Hello! Hope you’ve all had a great week. As i’ve been listening to the same podcasts as usual (just updated episodes) and haven’t had much time this week to watch anything new I thought I’d list the five recipes that we’ve been cooking during Lockdown instead…because my days definitely seem to be centred on mealtimes right now or baking activities with the boys. I hope these give you some inspiration too.
Banana Bread: A Corona cliche but I was a big fan of Banana bread before lockdown and even more afterwards. The perfect afternoon snack for the boys and for me. I usually make this recipe from Cookie & Kate but due to not having some of the ingredients I tried out this one from BBC Food today and it was delicious.
Soup: We’ve been having a vegetable box delivered weekly and to make sure that we don’t waste anything I usually cook a soup with what’s left at the end. I’ve found vegetable soup was a hit with everyone in my family as was the roasted tomato soup. I forgot to take any pics of these so here’s what I threw into a large saucepan with some chicken stock and then blended for both:
Tomato soup:
Roasted tomatoes (I put them on a baking tray in the oven with salt and olive oil for 15 minutes before adding to the saucepan) One carrot, one onion, a can of tinned tomatoes, chicken stock pot, oregano, boiling water.
Vegetable soup:
Half a cauliflour, one onion, four potatoes, one parsnip, one carrot and Herbs de Provence, Chicken stock pot, boiling water.
French Toast: Breakfast is my favourite meal of the day so to try and spice the weekends up a bit we’ve been making a bit more effort with weekend brekkies. This French Toast is a winner with fresh berries and maple syrup – who needs to go to their favourite spot for brunch post lockdown now? (I do!)
Chocolate Chip Cookies: I love a chocolate chip cookie. When I was at uni in Brighton my friend Lizzie and I would make a beeline for Ben’s Cookies and check when they were coming out of the oven. I’ve tried many recipes, and this one from @Theannaedit is amazing and for a tripe chocolate hazelnut hit I love these from Building Feasts. Putting the dough balls into the freezer is great for having freshly baked cookies as and when you need to pull an afternoon treat out the bag.
Scones: I’ve always thought in my head that scones were hard to make so put off baking them but with the bank holiday VE day celebrations and the street party (socially distanced) afternoon tea I thought I’d give them a shot. This recipe was so simple and easy to make that I’ve made them twice since as they’re a great snack option.
