What are you been cooking today

[cookie1]

I never use pine nuts for pesto anymore. I prefer cashews or macadamias. Cheaper too.

[Cuilidh]

Thanks everyone.  I found a very nice one based on cashews and including white miso.

[K Atie]

I started looking at all the pesto recipes, they vary a lot but some use sunflower seeds and green pumpkin seeds as well as cashews .

[mab19]

Inspired by Marina  I made Pesto today.  My basil plant has gone mad and I had some cashews in the freezer so why not use them up.  I also had found some cream left over from Christmas in the spare fridge in the garage so made it into butter.   

[achookwoman]

Baking Brazilian cheese puffs. Trying lactose free Parmesan.
Baking a packet of banana cake mix. Adding a few changes to see how it goes.
Also trying curried cauliflower wings as I’ll have the oven going.

[cookie1]

I made some M and M biscuits.

[achookwoman]

Added rum, sultanas and walnuts to a woolies GF  Banana cake mix. Pretty good. Took longer to cook but would certainly make again.
The Brazilian Cheese puffs, Lactose and Gluten free were also good.

[Cuilidh]

Chookie (and Mab), did I ever send you this link to a home made vegan parmesan cheese?  It is so long since I have had 'real' parmesan that I cannot recall the taste, but this substitute tastes good  https://minimalistbaker.com/how-to-make-vegan-parmesan-cheese/

[K Atie]

Bounty slice !! New recipe on Cookidoo . Keeps on the freezer and it’s very delicious.

[cookie1]

It looks nice KAtie. Unfortunately my DH isn’t fond of coconut.
As my electricity won’t be reliable tomorrow I made rye bread, a Classic Loaf and some Banana Cinnamon scrolls.

[achookwoman]

Made a white bean dip. Thought I’d added too much garlic but when I had it under grilled salmon, it was perfect.
Also made pesto. Cashews and basil from garden.
Too hot for baking.

[mab19]

Chookie (and Mab), did I ever send you this link to a home made vegan parmesan cheese?  It is so long since I have had 'real' parmesan that I cannot recall the taste, but this substitute tastes good  https://minimalistbaker.com/how-to-make-vegan-parmesan-cheese/

Marina, thank you for the recipe.  I have put it into my file of vegan cheese etc.

I cut up another lot of tomatoes and onion to make into chutney tomorrow.  I also roasted a large tray of truss tomatoes, onion & garlic for the freezer.

[cookie1]

I’m not risking using the oven today as the power is being switched off at various times.

[Cuilidh]

Mab's vegan mushroom wellington; pesto; white bean stew

[achookwoman]

Thanks Marina for the link.
Made some home made Tomato soup, consisting of white beans, tin of chopped toms, fresh toms, garlic, carrot, celery chicken stock and lots of fresh herbs , and a small dash of maple syrup.from  I think this would be also good cold on a hot day.
Cooking roast pork belly for lunch, green beans, carrots and roast potatoes and pumpkin. Pear crumble.