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Fish Pie with or without Cauliflower Recipe
We love a good flavoursome fish pie. I usually use Jamie Oliver's recipe with the peas mashed into the potato topping. But today i'm trying something a bit different.
I'm not a fan of cauliflower cheese - my mother made the absolute worst white sauce you can possibly imagine and it's put me off any white sauce based recipe for the rest of my life! But hubster likes it and Little Miss loves cheese so we'll have a little try to see if she'll eat cauliflowers this way.
This recipe uses cauliflower as the pie topping instead of traditional potatoes.
It's loosely based on this recipe from the latest Tesco magazine.
The peas are blanched.
Fish chopped into bite sized pieces.
The white fish, prawns and peas are put in the base of the oven dish. I'm making small pies, just enough for two adults and one Little Miss. I'll make about half a dozen and put the other 5 in the freezer for another day.
The cauliflower is chopped and boiled.
Then popped on top of the fish.
Cornflour and milk are mixed to make a sauce.
Creme fraiche and Dijon Mustard are added and mixed well.
The sauce is poured over the cauliflowers.
And the top sprinkled with cheese.
To be perfectly honest I didn't have enough cauliflower to top all 6 pies. One cauliflower actually only topped two of these tiny pies.
I improvised with the other four, peeled and boiled some spuds to make mashed potato.
I put some of the sauce straight on top of the fish as it won't seep through the mash as well as the cauliflowers.
Then I spooned the mash over the fish - I can't pipe to save my life - seriously I can't even pipe icing! Then I spread to with a fork and made little ridges so some bits get nice and crispy.
Topped with cheese of course.
Here it is after 40 minutes at 180 oC.
Served with a tin of baked beans.
Slow Cooker Chicken Jalfrezi Recipe
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This is a firm spicy favourite in our house, even Little Miss loves it.
Ingredients:
- Chicken
- Coriander
- Onions
- Chillies
- Tomato Puree
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Peppers
- Cayenne Pepper
- Cumin
- Ground Coriander
- Tinned Tomatoes
The curry paste first. Peel then finely grate the ginger.
Mince the garlic and add it to the ginger.
Then the spices.
And the tomato puree. Ideally you would sling this into a food processor and blitz to mix. I don't have one so I give it a good mash with a fork.
Chop then onions and fry them in a little oil.
Chop and add the chillies.
And the peppers.
Then add the curry paste and fry for a few minutes.
Add the mixture to a slow cooker and leave it on low for the day.
We have it with rice and some extra veggies mixed in.
Polkadoodles Serenity Joyful Card
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I took the Colours (Green, White, Pink), Tag and Flowers
Kwik Sew 3510 Sewing Project - Pyjamas in Navy Polka Dot
This is my second project with this pattern and this time I'm going to do the short sleeved shirt and shorts for summer night wear.
I've just bought this gorgeous navy polka dot stretch jersey and I'm pairing it with an old white baby grow for contrast.
Initially I did make this with the frilly edges according to the instructions but it looked terrible!! I'm sure it was a combination of my limited skills with my overlocker and the lack of stretch in the fabric. I love the cuffs on the longer version so I've used the same technique again.
Next time I make this pattern I'll make the trimmings twice the width as on the pattern.
Shoulder seams first.
Then the neck band.
It takes a lot of pins!!
Then the sleeves are set in.
Sleeve and side seams next.
The sleeve and hem trim is applied in the same way as for the neck band. The pattern suggests overlocking the raw edge and applying them as simple trim. I just couldn't get it to look right.
The pants starts with the front and back seams followed by the crotch seam - there isn't much leg seam on the shorts.
I've folded and pressed the top and the legs.
A loop of elastic for the waist.
The top is sewn in place trapping the elastic inside the casing.
The leg hem is top stitched to hold it in place.
The pattern suggests using more elastic here but I found this left the shorts so short they wouldn't neatly cover a cloth nappy. Leaving off the elastic in the smaller sizes leaves a little more coverage.
It also occurs to me that tight fitting clothing isn't the best idea for summer night wear. Anything that has the slightest chance of reducing night waking gets my vote!!
And here's my Little Miss modelling the results.
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