Arggghh… last night I was meant to be having a good sleep (had a busy day) but instead I was lying in bed thinking of things I wanted to try making/cooking. There are so many things to try out! So I was a bit tired this morning but managed to squeeze trying out a couple of simple recipes. Might as well take advantage of my “craze” with trying new things while I am still mobile. I can’t imagine what I’ll be at 40 weeks…
Breakfast was crumpets since I am a bit tired of bread or cereal. It didn’t turn out as bubbly as I wanted it to be but it did taste like crumpets. A healthier option to fluffy pancakes. You can have it with anything breakfast-sy eg butter, jam, honey, fruits, et cetera.
Then homemade pesto. I watched The Cook and the Chef and was inspired by Maggie to make pizza dough. So the pesto is the lead up to that. Turned out alright and made lunch for Joel using this with the crumpets stacked with cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, more cheese and grilled all of it. Felt tired after therefore had an afternoon siesta then had to prepare for dinner at a friends’ place. So there was no more trying new food.
Crumpets
2 cups self- raising flour
1 tsp instant dry yeast
1 1/2 cups lukewarm water
1 Tbsp fine sugar
1 pinch of salt
1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl and whisk until very smooth. Leave for 10mins. Heat and grease a frying pan. Pour batter to a size you want and cook under low heat. Cover until there are holes on the surface of the crumpet. Use egg rings for size consistency.
Pesto
1 1/2 cups fresh basil
2-5 cloves garlic (this depends on how garlicky you like pesto to be)
1/4 cup pine nuts
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1/4 cup lemon juice
about 4 Tbsp olive oil to make a smooth paste
Process basil, garlic, pine nuts, parmesan cheese in a food processor until it forms a paste. Drizzle in lemon juice and olive oil and keep processing until smooth. The recipe I had did not have olive oil (to be healthier) therefore the pesto paste will be rougher. The paste can be divided and frozen for later use.
Pesto can be used for cooking pasta, for pizza, fish, meat, etc. and usually only needs a small quantity.
