Thursday, May 27, 2010

Pumpkin and Feta Pie Recipe

As promised in my last entry, here is the recipe for the Pumpkin and Feta pie (pictured below)...

RECIPE: 700g butternut pumpkin....4 garlic cloves.(unpeeled)...5 tblspns olive oil.....2 small red onions.....halved & sliced....1 tblspn balsamic vinegar....1 tblspn soft brown sugar....100g goats or feta cheese broken into small pieces.....1 tblspn chopped rosemary....1 large sheet ready rolled shortcrust pastry........
Preheat oven to 200ÂșC. Place pumpkin & garlic cloves on baking tray drizzle with 2 tablspns oil... bake for 25-30 mins.
Leave to cool. Meanwhile heat  2tblspns oil in pan, add the onion & cook over medium heat stirring occasionally for 10mins. Add vinegar & sugar & cook for 15 mins or until onion is caramelized.
Remove from heat & add to the pumpkin. Cool completely.
Add the cheese & rosemary to the pumpkin....squeeze out the garlic flesh & mix it through the vegetables. Season with salt & pepper.
Roll out the pastry between 2 sheets of baking paper to a 35cm circle. Remove the top sheet of paper & place the bottom paper with the pastry on a tray. Arrange the pumpkin & cheese mixture on top, leaving a 4cm border. Fold over edges, pleating as you fold, and bake for 30mins or until crisp & golden.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Look at Old Betsy Bedford now!!

Now I feel we're finally getting somewhere....she's a looking swell now. (the old Betsy Bedford) Starting to shed the "messy" and looking kinda "sassy."  Now all we have to do is give the old sheila a bit of a facelift on the outside and she'll look as good as new. (the boys are supposed to be starting to prepare her for her paint job this week) meanwhile Katie's cafe has turned into Helena's cafe as I do the cooking and cleaning for the hard workers in the household.
Love the vegetarian food we have stuck to eating....havent had caffeine for a month...but I think I will this morning (run out of herbals) oh well hello Earl Grey ....nice to taste you again.
Made the best pumpin and goats cheese and caramelised onion pie (yum)........(stay tuned for the recipe)...  (TO DIE FOR).   Katie made some great eggplant antipasto and gorgeous salad. (good enough to serve in a Cafe)

Better get back to work.....come to think of it the "oldboy" could do with a bit of a face lift too......well......so could I......I guess.....travel or facelift.....tavel is more FUN!!

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

More De-Tox meals for all the "Foodies" (Scrumptious)

Our De-Tox Food Photos...YUMMY.....Breakfast, Lunch & Dinners!

                                                                  

Still With the family at... ( Katie's Cafe )

Having a bit of a juice & vegetable De-tox while staying at my daughter's place. WOW....headaches...backaches...body aches galore...we thought we were dying at one stage while all the toxins were being expelled from our bodies..( was this really supposed to be good for you) ....but after a week the pain started subsiding...until it disappeared altogether.....and we noticed our skin getting firmer and clearer...some weight was coming off...and the recipes were absolutely fantastic.....(highly recommend the Womens Weekly Detox mag) we've decided to stick to VEGO food for now as it all tastes "sensational" and so many recipes out there its unbelievable and so good for you.....( best part is how nice the kitchen smells after cooking and preparing without meat ) dont even want to eat meat anymore.
The vego food is so photogenic...I will load some onto my blogg as soon as I find out how to work my new I-phone and work out how to get the pictures onto my computer......
Havent had a game of golf yet.....cant wait......need some exercise!!