Week 16 - Squash Lasagne

This Squash Lasagne was tasty.  The crunchy bits on top were a treat, although a dish full of squash was a bit sweet for my taste!

If you want to try it, you can find the recipe here.

mmmmm, crunchy bits

Rating

Taste - 14/20

Cost - 5/10

Difficulty - 6/10

Prep Time - 4/10 

Overall 58%

Week 15 - Nut Loaf

When you think of a vegetarian alternative to the tradition British Roast Dinner, must people would think of Nut Loaf. I was craving a roast dinner, so I figured I should give Nut Loaf a shot. 

Many Nut Loaves are heavy on mushrooms, I am a bit picky about mushrooms (I like them in certain dishes but not others), so I didn't fancy a mushroom based version. I went in search of a Nut Loaf recipe that did not contain mushrooms and I ended up with the little beauty below. 

Nuts

I say this little beauty, it was nice, but it just tasted like nice stuffing so it definitely was not a great substitution for the old Roast Dinner. Live and Learn.  Still it was tasty, but certainly not one of my amazing discoveries of 2014!

Recipe

Ingredients
1 carrot
1 onion
1 stalk of celery
1/2 cup each almonds, walnuts and pecans
2 eggs, preferably free-range
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp rosemary
Dried breadcrumbs (as needed, for coating the tin)

Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375F/190C.

Place the carrot, onion, celery and nuts in a food processor and process until the vegetables and nuts are well chopped.

Transfer to a large bowl. Mix with the herbs.

In a separate bowl, beat the two eggs together. Add to the other ingredients and mix until well combined.

Line a 450g/1lb loaf tin with parchment paper. Grease it well, then sprinkle with dry breadcrumbs.

Spoon the mixture into the tin and level the top.

Bake uncovered for 45 minutes or until set.

Rating
Taste - 13/20
Cost - 4/10
Difficulty - 6/10
Prep Time - 4/10 
Overall 54%

Week 14 - Butternut Squash with Pecans and Blue Cheese

Worst (tasting) meal of 2014 to date, thanks Nigella.

I was a bit suspicious when I read the recipe, it all seemed a bit too simple.  It tastes fine and all the ingredients go well together, but this dish should not be served as a main meal......you can have too much of an OK thing.

Ironically as this meal is really simple, it doesn't score too badly!  Don't be fooled....recipe is here.

The meal was crap, but an awesome photo....at last!

Rating
Taste - 6/20
Cost - 6/10
Difficulty - 8/10
Prep Time - 8/10 
Overall 56%

Week 13 - North African Squash and Chickpea Stew

What a beauty this weeks meal was, it is  a stew so you just chop stuff up and throw it in a pan and it was delicious!

You'll find the recipe here.  There are quite a few ingredients in this one, so might cost a bit if you don't have the ingredients, but most of them should be in typical household cupboards.

Delicious

Rating
Taste - 17/20
Cost - 6/10
Difficulty - 6/10
Prep Time - 6/10 
Overall 70%