Kitchen Diary

I have missed you all. Its been a week since I last blogged but my excuse is that I have had a dose of Spring Fever...yep, the flu bug caught me again, big time. And then to add insult to injury there is a gastric flu bug doing the rounds as well. You guessed it....I have been down and out. But making a come back...although still unable to eat yummy food. Sweet daughter has made some delicious looking chicken soup for my supper this evening.

As I mentioned before, brownieboy just loves Welsh Rarebit so when he got back from work at lunch time I dragged myself to the kitchen, sweet daughter's recipe book under my arm...when I babysat for her the other day I nicked her current favourite recipe book - delicious.5 nights a week by Valli Little - and have been perusing it for recipes and of course brownieboy was leaning over my shoulder and spied the welsh rarebit.

Here is the recipe from the book:

ROAST TOMATOES ON WELSH RAREBIT

from delicious.5nights a week by Valli Little

Serves 4 (or 2 hungry adults)

4 vines Cherry Tomatoes (about 6 tomatoes on each vine)

20ml Olive Oil

50g Butter

20g Plain Flour

80ml Beer (use 0%alcohol beer if you dont want the alcoholic beverage)

20g Dry Mustard Powder (I used less for brownieboy!)

225g Strong Cheddar Cheese, grated

1 Egg Yolk

4 thick slices rustic bread (I had ciabbatta on hand)

Chives - cut into 5cm slices to garnish

Sea Salt Flakes & Cracked Black Pepper

Preheat oven to 220deg Celcius

Place tomatoes on a baking tray, drizzle with oil and season with the salt and pepper

Roast for about 10min. Set aside in a warm place

Melt butter in saucepan & add the flour. Cook, stirring all the time over a low heat for 1 minute

Stir in the mustard & the beer then stir in the cheese & continue stirring until creamy but dont allow it to boil.

Remove from heat and whisk in the egg yolk to combine well

Toast the bread slices then top each one evenly with the cheese mixture

(I sprinkled each very lightly with cayenne pepper)

Place under a preheated grill until hot and bubbling

Place on serving plates, top with the tomatoes and chives

Although I could not eat this today I was drooling a lot and brownieboy says it was absolutely delicious....best I make it again soon when I am better.

To my lovely sister and our friend M&S

thank you so much for the fabulous kitchen shelving that you put in for us this weekend - I am eternally grateful. Look, I can see my beloved recipe books again........

Have a good week blogland,

browniegirl xxx