Still have some of last years parsnips in the ground, but need the space for this year's crops. Hence a trawl for recipes that aren't curried parsnip soup or roast parsnips. Will cook a load up, mash and freeze in 500-600g batches for all the recipes that call for mash!
Will edit the list as the recipes are sampled
600g parsnip to one large potato - cook and mash for a different topping for a shepherds pie
or like this: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1232/tasty-shepherds-pie-with-parsnip-mash
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/5919/parsnip-mash-with-apple
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/259621/herby-parsnip-champ
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/8053/chicken-and-leek-pot-pies - ie use mash instead of pastry.... worth trying with ham and chicken to make it lf
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/260618/roast-root-vegetable-and-green-lentil-soup
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4963/creamy-parsnip-and-squash-bake - need to use something instead of double cream - turning it into a gratin might work - or could use sauce from this recipe http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/8641/creamy-parsnip-and-mustard-gratin
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/7742/fiveaday-tagine
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1124/moroccan-tagine (looks better)
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/9582/honey-mustard-chicken-pot-with-parsnips
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/146607/green-chicken-and-vegetable-curry
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1271/herbed-pork-fillet-with-roast-vegetables lf
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1488/pork-with-apple-and-frizzled-sage lf
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1209/pork-and-parsnip-cobbler
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1859/muffintopped-winter-beef-stew
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4794/parsnip-and-potato-rosti
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1736/parsnip-hash-browns
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2886/potato-parsnip-and-horseradish-baked-rosti
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/69605/parsnip-cranberry-and-chestnut-loaf
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/74603/sweet-potato-and-parsnip-bake
Friday, 16 April 2010
Monday, 12 April 2010
Salads
- Bbq pork and coleslaw
- Beansprout and carrot
- Beef and Beetroot
- Spiced Beetroot
- Blue Cheese and Walnut
- Cheat coronation chicken
- Cottage cheese and pine nuts
- Puy lentil and feta
- Tabouleh
- Turkey with Tabbouleh and Tahini Dressing
- Warm tomato, pea and potato
Menu for w/c 12th April 2010
Large piece of beef pot roasted yesterday - ideal for my take on a Philly Steak sandwich. Will make up a large quantity of herby meat sauce with the remaining beef; some to have with pasta at the end of the week the rest for the freezer.
With the nettles bursting into growth at the edge of the field, time for a batch of nettle soup
M Spicy spaghetti with garlic mushrooms
T Philly Steak Sandwiches
W Jerk chicken
Th Meal from freezer
F Pasta and herby meat sauce
Salads etc for lunch
Puy lentil and feta salad
Cottage cheese and pine nuts
Toast pine nuts in dry frying pan until golden. Leave to cool. Add to tub of cottage cheese along with two finely chopped spring onions. Serve with green salad and a balsamic vinegar and olive oil dressing.
Potato and radish salad with salami
Beef and Beetroot salad
Nettle soup
With the nettles bursting into growth at the edge of the field, time for a batch of nettle soup
M Spicy spaghetti with garlic mushrooms
T Philly Steak Sandwiches
W Jerk chicken
Th Meal from freezer
F Pasta and herby meat sauce
Salads etc for lunch
Puy lentil and feta salad
Cottage cheese and pine nuts
Toast pine nuts in dry frying pan until golden. Leave to cool. Add to tub of cottage cheese along with two finely chopped spring onions. Serve with green salad and a balsamic vinegar and olive oil dressing.
Potato and radish salad with salami
Beef and Beetroot salad
Nettle soup
Friday, 9 April 2010
Buffalo Chicken Wings and Garlic Blue Cheese dip
With the glorious weather we're going for first bbq of the year. Can't believe that I haven't written up my recipe for the buffalo sauce for wings so here goes:
Melt 4tbsp low fat spread (I use an olive oil based one and melt in a small bowl in the microwave)
Stir in 1tbsp hot chilli sauce and 0.5tbsp ketchup
Sufficient for at least 15 chicken wings (cut at the joint and with tips removed prior to bbq'ing). Either coat cooked wings with sauce or use sauce for dipping.
Serve with garlic blue cheese dip:
Mash 75g Danish blue cheese with one crushed garlic clove and stir in about 250g plain yoghurt
If this is a starter for a large gathering I also serve carrot, celery and red pepper sticks as extras for the dip.
For tonight going to simply follow with burgers - much prefer to enjoy this lovely evening sun!
Melt 4tbsp low fat spread (I use an olive oil based one and melt in a small bowl in the microwave)
Stir in 1tbsp hot chilli sauce and 0.5tbsp ketchup
Sufficient for at least 15 chicken wings (cut at the joint and with tips removed prior to bbq'ing). Either coat cooked wings with sauce or use sauce for dipping.
Serve with garlic blue cheese dip:
Mash 75g Danish blue cheese with one crushed garlic clove and stir in about 250g plain yoghurt
If this is a starter for a large gathering I also serve carrot, celery and red pepper sticks as extras for the dip.
For tonight going to simply follow with burgers - much prefer to enjoy this lovely evening sun!
Thursday, 8 April 2010
Pasta with Saffron, Ham and Peas
Based on this recipe
Feeds 3-4
Cook 250g conchiglie or similar pasta (I used lumaconi last night) according to packet
Pour 1tbsp of boiling water over a pinch of saffron and leave to steep.
In a large frying pan gently heat 1tbsp olive oil and gently fry 1 finely chopped clove of garlic along with 3 roughly chopped slices of parma ham (or similar) and 3 roughly chopped slices of normal ham.
Add 250g frozen peas, 2-3 tbsp low fat soft cheese, 1 glass of white wine and the saffron. Simmer until liquid has reduced by at least a third.
Mix in pasta, season and serve.
Feeds 3-4
Cook 250g conchiglie or similar pasta (I used lumaconi last night) according to packet
Pour 1tbsp of boiling water over a pinch of saffron and leave to steep.
In a large frying pan gently heat 1tbsp olive oil and gently fry 1 finely chopped clove of garlic along with 3 roughly chopped slices of parma ham (or similar) and 3 roughly chopped slices of normal ham.
Add 250g frozen peas, 2-3 tbsp low fat soft cheese, 1 glass of white wine and the saffron. Simmer until liquid has reduced by at least a third.
Mix in pasta, season and serve.
Monday, 5 April 2010
Potato boulangere with cooked minced meat
Basics are for potato boulangere but interspersed with minced cooked meat
Heat oven to 170C
Slice 1.5 lb of potatoes thinly ideally using a mandolin (potato skins on is fine)
Mince 8 oz of cooked meat (beef is family favourite - can use less meat in which case ensure onion is large)
Finely slice 1 onion
Fry onion in oil until transparent
Layer potatoes, onion and meat (seasoning with salt and paper) in a lightly greased baking tray finishing with layer of potatoes.
Mix 0.5pt milk with 0.5 tsp dry mustard powder and tbsp finely chopped parsley and pour over the potatoes.
Bake in oven for one hour until potatoes are cooked through.
Serve with plenty of fresh vegetables..... and ketchup!
Heat oven to 170C
Slice 1.5 lb of potatoes thinly ideally using a mandolin (potato skins on is fine)
Mince 8 oz of cooked meat (beef is family favourite - can use less meat in which case ensure onion is large)
Finely slice 1 onion
Fry onion in oil until transparent
Layer potatoes, onion and meat (seasoning with salt and paper) in a lightly greased baking tray finishing with layer of potatoes.
Mix 0.5pt milk with 0.5 tsp dry mustard powder and tbsp finely chopped parsley and pour over the potatoes.
Bake in oven for one hour until potatoes are cooked through.
Serve with plenty of fresh vegetables..... and ketchup!
Menu for w/c 5th April 2010 - start of low(er) fat regime
Needing to lower the fat in the family diet (health/weight reasons) where cheese is going to be the hardest bit for me. Mr B will find both less meat as well as cheese the hardest. Master B will probably keep eating as he currently does (bean pole and still growing).
Although I have number of my own recipes that are easily modified am also going to intersperse with new recipes.
M Potato Boulangere (par boiling the onion rather than frying)
T Meal from Freezer - lamb tagine with cous cous
W Pasta: happen to have some parma ham so will go for a varient of this pasta with pea recipe - my variant is here
Th Chicken - spiced chicken with rice and crisp red onions
F One of the below depending on what is in the shops!
In the must try when appropriate list:
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4811/panfried-venison-with-blackberry-sauce
Turkey spag bol
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/12134/italian-turkey-steaks-with-garlicky-bean-mash
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/10767/turkey-burgers-with-beetroot-relish
Chicken burgers with spinach and pine nuts
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4380/very-quick-chicken-casserole
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/9021/chicken-and-white-bean-stew
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/13192/lamb-and-squash-curry
Moroccan lamb stew with pumpkin
Spicy spaghetti with garlic mushrooms
Light carbonara
and for lunch
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/13241/chargrilled-turkey-with-quinoa-tabbouleh-and-tahin
Although I have number of my own recipes that are easily modified am also going to intersperse with new recipes.
M Potato Boulangere (par boiling the onion rather than frying)
T Meal from Freezer - lamb tagine with cous cous
W Pasta: happen to have some parma ham so will go for a varient of this pasta with pea recipe - my variant is here
Th Chicken - spiced chicken with rice and crisp red onions
F One of the below depending on what is in the shops!
In the must try when appropriate list:
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4811/panfried-venison-with-blackberry-sauce
Turkey spag bol
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/12134/italian-turkey-steaks-with-garlicky-bean-mash
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/10767/turkey-burgers-with-beetroot-relish
Chicken burgers with spinach and pine nuts
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4380/very-quick-chicken-casserole
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/9021/chicken-and-white-bean-stew
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/13192/lamb-and-squash-curry
Moroccan lamb stew with pumpkin
Spicy spaghetti with garlic mushrooms
Light carbonara
and for lunch
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/13241/chargrilled-turkey-with-quinoa-tabbouleh-and-tahin
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