Quick Vegetarian meals

[Pip Freeman]

My neighbour brought me some lovely parsnips from his garden.

Parsnip Bake.

Peel parsnips and cut into 2" sized pieces.(5 large parsnips)
Slice 3 large tomatoes
Prepare some wholemeal breadcrumbs ( About 5 slices bread)
Grate 4 oz cheddar cheese
A pot of single cream
A little dried basil
Salt and pepper

Steam the parsnips until just soft, then arrange about a third of them in a greased baking dish
Follow with a layer of tomatoes, a layer of breadcrumbs, a tbs of cream and a little salt and pepper and a sprinkle of basil.

Repeat these layers, the final layer of breadcrumbs is mixed with the grated cheese.

Bake at 200 degrees for about 30 minutes.

Serve with a green salad.

[sandrainsydney]

Yummy mushrooms ;D

field mushrooms filled & microwaved

Wipe then upend a largish mushroom, pull or cut out the stem, fill with something yummy & cook for about 1.30 mins & eat while warm

Fillings -

Dip & avocado & cheese (yesterday I used some red chedder - it isn't mixed "properly" so has swirls of red & yellow & is very pretty)

Ricotta/cottage cheese & sun dried tomatoes & cheese.

Ricotta & asparagus & cheese.

etc.

[Pip Freeman]

I too love mushrooms, the mention of field mushrooms reminded me of my mother and I going down the fields in the very early morning to gather field mushrooms and cooking them for our breakfast. they are delicious eaten raw as well. A totally different taste and smell to shop bought forced ones.

MUSHROOM AND POTATO PIE.

Cook about one and a half pounds of potatoes for the topping. Mash well, adding butter and a little milk.

Cook in a large wok.-----
2 big onions (chopped and sliced)
1 stick of celery (chopped into small pieces)
Loads of mushrooms (sliced up) I prefer small open ones.
Cook gently in butter or margarine. stiring as they cook.
Take off the heat and sprinkle one and a half tablespoons of flour on top and and stir well.
Add---2 tsps sweet paprika, 1 tsp dried or fresh thyme, a small quarter of a tsp cayenne, stir these in.
Stir in half a pint of milk, return to the heat and cook gently until the sauce is thickened and smooth.(not too thick, thin with more milk if necessary)
Stir in 2 tsp lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper.

Put the mixture in an ovenproof dish.
Cover with the mashed potato, spreading smoothly and evenly, mark with a fork, and sprinkle on some paprika in a lattice pattern.

Bake for 20 minutes at 190 degreesC

[ragdall]

Your recipes all sound very yummy.

[alliekiwi]

The parsnip one sounds lovely, Pip! I'm a great fan of that vegetable. What quantity is in a pot of single cream? Ours come in either 300ml or 500ml.

Allie

[ragdall]

And for those of us in N. America, what is single cream?

[alliekiwi]

Well, our 'single cream' is also called 'light cream', depending on the brand/supermarket and has around 18% butter fat in it if that helps. It's too light to whip.

Allie

[Pip Freeman]

I found these definitions of the different sorts of cream.

www.deliaonline.com/ingredients/cream,273,IN.html

Delia is a very well known television cook, who has written many cookery books. She is famous for owning Norwich City Football Club and being a fanatic supporter. I have just been reading her 'Feast for Lent' book.

All about her here----http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=4996106673

[ragdall]

Apr 19, 2009 9:17:04 GMT Pip Freeman said:

I found these definitions of the different sorts of cream.

www.deliaonline.com/ingredients/cream,273,IN.html

Delia is a very well known television cook, who has written many cookery books. She is famous for owning Norwich City Football Club and being a fanatic supporter. I have just been reading her 'Feast for Lent' book.

All about her here----http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=4996106673

Pip,
Thank you for providing the link to the definitions of the different sorts of cream. Other than whipping cream, I've never bought cream. I hope I'll have time the next time I shop to look at the % of mild fat in the creams that are available here.

[Pip Freeman]

A very quick meal----------

With 4 slices of wholemeal bread make two sandwiches (crusts off if you prefer), last evening I made cheese and onion with generous helpings.

Cut the sandwiches diagonally into triangles, and arrange them standing up in two rows.
Sprinkle the top with some grated cheese and a couple of dabs of butter.

Beat up 4 eggs and add a little milk and salt and pepper. Pour over the sandwiches making sure it is all soaked up.

Bake at 190 degrees for about 20 minutes, the top will be crispy.

Serve with a nice salad.

All ready to eat within 1/2 hour.

[alliekiwi]

Something we sometimes have for lunch, quite traditional in NZ:

Mock-whitebait fritters

1 egg
2 1/2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons cheese, grated (a fairly strong flavoured cheese is good)
Pepper and salt to taste
1 -2 medium potatoes, grated (drain off excess potato liquid)
1 teaspoon baking powder

Beat egg, add flour, milk, cheese and seasonings. Add potato and baking powder just before frying (if you let it sit awhile after adding the potato and baking powder, the potato goes black. Not recommended!!).

Fry in hot, shallow oil for about 5 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels.

Serve hot with a salad and either a spoonful of sour cream or lashings of worcestershire sauce.

Makes about 6 fritters, depending on size.

You can do variations on this, adding some galric or grated onion as well, if you like.

Allie

[alliekiwi]

These are some other fritters my friend Lisa sometimes makes on weekends for lunch or brunch. This recipe makes enough for two adults, depending on appetite and what else you're serving.

Note: a 'cup' = approx 250 ml or 8 fluid ounces

Lisa's Sweetcorn Fritters

Beat 1 egg

Then add:

1 cup tinned creamed corn
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder

(optional - add some chopped spring onions - also known as scallions, green onions or salad onions)

Mix all together. Pre-heat frying pan with light olive oil. Cook til lightly brown on each side. The fritters will puff up a bit, so don't make them too thick.

Serve with salad and sweet chilli sauce.

Allie