Shrooms!

Another yummy something to try......

Wild Mushroom Stroganoff

When selecting fresh mushrooms, choose dry, firm ones, which are not too dark and wet, as these will add a greyish tinge to the sauce. Dried wild mushrooms make a good substitute, but need soaking in hot water for 2 –3 hours before use.Serves 4 (80 kcals / 1.3g fat per serving)

Preparation time – 10 minutes

Cooking time – 10 minutes

Ingredients
2-3 shallots, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
150ml (1/4 pint) vegetable stock
1 tablespoon plain flour
450g (1lb) mixed fresh wild mushrooms eg. Oyster, ceps or shiitake
2-3 sprigs fresh lemon or common thyme
1 wine glass white wine
2 teaspoons mild Dijon mustard
300ml (1/2 pint) virtually fat-free fromage frais
2 tablespoons chopped, fresh flat leaf parsley
salt and freshly ground black pepper
paprika to garnish

Method

Preheat a non-stick frying pan. Dry-fry the shallots and garlic for a few minutes until soft. Add 2-3 tablespoons of vegetable stock to the pan and sprinkle the flour over. Stir well, ‘cooking out’ the flour for 1 minute

Add the mushrooms and thyme, seasoning with salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Gradually stir in the remaining stock and white wine. Add the Dijon mustard and simmer gently for 2-3 minutes to allow the sauce to thicken.

Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the fromage frais and parsley. Check the seasoning and serve immediately, dusted with a little paprika, with some plain boiled rice.

All Aboard...

MM,MM,MM, love, love, all the texture and colours of autumn, moody Sky's, great sunsets/sunrises and wrapping up and going berrying for the making of various fruit treats, leaves everywhere, bonfires, baked potatoes and Tomato soup..........I COULD go on like that all day.....but I won't....

This weekend saw us with Friends at Swanage wandering along the beach all wrapped up and skimming stones followed some time at the steam gala, big steam engines roaring up and down the line to Corfe castle and back carrying Pullman carriages in which you can sit supping a glass of something bubbly , lots of other various running stock,  watching the world go by .....and a very civilized day turned into a fun filled evening of wandering up the pier, fish and chips with sea view and a string of pubs with Rock bands on and a 2AM run along the beach.......finishing Sunday with a trip to Stour head on the way home to wander round the house and gardens with the trees beginning to change colours and little folly's everywhere.... My kind of weekend!

The bits that shake rattle and roll....

The day was peppered with trips on various trains and various drinkypoos!

 Loved walking along the coast

 Thanks to the people that made it great!...love you lots x