with olives and olive oil, season with pepper and sea salt.

Potato salad- the Mr's favourite. Just boil potatoes and mix with mayonnaise, mint, chives, parsley, and some wholegrain mustard, season with salt and pepper.

Hope everyone has a lovely Easter.

No foodie pictures today, here is a picture of me when I was 17! I can't wait to go home!!

Broad bean and feta risotto

Well my essays have been handed in, and now I am free! Well.. Until my exams.

To celebrate I am having one of my favourite meals, risotto!

I'm willing the sun to come back with this summery number.

You will need: Arborio rice, vegetable stock, leek, frozen peas, broad beans, vegetarian hard cheese and feta cheese.

Start by softening the leeks in a saucepan, when they are cooked (not brown), add the Arborio rice. Slowly add a bit of the vegetable stock in water, around half a mug at the time.

Proceed to add water slowly until the risotto begins to get a creamy consistency, taste the rice to check the texture, if it is mostly cooked but has a bit of a bite you can add the broad beans, peas and vegetarian hard cheese at this point.

 Once the broad beans and peas are cooked, and the cheese has melted it is ready to serve.

Sprinkle feta over the top to serve and a few green olives if you fancy.

You can make loads of different kinds of risotto easily and quickly.

Enjoy!

Stress

Sorry I haven't been writing! work work work
Acting like a crazy person. Hope it passes once I start revision and finish essays.

Boo.

Sun is shining.. weather is sweet..

Lentil Cottage pie (Vitamin dream for veggies!)

Just made this, have nothing in the house. It is lovely!

You will need: Potatoes, puy lentils, vegetable stock, marmite, ketchup, frozen spinach and peas, leek, onion, mustard, garlic, veggie Worcestershire sauce,cheese milk and butter.


Fry the onions, leek and garlic until soft. Put the potatoes on the boil. Add the puy lentils, some water, stock, a spoon full of marmite, and a splosh of Vegetarian Worcestershire sauce (I found mine in the 'free from' section at tescos), and add a table spoon full of ketchup. Simmer for 15 minutes, then add the spinach and peas.

Mash the potatoes with butter, mustard and milk.

Layer the puy lentils in a baking dish, with the potatoes on top. Grate cheese on top.

Bake for 30 minutes.

You;re getting protein, B12, and iron here.

Tasty good.