Wednesday, 11 September 2013

Tuesday, 10 September 2013

Flapjack

150g butter, melted with  3-4 Tbsp of golden syrup
150g sugar
300g porridge oats
pinch of salt

Pre heat oven to 180°C, 160°C fan, gas mark 4
Place all dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Stir in the butter and syrup.
Mix well and spoon into a greased shallow 22cm (9 inch) square tin. Smooth the surface.
Bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until cooked. Mark into 12 slices whilst still warm.






Monday, 9 September 2013

Potato and Cheese Pancakes


Ingredients:
2 medium size potatoes, thinly grated;
1 egg;
1 tub of buttermilk (250g);
50g any cheese, grated;
1 small onion finely chopped;
3-4 tablespoons of self-rising flour;
Pinch of salt, pepper;
½ tsp. mixed dried herbs 
Oil for frying
I a bowl mix all ingredients well. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a pan. Pour one ladle of batter into the pan. Fry each side until golden brown. Carefully flip the pancake over and fry on another side.
Serve with a dollop of Crème Fraiche.

It is a typical autumn weather today. Not the nice one though. My mood was the same. Until I met a dear friend of mine!  What a difference a good friend and a hot strong cup of coffee can make! But you know that of course)))


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Sunday, 8 September 2013

Saying goodbye to the summer...




Pork burgers

300-350 g of pork
1 onion, finely chopped
2 gloves of garlic
1 egg
1tbsp semolina
1tbsp corn flour
1tsp mustard
Salt
Pepper
Dry sage or any herbs you like
Breadcrumbs

 Chop up the pork into 1/4" small bits. It takes time but worth the effort.
Mix all the ingredients except breadcrumbs really well.  With wet hands make 5 burgers, coat in breadcrumbs and arrange on a plate in a single layer. Leave in a fridge for 30 min.
Pour 1-2 tbsp. of oil in a pan and fry burgers 3-4 min each side. Transfer to a baking dish, cover with foil and roast in an oven 180* for 20-30 min.
Delicious with mash potatoes or a nice salad



Little S's study table

This study corner we created for Little S.