There was another book I really wanted but OMG that was so
expensive really, even for me to consider buying but, it’s on my Christmas list
and somebody might just be generous and buy it for me!
I did make a tiny change to the recipe in that I omitted to
add the pasta, adding potatoes instead which I had already prep’d in the
freezer needing to be used.; I’ll add pasta to the next batch. I also had to use kale instead of the Cavolo
Nero as Lidl’s were unable to supply this and we had gone to Lidl for a first
reckie for me. He’d gone a few days
earlier reporting they stocked blueberry bushes which I’m really enthusiastic
about and I just love eating blueberries with my breakfast bowl of homemade
muesli.
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| Muesli with fresh blackberries from Deddington Farmers' Market |
So taking this new cookery book with us for its
blueberry-growing advice, I then discovered several new recipes and went in to Lidl’s
with an enlarged shopping list. We
bought three plants and a good bag of interesting items including kale, beans
for kale hummus, but I couldn’t find any Tahini then cheeses, meat and various
sauces. All in all it was a good
shopping spree!
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| Some of our Lidl bag... |
The soup is a mixture of onions, tomatoes, kale or Cavolo
Nero and borlotti beans with seasonings of garlic, red chilli, chicken stock, salt
and pepper and grated Parmesan to serve.
I now wish I’d chopped the kale before using but didn’t, so decided to
blend the finished soup instead. It’s
meant to be a hearty soup but you can add more stock if too thick; I hadn’t and
frankly it is nice, a thick and chunky soup!
Then the recipe calls for Parmesan and garlic toasts, with Sourdough
bread spread with a mixture of butter, parsley, garlic and seasoning which you
spread onto the sliced bread before toasting under the grill. I however toasted my two slices in the toaster,
spread on the mixture which melted nicely, while the soup warmed-up in the
microwave.
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| Kale & Bean Soup with Parmesan Toasts |
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| See Page 191 for Soup and Parmesan Toasts |
With the remaining kale I made up a batch of kale hummus
using the recipe on P.73 substituting the kale, mixing all the ingredients in
my food processor; then I clarified butter to seal the mixture, covered
both containers with cling film and left to become cold and set. I shall freeze the ramekin for a winter snack
lunch and keep the jar in the ‘fridge.
On Saturday it was market day for Deddington Farmers’ Market
at which I bought three heads of broccoli to make a hummus with, all of which I’ll
freeze for more winter lunch time treats.
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| Broccoli for Hummus OK that's it for now - see you soon... Daisy xxx |
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