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Chicken Stir Fry
I know. I toyed with not posting it because it’s appeared so many times before but that’s not what Dinner Diary is all about. So, apologetically, I give you chicken stir-fry.
It contained all the usual ingredients and was cooked in pretty much the same way we usually cook it. We hereby promise [...]
Pesto
Fred is out playing cricket today and I had planned on a quick lunch of spaghetti and puttanesca from the freezer. When I finally found the sauce buried at the back I saw that there were actually two servings and, not wanting to eat for two or let any any go to waste, I [...]
Read More..>>Crunchy Pork Chops
We first ate these at a friend’s house and really enjoyed them so decided to cook them ourselves. It’s a fairly straightforward recipe by Nigella who suggests eating them with garlic spinach and a tomato salad. We had them with mustard mashed potatoes and runner beans. The mustard in the mashed potatoes [...]
Read More..>>An Old Favourite
I had to go to the dentist this afternoon and later on we had to do the weekly shop, neither of us were much in the mood for cooking after that so when Fred suggested fajitas it seemed a sensible choice. It’s quick, easy and we can do it with our eyes closed.
It’s not [...]
Pasta Pistou
While researching broad bean pesto this afternoon, I stumbled upon What Rachel Ate Today and subsequently, her recipe for pistou. It sounded just what I needed for a quick dinner this evening and apart from the parsley, I already had the ingredients I needed.
It was certainly quick and easy to prepare, just whizz [...]
Thai stir-fried Beef with Shallots and Basil
Day two of the healthy eating plan led me to “Vegetables” by Sophie Grigson. We’ve had this book for a while but haven’t used it much despite a lot of the recipes sounding good. This recipe jumped out at me, something about spicy dishes seems to make low-fat cooking all that more appetising.
This [...]
Ginger Chicken
This was a recipe from the Blue Elephant book that turned out quite well but we both agreed we prefer our Thai food to be spicy. We didn’t have enough ginger or enough time to make the special Blue Elephant sauce (their version of MSG) so that probably affected the overall taste of the [...]
Read More..>>Roman Chicken
Ginger had a day’s holiday today, and prepared this for when I got home, which was really nice She’d fancied something with chicken and looked back through Dinner Diary to see what she could find. This post looked tasty, so she bought the ingredients and got to work.
The result was very good [...]
Read More..>>Pasta Amatriciana
Today was a fairly typical Tuesday, it got to 4.30 and we didn’t have anything planned for dinner. Fred still isn’t feeling very well and I have tooth ache so neither of us were particularly in the mood for cooking. This usually means we eat pasta so, rather than rely on one of [...]
Read More..>>Spaghetti with Anchovies, Garlic, Chilli, Lemon and Basil
I had a spaghetti craving last night and while thinking about what to cook for dinner this evening, we came up with this.
While the spaghetti was boiling, Fred fried some garlic and chilli. After a few minutes, he added the anchovies and cooked them down. When the spaghetti was cooked, we threw the [...]