Friday, 26 May 2017

Todays Dramas & Fav Recipes

Have you ever been embarrassed? where there is no way of getting out of a awkward situation well I have and this was this morning okay so I was busy in the kitchen untill I heard knocking at the front door so as usual with out thinking I go running to the front door and open it to see a delivery guy standing right in front of me with my delivery but before I  could say anything I noticed he was staring down at me why? well it was because I forgot to put a bra on this morning lol and as I'm a top half heavy sort of girl lets just say it wasn't a nice picture, so what do I decide to do grab the parcel and shut the door on him to make things more awkward is when he decides to knock again because I forgot to sign for it  I  was so embarrassed       ( AWKWARD)


Moveing swiftly on before I give you guys any more reasons to laugh at me lol I did say im an open book in my first post so expect more embarrassing episodes ha! ha!

This afternoons post is mainly about my favourite dishes I love to cook and recipes I'd like to share with you guys but I must add right now I'm listening to Marvin Gaye ain't no mountians high enough
and a little Jackson 5 showing off my dance moves to the passersbys poor guys lol.

The types of food I love is of course, you can not beat the traditional english sunday roast, pie liquor and mash but I have a soft spot for french and spanish food I tried a polish dish a couple of years back sadly though I was never given the recipe but till this day I can remember the taste was amazing only thing I know was in it was tomatoes spinach and was a little tangy. Only thing I can say is YUM! my favourite cooks are Gordon Ramsey, Jamie Oliver, Mary Berry, Sandra Lee and Giada De Laurentiis all amazing cooks and completely different I love that  Jamie Oliver is so passionate about working with schools for better food choices for the children being a mother myself it's nice to know it's not just at home that my children are getting the right amounts of fruit and veg so thumbs up to Jamie Oliver, Mary Berry's cakes look so tasty I enjoy watching these chefs at work finding new recipes to try.

Enjoyed making homemade lemonade and I'd like to share this recipe with you guys it's my all time favourite one to use when I make it which is normally every couple of weeks

                                  HOME MADE LEMONADE
               350g granulated sugar
               1.8 litres of water
               350ml fresh lemon juice
               fresh mint leaves
               few slices of lime
  Preperation time 30 minutes 4 hours chill time then ready to serve
1.    in a small saucepan, combine sugar and 250ml water. Bring to the boil and stir to dissolve sugar. Allow to cool to room temperature, cover and refrigerate until cold.

2.    Remove the seeds from the lemon but leave pulp In pitcher, stir together chilled syrup, Lemon juice and remaining water cut a few slices of lime and add a few fresh mint leaves perfect for a hot summers day.


                        VEGETARIAN CHILLI

                    100g of sweet chick peas
                     100g of red kidney beans
                      2 medium sweet potatoes
                      2 red peppers
                      2 red onions
                      1 clove of garlic
                      1/2 bag of frsh spinach
                      few fresh corriander leaves
                      fresh baby spanish tomatoes
                       1/2 passata
                        2 tspns of tomatoe puree
 preperation time 20 minutes cooking time 20  minutes ready to serve
1.  after chopping sweet potatoe and red pepper  in to  small diced cubes put into a saucepan till parshly boiled  add in kidney beans and chick peas till soft,  brown off the onion and garlic and then  place into the saucepan
2. ounce all the vegetables are ready place into a mixer with the spinach, corriander little spanish tomatoes and passata keep stiring till piping hot add in the tomatoe puree to thicken it up 
a little sprinkle of fresh corriander to garnish and ready to go. I normally eat this with coconut rice or kale sald its very tasty

   
                                SPICY OIL AND VINEGAR DOUGH BALL DIP
                            
                                 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
                                  2/3  cup of balsmatic vinegar
                                  3 garlic cloves crushed
                                  1 tblspn   dried oregano
                                   1 tblspn  fresh thyme
                                   11/2 tspns sea salt
                                   1/4 freshly ground black pepper
                                  
 in a bottle mix the virgin oil, balsmatic vinegar, garlic, oregano, thyme, sea salt and black pepper close the lid and shake well before placing into the refridgerater best results leave over night so id make my dip the night before or earlier on that day tastes gorgeous with warm soft dough balls and it is reay to go


      
                                  BAKED PAPRIKA CHEESE
                                 torta del casar cheese
                                 2tspns sweet smoked paprikana little for garnish as well
                                 fresh bread grilled is always better

1.  Preheat your oven to 180c/gas 4 cut the cheese with a knife and sprinkle the paprika in the cheese

2.  Place the cheese onto the baking tray and place into the oven cook for 12-15 minutes or untill its all gooey then place on to a plate sift over a little paprika
3.  serve with a grilled french slice and green leafy salad




Here are just a couple of my favourite recipes and my chilli my sister has it all the time when she visits, especially in this weather it's nice when it's cool as well. I would love to learn more types of dishes I would love to learn how to cook caribbean food  so if anyone who has any recipes please share  with me. hope you all have had a lovely week, I'm just relaxing listening to a little bit of music typing away and may even look into a few recipes to try this weekend if I am not to busy
 untill next time bye guys

With love Sharleeigh x


           

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