Archive for the 'Cheese' Category
Pan Bagnat
After the success of the recent shooter’s sandwich, Stephen and I began to think of other ways to pimp the humble sandwich. This has been on my list of things to “cook” for a long time and seemed the obvious choice. What wasn’t so obvious was just how I was going to get through the […]
Read More..>>Cannellini Bean Bruschetta
Isn’t the Internet brilliant? Not only can you check the weather (which I do at least 10 times a day as soon as the clocks change) and buy shoes but you can talk to people online about a whole host of subjects. While I’m not sure how I ever lived without it, I am sure […]
Read More..>>Asparagus and Chicken Risotto
I spotted the first of the English asparagus in Waitrose yesterday so eagerly grabbed some without giving much thought to what I was going to use it for. It seemed too early for asparagus but looking back at last year’s posts, we had the first of the season on the same week of the year. […]
Read More..>>Spaghetti alla Vodka
This is one of those acclaimed pasta sauces that only takes as long to cook as the pasta does, the kind of dish I normally ignore in favour of long, slow-cooked ragus. I’m glad I stopped ignoring this though because I really enjoyed it and would happily eat it again tonight. The combination of the […]
Read More..>>Barbecued Octopus, also Halloumi and Lamb Chops
Last week we received a copy of Jamie Oliver’s new book “Jamie Does…” in the post and started having a browse through it. He covers a number of different countries in it, all of which are within easy short-haul flying distance from the UK – a mixture of the usual culinary suspects and a couple […]
Read More..>>Colston Bassett Stilton
Yes, we did eat rather a lot last night but it was unavoidable. We put some samples of Colston Bassett Stilton out for customers to try in the shop yesterday afternoon and the smell drove me so mad that I had to buy some to take home. It isn’t Scottish cheese so it didn’t really […]
Read More..>>Cheese and Marmite Crumpets
Helen’s recent post about homemade crumpets coincided with the rekindling of our love for them. We eat them now and again but not regularly, once we’ve got through one packet though it usually isn’t too long until we reach for another until we tire of them and then repeat the process a little while later. […]
Read More..>>Cheese
Stephen was out at his Christmas party this evening so while he traipsed around wet and windy West London on a treasure hunt, I wrote the Christmas cards while drinking wine and eating bread and cheese. This isn’t my most favourite of all the jobs that need to be done before Christmas but the wine […]
Read More..>>Pizza
We had planned to cook calzone for dinner on Friday night but forgot. This is the second time we’ve planned calzone for a Friday night without it coming to fruition, perhaps we’ll be lucky on the third attempt. As has become habit when cooking pizza recently, we start with a garlic bread which we eat […]
Read More..>>Spaghetti with Cabbage and Bacon
Another attempt to use up the cabbage mountain cobbled together from various recipes and suggestions I found online. It was very simple and tasted good but could have used a lot more cabbage. Not really a recipe but fry off the bacon until the fat has rendered and transfer to a plate. Drain some of […]
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