later today I will be drawing the winner of the Donna Hay Simple Dinners cookbook, so there is still time to enter if you haven't already.
In the meantime, here is the weekly menu. What do you mean, the week is almost over? Glass half full people!
- Ginger & shallot ling pot stickers, oven baked Bream that Mr BC caught last might, steamed Rice & green veges. Mr BC is so excited about this Bream, he claims it's the same one that got away twice before. I better not stuff it up...
- Pasta with a choice of creamy mushroom sauce (the vegetarian) or bolognaise.
- Steamed rice, nachos made with home cooked beans, sour cream & avocado on the side, salad, & sausages for those that want them.
- Turkey meatballs with fettuccine, garlic bread & salad.
- Massaman Curry, vegetarian curry, rice, poppadoms & tomato salad.
- Veal schnitzels, with green salad & OMG Corn from our garden!!!
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| Corn ready to eat! |
I made salted caramels from the Coles free magazine, partly because I wanted to know what they taste like & partly because I had a container of cream in the fridge I wanted to use up...
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| Use a LARGE pot, because it wil boil up like Mt Vesuvius. |
It was pretty easy.
- Line a 20cm baking tin with foil, brush with melted butter.
- Mix 2 & a half cups castor sugar, 600ml cream, 125g unsalted butter, 2 tsp sea salt & a quarter tsp of cream of tartar in a large pot; melt over low heat, stirring until mixture is smooth.
- Boil without stirring for 25 mins. If you have a candy thermometer use it, & boil until 122 degrees. I didn't have one, & it turned out OK.
- Stir in 2 tsp of vanilla bean paste (I didn't), pour into tin & cool for about 4 hours.
- Lift caramel from the tin, cut into pieces using an oiled knife. Wrap in cellophane.
I don't remember putting any Crack in, but these are highly addictive. Highly! You have been warned. I wont be making them again.
What's going on in your kitchen this week?
xx