Veggie Mexican with Homemade Tortillas

This whole making your own bread thing is a real work in progress, every time I make it I learn something new and these tortillas are no exception. 

The first time I made them they were made with strong bread flour instead of plain and I made them too small.

The second time I experimented with different sizes and thicknesses and this time I made them with 40 per cent wholemeal plain flour. They were pretty good this time. Some a little crispy where I had rolled them too thinly but mostly they were good.

The veggie mix is still the same old recipe though, whatever vegetables are in the fridge mixed with some quorn chicken style pieces a tin of chopped tomatoes, some chilli powder, cumin and paprika. I have been slowly increasing the amount of chilli as Mr VST's tolerance increases!

Curry

I am trying to eat healthily this week, lots of veggies, they always make me feel better. I love this easy curry, rogan josh curry paste, a load of veggies, a can of coconut milk and a can of lentils and hey presto! A delicious and healthy meal.

Stir fry with Noodles

Quick stir fry veggies with noodles, cashew nuts and quorn chicken style pieces. Nearly had a disaster as there wasn't much soy sauce left, still tasty though. 

Pasta Bake

After a week of living pretty much on cake and toast I decided on Sunday evening that an injection of vegetables was necessary. Inspired by the Summer Lasagne I cooked up some veggies and mixed them with a tin of tomatoes and then layered those with some cooked pasta and the lovely crème fraîche with nutmeg mix. It was great!

Chilli with Sweetcorn and Spring Onion Cornbread

Dairy free week continues with a hearty, vegetable packed chilli. The summer here is doing its usual thing which includes raining and being cold. It really isn't traditional salad and ice cream weather! I made the cornbread again, which didn't disappoint (please make it!) and this time with wholemeal flour as the original recipe suggests and it was so good.

To continue the cold theme I had rhubarb and custard for pudding while Mr VST had carrot cake and custard for his. 

Veggie Mexican

A nice easy, filling veggie Mexican after my run this evening.

Veggies and pasta

Another great meal from Mr VST this evening. Loads of good veggies, quorn pieces and pasta.

Veggie Mexican

Had veggie Mexican for dinner tonight and then baked and maked some more fudge (a batch of peanut butter fudge and a batch of white chocolate and Bailey's) and a batch of cinnamon mince pies - phew! I'm tired now.

Veggie stew and dumplings

I've finally managed to get my dumpling making right. It was completely accidental of course. When I made this last time I put it in the oven to keep warm while we went for a walk and when I came back there were light fluffy dumplings in the pan not the usual stodgy ones I manage to create. I did the same thing this time, letting the dumplings cook on the hob for about ten minutes and then another 15 in the oven and heavenly dumplings were created. They were even better this time as the suet was not out of date!

Veggie Mexican

Veggie Mexican tonight. So quick and easy to make after my run and delicious and filling too.

Roasted butternut squash with roasted veggies and feta

Another Saturday night, another roasted butternut squash with veggies and feta. I still had a butternut squash left over from last week and it needed eating. Yummy. Here it is just before it went into the oven...

Curry, rice and naan bread

A quick Friday night supper...





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Vegetable Chilli

This evening's meal was a vegetable chilli with jacket potato for me and rice for Mr VST.










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Veggie casserole and dumplings

Now this really is a winter favourite but despite the month the weather continues to be very mild. It still made a good meal though. This version had onion, celery, sweet potato, parsnip, carrot, peppers, broccoli, courgette and mushrooms in.

I normally struggle to make my dumplings light and fluffy but miraculously they were this time!

Veggie Mexican

There's a great Billy Connolly sketch where he describes a scene in a Mexican restaurant where the waiter has brought out the wrong meal and upon hearing this he folds the food a different way and presents it again!

My veggie Mexican involves veggies and quorn pieces cooked with cumin, paprika and chilli powder and the wrapped in soft flour tortillas with varying degrees of success.

Easy for a quick Monday night dish.









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Curry

A good 'curry' tonight packed full of veggies and quorn pieces. I just use a curry paste and coconut milk.

Here are the leftovers ready for tomorrow's lunch




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