The Foodie thread

[TheHowieLama]

Spanakopita

 

 

 

 

[Bruce Spanner]

Facts, fucking facts…

 

 

 

[Trumo]

22 hours ago, TheHowieLama said:

Spanakopita

 

 

 

 

 

That looks great. What goes really well with spanakopita is a dressing made of 50/50 extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice with a bit of dried oregano.

[Lee909]

@Champ @lifetime fan

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[Champ]

On 21/09/2023 at 22:34, TheHowieLama said:

Spanakopita

 

 

 

 

Recipe please x

[Champ]

13 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

@Champ @lifetime fan

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Thanks for the heads up. I’m not a big cookbook buyer these days but your name check drew me in to see Howie’s magnificent looking spanakopita

[TheHowieLama]

3 hours ago, Champ said:

Recipe please x

 

Not hard - I use frozen chopped spinach and store bought phyllo.

 

Roll of Phyllo - mine (Athens) come two per box (use the other for baklava) I think they are 8 oz each

@16 oz frozen spinach - drain well (squeeze)

@12 oz crumbled feta

couple cloves of garlic minced

Fresh chopped parsley - few tablespoons

Dill - couple tablespoons if dried - can be more if fresh

4 eggs

 

Mix all well

 

Butter - uses a pretty good amount maybe 2/3 sticks - I use Ghee, seems to make the dough a little flakier

 

Grease pan - make base, maybe about 1/3 of the phyllo for the bottom - have to butter between sheets

 

Layer mix then a few sheets until you fill it up (3 or 4 layers) - save 4 or 5 good sheets for the top

Butter over top sheet - it is easier if you score the pieces before baking

 

350F for @ 45 minutes - top should be golden

 

Seems like more work than it really is once you get going. 

 

 

[lifetime fan]

6 hours ago, Lee909 said:

@Champ @lifetime fan

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Cheers mate. 
 

I have the hardback copy though. 

[Fugitive]

45 minutes ago, Captain Willard said:

Sunday lunch. The stuffing balls were a bit burnt. No roasties becuase I don’t like them. 

That is something Jacob Rees-Mogg would say. You need to be put on a list and monitored very closely.

[Tony Moanero]

49 minutes ago, Captain Willard said:

Sunday lunch. The stuffing balls were a bit burnt. No roasties becuase I don’t like them. 

 

[TheHowieLama]

I'd make a meal just out of the puds and the cauliflower.

[Carvalho Diablo]

[Mudface]

14 hours ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

 

Bit short on peas, but otherwise looks great.

[Pidge]

Needs some beans

[bossy]

Red Thai Curry with butternut squash, yellow courgette, aubergine and tofu. Basmati rice. Splodge of coconut yoghurt. Red Thai paste recipe from Rosa’s Thai cookbook. 

[Carvalho Diablo]

Late brunch is last night's special mixed kebab with peas and fried rice, sour cream and brown sauce.

 

[Bob]

10 minutes ago, Captain Willard said:

Homemade Shepherd’s pie for the kid’s tea. 

That looks great.

[an tha]

23 hours ago, Bob said:

That looks great.

Yeah boss that!

[an tha]

Salt and Pepper Chicken...

 

[Harry's Lad]

On 01/10/2023 at 14:04, Carvalho Diablo said:

Late brunch is last night's special mixed kebab with peas and fried rice, sour cream and brown sauce.

 

Did you recover ok?

[Bruce Spanner]

It’s venison season!!!

 

 

Venison fillet, truffled mash ‘tatas, cartouche heritage carrots, pan fried kale and juniper and red current gravy, all washed down with Pinot Noir and the boos ringing out from the away end.

 

Glorious.

[Carvalho Diablo]

47 minutes ago, Bruce Spanner said:

It’s venison season!!!

 

 

Venison fillet, truffled mash ‘tatas, cartouche heritage carrots, pan fried kale and juniper and red current gravy, all washed down with Pinot Noir and the boos ringing out from the away end.

 

Glorious.

"Cartouche heritage carrots" - are they the same as "carrots"?

[Bruce Spanner]

1 minute ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

"Cartouche heritage carrots" - are they the same as "carrots"?

Nah, heritage carrots boiled in butter, thyme and chicken stock under parchment paper.

 

Obvs! 

[Fugitive]

5 hours ago, Bruce Spanner said:

Nah, heritage carrots boiled in butter, thyme and chicken stock under parchment paper.

 

Obvs! 

 

[Carvalho Diablo]

Just seen this...