I've been doing a little housekeeping with the blog; primarily involving the list of blogs I follow. Now this is not my full list, rather it's just those sites I feel that many people might find interesting. There's a variety of subjects here. (Although yes, a lot of cooking.)
On the old list some of the links were out of date and some of the blogs were long abandoned so please take a moment to peruse the new list and see if there's anything you like. :-) Several bloggers have challenges and *giveaways on at the moment which leads me to my next topic...
It's National Vegetarian Week here in the UK. To this end I have been looking up lots and lots of lovely veggie recipes. I fancy making a cannellini bean hummus - because cannellini beans are my current new big love. I also want to make some form of Spaetzle (a variety of egg noodle/dumpling) to link in with Chris's German theme for this month's Bloggers Around the World. A cheese and onion one is favourite - or 'Käsespätzle' as it is more properly known. (Also it will give me a chance to use the potato ricer a friend gave me to make spaetzle with, er, a year ago.)
Dom over at Belleau Kitchen has Simply Eggcellent as his new challenge (he used to run the wondrous Random Recipe challenge) and this month has set 'savoury' as the theme. Which opens up a huge plethora of possibilities - I'd like to use one of the 2 avocados I have ripening at home in conjunction with the eggs here, and I have a feeling cheese may well make an appearance too!
And - I have a challenge to set for the Scotsman. Being a self-confessed bad cook (read: never been taught) he has been challenging himself to make a new-to-him dish each week, with the added proviso that it should be healthier than his usual fare. Now I am not one to promote stereotypes but....but... he does rather have the Scottish diet of legend down to a T. White bread and things in batter/breadcrumbs (albeit cooked in the oven rather than deep fried) with a distinct lack of regular intakes of veg, seem to form the major part of his diet. Or that's the impression I've got from several hundred miles away. ;-)
Cow Pie - I'm reliably informed it went a bit wrong |
Anyway, I've
* Veggie week giveaways I've seen so far:
- Elizabeth's Kitchen Diary are giving away a 'Froothie' - £300+ worth of juicer/blender here.
- Tinned Tomatoes has 3 giveaways - a Froothie here, a hamper of veggie goodies from KC Hampers here and £75 worth of meals (veggie of course) from Amy's Kitchen plus bag and bowls here.
If I come across any more I'll add them in or if you notice any on your travels then mention them in the comments below.
Happy Veggie week all - even if you try just one day or even one meal veggie, do enjoy it. :-D