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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 [...]
Chicken Fajita Wraps
Both Fred and I went out on Thursday night and were feeling rather delicate yesterday, consequently we both fancied something requiring minimal preparation for dinner and Fred suggested chicken fajitas.
We used our usual marinade for the chicken (chilli, hot chilli powder, cumin, coriander seed, chopped coriander and lime juice) but Fred added some cloves and [...]
Fajita-Chicken Salad
While we didn’t have the camera, we made chicken fajitas which turned out rather well. The chicken in particular was really good, and we were wondering what else we could do with chicken cooked in that way.
Tonight we made salad, and decided that fajita-style chicken would go well with it. We sliced two [...]
Leek and Potato Soup
It’s been a bit quiet around here lately, mostly due to us both having busy weeks. We’ve got some interesting things planned for this weekend though so stay tuned.
This was a quick soup inspired by the lonely looking leeks languishing at the bottom of the fridge and some potatoes I bought last night but [...]
Halibut with Capers, Olives and Tomatoes
Fred found a recipe online which we loosely followed to create this dish: fried halibut with a caper, olive and tomato sauce. The sauce was made up of the following:
1/2 red onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon chilli powder
2 tomatoes, chopped
1/2 cup chopped pitted Kalamata olives
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
1 tablespoon drained capers
1/3 cup bottled fish [...]
Pork Chops, Mashed Potatoes and Roasted Parsnips
Bit of a mish-mash (geddit?!) tonight as we were trying to use up vegetables from the weekend. We had lots of leftover potatoes, leeks and kale so Fred suggested pork chops with mashed potatoes and the vegetables. I thought it would be more interesting to mix the vegetables up so I did that [...]
Read More..>>Vongole
This is one of my favourite pasta dishes but oddly, we’ve never cooked it. I’ve been thinking a lot about quick dishes lately as we both often get home late and this seemed ideal; and ideal it was - quick and tasty which is exactly what we were trying to achieve.
Fry some garlic and [...]