New Recipes...

I LOVE cookbooks!!!  

I love the photos in them.  I love the prospect of trying out new foods and I love that they encourage my love of cooking.

Two things I don't like is how much they cost and how much room they take up.
I have recently moved my recipe books from a draw where they are hidden to the top of my wine cabinet opposite the kitchen bench.  Very visible, kind of inspiring.

Coincidentally enough I was discussing my love of cookbooks with some friends a few days ago (friends who also fancy them).  A few of them said they attempt to try one new recipe a week.  On first thought I thought the concept of this would be hard but in the last three days I have tried 4 or 5 new recipes!

Sunday...

I did some baking when Eva was having an unusually long sleep.
I made Ginger Kisses, Lemon Loaf (made this before but a new recipe) and Annabel Langbeins Orange Lightening Cake.

Monday...

Pumpkin pasta

Tuesday...

Annabel Langbeins Turkish Bread

So a new challenge for myself is to try one new recipe a week.  The recipe is for a dinner meal apposed to baking.  I try new baking recipes all the time so that is why the challenge is for dinner.  I, like many people, tend to make the same thing for dinner.

Last night was the Pumpkin Pasta.
Really easy and it was nice.  I will make this again but will make a few additions next time.

Pumpkin pasta was cooked fettucini with a pumpkin sauce.
Pumpkin sauce was one onion, chopped finely and cooked in a frying pan with a bit of crushed garlic.  Add a tin of Watties Very Special Pumpkin Soup (was supposed to be a tin of condensed pumpkin soup but I had none).
Then you add half a cup of sour cream and quarter of a cup of grated parmesan cheese.  Stir until cheese is melted, do not boil.

Stir pasta into sauce and top with chives.

I added some chopped mushrooms and wilted spinach.  Next time I would add chicken and more cheese I think.

Because I tried a new recipe so early in the week, I might try out another one later in the week.