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To ask you to show me your baking/food?

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incognitomum · 28/03/2020 13:31

I'm using up some over ripe bananas and have a spice banana loaf in t'oven. I'll post a pic when it's out of the tin. As long as it doesn't look like the dog produced it.

Anyone else got delicious looking pics of food they've made? Not normally something I'm into but I think some of us are probably cooking/baking more than usual.

I cook from scratch a lot but haven't made a cake for a while.

Go on then, show me your grub Wink

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incognitomum · 01/04/2020 12:35

Grin I wouldn't have the time. Unless I was a professional Wink

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ChazsBrilliantAttitude · 01/04/2020 12:42

If you’ll excuse the pun, I thought they over egged it a bit. They were just too good.

On a serious note, I love this thread because the food is real, everyday cooking, where people are having a go. It’s not slick and intimidating.

incognitomum · 01/04/2020 13:09

I started the thread as I was so proud of my banana spice loaf, albeit photographed in crap lighting Grin (must try harder)

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incognitomum · 01/04/2020 13:16

I'm going to attempt something very ambitious tomorrow. Make Grasmere shortbread. Anyone who's had it will know the deliciousness. I don't have brown sugar though so need to improvise.

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HopeMumsnet · 01/04/2020 16:42

Hi gang, can we join? Here's one we made earlier. Ignore the annoying lady with the knife, she wandered into shot and made it wobble.

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incognitomum · 01/04/2020 16:58

@HopeMumsnet wow am impressed 😁 although think a spirit level might come in handy next time!

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Lordfrontpaw · 01/04/2020 16:59

I would show my apple and banana loaf (heavy on the cinnamon)... but someone ate it all..

Lordfrontpaw · 01/04/2020 17:00

Oh no I did take a photo- bloody lovely with blueberries!

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Sihaya20 · 01/04/2020 17:26

Hi Chazs, please don't worry, they're my photos Smile

Sihaya20 · 01/04/2020 17:32

Thanks incognito and FamilyOfAliens. I have a bay window where I do most of the photography, except for the dark pics (like the almond tart) which is under warm artificial light

Chazs you can check all my photos for 'consistency'

www.flickr.com/gp/tednmiki/nR2J5K

marjorie2607 · 01/04/2020 17:43

Nothing to show yet, but owing to my yeast being out of date and not working, I'm trying a sourdough recipe. The starter is bubbling nicely after four days and luckily I have flour. It seems like magic that yeast can appear out of thin air.

ChazsBrilliantAttitude · 01/04/2020 17:44

People are posting images of things they have just baked. Your pictures are much older.

Sihaya20 · 01/04/2020 17:49

Does it have to be just baked?

OP says "Anyone else got delicious looking pics of food they've made?"

Polkadotpjs · 01/04/2020 18:00

@Hopeisnotastrategy that’s genius and will take up less room than containers too!
Has anyone got the Dorset apple cake recipe? Sounds so so nice

ChazsBrilliantAttitude · 01/04/2020 18:02

If you look at the thread people are posting what they are making now as they cope with lockdown. Hence lots of people trying to use up bananas, baking bread etc.

Polkadotpjs · 01/04/2020 18:02

Ooh I made this the other night. Panzanella salad

MissConductUS · 01/04/2020 18:05

OP says "Anyone else got delicious looking pics of food they've made?"

In the clear context of all of us being stuck at home trying to cook from whatever is in the pantry.

Massive Eyeroll

bambinaballerina · 01/04/2020 18:13

Focaccia. I wish I could bake, somehow I cannot make any desserts at all. All these cakes look so delicious!

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CharlieTangoBanana · 01/04/2020 18:24

Black bean enchiladas, slaw, guacamole & vegan mayonnaise

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ChazsBrilliantAttitude · 01/04/2020 18:39

CharlieTangoBanana
That looks lovely.

incognitomum · 01/04/2020 18:41

@CharlieTangoBanana oh my days that looks so gorgeous. I'll have to have a go of that.

Today I made throw it in t'oven chinese chicken and garlic unstir fry. Basically chopped fresh chicken onion peppers,mixed Chinese 5 spice loadsa garlic touch coconut oil sesame oil honey soy sauce and black pepper. 5 minutes prep then baked covered 30 minutes and 10 uncovered. Served with boiled rice and a naan bread. Shared between myself and ds2 (19). It was delicious so that's on the menu in future. Plus ds2 reckons he can make it.

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ChazsBrilliantAttitude · 01/04/2020 18:41

Bambina
I love focaccia. That looks really good.

RosesandIris · 01/04/2020 18:44

charlie

I would love the recipe for the enchiladas.

Florabella · 01/04/2020 19:08

Yummy bread. I often make my own anyway, so happy that I managed to get some bread flour

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CharlieTangoBanana · 01/04/2020 19:14

Ok here goes, it was a using up what was going a bit past it's best day.

6 large tomatoes roasted in the oven with garlic, chilli flakes, oregano and basil drizzled with olive oil. Blitz with a little water to make a tomato sauce (this is my go to recipe for pasta sauce)

Sauté 1 shallot, 1 stick celery, piece of butternut, a few mushrooms, 1 red & green pepper, I red chilli.
Drain one tine of black beans and add to veg.
Drain and reserve the liquid from a tin of canellini beans, add to veg
Add just enough tomato sauce to bind the bean/veg mix together
Fill and roll wraps with mixture and place in baking dish, cover with tomato sauce.
Bake in a hot oven for 25 mins this made 4 huge enchiladas, would easily serve 2 adults and 2 children

Whisk 1 cup of the bean water until doubled in volume and slowly drizzle in 3/4 cup of oil whilst whisking to form a mayonnaise add salt, pepper and English mustard to taste.

The slaw was red onion, red cabbage, carrot, cucumber and baby corn.

Guacamole 2 very ripe avocados, juice of a lime, shallot, chilli mashed in a bowl.

I had enough bean mixture and tomato sauce left over to add 3 diced carrots, peas, sweet corn and more mushrooms and the rest of the tomato sauce the next day to make a shepherds pie that would serve six

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