Curry

Today was the first curry night, a perfect way to eat lots of lovely vegetables and no meat. As spices are allowed as part of the challenge they are a great way to add some variety into the local diet.

Spinach and potato curry with fried battered aubergines and plum chutney

Tonight we had spinach and potato curry with fried battered aubergines and rice (one of our household luxuries). Try making batter with a mix of brown and white flour, ground cumin, coriander and chilli powder, then dip the sliced aubergines and fry in vegetable (or rape seed) oil for about 3 mins each side and drain on kitchen towl. You can keep them warm in the oven on gas mark 3. Eat before they go cold, great with a sprinkling of salt and chutney. Delicious.

I was told a few weeks ago that Suffolk has more roadside places to buy food than any other county.
We have been getting some great stuff and all so cheap too, £3.00 for a bag of vegetables for charity, 60p for a jar of chutney, also strawberry jam, blackberry and apple jam, free pears, apples ..... food in abundance, really amazing.....