Dustbinlid Pizzas

Saturday evening my brother came down to stay with us for the weekend. We thought we'd take him out to see the famous dustbinlid pizzas from 'On the Waterfront'.

The giant pizza went down well with the onion rings, potato wedges, garlic bread and coleslaw. 

Quorn Tortilla Stack, Potato Wedges, Houmous and Refried Beans

Exactly what it says in the title. Quorn mince tortilla stack. Thought I'd put the recipe up as I've made it quite a few times now and it's a good one. I guess it could be made with real mince or soya mince too. 

Ingredients:

300g Mince of your choice

1 small onion, finely chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

2 tsp ground paprika

1 tsp chilli powder

400g chopped tomatoes

2 tbsp tomato puree

1 tbsp soy sauce (or vegetarian Worcestershire sauce)

4 soft flour tortillas

50g mature cheddar cheese

Method:

1. Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees celcius/400 farenheit/gas mark 6.

2. Heat a little oil in a frying pan until hot, cook the onion and garlic for 5 minutes.

3. Add the mince, paprika, chilli powder, chopped tomatoes, tomato puree and soya sauce and season.

4. Simmer for 10-15 minutes.

5. Place a large tortilla on a large non-stick baking tray, spoon over a portion of mince mixture. Repeat with the remaining tortillas and mince and then add the cheese on the top of the final tortilla.

6. Bake for 10 minutes, cut into quarters and serve. 

Toasted Focaccia with Goat's Cheese

Mr VST and a friend of ours, Mr Eco, were off on a crazy bike ride today which started at 8.30am in a town about 20 minutes away. Thankfully I managed to spend the day with Mr Eco's lovely girlfriend who arrived at the very human hour of 12.20pm. After a quick cuppa we headed into town to get some lunch. I wanted to go to the Real Food Store but unfortunately it is shut on Sundays. Instead we went to Giraffe and I had the toasted goat's cheese focaccia with potato wedges. It was yummy and huge and I didn't manage to eat all of it but was a lovely way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Before we knew it Mr VST had phoned to say they were on their way back and would we like to go for a dustbin lid pizza. I explained that we had just finished lunch but that we would happily accompany them!

Quorn Tortilla Stack with Potato Wedges and Salad

I love this easy tasty recipe. Its nice to do something different with quorn mince than a spag bol or cottage pie.  I thought I may have gone over the top with the spices today but all was well!

 

I accompanied the stack with some home made potato wedges. I made them smaller than usual and par boiled them so that they cooked quicker - it worked! 

Quorn tortilla stack (Low-calorie version) with baked potato wedges

Mr VST and I really enjoyed the Quorn tortilla stack last time but it was a bit hefty on the calories at 525 per portion. I decided to make it again with fewer calories this time. The recipe says between 4-6 tortillas so I used 4 this time and it says to grate cheese between each layer so I just put some on the top and it still tasted great and nearly 200 calories less per portion at 330 per quarter of the stack.

The potato wedges are from Kurma Dasa's 'Quick Vegetarian Meals'. I love this book. I found it when we were travelling in Australia and staying with Mr VST's cousins who had a copy. It is such a lovely book even if his idea of quick isn't quite the same as everyone else's. The wedges are covered with spray oil and then a mixture of cumin, tumeric, paprika, salt and pepper and baked in the oven for 20 mins.