December Meal of the Month time to vote :)

Here they are:

Barneys Porky Dinner

i did pork steaks (with skin/ crackling on in oven ) , (add steaks/ juices to sauce at end to fry pan and brandy flambe)then fry mushroom,onions add pepper n cream to make sauce , with mashed potatoes , tossed cabbage n leeks in butter , with baked apple sultanas, brown sugar , pour over cream suzzed with fresh rasberrys for pud tonight

Beaver's Macaroni Cheese

Boil water in pan and add Maccaroni, leave to simmer
In another pan melt a knob of butter
Add enough flour to absorb the butter. Keep stirring.
Get out a pint of milk and add to pan a bit at a time.
Keep stirring.
Add more milk
Keep stirring.
Repeat slowly until all the milk is in the pan.
If you add the milk too quickly it will go lumpy
Grate a decent size chunk of your favourite cheese.
Mix into sauce
Keep stirring.
Drain Maccaroni. It'll be about ready by now.
Stir into the cheesy sauce.
Keep stirring.
If you're feeling flash bung it into an oven proof dish, sprinkle more cheese on top and pop it under the grill for a bit to crisp up.

I like it with lots of black pepper too

Wendygun's Turkey, Cranberry and brie toasted sandwhiches


.........only to be made on boxing day, its law in our house
recipe
2x slices of whichever bread was still left on the shelf before it got raided
left over turkey.........because its got to be used up
brie nicked off the cheese board
cranberry sauce or jelly.....whichever you prefer.
toasted in a griddle pan.
loverllly
the reason i have to do this is my daughter will only come home for xmas if i promise these, i have to do all the cooking in our house as mrs w can't,won't.

JennyB's Bubble and Squeak Soup

Served at Tatton Park Christmas Barbeque


Olive oil
2 large onions, roughly diced
2 large potatoes, peeled and cut in rough 1cm dice
1 litre vegetable stock
250 g Brussels sprouts, finely shredded and rinsed
125 ml single cream
Salt, pepper and freshly grated nutmeg


Heat the oil and add the onions. Cook until soft and transparent, then add the potatoes and stock. Bring to a simmer and cook for about 20-25 mins until the vegetables are totally cooked.
Season with salt, pepper and a pinch of grated nutmeg. Bring to the boil and add the shredded sprouts. Allow the soup to simmer vigorously for 6-8 mins or until the sprouts become tender.
The soup can now be liquidized ( I prefer to use a hand blitzer in the saucepan as it means less washing-up).
Add the cream and check the seasoning.

This soup eats well with crispy streaky bacon strips crumbled and sprinkled on top

This will serve between 4-6, so just increase the quantities for more servings. I also sometimes throw a few parsnips in for extra flavour and have also used sour cream or creme fraiche instead of single cream.

The soup also freezes very well - it's worth keeping some pots in the freezer to take on camping trips!

ktjivvedubbin's Broccoli & Goats Cheese Soup

Serves 6 or 4 decent size bowlfuls.

50 g butter
2 onions-chopped
couple cloves of garlic
1 litre stock(veg or chicken)
700g broccoli-broken into florets
150g goats cheese (Iused a hard cheese, not the really soft type but any is fine)
Melt butter, add onions and garlic.Cover and cook for 4-5 minutes.
Add half the stock and bring to the boil.
Add broccoli and bring to the boil.
Cover pan, reduce heat and simmer for 20 mins or so.
Leave the soup to cool a little then add goats cheese and blend.
Add the remaining stock, reheat, season then serve.

Yummy with chunky bread

 

2 votes per person, voting closes in a week


There will be prizes for the winner this year!

 

Bump

 

I'm voting JennyB's and Wendygun's!!! Soup first though!!!

 

Any more votes?

 

Voted for Jenny's soup as that's the only one I've made so far. I'll get round to trying the other recipes soon

 

Voted, now off to copy the turkey sandwiches

 

Anymore?

 

Done it.

 

And the winner is @JennyB !

Congratulations and your prize will be handed over when we see you next

 

Don't get your hopes up Jenny

 

Whats the prize?

 

I am one of those folk that doesn't usually win anything, so thank you people for your kind votes! I still have a pot of the said soup in the freezer, am thinking it needs to be defrosted for lunch today to celebrate my win!

 

Wait and See!

 

1st Place is a weekend looking after Puca
2nd Place is 2 weekends looking after Puca

 

Well done jen , what a great prize luv that dog

 

don't worry Jenny it's not Patterdale related

 

No worries ,I can do that ,I have plans for Puca
Best get a recipe in.

 

even you couldn't mellow the doog out David