Thursday, 29 November 2012

the real life cards

cards for connect!


badly scanned but check them out!!!!
apparently they've been selling quite well
so fingers crossed eh?

Saturday, 3 November 2012

pumpkin or squash soup

the soup

the flesh of two butternut squashes or one big pumpkin cut into bits
(leave the seeds and middle goo out but save the seeds)
three middle size carrots cut into bits
three middle size leeks cut into bits
one giant onion cut into bits
four big cloves of garlic
one and a half teaspoons of cumin
one teaspoon of ground ginger
one and a half teaspoons of salt (or more or less depending on how much you like salt)
lots of pepper
a little pot of cream (or soya cream if you're vegan)

fry the leeks, onion and garlic in olive oil until they're soft
then add the squash/pumpkin and carrots
add enough water to cover them
then boil until they're really soft

strain off the water and blenderize it all until its smooth

return to a lower heat then add the cream (use more or less depending on how thick you want it to be)
add the cumin, ginger, salt and pepper and mix it all up
taste it and add more salt if needs be

let it bubble for a bit.

the seeds

give them a bit of a rinse to get the goo off and then dry them 
put them on a baking sheet with a drizzle of olive oil, salt, pepper and some garlic powder if you fancy it
roast at about 150C until they start to go brown

to serve

put the soup in a bowl
swirl some cream into it and top with black pepper and the roasted seeds.