Stuffed Mushies!

I found myself one evening looking for a quick, delicious & healthy recipe for two which i could use up some leftovers in - enter stuffed mushrooms!

Take two large flat mushrooms, stalks removed & chuck it in the oven for 10 minutes, 180degreesC.

Meanwhile combine chopped stalk, 1/2 chopped onion & 1tsp crushed garlic over medium heat until softened. Add this to a large bowl containing:

*leftover pumpkin mash
*1/2 cup leftover pearl barley,
*leftover prosciutto, chopped
*1 grated zucchini
*diced tomato
*salt n pepper

and mix, mix, mix!

Remove mushrooms from the oven & pile high with the mix. Pop back in the oven for 10 or so minutes, remove & sprinke some grated parmasan cheese on top and return to the oven til the cheese has melted & browned.

Serve with a garden salad on the side & your in for a tasty treat!

*You can interchange any ingredient, & if you left out the prosciutto it would make a perfect vegetarian meal :)

Daring Cooks - Appams and South-Indian Curries!

All in all a successful challenge with yummy results, my fussy sister in particular couldn't get enough! Thanks Mary!!

Mary, who writes the delicious blog, Mary Mary Culinary was our August Daring Cooks’ host. Mary chose to show us how delicious South Indian cuisine is! She challenged us to make Appam and another South Indian/Sri Lankan dish to go with the warm flat bread.

Appams are made from rice, yeast and coconut milk and sort of resemble a crepe. Id never heard of them before the challenge so it was quite interesting a challenge as i had no expectations of what they would taste like or how they would turn out. The batter ferments for 8-12 hours before cooking the appams individually.

The finished product should be slightly crispier on the edges and spongy in the centre. You need to have a covering over the pan when cooking otherwise the appam does not cook correctly.

I made the appams with a vegetable and chickpea south indian spiced curry,

a cucumber raita(pictured below in green bowl) & butter chicken -i know its not south indian or sri-lankan but my sister could fathom the idea of 'indian' food without butter chicken! haha.