Jen's Make Do & Munch Apple Pie

Now and then you'll see me post one of my recipes that I've cobbled together. I'm very much a "bit of this, bit of that" type chef in the kitchen and being a student, I've grown used to making do with what's in my cupboards. And so here we have a really simple recipe for an apple pie using old apples - you know, those apples you've had sitting there for perhaps a little too long!

Ingredients:

• 6 to 8 old apples
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 2.5 tbsp brown sugar
• 75 ml cold water
• Pack of ready rolled puff pastry
• 1 beaten egg
• Icecream

1. peel, core and chop old apples.

2. add to pan with water, sugar and cinnamon then simmer for 20mins on a low heat.

3. place mix into oven dish and allow to cool.

4. meanwhile, roll out puff pastry and cut out a rectangle to fit over the top of your stewed apples. if desired, cut out some decorations too to snazz up your pie. once the apples have cooled, place your puff pastry lid on top. Brush puff pastry with beaten egg

6. bung in the oven for 25mins, 190 degree in a fan oven. serve with icecream. done.

It's so easy. And you can customise it to your own tastes i.e. use bitter apples for a better tasting pie, or chuck in chopped nuts and dried fruits to your stewed apples for extra flavour. Enjoy. x

Make Do & Mend

It's been a busy old time and this bee has not stopped. As part of the youth project I'm involved in, we ran a Make Do & Mend workshop transforming old rags into this season's must-haves.

It was our first workshop of this kind and it was so nice to bounce ideas off of one another. Cynthia, a colleague/ amazing seamstress with one of the best wardrobes ever, came up with the idea of teaming up an old polo neck with the bottom part of a t-shirt dress and hey presto - here's the results of my Gok-ing. Ok, so I look like I'm about to serve up an inflight meal but it just goes to show what you can achieve with your old wardrobe.