Pistonheads Cooking Competition No. 7 -Cheese
Discussion
Hmmm, bored so I've been browsing places on PH I've not been to for a while
Saw this & thought I could have a go for my dinner tonight, seeing as just about all I have in the fridge is cheese, marscapone, feta, goats, cheddar, cheshire, parmesan and red leicester
Shall have a read of previous competitions and see if I can find the full rules
Saw this & thought I could have a go for my dinner tonight, seeing as just about all I have in the fridge is cheese, marscapone, feta, goats, cheddar, cheshire, parmesan and red leicester
Shall have a read of previous competitions and see if I can find the full rules
ali_kat said:
Hmmm, bored so I've been browsing places on PH I've not been to for a while
Saw this & thought I could have a go for my dinner tonight, seeing as just about all I have in the fridge is cheese, marscapone, feta, goats, cheddar, cheshire, parmesan and red leicester
Shall have a read of previous competitions and see if I can find the full rules
Nice to see you taking part Ali. Saw this & thought I could have a go for my dinner tonight, seeing as just about all I have in the fridge is cheese, marscapone, feta, goats, cheddar, cheshire, parmesan and red leicester
Shall have a read of previous competitions and see if I can find the full rules
Nothing to it really.
We tend to limit the photos to 3.
Its supposed to be one course but you're not limited beyond that. A lunch, a starter, a pudding, a table of tapas, whatever.
Describe the dish a bit showing how you've included the nominated ingredient(s).
We tend not to vote for our own dishes when the poll comes around.
Get your entry in by midnight tomorrow!
My effort.
Not my best looking dish. But nice.
Chicken breast stuffed with smoked cheddar, spinach and lemon on a cider and cream sauce. Served with deep-fried risotto patties (with parmesan) and a mini gruyere and asparagus quiche on spinach and peas.
The little quiche thing was a step too far, as I tried to get as much fecking cheese on the plate as possible. But the deep-fried risotto and the smoked cheese and spinach stuffing was great.
Not my best looking dish. But nice.
Chicken breast stuffed with smoked cheddar, spinach and lemon on a cider and cream sauce. Served with deep-fried risotto patties (with parmesan) and a mini gruyere and asparagus quiche on spinach and peas.
The little quiche thing was a step too far, as I tried to get as much fecking cheese on the plate as possible. But the deep-fried risotto and the smoked cheese and spinach stuffing was great.
Nettle and feta cheese filo pie
Yeah, nettles. The awful 'stingers' you were pushed into by bullies as a child (or at least I was).
However nettles make a lovely grassy, herby, and moreover - free - substitute for spinach in something like a Greek spanakopita. Feta cheese offers the creamy, salty counterpoint.
Here's my take on the subject:
Ingredients:
Work in progress:
Results:
Accompanied by a token salad of tomatoes and spring onion, with an olive oil and apple balsamic vinegar dressing.
Yeah, nettles. The awful 'stingers' you were pushed into by bullies as a child (or at least I was).
However nettles make a lovely grassy, herby, and moreover - free - substitute for spinach in something like a Greek spanakopita. Feta cheese offers the creamy, salty counterpoint.
Here's my take on the subject:
Ingredients:
Work in progress:
Results:
Accompanied by a token salad of tomatoes and spring onion, with an olive oil and apple balsamic vinegar dressing.
Edited by Mobile Chicane on Sunday 8th May 00:25
captainzep said:
Nice to see you taking part Ali.
I'll get zero for presentation, but then I didn't have anything to put with it
I found some bacon, 1/2 onion & 3 eggs to go with the cheese - I just used the Feta, Marscapone & Cheddar
019 by ali_kat_xx, on Flickr
Cooked
023 by ali_kat_xx, on Flickr
On the plate
025 by ali_kat_xx, on Flickr
Tasted okay, a little rich, ie I needed salad and about 1/2 of it
I ate it cold but then I prefer Frittata cold 
I'm impressed, but only because its the first time I've managed to make one that doesn't looks like scrambled eggs 
bugger, didn't see this until now.
made a lovely baked camembert with thyme and garlic for lunch yesterday, eaten with a pain rustique from carrefour.
can you imagine what that looks like? of course you can. ergo my entry for the competition is valid
made a lovely baked camembert with thyme and garlic for lunch yesterday, eaten with a pain rustique from carrefour.
can you imagine what that looks like? of course you can. ergo my entry for the competition is valid
Edited by shirt on Sunday 8th May 14:06
ali_kat said:
I'll get zero for presentation,
Thats a risk with cooking with cheese, tastes great but never looks goodali_kat said:
I found some bacon, 1/2 onion & 3 eggs to go with the cheese - I just used the Feta, Marscapone & Cheddar
I didn't fancy a cheese fest this weekend so have not entered but with those ingredients and replace the onion with a leek and add creme fraiche.Cook the leek and bacon, transfer to a shallow oven dish. Sprinkle over the three cheeses, whisk the eggs and creme fraiche, season and pour over the top. Bake for 15-18 minutes until puffed and golden.
Thats what I would have done for the competition. Still would not have looked good but tasty.
Wasn't sure what to do with this one, but ended up making stilton, pear and walnut Tartlets.
Ingredients:
Tarts Cooked:
Served with some of our home made apple, apricot and pear chutney and a bit of green stuff:
In truth, it wasn't as nice as I thought it was going to be, the stilton flavour didn't really come through as much as I thought it would!
Ingredients:
Tarts Cooked:
Served with some of our home made apple, apricot and pear chutney and a bit of green stuff:
In truth, it wasn't as nice as I thought it was going to be, the stilton flavour didn't really come through as much as I thought it would!
Right, no more competition entries.
Voting poll below.
http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f...
ETA I think I've balls'd up the poll. Bear with me.
Voting poll below.
http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f...
ETA I think I've balls'd up the poll. Bear with me.
Edited by captainzep on Monday 9th May 09:04
Bugger. Thouf=ght it was closing today.
Fell asleep after too much cheese yeasterday and a busy weekend.
Here's my entry anyway.
Ingredients. Gryere, Emmental, garlic and Kirsch. + French bread stuff.
Made bread. (Can't fit a baguette in my oven.) and grated the cheese.
Cooked off garlic in a bit of olive oil. Add a glass of kirsch and a glass of white wine. Stir in the cheese slowly.
Swiss Fondue.
With extra stringy bits.
Fell asleep after too much cheese yeasterday and a busy weekend.
Here's my entry anyway.
Ingredients. Gryere, Emmental, garlic and Kirsch. + French bread stuff.
Made bread. (Can't fit a baguette in my oven.) and grated the cheese.
Cooked off garlic in a bit of olive oil. Add a glass of kirsch and a glass of white wine. Stir in the cheese slowly.
Swiss Fondue.
With extra stringy bits.
madbadger said:
Bugger. Thouf=ght it was closing today.
Fell asleep after too much cheese yeasterday and a busy weekend.
Here's my entry anyway.
Ingredients. Gryere, Emmental, garlic and Kirsch. + French bread stuff.
Made bread. (Can't fit a baguette in my oven.) and grated the cheese.
Cooked off garlic in a bit of olive oil. Add a glass of kirsch and a glass of white wine. Stir in the cheese slowly.
Swiss Fondue.
With extra stringy bits.
Too late but you stil can't beat a simplistic fondue. Yummy.Fell asleep after too much cheese yeasterday and a busy weekend.
Here's my entry anyway.
Ingredients. Gryere, Emmental, garlic and Kirsch. + French bread stuff.
Made bread. (Can't fit a baguette in my oven.) and grated the cheese.
Cooked off garlic in a bit of olive oil. Add a glass of kirsch and a glass of white wine. Stir in the cheese slowly.
Swiss Fondue.
With extra stringy bits.
Andy
madbadger said:
Bugger. Thouf=ght it was closing today.
Fell asleep after too much cheese yeasterday and a busy weekend.
Here's my entry anyway.
Ingredients. Gryere, Emmental, garlic and Kirsch. + French bread stuff.
Made bread. (Can't fit a baguette in my oven.) and grated the cheese.
Cooked off garlic in a bit of olive oil. Add a glass of kirsch and a glass of white wine. Stir in the cheese slowly.
Swiss Fondue.
With extra stringy bits.
10/10 for effort. That bread alone looks superb.Fell asleep after too much cheese yeasterday and a busy weekend.
Here's my entry anyway.
Ingredients. Gryere, Emmental, garlic and Kirsch. + French bread stuff.
Made bread. (Can't fit a baguette in my oven.) and grated the cheese.
Cooked off garlic in a bit of olive oil. Add a glass of kirsch and a glass of white wine. Stir in the cheese slowly.
Swiss Fondue.
With extra stringy bits.
escargot said:
madbadger said:
Bugger. Thouf=ght it was closing today.
Fell asleep after too much cheese yeasterday and a busy weekend.
Here's my entry anyway.
Ingredients. Gryere, Emmental, garlic and Kirsch. + French bread stuff.
Made bread. (Can't fit a baguette in my oven.) and grated the cheese.
Cooked off garlic in a bit of olive oil. Add a glass of kirsch and a glass of white wine. Stir in the cheese slowly.
Swiss Fondue.
With extra stringy bits.
10/10 for effort. That bread alone looks superb.Fell asleep after too much cheese yeasterday and a busy weekend.
Here's my entry anyway.
Ingredients. Gryere, Emmental, garlic and Kirsch. + French bread stuff.
Made bread. (Can't fit a baguette in my oven.) and grated the cheese.
Cooked off garlic in a bit of olive oil. Add a glass of kirsch and a glass of white wine. Stir in the cheese slowly.
Swiss Fondue.
With extra stringy bits.
Great fondue set too - mit Edelweiss - and also 'proper' glasses. Hope you had Swiss / German wine with it!
ali_kat said:
I'll get zero for presentation, but then I didn't have anything to put with it
I found some bacon, 1/2 onion & 3 eggs to go with the cheese - I just used the Feta, Marscapone & Cheddar
019 by ali_kat_xx, on Flickr
Cooked
023 by ali_kat_xx, on Flickr
On the plate
025 by ali_kat_xx, on Flickr
Tasted okay, a little rich, ie I needed salad and about 1/2 of it
I ate it cold but then I prefer Frittata cold I'm impressed, but only because its the first time I've managed to make one that doesn't looks like scrambled eggs Mobile Chicane said:
escargot said:
madbadger said:
Bugger. Thouf=ght it was closing today.
Fell asleep after too much cheese yeasterday and a busy weekend.
Here's my entry anyway.
Ingredients. Gryere, Emmental, garlic and Kirsch. + French bread stuff.
Made bread. (Can't fit a baguette in my oven.) and grated the cheese.
Cooked off garlic in a bit of olive oil. Add a glass of kirsch and a glass of white wine. Stir in the cheese slowly.
Swiss Fondue.
With extra stringy bits.
10/10 for effort. That bread alone looks superb.Fell asleep after too much cheese yeasterday and a busy weekend.
Here's my entry anyway.
Ingredients. Gryere, Emmental, garlic and Kirsch. + French bread stuff.
Made bread. (Can't fit a baguette in my oven.) and grated the cheese.
Cooked off garlic in a bit of olive oil. Add a glass of kirsch and a glass of white wine. Stir in the cheese slowly.
Swiss Fondue.
With extra stringy bits.
Great fondue set too - mit Edelweiss - and also 'proper' glasses. Hope you had Swiss / German wine with it!
Unfortunately I was limited on the wine choice, but it was from a Northern Italian region, so very close.
Waugh-terfall said:
I like the look of that, fancy PM-ing the recipe, please?
the ingredients are as per the picture TomI stirred the eggs lightly with a knife & some ground pepper
Turned the grill on
lightly fried the onions & bacon till cooked
sprinkled the cheese over the top & melted the cheddar & marscapome
Added the eggs as you would for an omelet & cooked
The put some more feta on the top & grilled until golden brown
Its better cold, it's quite mushy when hot, but firms up nicely once cold
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