Recipe Wednesday 1^st May 2024 - Macaroni and Fresh Tomatoes

Prep time: 15 mins

Cook time: 40 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

• Ice
• 900g fresh  tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 2 cloves garlic or a teaspoon of minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 225g dried macaroni       

Method:

1. Bring a large pan of water to a boil.
2. Fill a large bowl with cold water and some ice cubes to make an ice bath.
3. Using a knife, make an "X" on the bottom of the tomatoes. Do not cut too deep, just through the skin.
4. Once the water starts boiling add the tomatoes and cook for 30 - 60 seconds or until the skin starts to fall off of the tomatoes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer tomatoes to the ice bath.
5. Once tomatoes are cool enough to handle remove skin. Slice tomatoes in half and remove the seeds inside. Reserve 1/2 cup of tomato seeds and juices. Dice tomatoes
6. Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add garlic and cook just until fragrant. Stir in diced tomatoes, reserved tomato juices, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer for 30 minutes.
7. After 30 minutes, begin cooking your pasta according to package directions. At this time, you can also chose to leave the sauce as is for a chunky version or blender to make it a little more sauce like. It's up to you.
8. Transfer cooked pasta to the tomato sauce. Stir to combine. Adjust salt and pepper if needed, then serve.

Adapted from: https://www.lifesambrosia.com/macaroni-and-tomatoes-recipe/

Recipe Wednesday 24th April 2024 Sardine Fishcakes

This week’s Fairshare has seen a delivery of tinned sardines, cucumber and potatoes, as well as lots of other tasty items. Why not collect some tinned sardines and try this lovely recipe?

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cooking Times: 35 mins

Serves 4

Ingredients:

2 tin of sardines in tomato sauce,

500g Potatoes

1 large onion, 5p

2 tblsp Veg oil

Method:

1. Peel and chop the onion and cook until it is as cooked as you like them. The onion won’t get any more significant cooking, so cook it through now.

2. Peel and cook the potatoes and mash them well, get all the lumps out. No need for butter or anything.

3. Now mix the onion, potato and fish together. Season well. You could add lots of black pepper and some preserved lemon, which works really well if you want to.

Tip - You could use tinned potatoes, or instant mashed potatoes, either would work well with these strong flavours.

4. Shape the mixture with your hands into fish cakes and fry until the outside is crispy. Serve immediately with a cucumber salad and a dip of your choice.

Adapted from: https://thriftylesley.com/sardine-tomato-fish-cakes/