Lovely cheese

[EllsBells]

You are very inventive, definitely worth trying it out.

I used to eat out a lot, I remember now having American pancakes with goats cheese and something else (vegetarian with it?), very nice @ Brunch Club in Liverpool.

I used to get the Abel & Cole veg boxes and would find random items in there with no idea what to do with them. I'd never heard of celeriac before one rocked up on the doorstep one day. It led me to a wonderful celeriac, apple and stilton soup There are several versions of this and will post the best one once I've checked them for sugar spikes.

It became a bit of a game to find a recipe that sounded good, within my capability to make using that item. This was the one I found for goat's cheese and it made me an instant convert.

 

[Newbie777]

Who would have thought a cheese thread would have taken off. In my mind life is cheese (except goat which to me tastes just like goats smell). We had a Christmas gift of a hamper of cheeses, somebody knew me well. I make various soups which incorporate cheese, broccoli and stilton, courgette and brie, leek celery and pea with feta which are much better than any tinned and so simple to make.

I think cheese is so versitile and I like the fact how you have make it work.

Sad subject, but I think cheese and potato go really well together, but I will stop there.

I think also it's a shame to that for years and years we have been told it is not good for us.

 

[Newbie777]

I used to get the Abel & Cole veg boxes and would find random items in there with no idea what to do with them. I'd never heard of celeriac before one rocked up on the doorstep one day. It led me to a wonderful celeriac, apple and stilton soup There are several versions of this and will post the best one once I've checked them for sugar spikes.

It became a bit of a game to find a recipe that sounded good, within my capability to make using that item. This was the one I found for goat's cheese and it made me an instant convert.

Oh I see.I like the idea of a suprise and testing things out.

I am Asian and like many Asian households, we do a eat a variety of vegetables, but the bad news, they are boiled but curriefied!

So Aubergine, Courgette, Cauliflower, Turnips, Spinach, Cabbage and other vegetables (I don't know the English name for) are cooked, usually on their own or something together or with Potatoes.

In fact tomorrow, I having a lamb curry with Okra (lady fingers).

I don't think besides Paneer, there is any other cheese used in Asian cooking (we don't use that either).

 

[Leadinglights]

Oh I see.I like the idea of a suprise and testing things out.

I am Asian and like many Asian households, we do a eat a variety of vegetables, but the bad news, they are boiled but curriefied!

So Aubergine, Courgette, Cauliflower, Turnips, Spinach, Cabbage and other vegetables (I don't know the English name for) are cooked, usually on their own or something together or with Potatoes.

In fact tomorrow, I having a lamb curry with Okra (lady fingers).

I don't think besides Paneer, there is any other cheese used in Asian cooking (we don't use that either).

My daughter's husband is from Pakistan and when visiting his family she had a real problem being vegetarian as everything they cooked had meat in it and they regarded as being odd to have just vegetable based food, almost disrespecting their guest not to include meat. Here they do use paneer in their cooking as it does take up flavours well.

 

[EllsBells]

Oh I see.I like the idea of a suprise and testing things out.

I am Asian and like many Asian households, we do a eat a variety of vegetables, but the bad news, they are boiled but curriefied!

So Aubergine, Courgette, Cauliflower, Turnips, Spinach, Cabbage and other vegetables (I don't know the English name for) are cooked, usually on their own or something together or with Potatoes.

In fact tomorrow, I having a lamb curry with Okra (lady fingers).

I don't think besides Paneer, there is any other cheese used in Asian cooking (we don't use that either).

I love asian dishes - chana massala and mushroom bhajis are awesome. I haven't tried any out recently but have been thinking about it - one my go to curry recipes is potato based so haven't even gone there.

 

[adrian1der]

I love saag paneer

 

[Newbie777]

That is so true, very sad and unrespectful

I am also from Pakistani origin, the culture (like some) favour meat as the main choice and like their guests to eat as their preferred choice too, leaving the vegetables and lentils as the poor persons choice.

In fact, even in the uk a lot of Pakistani families (including some of my friends) think lentils are not a good choice.
Some of my friends would laugh at me and say 'you are in the doghouse as your wife has made you lentil curry', but they so wrong and are missing out!

When I go to Pakistan, I tend to restrict the meat. We live in a village and the fields have fresh vegetables, which I ask for them to be picked and are cooked straightaway, they taste fantastic.
But the local people think I am mad!
I explain to them that meat is readily available in the UK, but homegrown organic vegetables arent as much.Oh well you can't win them all.

 

[Ditto]

Any and all cheese for me, yum, shame daren't have any crackers in coz I'd eat the lot, I have no self-control. My fave cheese if my home county Lancashire, lovely white and crumbly.

 

[Newbie777]

You have good taste, Lancashire is really nice and crumbly

 

[Newbie777]

I love asian dishes - chana massala and mushroom bhajis are awesome. I haven't tried any out recently but have been thinking about it - one my go to curry recipes is potato based so haven't even gone there.

Chanda massala is an all time classic. I think any bhaji is good, but the fact that gram floor is used, it may be carb heavy.

However, the good news is curries can be made at home with little knowledge, just keep off the potatoes.

 

[Newbie777]

I love saag paneer

Good choice and it complements each other, Saag Aloo (potato) goes well or Saag with daal, or Saag with boiled eggs, tastes so much better than in a tin/boiled.

 

[helli]

Chanda massala is an all time classic. I think any bhaji is good, but the fact that gram floor is used, it may be carb heavy.

However, the good news is curries can be made at home with little knowledge, just keep off the potatoes.

Chickpeas are unusual. Some people digest them and it affects their blood sugars whereas others find it has no effect. So, chanda masala could be worth trialling if you are able to test your blood sugars before and after eating.

 

[TrevA]

I live in the Vale of Belvoir, which is the home of Stilton cheese, I have 3 cheese making creameries within 10 miles of home and often call in at Cropwell Bishop on the way back from a bike ride or walk in the Vale. Stilton is my fave, but they also do a tangy Shropshire Blue and a creamy local soft blue cheese called Beauvale, which is lovely.

 

[Leadinglights]

Having grown up in Lancashire I remember you got either crumbly Lancashire which I used to love with strawberry jam or tasty Lancashire which took the roof off your mouth. Of course either was a vital addition to a slice of Christmas cake.

 

[Newbie777]

Chickpeas are unusual. Some people digest them and it affects their blood sugars whereas others find it has no effect. So, chanda masala could be worth trialling if you are able to test your blood sugars before and after eating.

Sorry typo meant to say Chana.

Yes I would love to try out Chana massala, pakoras and possibly gram flour chapati, but only once I have my BG stable. I am hoping I am only few weeks away.

 

[Newbie777]

I live in the Vale of Belvoir, which is the home of Stilton cheese, I have 3 cheese making creameries within 10 miles of home and often call in at Cropwell Bishop on the way back from a bike ride or walk in the Vale. Stilton is my fave, but they also do a tangy Shropshire Blue and a creamy local soft blue cheese called Beauvale, which is lovely.

Now you are showing off.

Very nice indeed, you can't beat locally produced stuff and you are spoilt for choice.

 

[Newbie777]

Having grown up in Lancashire I remember you got either crumbly Lancashire which I used to love with strawberry jam or tasty Lancashire which took the roof off your mouth. Of course either was a vital addition to a slice of Christmas cake.

Oh never heard of tasty Lancashire what did it consist of?

 

[adrian1der]

I live in the Vale of Belvoir, which is the home of Stilton cheese, I have 3 cheese making creameries within 10 miles of home and often call in at Cropwell Bishop on the way back from a bike ride or walk in the Vale. Stilton is my fave, but they also do a tangy Shropshire Blue and a creamy local soft blue cheese called Beauvale, which is lovely.

Melton boy myself - so with you on the Stilton.

 

[RirisR]

Lidl do a good selection of crackers at 3.5g for each crispy cracker
various flavours, Im having a go at the garlic ones for supper with
Blue Cheese keep trying to give up the supper urges🙂 its as bad as smoking !

 

[Newbie777]

That's fantastic news and 3.5g is really good.

I will be looking and that's means trying out some more cheese

I also realise that I may be stacking very large amounts of cheese on my 4 oatcake crackers, they are like Scooby snacks.