Cuisine better days.

Foodie, psychology student, Manchester.

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I originally started this tumblr/ blog roughly a year ago. As you can see it kind of got neglected so with another major lockdown I decided it was time to revive it! I’m always trying out new recipes and experimenting in the kitchen so my goal is to add some of my favourites here, in between uni work and home schooling of course! 

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Our annual trip to Alton Towers for my daughters birthday. The Secret Garden restaurant is the place to eat at the end of a long day. Wild boar sausage.. delicious!

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Tasted better than it looks! Homemade mushroom risotto stuffed pumpkin.

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Homemade florentines. Melted dark chocolate topped with dried fruits and seeds.

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The first homemade batch of cinnamon rolls. 

The dough: flour, sugar, salt, yeast, water, milk, butter, and 1 egg. Heat the butter, milk, and water together. Stir the butter mixture into the dry ingredients, then add the egg, the dough should be mixed so it is not too dry! Knead the dough for at least 10 minutes. When you’re finished kneading, cover the dough and let it rest for a 2 to 3 minutes so the gluten settles. 

For the filling: butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar.

Roll the dough out into a 14×8 inch rectangle. Spread the butter on top, then sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Roll up the dough and cut into 11-12 pieces. Place in a greased round pan. Let the shaped rolls rise for 60-90 minutes. 

Bake: After the cinnamon rolls are nice and puffy, bake until golden brown.

Top with icing.

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I made this vegan starter for my partners christmas lunch. The rim of the glass dipped in lemon juice and then salt and pepper. Mixed salad with kidney beans, although cannellini beans are from the original recipe I found online. For the sauce I used ketchup mixed with vegan mayo, garlic powder and dill. 

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We were lucky enough to visit one of my favourite places as we do each year, The Keswick Hotel. Although this time we managed to get our yearly visit in between lockdowns! Here is just one photograph of one of my main courses, the duck breast. This place never fails to disappoint!

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Vegan ‘Fish’ and Chips.

I’m by no means a vegan or a veggie, I could quite easily eat meat or fish, and dairy every day. My partner is veggie so we often cook veggie or vegan meals together. This is one of our favourites at the moment. Although we usually make this with tofu or halloumi; another good alternative is banana blossom! I came across this by accident in the supermarket so this was the first time we cooked with it. It was really good, don’t be put off by the banana part, as it tastes nothing alike! We will definitely be cooking with this again and one tin is by far enough for two people!

Ingredients:

1 Tin of banana blossom | Nori sheets or seaweed | Plain flour | Smoked paprika | Seasalt and Black pepper | Dill | Seaweed powder | Garlic granules | Olive oil.

For the Tartar Sauce:

Vegan Mayonnaise | 1 gherkin | Capers | Parsley | Lemon juice.

Method:

Break up the banana blossom or peel apart into chunky pieces. Add to a bowl and sprinkle with; garlic granules, sea salt, black pepper, smoked paprika, dill and seaweed powder. Cover with warm water and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Coat each piece with flour and small torn up pieces or nori sheets (optional) For the batter mix; plain flour, soya milk, paprika, and garlic granules. After coating in the batter fry on each side until golden brown.

For the tartar sauce mix the mayonnaise with finely chopped gherkin and capers. Add salt, lemon and parsley to taste.

Serve with sweet potato or fries and minted mushy peas. Don’t forget the vinegar, lemon wedge and ketchup!! Enjoy!

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Hi and welcome to my blog! I’m Lynsey from Manchester. I’m a mum and a psychology student. Here I intend to share my food posts, recipes etc and anything relating to my life in general✌️