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I run slimming world groups in Ecclesfield and Chapeltown if anyome wants healthy low fat recipes ime your woman:)

Oh mort my sweet.

Your hotpot hit the right spot.

Thanks a lot

Lex xxxx

What sort of things are you looking for lex? A lot of what we eat/cook these days is very far from traditional what with curries and chinese and thai etc.

Personally for traditional I rather like a good Hotpot.

 

Lamb chops or stewing lamb in cubes about 1 1/2 lbs

onion celery and leek, sliced

a couple of carrots sliced

a tablespoon of pearl barley [optional]

garlic, parsley salt and pepper

a couple of pounds of potatoes, sliced thinly

stock, veg or chicken.

 

a large casserole dish

 

saute the the onions, celery and garlic until soft.

fry off the lamb and add to the onion mix along with the carrot, pearl barley and leek.

top off with slices of potato, salting slightly each layer as you go

pour over the stock to just cover the potatoes.

dot with butter and put in the oven for about an hour. after this time check the potatoes are cooked, if they are then remove the lid and return to the oven for 20/30 mins until the potatoes have browned.

Sounds good, but it's not what I would call hotpot, as in Lancashire Hotpot. The lamb should be on the bone, the only vegetable should be onions and no need for stock, better use Worcestershire sauce which together with the lamb bones and potatoes and slow cooking give enough flavour.

Serve with pickled red cabbage to counter the greasiness of the lamb

Yay, only just come across this forum -fab.

 

As for the cookies, here is a very simple all in method recipe for chocolate chip cookies - we do this in Y8 food so it is quite easy.

 

75g Soft margarine or butter

75g soft brown sugar

1 egg (medium)

half teaspoon vanilla essence

150g SR flour

50g Choc chips (or nuts, cherried what ever else you want to put in)

 

You basically put all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon until mixed.

 

It should be a fairly stiff but often slightly sticky dough - not runny

 

Divide into about 20 equal pieces of mini cookies or 12 for large ones. roll into rough balls, place on a greased baking try and flatten.

 

Bake 180 C gas 5 for about 15 - 20 mins.

Y8 ...........Easy?

Whats .... 75g

my scales only have 1/2 oz, 1oz etc. and there made of brass (you should try cleaning them)

Joke!

Great forum, cheers.

Curry Idiot

Well sach a nice group!

Very usefull, soon I am going to open a new food place and will invite you in!

Gonna have 2 try some of these out

Good! I will look forward this group for recipes & other food related discussions.