Red Queen Musings

I always save the ends from a baguette or crusts from a toast loaf in the freezer because Jim loves bread and butter pudding. I’m not a lover of sweet things, so instead I decided to change this easy pudding into an equally easy meal for supper. I took my bread from the freezer and cut it into cubes or near as damn depending on its shape. I then made a custard from 2 eggs and added a teaspoon of…

One night in the week I was watching Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off and one of the dishes the celebs were asked to make was a cheese and onion pasty. When they finished they looked delicious so I decided to make the same the following night for our dinner. It was quick easy and extremely tasty although I did add a couple of ingredients SU2C didn’t add because they needed to be used up. This isn’t…

If you’ve been here a while, you’ll know I love to make simple meals from ordinary ingredients and try to turn them into something special with very little effort. I guess it comes from my frugal roots to use the humblest, most cost-saving ingredients. This week because I had two packs of celery that I knew I would never get around to eating before one turned limp so I made a creamy celery soup…

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Meatballs in Pasta Sauce

These old-fashioned meatballs are garlicky and have a rich, meaty flavour. A generous helping of breadcrumbs helps them stay moist and succulent as they fry. Meatballs 2 slices of bread 2 tbsp milk 500g minced beef 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 onion, chopped fine Grated nutmeg (about ¼ teaspoon) Good pinch salt Dried mixed herbs (optional about ¼ teaspoon) Olive oil Rip the bread up, crust and all,…