Archive for December, 2007
Oysters and Red Mullet and Clam Casserole
We both felt like fish last night and decided on a fish casserole using red mullet and clams (as you can see from the handy blackboard Fred made last weekend).
We’ve done various similar things in the past so just did this from memory: sauteed some onions, celery and garlic for about 20 minutes before adding [...]
Read More..>>Spaghetti Bolognaise
Wow, it’s been almost a week since we last posted. Combination of lots of things happening this week and eating boring things.
Last night, I cooked spaghetti bolognaise as it was cold and we both felt like something hearty. Served with some interestingly shaped spaghetti I found in the deli. Nothing new [...]
Mackerel Salad
To save space for the mince pies and mulled wine, we had salad for lunch
Read More..>>Mince Pies and Mulled Wine
Today we made mince pies. I can’t remember making my own since I was small but I certainly eat enough of them every year (not until 1 December though).
We made mincemeat to this recipe (which I think is Nigella’s):
Hettie Potter’s suet-free mincemeat
Makes about 2kg
250g soft dark sugar
250ml medium dry cider
1 kg cooking apples, peeled, [...]
Dinner at Friends
Last night, we went to visit friends for dinner and enjoyed a veritable feast.
We started with prawn crackers, accompanied by some rather good Champagne:
Then came the spring rolls which were filled with (if I remember correctly) pak choi, bean sprouts, rice vermicelli and mushrooms:
Then came the main courses, which included…
Scallops with asparagus:
Squid:
Salt baked [...]
Read More..>>Steak with Mushrooms and Onions
Last night, after a long week, we cooked steak with mushrooms and onions. The steak was a rather large rump steak from our local butcher that we pan fried and shared between the two of us. The mushrooms were a combination of some ordinary chestnut mushrooms and a selection of wild mushrooms, also [...]
Read More..>>Jerusalem Artichokes with Green Beans and Hazelnuts
We had some jerusalem artichokes left over from the weekend and decided to use them up this week. A few years ago, in a gastropub, I had a salad that contained green beans, jerusalem artichokes and hazelnuts. It may have had something else in it too, but I couldn’t remember what it was [...]
Read More..>>Black and White Tuna
Actually, the tuna wasn’t black and white, it was brown (on the outside) and red (on the inside). It was the sesame seeds that were black and white. Friends of ours cooked something like this recently and it looked so good that we had to have a go too. They had a [...]
Read More..>>Stir Fried Beef and Basil
We haven’t posted for a few days as we were away over the weekend. When we got back, cooked roast beef but didn’t end up taking a picture of it because we were rather hungry and just started eating. Luckily we managed to restrain ourselves enough to leave some beef for a stir [...]
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