Project 264.....a roasted veggy pie

We have a bold and bald chap on TV with a program :Nataniel Tafel.  I love this chap....he is saying the funniest things without a smile....I even got my one son(a real comedian himself) to watch it with me.

He made this the other night as a main for a vegetarian meal, and personally I would it it as a main myself, but my family do like their meat with it.  I made it as a side dish twice now, but thinking of adding bacon the next time I am making it to make it a main for my meat eating family.

Nataniel said you can omit the cheese, but I am not sure if I want to do it!

Roast your veggies of choice in the oven.  Sprinkle it with olive oil before you place it in the oven for about 20 minutes.  I used butternut, sweet potatoes, green peppers, onions and garlic cloves.  I added a sprig of rosemary on top.

Use a roll of puff pastry and cover the base and sides of a pie dish or oven dish, or cake tin like I did.  Add the veggies on top of the pastry.  Add a handful
or two chopped fresh parsley, and salt and black pepper to taste.  Beat about four eggs and pour it over your veggies, and top with the cheese.  Bake at 180*C until done.

What a nice way to serve everyday veggies!

an update on the painting scene.....

Just an update on the painting scene......no Picasso yet, but would have loved to do it the whole day!

I must still add my name.....

Project 263: felt hearts

As I said before, I am on the felt key ring producing now.  Out of pure boredom, I started making these hearts as well.  It is a very nice hobby, but doing the same thing day in and day out does become quite boring after a while!  I suppose I should not complain, as they are selling well!  And in our house hobby money buys other hobby things!

I made these felt hearts, and added ribbons in between two hearts to make something to hang in a girls room or door.  I think you can clearly see on the picture what I did.

Project 262.....tuna savory tart

I accidentally bought two tins of tuna with added chilies!  I don't know how anybody could have thought that was a great idea to add chilies to tuna!  After opening one for tuna mayo sandwiches, I had to come up with an idea to use the other tin.  I found this recipe in a magazine some time ago, and wrote it down with the intention to make it for a Saturday lunch some time.  In stead of using two normal tins of tuna, I used the one with the chilies and one normal one.  It was so nice, so I decided to make it again the other day with two normal tins of tuna.....pleasant, but not as nice as the chili one!  Now I add one small chili with the original recipe as I can not find the chili tuna anywhere anymore.....maybe they thought it was a bad idea as well, and stopped producing it!  Anyhow....if you can find it, try it in this recipe.....

I give you the original recipe....add a chili if you feel like it....

375 ml milk
8 slices of white bread
4 eggs beaten
a little bit of oil
2 onions chopped
1 celery stalk chopped
2.5 ml fresh garlic crushed
45 ml fresh parsley chopped
1 green pepper(or red if you want to) chopped
5 ml dry mustard powder
10 ml baking powder
1 ml salt
black pepper to taste
500 ml grated cheese(you can use half cheddar and half mozzarella if you want to)
2 tins of tuna(I used tuna in vegetable oil, and added the whole tin.  I suggest you drain the water if using tuna in water)

Soak the bread in the milk until soft.
Sort your onions, celery ,garlic and pepper in the oil until done. 
Add the rest of your ingredients, half the cheese and the soaked bread to the mixture.
Add the rest of the cheese on top, and bake for 40 minutes at 180*C.

This is a lovely light lunch with a salad, and just as nice when it is cold.

project 261.....the best hot chocolat

My husband asked me yesterday why I don't blog anymore, as I always enjoyed doing it.  My excuse....all I am doing is hundreds of felt key-rings....and cooking!  You see, my sister recently started a small gift shop, and I took her about fifty of my felt key-rings.  She sold more than half even before she opened, and now it seems to me that's all I'm doing lately!......And cooking for my hungry family!  But it made me think that I am really neglecting this baby of mine, so I am back.....even if you are getting recipes for some time!

I saw this hot chocolate recipe on TV one night, and it was a hit from the first night!  Much better than those shop bought stuff you get in a plastic container!

For one cup......

Heat 250 ml of milk on the stove top with 2-3 teaspoons of brown sugar.  In a bowl mix 10 ml cocoa powder and 5 ml maizena with a little milk from your pot.  When milk is warm, add the cocoa mixture and a small pinch of salt.  Allow tessence.
o thicken slightly and stir in 2.5 ml vanilla