tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72355814008547620352024-03-05T06:31:04.957+00:00Pat's KitchenCombining love of cooking, family and being a constant tourist!Beyond Pat's Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17802820308176734201noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235581400854762035.post-13921278386119767082017-04-18T19:18:00.000+01:002017-04-18T19:18:07.249+01:00Been a whileHello and many apologies for taking so long to come back to this blog! I am still not sure if it will work anymore. I learned I had used all the space for photos and did not know how to fix that. I considered using other avenues to start a new blog, but I really like this one. So I will attempt to continue and see what we can do about the photo problem.....<br />
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I have also lost the drive to cook and experiment, probably due to not being able to blog. So please bear with me and let's see if this is going to work now! <br />
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We lost our Bailey dog in February. She was with us for 12 1/2 years and only went down hill a few days before she passed away. It was sudden and shocking, but what a great life she had! We miss her every day but are so happy that we were able to share our lives with her for so long.<br />
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Beyond Pat's Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17802820308176734201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235581400854762035.post-34611706885312962072015-11-22T15:39:00.000+00:002015-12-27T20:59:47.604+00:00Roasted Sweet Potato SoupIt has been a long time since I have done a blog and I apologize for this. I have no idea how my time has become so compressed since I am not doing anything differently. But I am going to make an effort to catch up with my life and do the things that I enjoy. <br />
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Our weather has begun to feel like Autumn! It has been unseasonably warm but it is almost time to put up the Christmas tree so I am pleased that there has been frost and ice in the mornings recently!<br />
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Today, Alan and I walked along to our local park to get some photos of local wild life. The camera club we belong to has a 7 day challenge to publish wild life photos. Since I hardly take photos of birds and such, I was deeply concerned about meeting this challenge! I must admit it was fun to walk around and search for interesting creatures to photograph! <br />
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It was a bit chilly so it was nice to think about making some soup when we got back. A wonderful coincidence was that I had all the ingredients for Roasted Sweet Potato Soup which is listed as the 22nd November soup in the New Covent Garden Food Co "A Soup for Every Day" cookbook I bought a few years ago. Considering this IS the 22nd of November, I thought it would be great to not only try the recipe but actually publish this on the same day. <br />
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I had a package of frozen sweet potato chunks in the freezer so this made it much easier to put this together quickly. We had fresh cauliflower last night and I had kept the water it was cooked in and used that for some of the vegetable stock. I don't think there was any taste of cauliflower though. <br />
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This makes 4 servings and only takes about 35 minutes to put together.<br />
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3-4 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced (or use a package of frozen sweet potatoes)<br />
1 medium onion, peeled and cut into 8 wedges<br />
2 tablespoons olive oil<br />
1 teaspoon cumin ( I used a spice mix from Tortola since I am allergic to cumin)<br />
750 ml hot vegetable stock<br />
4 tablespoons natural yoghurt or sour cream (I used sour cream.) (optional)<br />
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Oven temp - 200C/400F<br />
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1. Put sweet potatoes and onions in a large bowl, drizzle the olive oil over them and stir so the oil is evenly coated. Sprinkle the spices of your choice over the potatoes and onions and mix so they are evenly coated.<br />
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2. Place vegetables on a roasting tray and roast in the oven for 25 - 30 minutes, or until vegetables are tender. <br />
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3. Using a blender or hand held potato masher, liquidise the soup until smooth.<br />
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<b>Roasted Sweet Potato Soup</b></h3>
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This makes 4 servings and only takes about 35 minutes to put together.<br />
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3-4 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced (or use a package of frozen sweet potatoes)<br />
1 medium onion, peeled and cut into 8 wedges<br />
2 tablespoons olive oil<br />
1 teaspoon cumin ( I used a spice mix from Tortola since I am allergic to cumin)<br />
750 ml hot vegetable stock<br />
4 tablespoons natural yoghurt or sour cream (I used sour cream.) (optional)<br />
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4. When serving, swirling yogurt or sour cream on top adds to the flavour, but this soup is nice enough without this added ingredient.<br />
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<br />Beyond Pat's Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17802820308176734201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235581400854762035.post-61302390885853744212015-10-08T11:48:00.000+01:002015-10-08T12:00:16.615+01:00Peanut Butter and Apple (English) Muffin<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Having just returned from 2 weeks in <a href="http://myheronsong.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Florida</a>, visiting friends and relatives, it was time to catch up with our daughter. She suggested a walk after work and this morphed into a lovely Autumn picnic!<br />
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It was after work for her and me "working" in the kitchen! My daughter has recently become Vegan and it is going to be a challenge to find recipes suitable for her! Even in saying that, I must admit, it is really more about reading ingredients and realising Vegan is not too difficult a concept to get used to. (I was a very dedicated and strict Vegetarian for a few years so I get the drive to eat healthy and applaud her efforts.)<br />
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After realising my day was not as long as I would have liked, I settled for Chunky Chilli Bean Soup and a peanut butter and apple English Muffin. (They are only referred to as Muffins in the UK! But I have to say "English" so others will know what sort of muffin I used!) I thought I had shared the soup recipe but it appears as if I have not, so that will have to be done soon. <br />
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I must admit the muffin idea was not original, but I don't know where I saw it! It has been a few months since I have had time to participate in the Peanut Butter Bash and this month the extra ingredient is Apple. I was having no luck with ideas and had looked around on the web. Somewhere I saw this and had to recreate it based on memory! But it is so simple and so delicious, there isn't really any right or wrong! <br />
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(Just a note to say I have had to stop participating in the peanut butter bash, still too much going on with my home life and it is easier this way. It was fun though!)<br />
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Most of the English muffins I saw were made with butter, so I was not able to use them. However, I found one with cinnamon and raisin that did not include butter. This added another nice dimension to the mixture of peanut butter and apple! There is really no measuring in this but I will provide a bit of guidance based on the first and only time I have made these. (Believe me, they will be made often after this!)<br />
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Cut the muffins in half and spread with 1 tablespoon peanut butter.</div>
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Slice apples very thin and stack them, think of Jenga and make a short stack like that! </div>
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Sprinkle generously with cinnamon sugar.</div>
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I did remember reading that it worked better to let it grill longer than you would expect and this was true for me too. I started at only 2 minutes and had to keep putting them back, 2 minutes at a time, 4 times! But the time I was happy with the result, the sugar was all bubbly and the apples were soft. These muffins are fabulous, if I do say so myself!<br />
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<br />Beyond Pat's Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17802820308176734201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235581400854762035.post-61463948020629646902015-10-06T07:36:00.001+01:002015-10-06T07:37:14.347+01:00The Simple Art of Cooking Rice<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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My friend, Sue, and I were very lucky recipients of <a href="http://www.cookschool.org/" target="_blank">The Cook School</a> gift vouchers for Christmas gifts! (I shamelessly campaigned for Santa to put a voucher in my stocking because I knew Sue was getting one and I wanted us to go together!) Believe it or not, this is not the last of my Christmas gifts! In November, I am very much looking forward to seeing Kevin Bridges at the Hydro with my family!<br />
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It took Sue and I quite a while to find a day that suited our schedule! But, last week, we had the pleasure of spending a day learning Thai Street Food! During this day, the 10 students learned how to make a Thai Curry Paste, Roast Prawn and watermelon salad with green chilli and roasted peanuts, Sang Wa and Caramel Pineapple with chilli and mint. We had so much fun with this that we have scheduled our own personal day to try to duplicate what we learned.....I expect you will read more about that in a few weeks! <br />
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I had not intended to post anything about this day until we had experimented and seen if our results were worthy of discussion! However, the attention my Facebook post got about the simple way our chef told us to cook rice said to me that I should post this so I can refer to it again myself!<br />
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With all 10 people scurrying around chopping, stirring and basically just thinking about all the things going on in our own stations, it was up the chef to make the rice! So this is what he told us:<br />
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body" style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><span class="UFICommentBody _1n4g" data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.0"><span data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.0.$end/=1$text0/=010">Put the rice in a pan, he did no more than 10 servings at a time. 10 Servings seems way more than I would have been comfortable with anyway. Last night, I only made 2 servings.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body" style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><span class="UFICommentBody _1n4g" data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.0"><span data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.0.$end/=1$text0/=010"><br /></span></span></span></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body" style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><span class="UFICommentBody _1n4g" data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.0"><span data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.0.$end/=1$text0/=010">Use your pinky to gauge the depth of the water over the rice. As in, lay your finger down and the depth of water </span></span><span data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3"><span data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3.0"><span data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3.0.$end/=1$text0/=010">should just be the depth of your finger. Of course, almost your whole hand gets wet but who cares! </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body" style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><span class="UFICommentBody _1n4g" data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3"><span data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3.0"><span data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3.0.$end/=1$text0/=010"><br /></span></span></span></span></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body" style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><span class="UFICommentBody _1n4g" data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3"><span data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3.0"><span data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3.0.$end/=1$text0/=010">Put a lid on, bring to boil and then turn off the heat and time for 7 minutes. And it worked. This was just rice, not Uncle Ben's or anything. I never expected rice to cook that quickly but it did!</span></span></span></span></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body" style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><span class="UFICommentBody _1n4g" data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3"><span data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3.0"><span data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3.0.$end/=1$text0/=010"><br /></span></span></span></span></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body" style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><span class="UFICommentBody _1n4g" data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3"><span data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3.0"><span data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3.0.$end/=1$text0/=010"><br /></span></span></span></span></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body" style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><span class="UFICommentBody _1n4g" data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3"><span data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3.0"><span data-reactid=".a1.1:5.0.1:$comment10205439231124557_10205439371808074/=10.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3.0.$end/=1$text0/=010">The only complaint my husband had was he prefers rice that is not sticky. This method is stickier than the way I usually make it, but so much easier......I wonder how long it will take him to get used to it!! ;-)</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<i style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">If you are a chef, no matter how good a chef you are, it's not good cooking for yourself; the joy is in cooking for others - it's the same with music. </i><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><i> </i><a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/w/william.html" id="qa_511134" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0000aa; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-decoration: none;">will.i.am</a></span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">After spending 12 nights on a Fred Olson cruise to cross the Arctic Circle and eating absolutely wonderful food non-stop, I never expected to be instantly inspired when I saw a recipe posted on my Facebook page. This was from Yummly.com and consisted of pasta, cheese and cold chicken. Quick and easy, maybe not as quick as walking into a buffet, but it was pretty fast! Here is the link to the original blog showing this amazing and delicious recipe: <a href="http://www.yummly.com/recipe/external/Chicken-Caesar-pasta-salad-1121120" target="_blank">Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Alan and I just got home this morning and are really, really tired. This seems odd since we only drove to the Edinburgh area, not a long haul flight! But I imagine it was the sleep deprivation more than anything! When you travel to Norway this time of year, with the long days and non-existent nights, sleep just does not happen. Here is the link to my blog about our cruise to the Arctic Circle: <a href="http://returntoboudicca.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Crossing the Arctic Circle</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I didn't follow this recipe completely, mainly because I couldn't find the right lettuce. I also picked up the wrong cheese and only noticed that when I edited the picture to add in this post! So I imagine anything goes in this salad and I would suggest only using the ingredients and numbers as a guide! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The original post does not state how many this recipe serves, but Alan had 3 servings, I had 2 and there are at least two bowl fulls left! One would have actually been enough, but we are going into a bit of food withdrawal following the eating binge of being on a cruise, or at least that is our excuse! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I have supplied what I believe is Yummly's ingredient list with my changes and suggestions included! I have tried to find the original person who posted this recipe and it appears to be under Everyday Dishes & DIY, but the address is Yummly's. Very difficult to ensure I have given the correct person credit for this wonderful salad! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I also did not convert the measurements into Imperial because, this is really just a salad and anything goes with a salad! Just use your imagination and taste buds and it will be perfect! </span><br />
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<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">2 cups diced cooked chicken</span></li>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: '"trebuchet ms"', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Add torn lettuce, tomatoes, Parmesan, black pepper and then the well-drained pasta. Stir until ingredients are well coated.</span></div>
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In trying to find a quote to end this blog, I was reminded of a something that actually happened to Alan and me when we were dating. If you can call him flying 3,000 miles or so from Scotland to Atlanta, GA a "date"! One of those weird conversations about Worcestershire Sauce folks have, including all the strange pronunciations. That night I took Alan to a comedy club, no idea what it was called. One of the stand ups started talking about going into the fridge late at night for a snack and picking up a condiment bottle - </div>
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<b> "What's this here sauce? What's this here sauce?"</b></div>
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It was funny anyway but perfectly followed our afternoon conversation! </div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">adapted from the Yummy website: </span><br />
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<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1 lb penne pasta or any pasta will do</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">2 tsp salt*</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1 cup Caesar dressing (I used one entire small bottle from the fresh produce section)</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1 tsp Worcestershire sauce</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">¼ tsp garlic granules</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1 Tbsp lemon juice</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1 bag lettuce, of any sort (I know it should be Romaine for a Caesar Salad, but I used Seasonal Four Leaf Salad and it was amazing) Tear the lettuce leaves into smaller sizes</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1 punnet cherry or plum tomatoes (cut in half)</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">½ cup finely shredded Parmesan cheese**</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">½ tsp black pepper</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4em;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">2 cups diced cooked chicken</span></li>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: '"trebuchet ms"', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Add pasta to a pot of boiling water. The recipe says to add salt to prevent sticking, but I don't believe this actually makes a difference. Cook pasta according to directions on package until tender but still slightly firm, or as my Dad would have said "Al Dente"! Drain paste and then rinse under cold water to cool pasta and stop cooking. Set aside to drain completely.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">After the ingredients for the dressing are thoroughly combined, all the lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, pepper and pasta. Stir again until everything is well coated.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: '"trebuchet ms"', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Add chicken then either stir again to distribute chicken evenly through salad or serve the chicken on top of the salad for a more aesthetic appearance. If necessary, season to taste, although I think it was perfect just the way it was! Serve immediately or chill until ready to serve. </span><br />
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Beyond Pat's Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17802820308176734201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235581400854762035.post-33646489516738553742015-06-16T10:01:00.000+01:002015-06-16T11:35:07.029+01:00Weekend in Wales - Last stop, the Lake District!Getting up early and beating the rush hour traffic, Alan and I headed up to the Lake District for one more treat and walk down memory lane! Years ago, we spent quite a bit of time in this beautiful part of England and we were really looking forward to seeing it again!<br />
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With time not being on our side, we chose not to stop at Windermere. Of our 3 favourite villages in the Lake District, Windermere is number 3 and we had to make a choice.....<br />
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So our first stop was at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambleside" target="_blank">Ambleside.</a> This is the village with the darling little house that is situated over a running stream! When we first visited this, we were told that a family with 8 children lived in the little house of two rooms - one upstairs and one downstairs. <br />
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I can't begin to describe how little this house is and hope the photos I am sharing can give you an idea. I had to stand outside the door to get these! However, on this visit, and in the link I have included, we learned that this structure was built to store apples. The cool running water underneath would keep them fresh. Makes more sense, but I think, possibly, both stories are true. Maybe it was originally an apple storehouse, but then became a teeny, tiny family home!<br />
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This little house is owned by the National Trust but you don't have to be a member to get to go inside. That is really nice! <br />
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After our (short) visit to this house, Alan spotted a lovely tea shop called "The Apple Pie" so he must have known we needed to go in there before leaving Ambleside!<br />
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We both got apple pie and ice cream, strangely enough, although the whole menu sounded wonderful, even their Mexican breakfast was tempting! The ice cream on its own was amazing, but together with warm apple pie - fabulous!<br />
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Next stop was Grasmere. This is one of the very few villages in the Lake District we have had the pleasure of spending a few days in! Home of <a href="http://www.visitcumbria.com/amb/dove-cottage-wordsworth-museum/" target="_blank">William Wordsworth</a> and just one of those beautiful and restful places that come along very rarely. <br />
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Unfortunately, and this is not a new development, there are masses of tourists here all the time. Not only does this area attract hillwalkers, nature lovers and photographers, it also attracts more literary and historic interests with its ties to poets like William Wordsworth or writers like Beatrix Potter. All of the Lake District is crowded, but not so much that it makes me never want to go back! <br />
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I am saying all this because we could not park near Dove Cottage, so I was not able to re-visit this lovely building, which was home to The Wordsworth for a few years. In fact, we almost got stuck in the narrowest of streets! Things change in years between visits, so the car park we were looking for seemed to not exist, maybe we didn't remember it correctly. But we meekly followed a sign that indicated going up what looked like a driveway, and in between two cottages that appear to be holiday cottages owned by Dove Cottage. The drive actually goes between those cottages and into the Dove Cottage coffee shop. But on this day, the people who apparently were staying in those 2 cottages decided to use the drive as their parking places so we were stopped behind them in a very awkward position! Once again, I must compliment my husband's driving. The twists and turns between two stone walls was really demanding when he was going forward, but then he had to reverse to get out of this drive! I remain impressed! <br />
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Grasmere is where I found the hat in the photo at the beginning of this blog! I have searched for years for a cute, collapsible hat and it was right there in a hillwalking shop - just waiting for me! It seems like the perfect hat and I can't wait for the right weather to truly enjoy it! (Alan hates it, but he hates all my hats...)<br />
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The major portion of our time spent in Grasmere was just walking around and enjoying being there. But this village has a unique gingerbread shop and it would not be proper to visit and not purchase some to take home. <a href="http://www.grasmeregingerbread.co.uk/our-shop/" target="_blank">Grasmere Gingerbread</a> is unique to Grasmere and the most unusual form of gingerbread I could ever imagine. It isn't like gingerbread cake or gingerbread cookies. I believe it has to be tasted to be appreciated! When Alan first bought it for me in 1986, I didn't really enjoy it because I didn't understand it! But after a few years' exposure, it is really, really nice! And very special since you cannot get it anywhere else than Grasmere. OK, with modern technology, you CAN order it, but it is only produced in Grasmere!<br />
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Once we made this purchase, we headed off to Keswick, not to see Keswick but to visit <a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wra-1356299840097/view-page/item398867/" target="_blank">Ashness Bridge</a> one of the most, if not the most, photographed packhorse bridges! We have made this trip many times, but the views never disappoint. Maybe the amount of people can disappoint, like today when a group was eating their lunch right in centre of the view of this bridge. But, hey ho, they were enjoying themselves and life is too short to sweat the small stuff. It was just nice being there.<br />
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After a wonderful 4 days in England and Wales, we headed back to Scotland. This had been the right direction to take since Scotland had gale force winds and heavy rain over the time period we had amazing weather! <br />
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<br />Beyond Pat's Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17802820308176734201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235581400854762035.post-76265752967672289962015-06-13T20:36:00.001+01:002015-06-13T20:49:54.700+01:00Wales in a Weekend - a slight detour on the way home, the Cotswolds!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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For some reason, I thought it would make sense to go to the Cotswolds on the way back to Scotland! This was quite a journey for us, but Alan never corrected me since we have not been to the Cotswolds for almost 27 years. We think the last time we came through this beautiful part of the UK was when my Dad and stepmother were over when our daughter was 3 months old......!<br />
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And the old adage you can never go back also rang true. Yes, this area is gorgeous and well worth a visit, but it certainly was not as nice as when we were last here. Not only have the trees grown and spoiled some views, but there were also a massive amount of more tourists now. Since we are all struggling financially and having austerity politics and all that, where do all these folks get the time and money to travel? (oh, that includes me!) <br />
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Following decades old footsteps, our next stop was <a href="http://www.visitcotswolds.co.uk/contentok.php?id=555" target="_blank">Upper and Lower Slaughter</a>. I did wonder why they were called Slaughter when they are associated with mills. In the attached article it explains that in old English, a word similar to slaughter meant muddy place. And these two villages are mentioned in the Domesday Book!<br />
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We could only remember visiting Lower Slaughter clearly although I believe we probably did visit both. Unfortunately we did not have real memories of these villages and really enjoyed visiting Lower Slaughter. But we seemed to have missed the main part of Upper Slaughter this time, which is claimed to be the more picturesque of the two villages. <br />
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We had a lovely walk along the stream that flows through Lower Slaughter and I purchased a little handmade bag of lavender that was in a basket at the cottage just across from the mill. Who could resist that?<br />
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One of our last stops was supposed to be Broadway, but we were feeling the push of time so we more or less drove through. But right before we arrived we past the cutest little gate house and across the street was a darling church. So it wasn't a wasted journey! <br />
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Anyway we have always wanted to return to the Cotswolds and now we have. So we can take that off the bucket list and head off to places like<br />
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Alan made the fantastic decision to get past Birmingham so that we did not have to deal with that ridiculous amount of traffic on the way home. Wonderful idea, terrible hotel though. We booked the Ramada Inn in Cannock. Well, the hotel was fine but the food was the absolute worst meal either of us have ever experienced! Alan even had to get ketchup to mask the taste of his charcoal flavoured rump steak. Both of ours were supposed to be medium, but they were charcoal on the outside and raw on the inside. Yes, we should have sent them back, but there was no way to salvage this meal and the waitress never returned to our table after we had already told her the potato wedges were not cooked completely. (The frozen fries they replaced them with were not as good as the uncooked wedges!) So we struggled through, taking off the layers of charcoal and eating what we could. Readers should be familiar with the fact we travel fast and don't eat much, so this was a huge set back for us! Eventually, the waitress became aware of our dilemma and did not charge us for the meal, but it was quite a traumatic experience! When my nice, quiet, British husband wants to pursue and have a conversation with the manager about his disappointment in the meal, you know that it is a very valid complaint!<br />
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<br />Beyond Pat's Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17802820308176734201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235581400854762035.post-38001482671190559332015-06-09T22:41:00.000+01:002015-06-09T22:41:30.204+01:00Wales in a Weekend - Tenby<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After such a long day of travel, which was unexpected, it was wonderful to arrive at Tenby at the perfect time! We did not go directly into the town, but found a place to see the beauty of the last light of sun shining down on all the colours of the buildings!<br />
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After feasting our eyes with this view, we went into the town, but were tired and hungry so set off for Saundersfoot. We went there based on a recommendation from one of the runner's assistants who was also desperate for coffee at one of the stops we made while being engulfed by the second big race we encountered on our journey yesterday. However, it was now just gone 9pm and all the food establishments were closed! Just closed, only 5 minutes earlier would have been fine....Lucky for us, there was a Tesco Express so we got the £3 meal deal and ate in our car at a beautiful viewpoint! At least mine was a prawn (shrimp) salad! <br />
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This town looked really cute, but my camera decided to go onto manual focusing and I didn't notice, so not sure if I well get ahold of any of Alan's photos before publishing, but I will try.<br />
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After this very long day, we went to our hotel, the <a href="http://www.manianlodge.com/" target="_blank">Manian Lodge</a>. It seems we were very lucky to get anything at such short notice. My theory is the sun was shining and it was a weekend. Folks were getting OUT and enjoying the first taste of Summer! This was a lovely place though, close enough to Tenby but away from the frantic tourist town. Even this early in the season, it was quite busy in Tenby! <br />
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This little hotel felt very comfortable and allowed us to relax and have a beer with good wifi. What else do you need after a very long day of driving and not eating?<br />
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As we were checking out, Alan noticed a postcard showing <a href="http://www.pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk/default.asp?pid=120" target="_blank">The Green Bridge of Wales</a>, which apparently is a very famous bit of Welsh landscape. Alan didn't realise we were that close and wanted to go find it. I did try to tell him this rock arch could be anywhere on the Pembrokeshire coast, but he thought it would be easy to find and was only 11 miles away......after an hour of single track roads and dead ends, we gave up and headed to Tenby! But this will also be on the list to find the next time we are in this area!<br />
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The beauty of <a href="http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/style/homes_and_gardens/Move/article1421993.ece" target="_blank">Tenby</a> is not as noticeable close up. It is a bit crowded and you have to walk out on the harbour to see the colourful buildings. But it is well worth the walk! It was voted Europe's <span style="background-color: yellow;">most </span>beautiful beach last summer. <br />
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With the sun being behind the buildings in the morning, what we saw last night was more impressive, but these views are spectacular too! <br />
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Before we left though, I made sure we had lunch! We stopped at the Picnic Basket on the way out of Tenby and purchased baguettes, mine was crab! YUM! Also in this purchase, a few Welsh cakes. And on the way past a fruit and vegetable shop we grabbed some Pembrokeshire potatoes as a thank you gift for the in-laws for babysitting our lovely dog.<br />
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Alan and I had high hopes to really spend some quality time in a variety of places in Wales today, and we did manage this, even though we hit obstacles at almost every corner!<br />
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Our plans when leaving Llundudno were to drive the road up the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Orme" target="_blank">Great Orme</a> but it was closed due to a road rally! This was the <a href="http://www.three-castles.co.uk/welsh-classic-trial/the-rally/" target="_blank">Three Castles Road Rally</a>! Our car was parked in the area that was now cordoned off so we had front row seats as they came down the Great Orme and back into Llundudno. Not quite the same as if we had been able to drive this route ourselves. But we are certain to return and will have this drive to look forward to! <br />
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Before setting off, Alan checked the map and we decided to head to Penryn Castle since it was in the general direction of Tenby, which was the last stop of the day.<br />
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We were looking forward to seeing loads of interesting places this day and started out early to accomplish all that we hoped.<br />
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As anyone from Alloway knows, the best laid plans of mice and men gang oft awry. <br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penrhyn_Castle" target="_blank">Penryhn Castle</a> from a distance looked imposing and amazing but as we arrived, we noticed it would not open until 11 am! Since we arrived along with the <a href="http://www.parkrun.org.uk/penrhyn/" target="_blank">Park Run</a> runners, it was well before 9:30am and we certainly could not wait that long for the castle to open. I did hope that there would be a coffee shop somewhere since that is the norm for our local Park Run folks.....after the run, they meet at Rozelle coffee shop. But we had no idea how this was set up or where to go, so we headed back down the road. <br />
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Next stop was <a href="http://www.caernarfon.com/" target="_blank">Caernarfon Castle</a>, which according to the link provided, is possibly Wales' most famous castle! By the time we arrived here though, the sun was so strong, I struggled to get any decent photos of this huge building! The town itself is surrounded by a city wall, and it looks like it had to be cut close to the castle to allow a road to go around. <br />
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This castle is built right on the water and there was so much going on - Such a busy and vibrant city!<br />
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After spending about an hour here, Alan suggested getting an ice cream, but I had my heart set on sitting down somewhere with a nice coffee and a Welsh cake or something else local and yummy. So we decided to wait until our next stop.......we ended up travelling and focusing on just getting to Tenby so didn't stop at all until 4:30! <br />
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Although I have never run a marathon, I have run some big races in the US and to do this so close to moving traffic would be unthinkable! We stumbled upon 2 big races as we crawled along to our next destination! <br />
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There are benefits of being directed to points you never knew about. I loved the name of this village. We had intended to visit the town with the longest name of all - "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch" - but I misread the article about how this town name is often shortened to Llanfair and failed to see it is often shortened to Llanfair P G. We were close to it too, but I settled for this sign:<br />
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As we were heading to Tenby, we saw an amazing looking castle up on hilltop and took the next turn to have a closer look. Another mistake - this road is one of two used to access Harlech, and is known as the Toot Road. I called it a few other choice things as our car struggled to get around the steepest and sharpest angles possible. I know if I had been driving, we would never have gotten to the top and the car would never have been the same. Thank goodness Alan is a fantastic driver! Not knowing there is a more sane way to enter and exit this town, I worried about getting back on the main road a bit while we were there. If any readers have visited San Francisco and seen <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lombard_Street_(San_Francisco)" target="_blank">Lombard Street</a>, imagine that - only straight up. That might give you an idea of what this road is like! <br />
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Parking is also very limited in Harlech, but they appear to be building a massive car park close to the castle. We did find a place to park that was limited to one hour. Just enough time to see the castle and have that coffee I had been waiting for! Harlech looked darling too. However, my official driver had other ideas and we barely skimmed the surface of this village before heading off. To be honest, I was really surprised because this place was so cute and I was getting a bit desperate for my morning coffee and cake! (In Alan's defence, we still had hours to go before arriving in Tenby so he was right. But I should have at least gotten a coffee to go at this point!)<br />
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While I was finding out about this, Alan was taking photos, so I didn't really see much since I thought we would be spending more time. Oh well, I honestly believe we will be returning to this area and this is a must see. <br />
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After leaving Harlech, we went on to Tenby, via Aberystwyth, stopping to admire this breathtaking landscape of sea with Snowdonia National Park in the background.<br />
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I must admit, Aberystwyth was a disappointment after seeing Llundudno. The buildings are colourful but the whole place is really congested and the pier just doesn't compare at all. We were not even tempted to walk along the pier since it is all covered and appears to be only an amusement arcade. Alan and I parked the car and spent only about 15 - 20 minutes looking at it and taking a few photos.<br />
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With all the delays and stops we made, this caused us to arrive in Tenby just about sunset, after booking our hotel on the run, in the car! We were unable to stay in Tenby itself. I believe the sunshine and the fact it was Saturday meant Tenby and surrounding area was pretty full! We found a place about 5 miles away and it was great. <br />
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After waiting all day for something lovely to eat, once we got to this area, all the restaurants were closed! We ended up with the £3 meal deal from Tesco! However, we ate this in a lovely beach resort called Saundersfoot. One thing you need when travelling with Alan and me is a good sense of humour.<br />
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Tenby is another spectacular town but I will add our experiences there in the next blog since I believe our travels for this day are enough to take in at one time! <br />
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<br />Beyond Pat's Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17802820308176734201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235581400854762035.post-76040615431499728642015-06-06T23:54:00.000+01:002015-06-07T22:39:11.433+01:00Re-discovering Wales in a Weekend - Part 1 Llundudno<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After almost 30 years of living in the UK, I have finally been able to spend some quality time in Wales! The only other time I have had the pleasure of visiting this beautiful country was in 1986, pre-kids! My Mom and Step-Father, Alan and I travelled all over England for about a week, which included one overnight stay with a friend of Alan's at Pontypridd and a quick visit to Cardiff Castle. Ever since then, I have wanted to come back, but it has taken a while. I guess you could say life gets in the way.<br />
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The funny thing is that until we got in the car and drove about an hour, we were not certain of our destination! And even before that, we were headed up to the Highlands of Scotland. We changed our minds about this due to weather, and from what I hear, they have had gale force winds and it has been horrendous. I think we made the right choice! <br />
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<span id="goog_1862559708"></span><span id="goog_1862559709"></span>When we reached our destination of the day, both of us were not prepared for the beauty and peace of Llundudno! We had no idea it had a pier or that the way it is set out reminds me of what Paris would look like if Paris were a beach resort! <br />
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We passed by the Grand Hotel, which is virtually attached to the pier and never expected to be staying there that night. In days gone by, Alan and I used to jump in the car and just arrive at places - no advance plans or reservations. Have not done this in years, until this weekend. I forgot how fun it is. But also am impressed with how technology has helped. Previously, I would have to knock on the doors of bed and breakfasts to find out if they had a room and how they charged and then decide if we wanted to stay there. Nowadays, you just get out your phone, tap into Booking.com or some other service and locate where you want to stay. Sitting in the pier car park, we booked the Grand Hotel - didn't even have to move our car!<br />
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We spent the remainder of the day wandering the beaches, pier and interesting little streets all over Llundudno. We have absolutely fallen in love with this place and are plotting our next return visit!<br />
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Here area few of the many photos I took of Llundudno. One of the wonderful things about visiting this time of year, hardly any tourists! After living 10 years in Florida, I do have an idea how crowded these wonderful beach towns will be when school is out. In England and Wales, that won't be until August! So anyone wanting to visit, should do it before then! Or wait til schools go back! <br />
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<br />Beyond Pat's Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17802820308176734201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235581400854762035.post-3822482200877112642015-06-03T19:56:00.000+01:002015-12-27T21:17:19.904+00:00Peanut Butter Bash - peanut butter and coconut this time! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">After missing two months of participating in the Peanut Butter Bash, I was bound and determined NOT to miss this month! Trouble was, I just could not find anything, anywhere, that included peanut butter and the extra ingredient - which was coconut for May. That is not strictly true, I could find loads of refrigerator type peanut butter balls that sounded delicious. One problem I have is that I try not to keep yummy goodies in my house, so the requirement has to be that it can be transported elsewhere - hence the need for refrigeration is a deal killer since I like to post whatever I bake to my son in London! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Another option I like to keep is to use British recipes since most members of the Peanut Butter Bash are American. Just makes it a more fun challenge. But challenge it certainly was this time around.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Peanut Butter Bash is a group for food bloggers and it is fun to try to find the added ingredient each month! If you are a food blogger and would be interested in joining this group here is the link: <span style="background-color: white; color: #191919; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The link to our Facebook page is: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/peanutbutterbash/" style="color: #7d181e; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/peanutbutterbash/</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #191919; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> . </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Also, since the official Peanut Butter Bash has gotten so many requests from non-bloggers wanting to </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">join that the group The Peanut Butter Recipe Box was created. Here is the link for that: (</span><a aria-haspopup="true" aria-owns="js_2u" class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/group.php?id=700036920124978&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A767034196751287%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/ThePeanutButterRecipeBox/" id="js_5i" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;">https://www.facebook.com/groups/ThePeanutButterRecipeBox/</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">). Please feel free to join the group if you're not already a member too and would like to share your recipes and have access to a number of new recipes! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Eventually I located an even more interesting cookie recipe than I had ever bargained for. From the second I read that this recipe included Black Beans, I just had to try it! Ok, it also relies on refrigeration, but I had the get out clause that I could take these cookies to my own office. That would make it more interesting to see if Black Beans really were an acceptable cookie ingredient!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The recipe I found was from <a href="http://nicsnutrition.com/recipe/chocolate-black-bean-cookies/#comment-310719" target="_blank">Nic's Nutrition</a> and this looks like a blog I will return to again and again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I don't think you could do this without a food processor, but with one, it takes such a short time to make such a fantastic (and healthy) treat! I had not read the amount of cookies this recipe was supposed to make until I had finished adding all the ingredients and was surprised at how little was in the food processor! So that is why I have put the number of servings in large print!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On Nic's Nutrition, there is a warning that these cookies are very soft right out of the oven and this is true. She suggests keeping them in the fridge and that is good advice. We took them out and left them for folks to eat in the office and, after a while, they were just too soft to handle. But they are amazing straight out of the fridge!</span><br />
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Years ago, I made Jim and Jennifer a regular lasagne from my Mom's recipe and also a vegetarian one I got off of a jar of Dolmio sauce. So I decided to do this again! <br />
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Cooking these two lasagne's early in the morning freed up the rest of the day to spend with Corbyn. We had melon for starter and store bought cheesecake for dessert. Not at all like me to go so simple, and it is not fun, but there was no time to do otherwise on this particular weekend.<br />
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Corbyn didn't arrive until around 3 and we had to run into town to get his Mum a birthday gift. He picked a great one, but I am not at liberty to say what it is since it is not her birthday yet and it might spoil the surprise! He also picked new pyjamas and a dressing gown and he loved them!<br />
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My lasagne's were both delicious and I will share both recipes. <br />
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The first is from a recipe card my Mom wrote me years ago. She would find recipes she liked and share them. What makes them so special is my Mom really did not like to cook, so a special recipe from her is priceless. The funny thing about this one though, it is me that takes the short cut! The original recipe calls for meatballs to be made and inserted within the layers of the lasagne. Well, I must confess, I have never had the patience to do this. In my version, I just cook the meat along with the sauce and forget the breadcrumbs, eggs and construction required for the meatballs. The lasagne is always a hit, so I am not ashamed to admit this!<br />
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1 medium onion, chopped<br />
1 clove garlic, crushed<br />
4 tablespoons olive oil<br />
1 regular size can tomatoes<br />
2 small cans of tomato puree or paste<br />
1/2 cup water<br />
1 tsp salt (I always leave out the salt since there is plenty in the canned tomato products)<br />
1/2 tsp each: basil and oregano<br />
1/8 tsp crushed red pepper (I used regular black pepper this time)<br />
1.5 lbs ground beef (mince)<br />
lasagne noodles (it calls for 8oz but it is always difficult to quantify this. In the UK, you get lasagne noodles that don't need to be pre boiled, and this time I bought fresh lasagne noodles that also didn't need to be cooked before hand, so really just use your own judgement!)<br />
3/4 ricotta cheese or cottage cheese if ricotta is not available.<br />
1/2 lb mozzarella, sliced<br />
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In large, heavy pan, brown onion and garlic in 2 Tbs of the oil. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, 1/2 cup water, 1/2 tsp salt (if using), herbs and pepper. Simmer, covered, 1 hour.<br />
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I used two pans to save time, cooking the onions, garlic and tomatoes in one and browning the meat in another. When both were ready, I added the onion mixture to the meat and then simmered for 1 hour. <br />
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The second lasagne entree was taken from a Dolmio jar at least 25 years ago! It is such an old British recipe that the measurements are in ounces and not grams! There was no time to convert either of these recipes yesterday, sorry!<br />
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This lasagne is absolutely delicious and really easy to put together.<br />
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8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced<br />
8 ounces frozen spinach, thawed<br />
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salt, pepper & nutmeg<br />
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1/2 pint Cheese sauce<br />
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<b>Classic Lasagne with Meatballs from a hand written recipe card by Emmy Simmons</b></h3>
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Ingredients: 8 servings</h4>
1 medium onion, chopped<br />
1 clove garlic, crushed<br />
4 tablespoons olive oil<br />
1 regular size can tomatoes<br />
2 small cans of tomato puree or paste<br />
1/2 cup water<br />
1 tsp salt (I always leave out the salt since there is plenty in the canned tomato products)<br />
1/2 tsp each: basil and oregano<br />
1/8 tsp crushed red pepper (I used regular black pepper this time)<br />
1.5 lbs ground beef (mince)<br />
lasagne noodles (it calls for 8oz but it is always difficult to quantify this. In the UK, you get lasagne noodles that don't need to be pre boiled, and this time I bought fresh lasagne noodles that also didn't need to be cooked before hand, so really just use your own judgement!)<br />
3/4 ricotta cheese or cottage cheese if ricotta is not available.<br />
1/2 lb mozzarella, sliced<br />
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2 eggs<br />
1/2 cup fine dry breadcrumbs<br />
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In large, heavy pan, brown onion and garlic in 2 Tbs of the oil. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, 1/2 cup water, 1/2 tsp salt (if using), herbs and pepper. Simmer, covered, 1 hour.<br />
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I used two pans to save time, cooking the onions, garlic and tomatoes in one and browning the meat in another. When both were ready, I added the onion mixture to the meat and then simmered for 1 hour. <br />
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In a 13x9x2" baking pan, spread about 1/2 cup of the sauce, then alternate lasagne noodles, sauce, ricotta cheese and mozzarella cheese until pan is filled. Top with mozzarella slices and sauce.<br />
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The second lasagne entree was taken from a Dolmio jar at least 25 years ago! It is such an old British recipe that the measurements are in ounces and not grams! There was no time to convert either of these recipes yesterday, sorry!<br />
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This lasagne is absolutely delicious and really easy to put together.<br />
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1 bunch Spring onions<br />
8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced<br />
8 ounces frozen spinach, thawed<br />
8 ounces Cottage Cheese*<br />
salt, pepper & nutmeg<br />
1 can tomatoes or Dolmio sauce<br />
1/2 pint Cheese sauce<br />
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Trim and chop the Spring onions and sauté in a little olive oil, add the mushrooms and cook for 1 minute before adding the thawed spinach. <br />
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Layer the tomatoes, lasagne and spinach mixture and top with cheese sauce.<br />
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<br />Beyond Pat's Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17802820308176734201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235581400854762035.post-84730000887479190132015-05-13T20:24:00.000+01:002015-05-13T20:24:17.393+01:00Not Being a Tourist in London! Day Three!Our last day in London started with breakfast in the little Italian coffee place we walked by every day. I never looked at the name of the place but if you take a left as you walk out of the Travelodge in Southward, it is right there! Best Latte ever! <br />
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After saying goodbye to Martin as he headed off to work, Whitney and I headed off to Covent Garden! <br />
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It was only about a 15 minute walk from our hotel to Covent Garden, so that is what we did. Going across Waterloo Bridge gave us the only more recognisable view of London of the whole trip!<br />
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Having only ever been to Covent Garden later in the day when it is really crowded and I am really tired, it was nice to see the stalls just going up and very few people! I never actually noticed what a pretty building this market is in! Whitney had never been to Covent Garden before and I am sorry we were not here later when all the buskers are about.<br />
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She would have enjoyed seeing them! But she did get to see a few very colourful <a href="http://www.coventgardenlondonuk.com/event/shaun-sheep-covent-garden" target="_blank">Shaun the Sheeps</a>! (they were there to draw attention to a charity to help children's hospitals in the UK)<br />
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Our next destination was a return to Borough Market to meet my nephew, Ani! He, his wife and little darling son live in the London area and I had hoped to see all of them. I have never even met their 9 month old son. But it was not meant to be. Ani's wife, Nisha, sadly had a death in her family and was needed to be elsewhere. I am glad Ani had the time to have lunch with us. After wandering around wondering what to get, we ended up with an amazing Venison burger with cheddar cheese and bacon jam. The rest of the time found us searching all over for bacon jam! No luck, but I am on the lookout for it now! <br />
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It was so nice to be able to spend at least a bit of time with Ani. The timing couldn't have been better either, because Ani had to get back to work and we needed to figure out how to get back to Baker Street and catch the bus to the airport1 This was much easier than I thought and we were back in the land of Sherlock Holmes much too early! <br />
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Whitney had spotted a cute little coffee shop sort of across the street from Chipotle and we spent about an hour there, nursing Smoothies and not talking to each other! It must have looked odd, but after such an intense few days, to just be able to sit and read and not talk was bliss! I must admit, we travel well together!<br />
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Arriving at the airport with just enough time to grab a quick dinner at <a href="http://www.itsu.com/" target="_blank">Itsu</a>. Another Japanese restaurant. So the only food we ate the whole time in London was Mexican, Japanese, cupcakes and Macarons, not counting breakfast! Oh, I almost forgot that memorable burger. Wonderful!<br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">"There is no sincerer love than the love of food." George Bernard Shaw</span></div>
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Since Martin had to get to work in the morning, we all got up and had the breakfast buffet at the Travelodge. Then he went on to work and we headed to Harrod's! That is possibly a bit touristy, but it is always fun to visit Harrod's!<br />
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Of course, it was also too early for Harrod's to be open, so we had to force ourselves to have a coffee, or in Whitney's case - a Chai Latte!<br />
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Both Whitney and I had been to Harrod's before, but never together. It is a huge and very famous department store and you can just get lost in all the wonderful areas. We tried on Tiffany's bracelets, found the pet store - no live pets though, the souvenir shop is always fun and of course, my personal favourite - the food section! <br />
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There is also a touching memorial to Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed in part of Harrod's.<br />
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There is a beautiful little specialty shop called <a href="https://www.laduree.com/en_gb/" target="_blank">Laduree</a>. This is a French specialty shop and what they have done in Harrod's, and Covent Garden, is as beautiful as the original locations of Laduree in Paris. I was introduced to their macarons by my good friend, Gina, at the Harrod's location. She also treated me to tea at the Champs Elysee location. The decor is a feast for the eyes and the gorgeous food is incredible, but to have these combined is a feast for all senses! <br />
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Our next stop was Borough Market, imagine that, a market totally dedicated to food! Bliss! Too bad I don't have a sense of smell....but then you probably just gain weight walking through this market! I had first visited this market a few years ago and was frustrated with my lack of smell then too!<br />
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Whitney treated me for lunch but I can't even spell what we had. I should have taken a picture of it, but after ordering and then agreeing to have humus....uh oh, does that have cumin in it? The stall keeper was not very amused with me. However, the spinach and feta cheese housed in filo pastry was exquisite! <br />
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We then discovered a wonderland of cheese! This is called <a href="http://www.nealsyarddairy.co.uk/shops_borough.html" target="_blank">Neil's Yard Dairy</a> and I intend to check out their classes the next time I visit Martin in London.....<br />
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After returning to the hotel for a little rest, we headed on to Camden Market! I guess you could call the theme of this trip "London Markets"! <br />
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We just meandered along all the shops until we got to the actual market. There is everything and anything you didn't realise you need here. Some nice art and jewellery and a really interesting Cuban restaurant. We stopped there for a hot chocolate since we knew we would be eating a mystery but lovely dinner later with Martin. <br />
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There were some fabulous bookshops and one stall holder seemed to have read every single book he was offering for sale! We also (finally) found the statue dedicated to Amy Winehouse. Whitney had never been able to find it on her other times here and we had just given up. I guess that is the key to some things - just don't try too hard!<br />
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Our next goal was to meet Martin at the Angel Tube Station, but we got there too early. As we were leaving the station, we saw a sign for the Hummingbird Bakery! Both of us are great Hummingbird Bakery cookbook fans so virtually ran there! The choice was amazing but we settled on two salted caramel cupcakes. (Don't think Martin was left out, I had packed 6 tupperware boxes of cookies, plus a bag of Reese's mini peanut butter cups AND a bag of Hershey's kisses, so he really had access to more than enough sources of sugar!). We were thinking ahead and knew these cupcakes would see us through our bus journey to the airport the next day. (and they were everything we hoped for, and more!)<br />
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Martin had suggested a club that hosts free comedy acts 7 nights a week! Well, not exactly free, at the end they ask for donations of what you felt the evening was worth. It starts at 8 and usually ends up standing room only, so we had to get there early. No problem! We got there early enough for my son to treat me to a Guinness. Nice! <br />
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There were 9 acts altogether on - not many of them were memorable. But it was a really fun evening and I would recommend this club to anyone if they are looking for something a bit different to do while in London.<br />
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I didn't take a note of where this was located, I just blindly followed Martin from the Angel Tube Station. It was called Angel Comedy at the Camden Head - which is a beautiful old fashioned looking pub. While Martin was buying the beer, I went outside to take this photo.<br />
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Once the show was over, it was another challenge to find an open restaurant, although they seemed to stay open a bit later in this area. We ended up in <a href="http://www.tenshilondon.com/" target="_blank">Tenshi</a> a tiny little Japanese restaurant and had a real feast! <br />
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When we got there, red lanterns were lit up outside, but when we left, they were no longer lit up. Sorry, it would have been a much more interesting picture with them!<br />
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What a great dinner to enjoy on our last night together! <br />
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It has been a while since I have had the time to write or cook anything! Morgan has left and we are spending time just catching up with our lives! Although it was very sad to say goodbye to Morgan after her being such a wonderful visitor! But it is also time for us to recharge our batteries! And it is taking a while to do just that!<br />
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However, I did manage to drum up the energy to travel to London for 3 days with Whitney! The official reason was to celebrate her birthday, but the icing on the cake (no pun intended) was we also got to spend time with Martin! Our main mission was not to do the Buckingham Palace, London Tower, Piccadilly Circus type of London trip and I think we were very successful!<br />
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This trip was very focused on food, for some reason - I guess like Mother, like Daughter! What fun that was! So our first stop was <a href="http://www.chipotle.co.uk/" target="_blank">Chipotle</a> since it is close to where we left the Easybus from Stansted Airport. I had never heard of it before Morgan told me about it, but apparently it is an American Mexican chain. It is very similar to Pinto in Glasgow and just as easy to eat there, even with my allergy to cumin! I got a fantastic chicken burrito and enjoyed every bite!<br />
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The bus stop is on Baker Street and it was amazing to see 221B Baker Street, the home of Sherlock Holmes! Of course, this is not an authentic address but there is now a museum with this address and it looks nice. We didn't take the time to visit on either our first day, or on the way back! The entry free is £10 and I am not as interested as my Dad would have been. This would have been right up his street! (oh another pun, sorry.)<br />
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Whitney and I then found our way to Liverpool Street Station and the Spitalfields market. It was getting late so some of the stalls were closed, but it was fun to see a different market. Since it had been a few hours since we had eaten, we managed to find <a href="https://foursquare.com/v/lolas-cupcakes/521a1f8811d26f213a75784d" target="_blank">Lola's</a> cupcakes and treated ourselves! Mine was a red velvet cupcake (fabulous!). Whitney got a gluten free vegan chocolate cupcake. The flavour was wonderful, but the texture was just a bit odd! <br />
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Then it was on to the Travelodge in Southwark to check in and have a nap! Before heading off to the Old Vic Theatre to see the Cole Porter production of High Society! <br />
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After spending so many months travelling with Morgan, it has taken me until just now, writing this, to realise why something felt a bit odd on this trip. What was it? Hardly any selfies! Morgan loves selfies and has taught me the joy of doing them, but Whitney is not keen on them. Consequenlty, there are very few photos of this trip, either of people, places or things! <br />
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The show was really enjoyable even though the songs they advertised as classic and well loved, were possibly just a bit too obscure. But it was good just to be there!<br />
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Martin met us afterward and we were all hoping to find someplace still open for dinner. We ended up at <a href="http://www.wahaca.co.uk/locations/waterloo/" target="_blank">Wahaca</a>, which looked amazing! The menu was really interesting and I was hoping that it would be just as easy to eat there as the fast food Mexican restaurants. Well, it wasn't! To their total embarrassment, it turned out that there was nothing on the menu at all that I could eat. It wasn't because absolutely everything on the menu had cumin. It was the process in their kitchen. The chef fries everything in the same place, cumin or not. He also interchanges the cooking utensils. So nothing could be guaranteed to be cumin free. I thought I would get Churros y Chocolate for dessert - nope not possible. So I ended up with a rather delicious dish of Salted Caramel Ice Cream! <br />
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We all stayed in our family room at the Travelodge. I loved having both of my kids under my roof again. At the age of our family, I know how rare and treasured these moments are and was so grateful to have this time with both of them together! <br />
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Alan and I arrived back from our <a href="http://caribbeanadventura.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Caribbean cruise</a> the day before Mother's Day in the UK. We had a lovely time on our trip and came back not too tired, which was lucky since Mother's Day can be a bit busy! <br />
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I started the day by picking up Whitney and Corbyn to spend some time at <a href="http://www.dobbies.com/find-a-garden-centre/ayr/" target="_blank">Dobbie's Garden Centre</a> for a bit of retail therapy, but also cream scones and tea! I also bought Corbyn his souvenir from our cruise at Dobbie's! He and I had seriously discussed what to do about getting him something. It was a choice of finding something random or taking him shopping when we got home. Shopping happened earlier than expected and we picked up a great Lego set while we were at Dobbies.<br />
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Our next stop was to meet Alan and Morgan at his parents' house to spend some there for Mother's Day. But it was us that got the real treat!<br />
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Alan's mum has a few health issues and does not usually expend much energy apart from talking to us and enjoying our company. When we arrived, Whitney went into the kitchen to make us coffee and noticed the makings for Grandma's potato soup were sitting there almost ready to go into the pot. This potato soup is legendary in our family and the kids have grown up enjoying it. Whitney grabbed this opportunity to ask for advice on how to make it and we ended up with an impromptu cookery lesson! <br />
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Alan has enjoyed his mother's potato soup all his life and it was the first soup she made for me when I moved here. There cannot be a simpler soup! There are only 3 ingredients and also a vegetable stock cube. Turnip, potato and carrots. The discussion between his mum and dad was really funny when they began to debate how much water was to be added! It got a bit heated and confusing, in a nice way, and that is when she decided to take Whitney into the kitchen and demonstrate. Eventually, Morgan and I joined this cooking lesson.<br />
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It is a bit difficult to provide a specific ingredient list because it mainly goes with what feels right. I have no idea how much turnip to use and I don't know if, in the US, you even get the size of turnips we use in Scotland. They are about the size of a small pumpkin and you need about half of one that size for this soup. Then about 4 potatoes, again this depends on what size the potatoes are! Alan's mum uses about 3 carrots. She has the perfect size blender just for this soup, but any size would work.<br />
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Making soup, or any kind of cooking for that matter, from the feel and look of the ingredients is something I would be very proud to accomplish. But, like most of us, measurements would be very helpful! However, I am going to keep this in the spirit of how my mother-in-law cooks, the only measurements done by her are the liquid ones!<br />
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My in-laws seem to have the smallest soup pot I have ever seen, but it is the perfect size for them to make enough soup for one day. My father-in-law does all the cutting up of the vegetables now. He puts about 4 quartered potatoes in the pot with one cup, or a half pint of water.<br />
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Next, Mum puts the chopped, uncooked carrots in the blender, with another cup or half pint of water and blends them. This was a revelation to me! I always thought she blended her soup after cooking. When I told her this, Mum explained that this makes the soup cook faster. It also makes the texture of the soup more distinctive than if it had been liquidized after cooking. The turnip is treated the same way, with yet another cup of water. <br />
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All these are thrown in the pot with the potatoes and then Mum adds 2 vegetable stock cubes, but she cuts them up into small pieces before she puts them in.<br />
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Cooks this soup about 20 minutes, or until done anyway. Then she uses an old fashioned potato masher to make the bits of potato smaller. Absolutely delicious and can't be more simple than that! <br />
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While we were all busy in the kitchen, Alan and Corbyn were building a new Lego set that we purchased at Dobbies. Glad they had something to do too!<br />
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After visiting the grandparents, we had a lovely time at Whitney's - pizza delivered by Domino's and then watched How to Train Your Dragon 2. <br />
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The night before Valentine's Day, we suddenly found ourselves with our grandson spending the night! Corbyn and I had a discussion about what to do for his Mum for Valentine's and he decided to make a cookie too! <br />
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The funny thing was - we agreed to wait until Alan had left for the afternoon. But as soon as he left to walk our dog, Corbyn came crashing into the kitchen ready to start! I didn't want to dampen his enthusiasm, so Alan returned to a very busy kitchen! And I lost the element of surprise. Oh well, the price grandparents pay!<br />
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The heart shaped cookie was non-negotiable even though Corbyn loves to give his Mum hearts. He actually came out better, in a little boy's world, by using a regular pizza pan, which is bigger than the heart! <br />
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We had so much fun doing these cookies that I decide to make another one for my manager, whose last day at my work is my first day on a cruise ship! As a result, I am missing the official leaving do. But my "team" decided to have an alternative do. It wasn't meant to be exclusively our team, but no one else was able to go. We just went to our very local and fabulous restaurant: <a href="http://www.garfields.me.uk/" target="_blank">Garfield's.</a><br />
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Before leaving the office though, I had hand carried this huge pizza pan full of cookie from Ayr to Ardrossan on the train. Boy had I not thought about the awkwardness of that when I decided not to take my car! <br />
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The really funny thing was the way Sarah cut her cookie - like a pizza! So 11 of us got a large slice of cookie! There was one piece left and I cut it into 5 pieces before giving it to Sarah to take home!<br />
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What is the is the best thing to do after gorging your self on a large slice of cookie? Go to Garfield's for tapas and cocktails!<br />
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The food and drinks were delicious. Funny thing though, it was only Sarah and myself that could actually drink! With the new Scottish laws about how much alcohol is allowed in a driver's blood stream, practically zero, unless you are not driving at all, you cannot risk even one drink. Never mind, the Project Team had a fantastic time together. Turned out to a tremendous evening and we hope to repeat this again soon. And we will invite our friend, Sarah, since she will no longer be our manager! <br />
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1/3 cup (73g) granulated sugar</div>
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In these cold days of Winter, something simple, warm and filling seemed to be needed! So I went to one of my old and trusty cookbooks from my high school days in the '70's! The Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book to be exact. If you go into book stores even today, a very similar edition of this cookbook can be found, but I love this old friend! <br />
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This is always a success and everyone who has ever had my macaroni and cheese enjoys it. That is not always the case with my many experiments, so I treasure these simple recipes! And the ingredients are almost always just sitting in your kitchen waiting to be used! So here is a very easy and satisfying recipe for you to try!<br />
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I have also tried to convert the few measurements required so no one is limited to using only cups. And at the end is the recipe with no photo for easy copying!<br />
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Macaroni and Cheese adapted from the 1972 edition of The Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book<br />
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Oven temp - 350F/170C Makes 6 servings<br />
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1 1/2 cups / 247g elbow macaroni<br />
3 tablespoons / 42.5g butter<br />
2 tablespoons all purpose flour/ plain flour<br />
1/2 teaspoon salt<br />
dash pepper<br />
2 cups / 500ml milk (I used skimmed milk)<br />
1/4 cup chopped onion (optional and I didn't use this but it was about half an onion, before I changed my mind about using it!)<br />
8 oz / 227g sharp process American cheese (I used Red Leicester instead) cubed to approx 2 cups!<br />
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1. Cook macaroni according to instructions on package and then drain thoroughly.<br />
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2. In a different pan, melt the butter and slowly blend in the flour, salt and pepper.<br />
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3. Add milk to the butter mixture, just a little at a time to prevent lumps forming in the sauce. Once this is completely mixed in, heat until the sauce is thick enough to be noticeable on the back of your spoon. <br />
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4. If you are using onion, now is the time to add this, along with the cheese. <br />
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5. Once cheese is melted, mix the cheese sauce with the drained macaroni.<br />
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6. Pour the mixture into a suitable sized casserole dish. The recipe states a 1 1/2 quart casserole, but I just use what looks like the right size! <br />
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7. Some people like sliced tomatoes on the top of macaroni and cheese. This has never been a favourite at our house and I never do this! <br />
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7. Bake time is about 35 - 40 minutes but keep an eye on it to prevent the top getting too browned.<br />
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This recipe was very popular within my family and I have decided to always double it. Then I will not bake it in one large casserole dish but a variety of small dishes, that can be frozen and ready for busy days! <br />
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<br />Beyond Pat's Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17802820308176734201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235581400854762035.post-72680359687890943072015-02-04T20:14:00.001+00:002015-12-29T07:23:16.100+00:00Dark Chocolate Brownies with Peanut Butter and Nutella <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is my second month with the Peanut Butter Bash and I am almost down to the deadline in finding a suitable recipe! Not that we have didn't have plenty of notice, but I have just been really unlucky in locating a British recipe that seemed to work with the required ingredient of peanut butter and nutella! But I believe I have found one now! <br />
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The link to our Facebook page is: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/peanutbutterbash/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/peanutbutterbash/</a> If you are a food blogger, it is fun to have this challenge every month! <br />
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This recipe has been pinned to my fridge for almost a year though, so I didn't have to look very far! Last year, the <a href="http://www.steamer.co.uk/locations/glasgow" target="_blank">Steamer Trading Company</a> in Glasgow had a special opening of its basement! Doesn't sound like much, but they had rented their premises as one floor and noticed the stairs that went down to virtually nothing. Once investigated, there were dirt floors and who knows how long that part of the building was used last! Needless to say, they held a grand opening and the basement is beautiful now. During this celebration, there was champagne, cupcake decorating demonstrations and free baked goods from the Riverside Bakery just across the street. <br />
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Sue and I fell in love with their brownies and got copies of the recipe, the suggestions on this recipe is just add whatever you feel like. The ones we had included Salted Caramel sauce! Fabulous! <br />
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For some reason, this recipe has lived on my fridge for all this time and only got its debut this morning! Now I have to let these brownies cool and then post them to my son in London, since I really need them out of my house! We will be going on a cruise soon and I don't need any temptation like delicious brownies sitting around in my kitchen!<br />
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I have attempted to convert the British measurements into cups and hope these work out alright for those of you who want to try this recipe using cups and not by weight. For the butter, I always go to the <a href="http://www.onlineconversion.com/cooking_butter.htm" target="_blank">online butter </a> conversion. This has been the best thing for me to ever discover! Before that, I had such difficulty measuring butter. When growing up with butter in measurable sticks and all recipes I used calling for this sort of measurement, it was virtually impossible for me to use my favourite American recipes when I first moved to Scotland!<br />
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Adapted from the leaflet provided by the <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/riverhill-coffee-bar-glasgow" target="_blank">Riverhill Coffee Bar</a> <br />
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<b>Dark Chocolate Brownies </b><br />
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Oven temp - 170C/350F<br />
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300g/ 10.5 ounces Dark Chocolate 70%<br />
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4 eggs<br />
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200g/ 3/4 cup caster sugar (any granulated sugar will do really!)<br />
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140g/ 5/8 cup soft brown sugar<br />
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1 teaspoon vanilla<br />
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170g/ 1 cup flour<br />
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3 tablespoons cocoa powder<br />
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4 tablespoons creamy peanut butter<br />
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4 tablespoons Nutella<br />
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Prepare a square 8 x 8 baking tin.<br />
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Being careful not to overwork the chocolate, gently melt the chocolate and butter on a low setting in the microwave, checking frequently. When melted, let it cool slightly.<br />
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Add eggs and both sugars to a large bowl and whisk with an electric beater or Kitchen Aid until mixed thoroughly and becoming thick and creamy.<br />
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Add vanilla and cocoa powder and make sure they are well incorporated into the egg and sugar mixture.<br />
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The recipe calls for the chocolate and butter mixture to be "folded" in and I wonder why that is? To me, that is what you do for muffins....however, I would fold as requested! <br />
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Following this, add the flour in small portions to ensure it is well incorporated into the rest of the batter.<br />
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On low and using 2 small pans, melt the peanut butter and Nutella separately.<br />
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Pour the batter into the brownie tin then add the peanut butter and Nutella on the top. I dropped this onto the top in lines then took a knife to add a bit of a pattern. If I were to do this again, I believe I would "cut" the peanut butter and Nutella a bit deeper into the batter to make them easier to cut mainly!<br />
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Bake for 25 minutes - (I had to bake an additional 5 minutes but am wondering about my oven since I seem to have to do that quite often now.)<br />
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The brownies should be fudge-like - if you bake them for too long, they will be more cake like. <br />
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Riverhill suggests adding all kinds of different things to this recipe such as pecans, white chocolate, salted caramel, berries or whatever takes your fancy, like I did with peanut butter and Nutella!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption">These brownies are amazing, if I do say so myself! <br />
So yummy, in fact, that I quickly packaged up as many as possible and posted them to my son in London! <br />
That way I won't be tempted to eat them! <br />
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Standard procedure at the post office is to ask what the contents of a package are. After I told her it was brownies, the lady behind the counter laughed and said her next question should be the approximate worth of the contents, but these would be priceless! Let's hope Martin agrees!<br />
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Also be sure to check out all the other recipes from this month's <a href="http://new.inlinkz.com/luwpview.php?id=487742" target="_blank">Peanut Butter Bash!</a><br />
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From the <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/riverhill-coffee-bar-glasgow" target="_blank">Riverhill Coffee Bar</a> here is their recipe for<br />
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Preheat oven to 170C/350F<br />
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300g/ 10.5 ounces Dark Chocolate 70%<br />
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200g/ 1 & 3/4 sticks unsalted butter<br />
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4 eggs<br />
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200g/ 3/4 cup caster sugar (any granulated sugar will do really!)<br />
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140g/ 5/8 cup soft brown sugar<br />
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1 teaspoon vanilla<br />
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170g/ 1 cup flour<br />
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3 tablespoons cocoa powder<br />
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my added ingredients for the Peanut Butter Bash:<br />
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4 tablespoons creamy peanut butter<br />
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4 tablespoons Nutella<br />
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Grease and line a brownie tin.<br />
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Melt together the chocolate and butter in the microwave and leave aside to cool slightly.<br />
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Meanwhile whisk eggs and sugars together with electric beaters or in a Kitchen Aid until pale and thick and creamy.<br />
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Add the vanilla and cocoa powder.<br />
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Fold in the chocolate and butter mixture and lastly the flour.<br />
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On low and using 2 small pans, melt the peanut butter and Nutella separately.<br />
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Pour the batter into the brownie tin then add the peanut butter and Nutella on the top. I dropped this onto the top in lines then took a knife to add a bit of a pattern. If I were to do this again, I believe I would "cut" the peanut butter and Nutella a bit deeper into the batter to make them easier to cut mainly!<br />
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Bake for 25 minutes - (I had to bake an additional 5 minutes but am wondering about my oven since I seem to have to do that quite often now.)<br />
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The brownies should be fudge - if you bake them for too long, they will be more cake like. <br />
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Riverhill suggests adding all kinds of different things to this recipe such as pecans, white chocolate, salted caramel, berries or whatever takes your fancy, like I did with peanut butter and Nutella!<br />
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<br />Beyond Pat's Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17802820308176734201noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235581400854762035.post-36504104636555932282015-02-02T08:29:00.001+00:002016-01-03T19:48:19.126+00:00Ranch Tortilla Roll Ups for a Birthday Picnic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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To celebrate my grandson's 6th birthday, he requested museum visits in Glasgow! We managed only to get to the <a href="http://www.clydewaterfront.com/projects/greater-govan--glasgow-harbour/leisure/riverside_museum" target="_blank">Transport Museum</a>. He has been here before and it is so child and family friendly that is it a super day out! And it is free, plus you can bring in your own food and eat at tables scattered throughout the museum. <br />
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We had hoped to visit Kelvingrove Museum on the same day, but time ran out and no one was disappointed. It just gives us another day's activity to look forward to!<br />
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Plans for the day included a picnic and, considering this was the end of January, I did wonder exactly where we would be able to enjoy our picnic! The discovery of those random tables were fantastic! I was even able to bring in a lovely coffee from a stall outside when I went to our car to bring our food in. In this picture of our indoor picnic, I have no idea why Morgan and Whitney are still wearing their coats, and Whitney is also wearing Corbyn's hat! Corbyn and I were not wearing coats though!<br />
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I decided to make one of our favourite sort of sandwich, but they are really little appetisers if you cut them up the way the recipe shows! These little rolls are very healthy, loaded with broccoli, red onion and carrots! Easy to make and I thought they would be nice to share! Plus, if I put them on my blog, I won't have to search for the recipe every time I decide to make them myself! <br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.25rem;">Refrigerate before serving, minimum time would be 2 hours, but I like to leave them overnight.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.25rem;">(This is so true for all the UK and I had to share it!)</span></h4>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;">Ranch Roll Up Snacks </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit;">recipe discovered on the <a href="http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/ranch-roll-up-snacks/238f1c40-aff6-41b5-a256-e63cec30c51d" target="_blank">Pillsbury website! </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Adapted from the Pillsbury website.</span></h4>
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For some odd reason, I volunteered awhile ago to help with our little newsletter at work. So far, we have only had one edition! This was partly because the three people doing this got extremely busy, and of course, Christmas and then there were a lot of changes going on so the newsletter was put on the back burner for a while. But it will be back soon! And we all agreed to have a theme with this one, and maybe all the rest that follow! Due to the area we live, you cannot escape that January is Robert Burns' birthday month and Burns' Suppers and other celebrations surround us. So that will be our theme. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out. <br />
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Since we are not a huge company, our mission is to fill our few pages with interesting and relevant items. We came up with some good ideas but then I suggested adding a recipe section. This was not a totally off the wall suggestion, one of my favourite recipes was taken from a company newsletter when I worked for my first real job in Scotland - over 20 years ago. A recipe I still use! This suggestion was welcomed and then I suggested soup; great idea for this time of year. What I had not factored on was the next suggestion to me, which was for me to make Haggis Soup and share that recipe. Haggis Soup? Seriously? <br />
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So I did! I located a few recipes online, one was even from a Texas blog written by an expat Scottish person. I must admit I was surprised though, I thought you could not purchase Haggis in the US? So I don't think I will link that blog here, just in case I draw attention to something! In the picture, it was in a can, so it should be ok, but not going to risk it! <br />
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I found a very simple sounding recipe on <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/haggissoup_82603" target="_blank">BBC Food Recipes</a>. Having never even owned a Haggis before, I was not sure how to proceed. This recipe says to add the Haggis at almost the end of the process and boil/simmer for 5 minutes. The packaging on the Haggis says to either boil for 45 minutes, microwave for 5 or bake in the oven, I don't have the packaging in front of me and I can't remember the timing for that. However, I read this only at the time that I should have put the Haggis in the soup for 5 minutes! So I just boiled/simmered the actual soup after adding the Haggis for 45 minutes! Soup is soup, extra cooking time is not going to hurt it, in my opinion! <br />
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The soup is actually delicious, tastes just like a liquid Burns Supper. But who wants to drink a Burns Supper? It was too rich for me! I often take soup to my in-laws and they were the happy recipients of what was left of this experiment. I have not yet heard if they enjoyed it or not, but will add that when I hear!<br />
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I also doubled this recipe, who makes soup for one? And to be honest, it ended up making about 3 - 4 bowls of soup in my doubled version! Recipe with no photos or comments follows at the end.<br />
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1 tbsp oil<br />
½ leek, diced<br />
½ potato, peeled and diced<br />
¼ swede, peeled and diced<br />
¾pint chicken stock (1 1/2 cups)<br />
salt and freshly ground black pepper<br />
85g-110g/3-4 oz haggis (The haggis I bought weighted a pound so I had to cut the very small amount suggested)<br />
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Just a note about what a Swede is, I had no idea when I moved to Scotland there there are turnips and swedes and these terms can be interchangeable - or not! There are huge yellow turnips, which is what is commonly referred to as "Swede" and there are little white turnips that look more like what I grew up with. And then, there is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutabaga" target="_blank">Rutabaga</a>! This, in my opinion, is actually what a Swede would be to an American. But I will never be certain! Let me correct that, I have only heard the term Rutabaga in the US, mainly the Midwest - and once in a pub quiz here in Scotland!<br />
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Heat the oil in a pan and sauté the leek, potato and swede for a few minutes, to soften. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.<br />
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Pour in the chicken stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, add the haggis and simmer for 10-12 minutes.<br />
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Remove from the heat and spoon into a soup bowl to serve.<br />
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Less than 30 mins<br />
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I think this would be a great way to use leftover Haggis, if there ever is such a thing!<br />
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Serves 1<br />
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This is a Nick Nairn recipe from Ready, Steady, Cook and was found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/haggissoup_82603<br />
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<b>Haggis Soup </b></h4>
<b>Ingredients</b><br />
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1 tbsp oil<br />
½ leek, diced<br />
½ potato, peeled and diced<br />
¼ swede, peeled and diced<br />
¾pint chicken stock (1 1/2 cups)<br />
salt and freshly ground black pepper<br />
85g-110g/3-4 oz haggis (The haggis I bought weighted a pound so I had to cut the very small amount<br />
suggested)<br />
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Preparation method<br />
Heat the oil in a pan and sauté the leek, potato and swede for a few minutes, to soften. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.<br />
Pour in the chicken stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, add the haggis and simmer for 10-12 minutes.<br />
Remove from the heat and spoon into a soup bowl to serve.<br />
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This is a Nick Nairn recipe from Ready, Steady, Cook and was found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/haggissoup_82603Beyond Pat's Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17802820308176734201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235581400854762035.post-51798234770032824072015-01-07T08:29:00.000+00:002015-01-08T17:36:41.109+00:00My First Peanut Butter Bash!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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While innocently looking at other people's food blogs, I come across various challenges like the Christmas Cookie Swap where you have to qualify as a food blogger yourself before being able to participate. I really enjoyed the cookie swap, even though it did not go as well for me as other years, and was delighted to discover the Peanut Butter Bash! In the first instance of posting this, I did not know to put the link to the group so here it is: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/peanutbutterbash/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/peanutbutterbash/</a><br />
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The rules for this are simple, there is a monthly vote on what ingredient to add to peanut butter and then publish your own creation on the 1st Thursday of the month. Well, the first Thursday of the month unless that day falls on the first day of the year! This year, after a frenzy of folks understandably saying that they could not meet the deadline due to holidays, the date was changed to the 8th!<br />
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Our son had come home from London for Christmas and I had planned my baking around sending him home with something on the 29th. The deadline of the first of January seemed challenging but achievable. Although I did manage to bake these bars, to have to meet the original deadline would have been stressful and I am very grateful it was pushed back a week!<br />
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After looking at the other members of this group, it appears that I may be the only non-US resident! So I decided to focus only on British cookbooks and recipes for something different! <br />
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I do try to convert measurements from British to American systems, but I always put a disclaimer because it is only my estimates. On one of my pages is a link with someone else's very hard work and converting a massive number of items! Here is the <a href="http://www.americancupcakeabroad.com/conversion-chart" target="_blank">link</a>! She and I exchanged Christmas cookies her last year living in Scotland. She has since moved back to the US and the blog name is changed is changed to <a href="http://www.americancupcakeabroad.com/" target="_blank">American Cupcake Life</a>, and is well worth a visit!<br />
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Chewy Monkey Bars - the footnote states you can vary the nuts and dried fruits, but stick to the same weights and proportions indicated in the recipe.<br />
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Makes 12 bars depending on how you cut them of course!<br />
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120g (4 oz) 1/2 cup honey<br />
60g (2 oz) 1/4 cup unsalted butter<br />
60g (2 oz) 1/4 crunchy peanut butter<br />
160g (5.5 oz) 3 cups white mini marshmallows<br />
1 tsp vanilla essence<br />
100g (3.5 oz) 1 cup rolled oats<br />
175g (6 oz) 5 cups puffed rice cereal (I used Rice Krispies)<br />
175g (6 oz) 1/2 cup desiccated coconut<br />
40g (1.5 oz) 1/4 cup unsalted peanuts, roughly chopped ( I had to use hazelnuts because I could not find unsalted peanuts)<br />
40g (1.5 oz) 1/4 cup glace cherries, roughly chopped<br />
100g (3.5 oz) 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips (minimum 70% chocolate)<br />
50g (1 3/4 oz) 1/2 cup chopped mixed nuts<br />
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One 22 x 31 cm (9 x 12.5 inch) baking tray (mine was 9 x 13)<br />
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1. Line the tray with baking parchment. Place the honey in a saucepan with the butter, peanut butter, marshmallows and vanilla essence and melt together over a low heat. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As a result of doing this in a hurry, there are 2 problems evident in this picture:<br />
1. Pink mini marshmallows! It is hard to find mini marshmallows in Scotland, so any colour will do!<br />
2. I added the Rice Krispies before reading that I shouldn't have done that. I did pick most out, but another reason not to bake in a hurry!</td></tr>
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2. In a bowl, mix together the oats, rice cereal, coconut, peanuts, cherries and 2/3 of the chocolate chips. Pour the warm, melted ingredients over this dry mixture, stirring together thoroughly to make sure all of the dry ingredients are evenly coated. Press the mixture into the prepared baking tray.<br />
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3. Melt the remaining chocolate chips in a microwave or in a glass bowl over a pan of simmering water. Drizzle the melted chocolate over the top of the monkey bar mixture and sprinkle withe the chopped mixed nuts, then leave in the fridge for about 1 hour to set. Once the mixture has set, it can be turned out on to a chopping board and sliced into 12 bars.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another result of doing this too quickly, I chilled the mixture<br />
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3. Melt the remaining chocolate chips in a microwave or in a glass bowl over a pan of simmering water. Drizzle the melted chocolate over the top of the monkey bar mixture and sprinkle with the chopped mixed nuts, then leave in the fridge for about 1 hour to set. Once the mixture has set, it can be turned out on to a chopping board and sliced into 12 bars.<br />
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Even with all the problems and mistakes, these bars were delicious! A very grown up version of those Rice Krispies bars! I had not really noticed that was what they were when I chose this recipe, but everyone liked them and that was the important thing. <br />
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I was able to package some up and send off with Martin as he left for London. On the way to the airport, we made a planned detour of attending the Glasgow Rocks basketball game at the Emirates Arena. My husband is registered as one of the league's photographers so we thought this would be a nice way to end the visit. <br />
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<span style="background-color: #ffd966; text-align: center;">"Man cannot live by bread alone; he must have peanut butter." James A. Garfield</span></div>
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Chewy Monkey Bars - the footnote states you can vary the nuts and dried fruits, but stick to the same weights and proportions indicated in the recipe.<br />
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120g (4 oz) 1/2 cup honey<br />
60g (2 oz) 1/4 cup unsalted butter<br />
60g (2 oz) 1/4 crunchy peanut butter<br />
160g (5.5 oz) 3 cups white mini marshmallows<br />
1 tsp vanilla essence<br />
100g (3.5 oz) 1 cup rolled oats<br />
175g (6 oz) 5 cups puffed rice cereal (I used Rice Krispies)<br />
175g (6 oz) 1/2 cup desiccated coconut<br />
40g (1.5 oz) 1/4 cup unsalted peanuts, roughly chopped ( I had to use hazelnuts because I could not find unsalted peanuts)<br />
40g (1.5 oz) 1/4 cup glace cherries, roughly chopped<br />
100g (3.5 oz) 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips (minimum 70% chocolate)<br />
50g (1 3/4 oz) 1/2 cup chopped mixed nuts<br />
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One 22 x 31 cm (9 x 12.5 inch) baking tray (mine was 9 x 13)<br />
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1. Line the tray with baking parchment. Place the honey in a saucepan with the butter, peanut butter, marshmallows and vanilla essence and melt together over a low heat.<br />
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3. Melt the remaining chocolate chips in a microwave or in a glass bowl over a pan of simmering water. Drizzle the melted chocolate over the top of the monkey bar mixture and sprinkle withe the chopped mixed nuts, then leave in the fridge for about 1 hour to set. Once the mixture has set, it can be turned out on to a chopping board and sliced into 12 bars.<br />
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Beyond Pat's Kitchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17802820308176734201noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7235581400854762035.post-34713609386464109232014-12-20T22:12:00.002+00:002014-12-20T22:12:48.500+00:00Christmas Baking with Corbyn - Empire BiscuitsAfter having the pleasure of watching Corbyn perform in his school's Nativity Play (he was a sheep with one line!), I also got to pick him up from school the next day for an overnight stay!<br />
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I must admit it is a bit daunting to watch this little man grow up before our very eyes, but it is also a wonderful privilege to be able to spend so much time with him. After moving so far away from my family, I know how precious this time is. But to hear how he had his whole schedule planned with precision was a surprise! Corbyn wanted to bake, of course, watch a movie we just bought as a result of Christmas shopping on the way home and he also wanted to play Zoo Tycoon. This was all accomplished with enough time for a lovely bedtime story!<br />
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Corbyn originally requested baking chocolate muffins but then grabbed his "My Baking Journal" and found the Empire Biscuits recipe instead. Once I told him they were his grandfather's favourites, it became a mission for Corbyn to make these for a Christmas gift for his GaGa! <br />
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I must admit, these biscuits are one of my favourites also. However, I never expected them to be so easy to make, requiring very little in the way of ingredients too. My only complaint about the way the recipe is written is that it didn't say how many biscuits to expect. I got 8 altogether, And I had to guess how big 1cm is! Today I put a ruler on my cookbook shelf so I can refer to that next time!<br />
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When baking with Corbyn, it is always fast and furious, so there are not equivalents or US measurements. I apologize for that. But we did have fun baking!<br />
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170g Butter<br />
55g Caster Sugar<br />
225g Plain Flour<br />
Strawberry Jam<br />
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1. Preheat oven to 150C and grease two baking tins.<br />
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4. Roll out the dough to 1cm thick and use a round cutter to make an even number of biscuits. My round cutter seemed too big, so we used a wine glass! <br />
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125g Icing Sugar (Powdered Sugar)<br />
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170g Butter<br />
55g Caster Sugar<br />
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1. Preheat oven to 150C and grease two baking tins.<br />
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2. Cream the butter and sugar together.<br />
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3. Gradually mix in the flour until the mixture forms a stiff dough.<br />
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4. Roll out the dough to 1cm thick and use a round cutter to make an even number of biscuits.<br />
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5. Bake for 20 - 30 minutes.<br />
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6. Place on a wire rack to cool.<br />
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7. Once cool, stick together two biscuits using a dollop of jam.<br />
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125g Icing Sugar (Powdered Sugar)<br />
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1. Sift sugar into bowl. Slowly add water until the icing becomes thick enough to cover the back of a spoon. <br />
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2. Add more water if needed - one drop at a time.<br />
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Empire Biscuits often have gum drops on top but I don't like them, so we put M&M's on them.<br />
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Looks like I have missed over a month since last posting! That does not mean I have been doing nothing! I have one post ready and waiting to go for the Christmas Cookie Swap post we all have to post on the same day. And I have been travelling with my niece and my husband to Germany for Thanksgiving with my friend and also a massive amount of Christmas markets - here is one of the blogs from that trip. The one I did for <a href="http://abonnietallahasseelassie.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/not-all-turkey-today.html" target="_blank">Thanksgiving Day</a>. <br />
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We also had a day trip to Dublin last week. This was a girls' day out with my Daughter and my Niece - <a href="http://abonnietallahasseelassie.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/a-day-in-dublin.html" target="_blank">A Day in Dublin</a>. If you read this, you will realise I was a bit under the weather following this day, but not for the expected reason. No I was not hungover, but suffered from either a very abbreviated flu as a result of getting a flu shot and not getting really, really ill, or having a virus as one of my more medically experienced friends is convinced happened.....either way, this weekend of lunches and parties could have come a bit later as far as I am concerned. That is not to say I did not enjoy every minute though!<br />
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First was a 3 course festive lunch with my oldest friend in Scotland, at Beresford's. We used to meet once a week for coffee, but after 25 years and life itself, she now lives on the other side of Scotland, so we meet when we can....<br />
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On the same day, a few hours later, I was part of a group of 8 at Prestwick Airport Aviator Suite at a party to support our local and beautiful Gaiety Theatre. <br />
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The night started so slowly that all these adults began to act like bored children and I was very concerned since this was my idea....<br />
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but the entertainment turned out to be amazing, as well as the company, and we all had an amazing time. <br />
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We danced the night away, which was totally unexpected, and with all the photographers in our crowd, we got some fun shots! I gave up and let Alan and Bill do all that work!</div>
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I wonder what everyone else thought? Selfies on the dance floor! What fun it was! </div>
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And we even got a family group shot before we left the building.</div>
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As if I had not had enough fun for a weekend, I was expecting to host another festive event on Saturday, lunch for 6! <br />
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So there was time to relax and enjoy the company! Plus they all loved it! Easy, tasty, not too high in calories dinner, does it get better than that?<br />
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Starter - pate, doesn't get easier than that, plus Sue brought some frozen goodies to add to this.</div>
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Main course - Believe it or not - taken from Weightwatchers "The Complete Kitchen" cookbook! Zippy Chicken and Broccoli Tagliatelle. This was tremendous hit! And it was so easy!</div>
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Dessert - Brownie sundae, using a mix the day before and chopping up some peppermint Hershey's kisses I was lucky enough to have on hand! Catherine also brought an amazing Banoffee Pie. It was so delicious - I begged her to take it away with her when she left, but she didn't. Ok, there isn't any left now! <br />
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10 Propoints Values per recipe<br />
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125g (4 1/2 oz dried tagliatelle)<br />
125g (4 1/2 oz Broccoli, cut into small florets<br />
1 teaspoon olive oil<br />
1 garlic clove, sliced<br />
1/2 red chilli, de-seeded and diced<br />
2 ripe tomatoes, chopped roughly<br />
150ml (5 fluid oz) chicken stock<br />
150g (5 1/2 oz) skinless cooked chicken breast, diced<br />
grated zest of 1/2 a lemon + 1 teaspoon lemon juice<br />
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil<br />
15g (1/2 oz) freshly grated Parmesan cheese<br />
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1. Bring a saucepan of water to the boil, add the pasta and return to the boil. Cook for 10 minutes until tender or follow the packet instructions. Add the broccoli for the last 3 minutes.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;">Ferdinand the Duck in the Australian film 'Babe' (1995)</span><br />
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My packages for the Great Food Blogger Christmas Cookie Swap 2014 are freshly in the post as I begin to compose this blog! What a super feeling of accomplishment! This might be my third year doing the Cookie Swap, but it seems like I was more excited about it than ever before! Possibly discovering a delicious cookie recipe a few weeks ago helped. Normally it is down to the deadline before I know what I am doing!<br />
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I got my three partners in swapping and was delighted to be able to help out with yet another person from Ireland when they didn't have enough participants in that country. The extra postage is not sufficient to dampen the fun of helping someone be involved, and to also support the lovely activity which raises money worldwide for <a href="http://www.cookiesforkidscancer.org/" target="_blank">Cookies for Kids Cancer</a>.<br />
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However, I am not certain she or one of my other matches received their cookies! I know the name of the Irish blogger was incorrect because I looked at her blog and was able to correct that, but if the name was wrong, what about the rest of the address? If this is the first year doing the cookie swap, maybe the two I have not heard from don't realise they were supposed to let me know they got them. I have emailed them to ask, but had no response either. I did hear from Rebecca from Really Pretty Useful and she enjoyed the cookies I sent her! <br />
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I am still waiting on one more box of cookies, not sure what has gone wrong this year....but I have thoroughly enjoyed my Chocolate and Candy Cane cookies from Ally at Digital Diva and the amazing Orange Chocolate Chip and Walnut cookies from Angela from the awkwardblog.com. <br />
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When I made the recipe I sent originally it was for our trip to <a href="http://patsnewkitchen.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/chocolate-chip-bars-for-our-trip-to.html" target="_blank">London</a> to see our son. I have never made a chocolate cookie dough though and had no idea how much I personally would love these cookies! I think they are the best ever.....however, they are so chocolaty they need a health warning. Well, at least for our niece who is staying with us, sort of as a gap year. She is allergic to high percentage chocolate and these will hurt her. So why did I make them twice? Sorry, <a href="http://abonnietallahasseelassie.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Morgan</a>!<br />
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Before reading the recipe, I have a request! This blog has been going on for over 2 years and I really enjoy doing it, but I am very frustrated because I get no comments at all! I would love to hear from you, any thoughts, comments or questions would be wonderful to receive. With readers all over the world, it would mean a lot to me to hear from you! I have also re-started my Pat's Kitchen Facebook page, so if that is the best way for any of you, please "like" that! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/patsnewkitchen?ref=aymt_homepage_panel" target="_blank">Here is the link to "Pat's Kitchen".</a><br />
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Taken and adapted from a package of Nestle Premier White Chocolate Chips I bought in the States. <br />
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2/3 cup / 70g cocoa</div>
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1 cup (2 sticks) / 227g butter or margarine, softened</div>
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2/3 cup / 167 packed brown sugar</div>
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2 cups white chocolate chips*, however I used 1 cup white chocolate chips and one cup dried cranberries for a more festive look! <br />
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*The first time I tried this recipe, I used one cup white and 1 cup very dark chocolate chips. The cookies could have hurt more than just my niece with the massive amount of chocolate they contained, but they were amazing! This time, I decided to be a bit more festive and added a 170g package of dried cranberries. This ended up being exactly one cup! I intended to add one package of white chocolate chips, but the package was 100g and did not fill a whole cup.....what to do? Open another small package or finish off the already opened dark chocolate chips just sitting there and begging me to eat them in one gulp? Best to get them out of temptation's way, so there is a hint of dark chocolate chips in this cookie swap. <br />
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