Menu for w/c 22nd Feb 2010 and white sauce

Couple of recipes in the menu this week that I need to write up or link to (eg spotted that the link to Delia's Lamb ossobuco has changed)

Pork Chops with satay sauce
Lamb Ossobuco for grown ups with Meatballs for junior (meatballs made previously and frozen)
Mr B's 'signature dish' Spaghetti with chicken and pesto sauce
Sausage Casserole and mashed potato
Lasagne

White sauce (aka Bechamel sauce)
For each half pint of milk
1 oz butter/marg
1 oz plain flour
salt and pepper
(1oz = 1 tbsp for both of the above)

For my kids: the way I taught you is the all in one method ie whisk all ingredients together in a saucepan over a medium heat so it gradually thickens. Add seasoning once thickened.

Or the way I was taught by my mother (roux method): melt fat, add flour, stir over medium heat until honeycomb consistency (or HomeEc teacher tells you it is done - why oh why did it never work in school when I could make it perfectly at home?!) ...
....then gradually add milk, stirring constantly, until thick.

The all in one method is good for plain white sauce and also sauces such as cheese sauce (ie where the additional ingredients are added once the white sauce has thickened).

The other 'roux' method works for these as well and is also the only method of making a decent onion sauce (gently fry onions in fat, add flour etc....)

Left overs week

With 9 adults for Christmas lunch, not much of the turkey left. 4kg of Sandridge Farm smoked gammon on Christmas Eve (baked then glazed with soft brown sugar, mustard and studded with cloves) for just 4 adults leaves plenty for sandwiches etc.

Turkey, ham and mushroom pie
Crispy turkey with chinese pancakes
Turkey curry
Ham, egg and chips

Turkey

15 pounds cooked to this recipe for the first, and not last, time.

Mango chutney

Just dug this out for my m-in-law. So the next time I come across Mangoes on offer.....
http://www.curryfrenzy.com/curry/recipes/Mango-Chutney.html

Menu for w/c 16th Nov

Assuming Gammon for lunch tomorrow

M Cannelloni stuffed with cooked ham and tomato sauce
T Fish fingers and chips (Mr B revisiting childhood?)
W Jacket potatoes with either sliced ham, if enough left over, or sausages and coleslaw.
Th Stuffed chicken in parma ham
Meatballs and spaghetti (have some lamb mince in the freezer to use up)


Stuffed chicken
Will stuff each chicken breast with mozzarella and basil leaves, wrap in parma ham and then cook in a hot (200 degree C) oven for 20 minutes.

Leftover Ham recipes

Canelloni stuffed with ham and tomato - from '100 best pasta recipes' book
Chicken, Gammon and Egg pie
Pasta with Saffron, Ham and Peas

Chicken and Turkey Leftover recipes

Chicken in Barbeque Sauce
Chicken and Sweetcorn Enchiladas
Chicken and sweetcorn soup
Chicken, Gammon and Egg pie
Chicken and Leek pie

Chicken Rissoles

Coronation Chicken
Crispy Turkey Pancakes
Portugese Chicken Soup
Turkey and Pasta
Turkey Curry