Happy Saint David's Day

Happy Saint David's Day.  March the 1st already eh?  I am not Welsh but I do like Saint David's Day and I will be making two traditional welsh recipes today.

Welsh Cakes are really easy to make and disappear in no time.

Glamorgan Sausages  are quick and easy too, they are a great vegetarian meal using breadcrumbs, leeks and cheese.
Both recipes are thrifty makes, as most traditional Welsh cookery uses few simple ingredients to make delicious food.  I shared both of these recipes last year but they are certainly worthy of re-mentioning especially on Saint David's Day.

Hand spun Daffodil Yarn

I will leave you with another photograph I have shown on my blog before.  It is 'Daffodil Yarn' that I made a couple of years ago.  This poor yarn is still waiting to be turned into something.  

          It is a beautiful sunny day today and the garden is calling, I can't plant a thing until I have thoroughly chicken proofed the vegetable beds.  I have the materials, I just need to resist the knitting and crochet long enough to go and get some work in the done outside.  I have one lonely leek growing out there as the chickens have had the other 25!  Saint David looks very proud of his 'one' leek in the picture at the top of his page.   If you have not planned anything for Saint David's Day, have a go at one of the recipes, buy yourself a leek or find some daffodils to admire.  XXX

Glamorgan Sausages - Vegetarian recipe

These leeks were picked this evening
(Staying with the Welsh theme I decided to make Glamorgan Sausages)

Glamorgan Sausages
500g bread crumbs
250g of strong Welsh Cheddar (grated)
4/5 Medium leeks (washed and sliced)
3medium eggs
50g of Welsh butter
A bunch of sage leaves (finely chopped)
Pepper for seasoning

Gently fry the leeks in the melted butter.  Mix the breadcrumbs, cheese, and sage.  Season the mixture with pepper.  When the leeks are soft add them with the butter to the breadcrumb mixture.  Mix really well.  Add the eggs to bind the mixture to a firm 'dough'.  Shape into sausages and fry until they are Golden brown all over.  (You could also add mustard to the mixture, wholegrain is tasty in this recipe.)

There are many variations on this recipe.  They contain no meat but are very substantial and make a good main course dish.  They are very easy to make and they make an economical use of bread that is going stale and may otherwise go to waste.