Pumpkin Salad

Roast chucks of pumpkin and quartered brown onion with olive oil, thyme and rosemary at 180 degrees Celsius for 30-40 minutes.  Dress half a bag of baby spinach leaves and cubes of baked Margaret River herb and garlic baked ricotta with one tablespoon of Pakora Caramelised balsalmic vinegar and half a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil.  Top with roasted vegetables.

Pie Day

Apple Pie: this is what happens to old apples in my house

I was so inspired by my new pie and tart recipe book that I decided to make today Pie Day. Also, we have a bucketload of slightly old apples I want to get rid off. I made an apple pie with a traditional sweet shortcrust pastry. Followed by a Chicken, Mushroom and Leek pie with puff pastry.

Chicken, Leek and Mushroom Pie

Then I made a vegetarian Spinach and Ricotta pie. The Spinach pie had an olive oil pastry which I've never made before. It was pretty easy but when I baked it the pie kinda shrunk away from the side of the pan and "rose". Not sure if this is normal. Perhaps I confused the self-raising flour for the plain flour! Hehe... whatever the reason it was very cool; much easier to serve the pie!

My pie rose!

Spinach and Ricotta Pie : no butter in the pastry! Health benefits cancelled out by all the cheese :)