A New Pie!

I was lazy (or was I adventurous?) the other day - I made an apple pie using some ready-to-use pastry.

Maybe I used the wrong apples - but locally we can only ever find one type of green apples, right? So I used that and the fillings turned out a little soggy - so I put it a bit longer in the oven than was recommended. & the pie pastry turned out dry.. (sigh..)

The children didnt favor it much - maybe I should try it again and follow the instruction strictly this time.. the pie looked nice though, dont you think?

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No Idea Whatsoever!

I am truly and definitely going through a plateau here - it's the time where you just cant crank your head for anything to cook. Dont even think about asking your spouse for any ideas at time like this - nothing will seem attractive..

Lunch was a quick / simple and an indolent sup gear box! he-he.. well, the children did enjoy it.

I dont have anything prepared for dinner - I already flipped both Jamie's cookbooks this afternoon and then declared to anyone who'd listen that "there's nothing to cook in here!" Maybe we'll just go for teh tarik / roti canai session later..

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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme Part II aka Beef Stew

I've been very busy for some time and the last few days, busy doing nothing. Maybe I've reached the plateau after doing a lot of things..

Anyway, I made the beef stew like I had planned. It turned out ok. I served it with some warmed roti Arab I got at the pasar tani. Eirfan and his father loved it but the others kata a bit creamy and they cant take a lot of it.

I dont know what the original recipe should taste like because I had omitted the red wine (obviously) and parsnips. But I think with a bit of cili api the stew would be a bit more like a local dish. Personally I think it is quite good. Maybe I will make it again with the chilies.

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I got the recipe from Jamie's website (of course) and he calls it Jool's Favorite Beef Stew. Here's the recipe should you be interested.. Oh, the photo's from his site too.

http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/meat/jools_s_favourite_beef_stew

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