10.06.10

snapshots in june .......

feeding my cold with homemade roast vegetable soup

Jodie

06.06.10

snapshots in june ......

Potato and tomato frittata by Mr P.

Jodie

Pizza Making

Lunch on a housebound dusty day. A perfect holiday activity for little hands. Tastes good too!

Jodie

strawberry goodness

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Jodie

Bon Appetit!

I have been a busy bee in the kitchen today, Cottage pie, Taco mince and Tuna pasta. That is gnocchi on top of the cottage pie instead of mashed potato. Saw that recently on Fresh. Used my usual savoury mince recipe rather than theirs but pinched the gnocchi idea. Hope my lot like it, super easy.

And then to freeze for lunch boxes in the coming weeks, piklets, banana muffins and banana cake. Everything is washed up and put away. I have earned some sewing time tonight.

Jodie

Pumpkin and Feta Salad

Looks good doesn't it? Taste's divine I promise you and is very easy.

Peel, dice and roast the pumpkin until tender. I seasoned mine with some salt, pepper and a touch of brown sugar and then tossed it in olive oil before roasting about 30mins. Allow to cool but do not refrigerate.

Crisp some bacon in a fry pan and dry roast some pine nuts.

When you are ready to serve, layer baby spinach and rocket leaves on a plate, scatter the pumpkin, bacon, finely sliced Spanish onion, diced or crumbled feta and the pine nuts.

The secret ingredient is the yummy Honey Mustard dressing that Chookyblue brought with her........ just swirl a little on the top.

Enjoy,

Jodie

NB. I was asked in some emails where can we get the dressing? As it was a gift I am not sure where it is sold. The bottle does have an email address on it for contacting Rosie - Rosieshm@bigpond.com or I have made this dressing before -

3 quarters of a cup of Honey
1 tbs Dijon Mustard (I think it would be nice with wholegrain mustard)
1 tbs olive oil
1 tbs lemon juice

This is a Donna Hay recipe that goes with her Pumpkin and Beetroot Salad in Issue 20 of her magazine, a few years ago.