Hello Dear Reader,
For many year I had a milkman deliver fresh food such as yogurt, potatoes and of course milk. If you've still got a milk delivery, you will still be able to get some really good prices. Year on year, I remember getting a Dairy Diary. I also used to get the Dairy cookbook. I'm giving away a Dairy Diary that I got free with the Fantastic Food for Less cookbook and all you have to do to win it is to leave a comment below. It's a small enough book to be sent anywhere in the world so no matter where you are, you can join in by simply leaving a comment below. Your name will be pulled out of something 'hattish' and will be sent. Here are the terms and conditions: you have to be a follower, the draw will be done on Monday night and I will post your name on Tuesday and you will have until Wednesday night midnight GMT to contact me. If you don't contact me within 24 hours, then I will pull out another name until someone contacts me.
The Dairy Cookbook - Fantastic Food for Less is full of really affordable recipes and one I will share with you as I will be cooking this one is a Vegetable Crumble. You can get it from www.dairydiary.co.uk. There are fantastic pasta bakes, fish bakes and really quick and easy recipes that will be eaten by adults and children and nothing will go to waste.
The Dairy Diary, which is going to one of you, is also full of really great recipes and I hope who ever wins it enjoys some of these recipes.
Now, today's simple supper. Leek and Feta Quiche.
As ever, I made my pastry in the food processor by
300g of plain flour - I used GF but you can use any.
75g of butter - chilled and in little lumps
75g of lard - chilled and in little lumps
Place the flour and fats, along with a spinkle of salt in the food processor and blitz until breadcrumbs. Drizzle chilled water into the mixture and keep the food processor spinning until it forms bigger and bigger lumps and eventually becomes one lump.
Remove and chill for an hour.
Roll out and line a quiche tin and line with greaseproof paper and baking beans.
Chill again and after one hour, bake at 180 for 20 minutes.
Remove the baking beans and lining.
Quiche filling.
1 large leek, finely shredded and washed and sauted in butter along with one finely diced red pepper.
100ml of cream and 4 eggs beaten together with 50 ml of milk and a pack of feta cheese which you will need to crumble into the mixture and a dash of salt and pepper.
When the leeks and pepper are really soft spoon them into the cooked pastry case and pour the cream, eggs and cheese on top.
Bake the quiche until the egg mixture is cooked but still soft and wobbly. You can make a vegan version of this using soya cream, soya milk and tofu. We ate ours with homemade oven chips.
So there we are, the recipe book is really good value for £7.99 for 100 easy to prepare recipes of soups and snacks, main courses and desserts and bakes. I like the way it teaches you to use up your leftovers and make the most of your ingredients. The Dairy Diary, if you were to buy it costs £7.50 and would make a great Christmas present for a food loving friend.
Don't forget to leave a comment to take part and to check back to my blog on Monday night and if you've won to email your address to be within 24 hours.
Good Luck and get entering.
Until tomorrow,
Love Froogs xxx