What are you been cooking today

[cookie1]

I'm sure I have eaten flapjacks that were a biscuit too. Similar to DJ's

I am. A,ing Napolitana sauce as fast as it will cook for tonight's pizza and then the pizza bases. We will be very hungry by the time it is done.  

Awesome Maddy

[mcmich]

Choc, oatmeal biscuits.

[goldfish]

They look great Mich - I roasted the pumpkin and apple etc late last night for Roast Apple and Pumpkin Soup http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=9919.0
Just about to finish it now . .  (just got too late last night and became too tired . .  )

[mcmich]

That's a lovely soup GF.

[Emme]

Biscuits look great mcmich and DH bought some butternut pumpkins from a farm gate yesterday so must give that soup a try.  Sounds delicious  GF.  Thank you

Marie

[goldfish]

I hope you enjoy it, Marie - it's the first time I've made it and looking forward to trying it.  (Getting the tray out of the oven I couldn't help but  sample some of the pumpkin, etc. - If that's anything to go by the soup will be wonderful . .  )

[Frozzie]

DJ - If someone had baked and decorated that that especially for me on such a special occasion, I'd be over the moon!!  That was so very thoughtful of you!!  I'm sure your friends love you for it!!

Chookie - it's lovely to imagine those children picking the first apples of the season.  On Friday, DD, DS and I went up to the Blue Mountains - Bilpin and Mt Irvine.  We bought three bags of apples at one place - Fuji, Jonathan and I can't remember the name of the third type. - This was through Bilpin . .

At Mt Irvine, we visited the Kookootonga Nut Farm  http://www.kookootonga.com.au/index.cfm  where DS and DD collected around 10 kgs of chestnuts.  We tried for walnuts, too, but there were very few left by the time we decided that walnuts would be good, too   I was really amazed at the large numbers of Chinese and Korean people who were there collecting bags and bags of both nuts! On the way back, though, we came across a stall selling kg bags of walnuts for the same price as at the farm    Thought this would be an excellent opportunity to make your Fig and Walnut Roll    http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=11905.0   Just need to round up the dried figs!

When we got home, DD made the Apple Crumble from My Way of Cooking p. 222 - one of the quickest and most simple desserts to make!  The filling is simply apples, lemon juice, sugar and cinnamon.  The crumble just butter, sugar, flour and salt.  Hot out of the oven and with a dollop of Greek yogurt - just superb on a lovely autumn evening!

The chestnuts we will freeze (didn't know you could do this until I saw this    http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111117070833AAEixs4  )

DD is very keen to try to reproduce a chestnut paste she had in France - (I think from memory she said it had chestnuts, sugar and vanilla - if there was anything else I can't remember atm.)  She told me she has spent the morning boiling and peeling around 600 gm of them - she was not impressed with their reluctance to separate from the peel . .

Gf you should have pm'd me as i have a  french thermie recipe i could have translater for you and your dd.. Very sweet creme de châtaignes .. Its from Ardèche région..anything french if i dont have it i CAN certainly find it for future référence 😁

[obbie]

Lovely cake pops Maddy.


I made a wheetbix slice, chocolate slice, muffins, and 2 cakes yesterday.

I think a quiche for lunch, as I have so many eggs.

[judydawn]

Whomever said we get an extra hour's sleep when daylight savings ends was wrong.  Wide awake at 6.30, had breakfast in bed then decided to do some cooking to stock up my Mum's fridge & freezer.

Broccoli/bacon stuffed potatoes, tuna/corn mornay & chicken noodle soup.  How good that felt to spend some time cooking.  Last night I made myself a stew which will last me a few nights.

[mcmich]

You are amazing Judy. With all that you have to contend with and you have found time to cook for your mum too. 

[judydawn]

We have to look after our dear Mums Michele and it really didn't take long to make some basic things which she likes.  She is so easily pleased and so grateful for anything done for her.

[Mama Fergie]

Well done Judy. It all looked delicious. I do the same and it is much appreciated.
Our mums are so special in our lives. I took some of chookies Norwegian fish cakes to my mum yesterday. I didn't tell her there was prawn and crabmeat in them as she doesn't like either. She loved them 

[obbie]

Yes my parents came home last night, after 7 weeks holiday.

So Its back to dinners for 4 adults, 2 kids every night.

So hard to not cook extra, glad to have them back.

[Cornish Cream]

Delicious looking food Judy

[cookie1]

I'm sure you loved using your thermomix Judy. I've done apple pie today, ferrero Roche icecream, and Michele's biscuits. Testing a new quick icecream from Not Quite Nigella.