Lloyd’s Cooking

Chicken pasta bake

Ingredients

4 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
¼ tsp chilli flakes
2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
1 tsp caster sugar
6 tbsp mascarpone
4 skinless chicken breasts, sliced into strips
300g penne
70g mature cheddar, grated
50g grated mozzarella
½ small bunch of parsley, finely chopped

Method
STEP 1
Heat 2 tbsp of the oil in a pan over a medium heat and fry the onion gently for 10-12 mins. Add the garlic and chilli flakes and cook for 1 min. Tip in the tomatoes and sugar and season to taste. Simmer uncovered for 20 mins or until thickened, then stir through the mascarpone.

STEP 2
Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a non-stick frying pan. Season the chicken and fry for 5-7 mins or until the chicken is cooked through.

STEP 3
Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Cook the penne following pack instructions. Drain and toss with the remaining oil. Tip the pasta into a medium sized ovenproof dish. Stir in the chicken and pour over the sauce. Top with the cheddar, mozzarella and parsley. Bake for 20 mins or until golden brown and bubbling.

Pasta with salmon & peas

Ingredients

240g wholewheat fusilli
k**b of butter
1 large shallot, finely chopped
140g frozen peas
2 skinless salmon fillets, cut into chunks
140g low-fat crème fraîche
½ low-salt vegetable stock cube
small bunch of chives, snipped

Method
STEP 1
Bring a pan of water to the boil and cook the fusilli according to the pack instructions.

STEP 2
Meanwhile, heat a k**b of butter in a saucepan, then add the shallot and cook for 5 mins or until softened.

STEP 3
Add the peas, salmon, crème fraîche and 50ml water. Crumble in the stock cube.

STEP 4
Cook for 3-4 mins until cooked through, stir in the chives and some black pepper. Then stir through to coat the pasta. Serve in bowls.

Just a quick little something I made earlier for lunch

Here the recipe

Ingredients

200g bucatini or spaghetti
25g butter
2 tsp whole black peppercorns, ground, or 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
50g pecorino or parmesan, finely grated

Method
STEP 1
Cook the pasta for 2 mins less than pack instructions state, in salted boiling water. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a medium frying pan over a low heat, then add the ground black pepper and toast for a few minutes.

STEP 2
Drain the pasta, keeping 200ml of the pasta water. Tip the pasta and 100ml of the pasta water into the pan with the butter and pepper. Toss briefly, then scatter over the parmesan evenly, but don’t stir – wait for the cheese to melt for 30 seconds, then once melted, toss everything well, and stir together. This prevents the cheese from clumping or going stringy and makes a smooth, shiny sauce. Add a splash more pasta water if you need to, to loosen the sauce and coat the pasta. Serve immediately with a good grating of black pepper.

Hiya I have made a few changes to my page

I have renamed the page from Lloyd Baking to Lloyd’s Cooking. The reason of this change is so I got more options of dishes to post on the page

I have also changed the profile picture.

Now onto the main reason of this post I have cooked a pie today and also a jam tart and I just wanted to post a picture for you all.

Speak to you all soon

Hi everyone sorry I have been quiet recently will hopefully be starting to bake again soon just got a lot going on at the moment

I made these blueberry muffins this morning. My first attempt at making them. Got up quite early to make them as I know I am quite busy today. I made a total of 12 muffins.

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/blueberry-muffin

Today I made ”classic Victoria sandwich”. Truth be told it took me 2 attempts to do this cake as when I attempted it yesterday it ended up all disgusting and was horrible to eat. This one however on my opinion is an improvement.

The filling inside this cake is buttercream icing with raspberry jam. The raspberry jam is different to the recipe as on the recipe it tell you to use strawberry jam. Changing the jam is my first attempt of making it a bit more original shall I say.

The link below is the recipe I used. I will try to include the links to the recipes I use in the posts or if it from a book will write the recipe in the comments

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/classic-victoria-sandwich-recipe

Alongside doing my baking this week I have also been doing a online course. This online course I started yesterday and it can take about 1-2 hours but can be done at your own pace.

So as of today I have now got a certificate of achievement in Level 1 Food Safety and Hygiene.

I will hopefully next look into doing a Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene course.

Made those cookies today. My first ever attempt which I can recall of me making cookies. everyone in the family who has had one have like them which is a positive 🙂 If I remember correctly I made about 9 cookies.

My ginger biscuits. Originally found these to be a bit of a challenge but they turned out really well

These are my shortbread biscuits that I made. I have made them by using unsalted butter, caster sugar and plain flour. I try to make a batch of them a few times a week as they are a favourite in my family.

Hello everyone welcome to my page.

On this page I will take photo of anything I bake as well as put the recipe for the items that I baked

Also if you guys got any requests please get in contact.

Have a good day 🙂
Lloyd