The Eggy Bread Shed

25/02/2024

Me and the boy are catching up on Ep 2 of UK vs The World in bed, then straight into Ep 3 with the sisters after

12/04/2023

I don't think I've ever cooked veggie swissilies for more than 3 people before .. a lot of mycoprotein suffered for this meal

31/03/2023

Maybe I've just not eaten them for a while but those are pretty chuffin' massive butter beans, right!

10/10/2022

2 ingenious ways to use up a glut of foraged apples 🍎 and make the most of them.

I got sooooo many apples off my allotment this year but even if I hadn't I would always go "scrumping" from some local apple tree cos it's free food it keeps my shopping bills down and helps to combat food waste.

So every year I make a load of German style apple sauce, which is so easy and delicious cold with plain yogurt and granola, or can be used to make apple sauce cake, or warmed up with vanilla ice cream. Today I have made a batch and also used the apple peel curls to make cinnamon apple crisps (or apple leather as its weirdly sometimes known)! Super easy and really good snacking!

I'm not going to suggest quantities here, as it depends how many apples you have to use up: sometimes I make a small amount of sauce with the wrinkly ones in the fruit bowl and sometimes I have mahoosive amounts of apples - like now, in Autumn. Basically peel the apples roughly - save the big, long curls of peel in a baking tray but just enough that there's room in the tray to shake them around a bit. Shake cinnamon sugar (however much you like, the less you use the tarter they will be) and 1-2 tablespoons of vegetable oil over the apple peelings then use your hands to squidge the oil, sugar and cinnamon all over the peelings. Bake in a pre-warmed oven at 150°C for approximately 40 - 50 mins (slow and low) checking on them every 15 minutes or so and giving them a good shake).

Now, the apple sauce! 🍎 completely peel the rest of the apples, cut out the stalk and core bits and chop up roughly into 1 inch cubes - these can go straight into a large saucepan. Throw in a little water (the more you use the runnier your sauce will be - I like it quite thick and you can always add more water when you puree it. Add a few squirts of lemon juice, sugar and cinnamon (again, just use your judgement here depending on how many apples you're using and how sweet you like it). Cover and cook on low heat until the apples are soft. Allow to cool and puree with a blender (I use a hand-held).

02/10/2022

I reckon I could "destroy" a few of those choccy bunnies for you

The court ruled that the foil-wrapped chocolate rabbits were too similar to the Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli's design.

01/10/2022

Trapped in my car by the rain - stick or twist?

01/10/2022

I met Titus Salt and his llama Pepper at the today! Such lovely eyelashes - the llama's weren't bad either! Had some great cakes and food bits and drinks and bands too

30/09/2022

Lavender harvest is a go. My undercrackers drawer is gonna be smelling beautiful!

17/09/2022

What an amazing way to see Suede - at the mini- but very excellent local venue in Leeds. Never seen Brett up so close and personal and so good that he put such performance into such a wee gig!

28/07/2022

Some slightly soggy but still delicious breakfast eggy bread on a rainy but beautiful Lakes District campsite! 1 × cinammon sugar, 1 x nutella and banana and the teen had 2 x ketchup!

Had a lovely stay at with the best view of the hills (don't ask me which ones) and Bassenthwaite! They have some lovely friendly chickens free-roaming about and a flock (wrong collective?) of super cute angora goats!

Off for some kayaking or paddle-boarding today on Derwentwater hopefully.

25/07/2022

Happy birthday eggy bread for my sweet 16!!
Applewood cheddar and creamy mustard melt was requested (to which was added some vegan pepperoni).
The review was "Yum - thanks" so high praise indeed!!

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19/07/2022

Just back from a few days in Rhodes (Greece) and so - WARNING: PHOTO DUMP!!

Had some of the best food there - loads of great salads and roasted veggies and fish and fruit and, of course, plenty of Baklava!

Rhodes Old Town was probably the highlight as it's so gorgeous and there's so much exploring of its windy streets to do as well as tonnes of cute cats!