Quiches : Perfect picnic food

 

Link to video of full cooking recipes 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klwI2HCTQb0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klwI2HCTQb0

Recipes: Ingredients only

Homemade Mayonnaise - Ingredients

Egg

Salt

Vinegar

Oil (light)

Mustard

Tuna salad - Ingredients

Tuna

Pickle cucumbers

Mayo

Salt

Red onions

Eggs

Green spring onions

Potato salad - Ingredients

Mayo

Potatoes

Red onions

Green spring onions

Vinegar

Salt

Quinoa salad

Quinoa (mixed colours)

Cranberries

Tomatoes

Red bell peppers

Greens: parsley/coriander/green spring onions

Salt

Quiche filling base:

Eggs

Salty cheese

Yoghurt

Caramelised onions

Tomato Pesto

Dried tomatoes

Walnuts

Garlic

Olive oil

Salt to taste

Green Pesto

Fresh greens - use stems first keep leaves for decoration etc

(coriander, parsley, basil, dill etc) Whatever u have in the kitchen

Garlic

Olive oil

Salt to taste

Walnuts

Lemon

Variations: Chard or Sweet potatoes or Red bell peppers

Pastry: shortcrust

Tuna salad - Ingredients

Tuna

Pickle cucumbers

Mayo

Salt

Red onions

Eggs

Green spring onions

Quinoa salad

Quinoa (mixed colours)

Cranberries

Tomatoes

Red bell peppers

Greens: parsley/coriander/green spring onions

Salt

Tomato Pesto

Dried tomatoes

Walnuts

Garlic

Olive oil

Salt to taste

Homemade Mayonnaise - Ingredients

Egg

Salt

Vinegar

Oil (light)

Mustard

Mushroom quiche with layer of potatoes on bottom

Arugula garnish adds a nice peppery flavour

Fresh Basil topping, lots of dried oregano in quiche

Hamper ready to go!

Night plaza dinner party 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klwI2HCTQb0

Recipes: Ingredients only

Homemade Mayonnaise - Ingredients

Egg

Salt

Vinegar

Oil (light)

Mustard

Tuna salad - Ingredients

Tuna

Pickle cucumbers

Mayo

Salt

Red onions

Eggs

Green spring onions

Potato salad - Ingredients

Mayo

Potatoes

Red onions

Green spring onions

Vinegar

Salt

Quinoa salad

Quinoa (mixed colours)

Cranberries

Tomatoes

Red bell peppers

Greens: parsley/coriander/green spring onions

Salt

Quiche filling base:

Eggs

Salty cheese

Yoghurt

Caramelised onions

Variations: Chard or Sweet potatoes or Red bell peppers

Pastry: shortcrust

Food market - prices

120 nis - 16:00

Shuk Open Market - prices - September

3 boxes 20 nis (incl. corn) (or 2 boxes/15 20 nis)

Fridge items 2 for 10 nis:

4 x cucumbers -  2 for 10 nis
2 x Lettuces  - 2 for 10 nis
Celery + radishes both for 10 nis  (2 items = 10 nis)

Total 120 nis

• Cucumbers baby will go straight for pickling
• Cherry Tomatoes either for a tomato salad or in the oven-dried tomatoes to be used as flavourful a topping.
• Peaches, nectarines are at their peak. To be used for seasonal Tarte tatins or fruit cobblers. Any leftovers can be utilized for Summer fruits. NOTHING is wasted.

Is this possible? Here's the proof in the above photo! (Had to revisit my photos - love this logging)

I bought  4 packs of cucumbers, pickled five jars on Saturday. (One jar is okras)
It's Thursday today. We are mid-way through the last jar!

Granted one went as a gift to a friend's birthday.
Tip: Always count that at least one jar will be given away. I never know who will turn up in my kitchen next. But they always do! Don't misunderstand me. I LOVE it. I am a compulsive sharer :)
Open house.
Good food
Good company
Good conversation 

Ramen soup

Fast, hot, super tasty with a fiery zing!

Turkey pastrama (Home made)

Served with home made pickles - delicious!

 Steeped in the below over night

1 ltr of water
2 tbps salt
2 tbps sugar
2 bay leaves
2 tbps all spice
3 slices of garlic
2 tbps mustard
2 tbps ground coriander seeds
2 tbps cumin
Silan to smother
Source recipe

Spice rub

Black ground pepper
Smoked Parika
Garlic powder if have
Mustard seeds or mustard
Salt
Olive Oil
Silan

Not sure if better to removed the string holder and rub mix in or to just rub over the strings...?

Baked in marie bain for 1hour - till still juicy

Recipe states 1.5 hour at 150 °C
My oven clock stopped working so will try again with regular wall clock.

Kiddo sandwich with bacon, nothing to do with the the pastrama in the fridge and not used here.

Btw, the pastrama is best sliced thinly and this is easiest done when cold after refrigeration.

Bento Momo

This is one of those bolts of revelation in my life where the design is so awesome, so RIGHT, so sensible and it works!  How did I not have this before now??!!  Just glad I have it now and to let anyone out there know   It's worth getting!!

Love, love. love this, stacks up slim and small fits into any nursery bag.  Best thing, the food doesn't get messed up, unlike the large, flat, compartmental containers which has to be placed vertically into the bag and all the food pours to one side.
Here food is stacked and stays in place, perfect!!!
Plus the little forkies keeps small grubby fingers from contaminating the food.

Love, love, love.  So does kiddo.

Just to show the width comparison -  next to my mobile phone.
Super slim can fit vertically in any child's bag!
Food stays in place and any spillage avoided. Perfect!

Bought here
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Bento-Box-Lunch-Box-3-Layers-Portable-Gift-For-Kids-Sushi-Box-900ml-Microwave-Food-Storage/32796751527.html

 Or
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3-Layer-Japanese-Bento-Lunch-Box-Food-Container-Lunchbox-Sushi-Set-with-Spoon-Carry-Lunch-Tote/32734976831.html?spm=2114.10010108.1000014.9.bZUqdt&traffic_analysisId=recommend_3035_null_null_null&scm=1007.13338.81646.000000000000000&pvid=2b18fff4-9e2a-4ad8-bce2-f2f5bd52c1bc&tpp=1

2020
Bento lives on!

From the left malloach, basically carbs, bread like yemenite breakfast. Veggie sticks and salt. Kiddo complained cukes are tasteless with sprinkle of salt....Far left, dried banana chips, almond nuts and dried coconut chips. Napkin, 'maybe' he will use it...

Nice to know what kiddo likes and what is left.

Left over rice and salmon. Kiddo asked for sushi for school.  Topped with veggie sticks and some dried banana chips and sweet pecans

Extra for me. Yum! - 2 days of sushi bento to school



Break from sushi, quick omelette, veggie sticks,

Football after school. Long day today. So added an orange for vital vitamin C

Camping/Scrounging/Emergency Work lunch

Frozen corn in Office freezer Rules OK!

With that as a base, my trusty couscous, and tuna tin always in the drawer.
Boiled egg and veggie salad mixed in. Delicious!

I always have in the office bag of essentials:
soy sauce
sea salt
chili flakes
sesame oil
black sesame, white sesame
olive oil
Ramen dried noodles

In the office freezer right now: I keep small amounts of:
calamari
shrimps
misu flavouring
sweet corn (in season)
frozen lasagna (new addition) re-heated lasagna with fresh side salad is great!
Parmesan cheese

The seafood should be 'cooked' by soaking in hot water only till done.  Otherwise they can be easily over cooked and rubbery.

Baked Potato and veggies

Potato pierced and microwaved from raw. (Takes ages - work micro wave about 15 mins depending on size)

Always have frozen post-cooked sweet corn.  NOT in microwave as is.  I like to immerse it in a tall cup with hot water from frozen.  Change water a few times and finally heat in micro wave still immersed in water for a final steaming hot, buttery cob.

Same with raw broccoli, immerse in hot water and micro wave ABIT  - still crunchy.

All smothered with butter, sea salt, and fresh black pepper.