They come home too soon after the birth, in my humble opinion.
They are tired and occasionally need a meal, they can take out of the freezer,
pop into the oven and serve
The food we make, which is really tasty, is definitely not Gluten Free or Vegetarian
so I have devised 3 dishes that will suit. In the Central Auckland Area there are quite a few people who follow the Halal diet and this has been perfect for them.
This first dish is really a take on Cauliflower Cheese,
I have added a Potato Top, just to make it more filling
This amount will fill 4 foil containers.
Each of the containers, (which are the size of take out food containers) should feed 2 adults.
Perhaps a salad on the side.
When I mash my potatoes I use a potato ricer for the best results
but a normal old potato masher will do
Multi tasking. Vege and potatoes cooking. White sauce on the go
Vegetable Bake with Potato Topping
150 gms butter
5 tablespoon Gluten Free Cornflour
1 litre whole milk
1 bay leaf
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 large onion chopped
1 stick celery finely chopped
100 gms grated cheese
Extra grated cheese for topping
3 carrots peeled and sliced
1/2 cauliflower broken into florets
1 cup frozen peas
1 kg (preferably Agria) Potatoes (All round mashing and baking potato)
100 mls hot milk
20 gms cold butter
Melt butter
Add onion and celery
Season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Cook till tender
Add cornflour
Stir well and just cook out for about 3 minutes
Meanwhile heat milk with a bay leaf
(I use the microwave)
Add to onion and celery mix a slosh at a time
Stirring all of the time till thickened
Add 100 gms grated cheese stir well
Don't have it too thick, consistency of a custard is good
Meanwhile, while you are making the sauce
Into a pot of salted boiling water
Add Carrots and cauliflower
Cook till just tender
Add frozen peas just for a few minutes
Drain (Reserve the liquid it is a nice stock)
Add vege to cheese sauce
Put into containers
Also, meanwhile
Peel and cut potatoes into chunks
Cook till tender in salted water
Drain
Mash with 100 mls of hot milk
Beat in 20 gms cold butter and you should have perfect mashed potatoes
Taste and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper if needed
Lay potatoes over the vege
Brush up with a fork
Sprinkle some grated cheese over the top
Bake about 30 minutes
Until potato topping is golden and sauce bubbling
A good couple of hours work, notice the wine glass. Well deserved. I feel.
3 different dishes for 4 different families
2 comments:
Your group is doing a great job! Yes I remember coming home with my first baby (and then with the second too). My mother in law was here for a few days, and then my husband, of course, but after two weeks there I was by myself and no family, husband at work most of the time... I managed but it was hard, and since I don't like take aways, I cooked everything. Some home made meals (Vegetarian yay!!!) would have been good to have every now and then...
I am sure that the Mums are very happy!
Ciao
Alessandra
Thanks Alessandra, yes the Mums I have delivered to are very pleased. It's a great idea. I will pput up my next two dishes maybe today. One has tuna fish, turns out most of the Vegetarians will eat fish and luckily dairy. Or then it becomes a challenge.
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