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    • Olive Flatbread with Houmous

      Posted at 2:53 pm by doodiefoodie
      Sep 25th

      Apologies to everyone, it’s been a while since I have added anything here, I have had a busy summer, eating, cocktail drinking and I even managed to squeeze some Karaoke in!

      During the week I like to make food that is fairly quick. I am a busy mum and time seems to vanish during the day and then I am left peering into the fridge for inspiration looking for something the kids can eat when they are screaming at me that they are hungry. I have slightly odd kids in that they love strong flavours, olives especially! I always have a jar of Kalamanta olives  at the back of the fridge for a Salad Nicoise or Puttanesca. I had some leftover houmous in the fridge without any form of bread to dunk in it and whipped up a batch of these bad boys, best of all they take very little effort and are very tasty. I have added a quick recipe for houmous, I am not a fan of really oily houmous so I use a little of the liquid from the chickpeas to thin the texture out, it also makes it much less calorific!

       

      for the flatbread

      125g plain flour

      1tsp. baking powder

      1/2 tsp salt

      10 pitted kalamanta olives, chopped

      1 tbsp. olive oil

      freshly ground pepper

       

      for the houmous

      1 x 400g tin of chickpeas, drained (reserve a little of the liquid)

      3 tbsp. tahini paste

      1 garlic clove, crushed

      2 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice

      50ml good olive oil

      sea salt and ground pepper

      a little paprika to finish

       

      ….for the flatbread

      Mix together the flour, baking powder, salt and the chopped olives. Make a well in the centre of the mixture and add the olive oil and gradually add up to 4 tablespoons of cold water to form a soft dough.

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      Posted in Recipes | Tagged baking powder, bread, chickpeas, dough, olive oil, olives
    • Chicken with Chorizo

      Posted at 2:08 pm by doodiefoodie
      Mar 27th

      I was testing a slow cooker at work and made this really lovely dish. It can also be cooked in a casserole dish in the oven, just reduce the cooking time down, and add a little more liquid as it will evaporate more.

      Serves 4-6

      Ingredients

      1 tbsp. olive oil

      1 chorizo ring, chopped into bite sized chunks

      2 red onions, cut in half and sliced

      2 garlic cloves, crushed

      1 tbsp. mild chilli powder ( if you like it spicy add hot)

      1kg skinless boneless chicken thighs, cut into bite sized chunks

      3 sticks celery, chopped into chunky pieces

      2 red peppers, de-seeded and sliced into chunky pieces

      1 x 400g cherry tomatoes

      300ml hot chicken stock

      2 x 400g beans drained and rinsed (Borlotti work really well)

      salt and pepper

      2 tbsp. chopped coriander

      Serve with warm crusty bread for mopping up the juice

       

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      Posted in Recipes | Tagged chicken, chilli powder, chorizo, coriander, garlic, olive oil, red onion, red pepper
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    • About Doodie Foodie

      Hi I’m Gill and this is my blog, I love food, cocktails and kararoke! I work as a Home Economist; I am married and have two young boys.


      I currently live in Hertfordshire but I am northerner and originally from Merseyside and am what is known as a Plastic Scouser!

      I write about any food that I make or random stuff that I see when I’m out and about, I take pictures of my creations but I also get my mate to as well as he’s got a better camera than me! Hope you enjoy my randomness!

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