Food

30/12/14 CHRISTMAS LEFTOVERS

Did you manage to use up all the leftovers from Christmas? I made a flan and frittata which cost pennies and tasted delicious.

I made the flan using leftover pastry from making sausage rolls and mince pies. In the flan went some chopped up turkey, ham and some sautéed leeks together with a couple of beaten eggs, milk, salt, pepper and nutmeg.

I also made a frittata which used up turkey, ham, bacon (from Christmas breakfast), leftover pigs in blankets, and whatever I could find in the veg drawer of the fridge which included, mushrooms, onion, spring onions and a red pepper. I fried this all together then poured in some beaten eggs and topped it off with some grated cheese, sliced tomatoes and mixed herbs. I put it into a hot oven for 15 minutes. I did think of taking some photos to post but unfortunately only thought about it once we'd eaten. It was delicious.

Now for the New Year, I have some leftover custard in the freezer. I think this would be delicious mixed in with some lemon curd and topped off with the left over double cream. Yum, yum...

02/10/14 Halloween

With Halloween just around the corner, what better than to have a lovely pumpkin carving, but what happens to that lovely orange flesh that's left over? Did you know that pumpkin is a good source of vitamins and minerals, it is also an extremely versatile vegetable that can be used for both savoury and sweet dishes.  I use it for soups, cakes, as a side veg and even dry or roast the seeds to make a tasty snack. If you do one thing different this Halloween, search the internet for pumpkin recipes and be prepared for a surprise.

APPLES
The trees are heaving with fruit at the moment.  In particular the apple tree on the path alongside Whites Field down to Jack and Jill Pre-school is a problem for the Parish Council as they have to tidy up the dropped fruit.  They would welcome villagers helping themselves to some apples to help reduce this problem.

ALLOTMENTS
Chinnor allotment association - see Parish Council website for current contact details.

LANDSHARE
Looking for an allotment but none available?  Or do you have spare land that you're willing to let others' use to grow food?  Visit the landshare website to get in touch with others and solve your problem.  As supported by Hugh Fearnley-Wittingstall, and over 62000 others.