Asparagus Fish Bake
I cooked this recipe on Thursday night and there was enough to warm up the part I didn’t eat for yesterday.
The original recipe is here and as it is an American one, I’ve converted it into sensible units.
I used the following.
- 6 medium fresh asparagus spears, trimmed and cut into 2.5 centimetre pieces
- A two-pack of Waitrose haddock
- 1 chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon gluten-free flour
- Salt
- Pepper
- 200 mg. milk
- 100 gm grated cheddar cheese
- Two decrusted slices of Genius bread
- 1/4 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
And this is the method used.
1. Place the asparagus in a small saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil; cook for 1-2 minutes. Drain and place in a 1.3 litre. baking and top with fish; set aside.
Asparagus Covered By Fish
2. In a small saucepan, saute onion in 1 tablespoon butter until tender. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until blended. Gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in cheese until melted. Pour over fish.
3. I then sprinkled the breadcrumbs I made with the Genius bread over the top.
Ready For The Oven
4. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until crumbs are golden brown and fish flakes easily with a fork. I nearly did cook it at 350°, but of course that was the little-used Fahrenshite. I used 180°C.
The Cooked Bake
It was delicious and the second portion needed about 15 minutes at 180°C to warm through after twenty-four hours in the fridge.
The more I create crusts with Genius bread, the more I think, it’s an ideal way to cover a bake or pie.
The Missing Jam
My jam and marmalade goes missing most Mondays.
The cleaners always put it in the fridge.
Does anybody else keep their jam and marmalade there?
Are These The Best Crepes In London?
Walking back to the station, I came across this stall in a market selling crepes.
The only reason those in Cafe Breizh were better was that they came on a plate with a drink of cider.
But this crepe was one of the best I’ve ever had. If not the best! And I’ve eaten many with large amounts of Gallic flair under a French sun!
A Gluten-Free Cafe By The River
I went to Richmond for a walk by the river in the sun. I was surprised to find a cafe with a prominent gluten-free menu. So I couldn’t resist a gluten-free cheese and onion quiche with my cup of tea.
A Gluten-Free Cafe By The River
It was excellent. And it was lovely to sit in the sun!
Exploring Heidelberg
In the morning it was still wet, but at least it wasn’t raining hard. So I checked out of the hotel early and moved my bag to a left luggage locker at the station. I then bought myself a one day tram ticket for Heidelberg and started to explore.
I started in the centre and had a good breakfast of an omelette, juice and coffee in a cafe by the Rathaus.
It would appear that this is generally a safe breakfast in Germany for a coeliac, just like it was in Poland.
Gluten Free Beer And Pizza In Berlin
For supper, I ventured into the non-touristy parts of Berlin to Yorckstrasse station to have supper at Cielo di Berlino,
It was a trip worth making.
Although it nearly did get embarrassing, as they didn’t take credit cards and much of my euros had been used up. Note that in Germany cash points don’t seem to be as numerous as they are in the UK.
Pancakes In Berlin
I like my crêpes, but these were just ordinary pancakes, as they weren’t made from buckwheat.
Pancakes In Berlin
A pity really, as when I saw the stall, I felt I’d like one!
Breakfast By A Hard Rock Cafe
As the hotel food was so unobtainable and about as likely to be as gluten-free as a lorry load of freshly harvested wheat, I decided to get my breakfast on the walk to the station, where I would get my train to Berlin.
I had an excellent omelette with a wide range of identifiable fillings, a proper cup of tea and a large glass of orange juice, served by a charming waitress, whose English was better than wot mine is in a small cafe next to the Hard Rock one.
Breakfast By A Hard Rock Cafe
It’s underneath the white umbrellas in the picture.
Back To La Cantina For A Pizza
I was hungry and as I couldn’t get hold of decent computer to search for another restaurant, I went back to La Cantina for a pizza.
Back To La Cantina For A Pizza
It was a pretty good gluten-free pizza too!
It does seem that the art ofd cooking gluten-free pizza is spreading around Europe.
I’ve had them in several Pizza Expresses, a couple of independents in the UK, Munich, Naples and now Warsaw.
Watch this blog for another one soon!
Gluten-Free Sweets In Warsaw
I found this shop close to the Old Town Square in Warsaw.
It was selling gluten-free sweets.
What attracted me was the gluten-free sign on the door. It looks like someone is doing their best to promote the concept of gluten-free food.
On searching the Internet I found this Polish site.
One thing I notice in the site is that the Polish Coeliac Society was only founded in 2006. So things must have improved in recent years.
We need a few more gluten-free sweet shops!
The Anonymous Widower 