Did a batch of cooking today. Varying levels of success.
Spinach Jam Sort of a spinach/olive tapenade with coriander, garlic, and quite a few spices. This tasted quite nice and I ate all of what I thought would be a two-day batch.
Rice Pudding Rice pudding made with plenty of lemon and lime zest. I like these horrendously heavy Eisenhower desserts. The rest of my family is considerably les adoption.
Moroccan Flat Bread Yes, this is certainly flat. I eventually got a rise from it during baking. It’s cooling off now; I’ll eat it tomorrow. It seems to make the necessary hollow sound when I whack on the crust. Hopefully it’s ok. I didn’t give it enough yeast. That was a problem.
Vegetable Paella I sort of freestyled a recipe. But I flinched during the cooking, not giving it enough stock in the first place and then adding extras in dribs/drabs near the end. The result? Top rice undercooked, middle rice horrendously water-logged and gross, and the bottom charred, not browned. The vegetables were so overcooked they seemed practically liquidfied. Heat was too high and I didn’t start with enough stock. Tasted dreadful. I ordered that it be binned after dinner.
Cranberry/Orange Muffins With Strudel Topping These look fantastic. They’re colling downstairs. I’m looking forward to try them tomorrow morning.
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The most appealing item has to be the cranberry muffins, you made me hungry.
The spinach jam sounds like a health nuts “fun food”……although I would give it a go. Flat bread I do enjoy.
Your love of rice pudding comes from the “Slater” side……..no card carrying Irishman would let that darken his dessert doorway.
The paella sounds dreadful.
Quite a culinary array!!! You must be enjoying your new kitchen.
Sounds like a good time in the kitchen. My friend Bhanu cooks her rice in a rice cooker. I was very surprised by that .
Rice Pudding is just wrong.
“I ordered that it be binned after dinner.”
seriously? do you have a british accent now as well or just a crown?
Hey! I love rice pudding. i think i will make some tomorrow.