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Meatball love. Two sheetin it to freeze half. Recipe online. #eatsimple #eatsimplefood #freezerrecipes #foodblog #4thofjuly #meatballs https://www.instagram.com/p/CCHNu4EhaxX/?igshid=6aic1eus1wwl

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Cooking catch-up outcome

I will deem the cooking day to be a success. After adding an Indian banquet to the recipe list (crazy but delicious!) and a last minute dinner party with my sister’s family (7) and my friend (unfortunately only my friend could stay because her family was busy).

Well, since I already had the butter chicken on my list, I added an Indian style coleslaw, saffron rice, dhal and naan bread, I’d have to start the night before. We ate spinach & potato curry, saffron rice and mint yogurt the night before. Husband declared it to be ‘preview night’.  I also tried to make some naan but failed miserably and it could have been one of two things. Either I shouldn’t have used wholemeal self raising flour OR the grill wasn’t hot enough. I’m glad I trialled the naan, because I felt fine about not bothering with it on cooking day.

My friend and her daughter were a little late (totally fine by me), so I took the opportunity to run carrots, fennel and cabbage through the food processor in preparation for the coleslaw. I also took the opportunity to get out all of the ingredients needed for my friend’s savoury muffins.

The savoury muffins were whipped up in no time with two of us working together and thanks to the food processor (Magimix) taking care of finely grating four zucchinis. I had a few olives sitting in my fridge, so we used those up. We also added a bit of parmesan cheese and lots of crumbled Bulgarian fetta.

We made batches of mini muffins (totally adorable) and my friend recommended that we use a large backing dish to cook up a big rectangle of the batch to make ‘slices’ of the mix. I thought this was a brilliant idea! It saved time filling the mini muffin tins and meant that we could cut slices to our preferred size. I asked her to cut mine into sandwich size which are Glad wrapped and in my freezer ready for husband to take to work on the days where there are no leftovers or he doesn’t feel like a sandwich.

Monster really likes the mini muffins and I’m pleased with this because I am convinces that from all of the little babies I could have received, I got the fussiest eating one. I have already pulled a mini muffin from the freezer and defrosted it in the microwave. I’ve got them in ziplock bags for easy access.

 SAVOURY MUFFINS

(Guideline recipe – you can add olives or sundried tomatoes or even bacon!) 2 cups self-raising flour 1 tbs caster sugar 2 eggs (beaten) 1 cup butter milk Mix all ingredients into a batter then add: 125 g tasty cheese 1 ½ cup grated zucchini ¼ red capsicum (diced) ½ bunch of chives (additional feta, olves etc) Cook in oven at 180c for 20 min * This recipe will make approx. 22 mini muffins and 10 large

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How to arrange a cooking catch-up

Since this is the first formal cooking catch-up, my friend and I decided that it would be easiest if she brought her food items (and plastic containers to take food home in), and I would supply mine. My friend will be doing savoury muffins which admittedly, I'm a little unsure about. If I eat a muffin, I want it to have at least a wheelbarrow full of sugar and goodness in it. I am a massive sweet tooth but husband is a savoury man. At minimum, I'm sure Monster will enjoy scoffing down the carby goodness of a muffin while in her highchair every once in  a while.

I think that when doing a cooking catch up day, it is polite for you to make sure that the other person(s) are happy to eat whatever you have chosen. For example, I know that my sister cannot stand Indian flavours. Not only can she not stand the taste, but will make you eat it outside if you even try to bring it to her house on a takeaway night.

1) Set a date 2) Choose recipes & consult with other party that they're acceptable 3) Make list of what you will need to supply 4) Settle on a location (this might be more of an issue for some and may need to be reprioritised) 5) Do shopping 6) On the date, boil the jug for a cuppa and wait for friends to show up It's nice to have a snack while you're cooking with your cuppa. Bear in mind, there is going to be a lot of food for you to tuck into within a couple of hours and that is the best bit of the whole day. Sitting down with your good friend and reaping the rewards of a day in the kitchen.

What I love most about this cook off is that many hands make light work!