The Best Mayonnaise

I have tried several mayonaise recipes and this one is the best. Tastes the best and also seems to work every time. Trouble is that home made mayonnaise only lasts a couple of weeks in the fridge ( this makes me wonder how shop bought egg mayonnaise lasts for ages in the fridge). BUT if you add a tablespoon of whey in with the other ingredients it lasts for 2-3 months. Whey can be easily obtained when you make yoghurt. It is the liquid left when you drain yoghurt

If you add the whey you do need to leave the mayonnaise out on the bench for 7 hours before refrigerating, to let the enzymes do their work.

Here is the recipe. I think it is a Quirky Jo recipe. 

You can use this mayonnaise to make a great sauce for salad or prawns. Just add in the juice of a lemon and sprinkle of paprika and a dash of salt.

Best veggie soup

 

Easiest Thermie Veggie soup ever

Once a week (usually on the weekend) I go through the fridge and throw out anything past its prime. I take out all the leftover veggies for the week and make some yummy soup for lunches. I wipe out the fridge quickly and I'm ready to go shopping for the next week.

This is an example of the veggies I wanted to use up this week plus some almonds to add some protein and some creaminess and some Thermie Stock paste.

 

I wash and cut it all up and then start with sauteeing the onion, garlic and chilli for 3 sec sp 7. Scrape it down and add the rest of the vegetables. I usually chop them when i have half of them in so i can fit more in without going over the max mark. When they are all in I chop until it looks like this as it cooks quicker.

 

Add around 1-2 cups water and the stock paste and a handful of almonds

Then I cook it for 15-20 min (depending ion what vegetables I have used) at 100 degrees, sp 2.

Then I add in a handful of fresh herbs, usually basil or parsley. Now for the noisy bit. Don ear protection and blend on sp 9 for 2 minutes. Make sure you take the speed up slowly.

A little Parmesan cheese. Yummy and I have a clean, organised fridge!