What are you been cooking today

[Wonder]

ES do you keep the fruit mince made up in the fridge until you are ready to make the pies? do you sterilise the jar first? DS is asking for fruit mince pies but I just don't have the time to do it all at once so maybe if I break it down I'll get there.

No cooking for me - flat out at work and at home doing non cooking things.

[obbie]

no time to cook today

[Kimmyh]

Chrissa your food is amazing.
Wonder I made JulieO's fruit mince yesterday and stored it in sterilised jars in fridge overnight to use in pies today. Her mince keeps in fridge for 3 months.
Making savoury scone pinwheels, wholemeal English muffins and fruit mince pies today.

[EmeraldSue]

Wonder, i always make up my fruit mince and store it in a large glass jar in the fridge. I give the jar a good wash in soapy water and then pour a jug of hot water over it. The fruit mince I made is a cooked one ( I can post the recipe if you like) with no added fats and lots of citrus flavours. I used to make a suet based one, but this is just as nice. It keeps for months in the fridge, and I just use what I need and then pop it back into the fridge until next time i need it.
Sometimes I even make the pastry in advance and leave it wrapped in gladwrap in the fridge for a few days before I bake the pies. I use a sour cream pastry and they are always yummiest when they are baked fresh and eaten straight away.

[Halex]

Great cooking everyone

[Amy :-)]

Chrissa your food is amazing.
Wonder I made JulieO's fruit mince yesterday and stored it in sterilised jars in fridge overnight to use in pies today. Her mince keeps in fridge for 3 months.
Making savoury scone pinwheels, wholemeal English muffins and fruit mince pies today.

Kimmy, what recipe do you use for your English muffins?

[alfacchino]

I made chocolate fudge to take to a friend's house this afternoon - we are getting together to celebrate the life of his mother who was taken too early

[astarra]

  Alf. Sending hugs. 

[Chickie]

I'm giving Baf's Award Winning Chicken a go, Cream of Mushroom soup (will be hard to top JD's broccoli soup!), and Amy's Chewy Honey Oatmeal Bickies Oh and more rolls - the boys are still eating them like nothing else!

[Yvette]

Alf yummo thinking of you 

[obbie]

What a great way to celebrate their life with Fudge, yes my friend was taken too early last year too.

[Halex]

I have made fudge today too, hope its not an omen.

[mcmich]

The fudge looks wonderful Alf. What a lovely way to celebrate a life. 

[cookie1]

Sad news Alf.

I'm slack again today. I have some bread rising in my new large bread tin and that is about it. DH is hanging around inside and that is unusual. He is trying to sell his ute privately and waiting for callls and people to come round. Better when he is in the shed playing cars.

[mcmich]

Sad news Alf.

I'm slack again today. I have some bread rising in my new large bread tin and that is about it. DH is hanging around inside and that is unusual. He is trying to sell his ute privately and waiting for callls and people to come round. Better when he is in the shed playing cars.

I'm with you on that one Cookie. DH's with things to sell just get under your feet.