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Yam Talay and Khmer Chicken Samla with Coconut Milk
Thai food used to appear in our kitchen very regularly since we both love the hot, sour, salty, sweet combination and Stephen is obsessed with buying catering sized bags of chillies and shallots and pounding them up in the mortar and pestle. Our local Thai supermarket has closed down and while it’s easy to [...]
Read More..>>Veal Lasagne
I planned this as a lighter, summery alternative to the rich, meaty lasagne I usually make. I love lasagne but it can be a bit heavy when it’s warm, standing in the kitchen for hours making a ragu and then turning the oven on to bake the lasagne is not something I really want [...]
Read More..>>Lamb Rogan Josh
“Isn’t that a waste of lamb?” my mum said to me when I told her I’d used the half-leg of lamb I found reduced in Waitrose to make a curry. I didn’t think so but then I love Indian food and lamb is my favourite of all curried meats. I have successfully used [...]
Read More..>>Veal Estofado
Leafing through a back copy of the Jamie magazine at the weekend, I came across this dish which appealed to me instantly. During our World Cup series, we cooked Greek stifado which we both loved, not only for it’s flavour but also for the ease in which it was produced. The Greek version [...]
Read More..>>Summer Roast Chicken
As is now traditional, whenever we arrive home from a holiday, we cook roast chicken. It’s a comforting dish and one we always look forward to, particularly when we’ve been away and eating unusual foods.
Neither of us particularly wanted roast potatoes – it was hot and we had eaten a lot of bad foods [...]
World Cup Cuisine – Spanish Tapas at Tendido Cuatro
A bit of a break with tradition here; we decided to go out and eat something Spanish instead of cooking. We decided tapas was a good idea, and immediately thought to visit our local branch of Lola Rojo, which we have been to before and really enjoyed. However, it was closed due to [...]
Read More..>>BLAM!
The humble sandwich. I eat a lot of them but rarely post about it. I generally favour the plainer fillings: ham and mustard or leftover roast chicken. As long as the bread is fresh and crusty and the butter isn’t margarine then I’m easily pleased. Ready-made sandwiches don’t do much for [...]
Read More..>>Pork Rib Ragu
Finally. I’ve been planning to make this for what feels like forever but each attempt has been thwarted for one reason or another. A couple of weeks ago, I actually went to the butcher and purchased the ribs I needed but a bout of illness meant I had to put them in the [...]
Read More..>>Salami, Pesto and Watercress Pizza
Stephen mentioned in passing that he was considering taking a break from his wheat-free diet as he was craving bread. As a confirmed bread-lover, I’ve missed homemade pizza the most since Stephen’s experiment started so, seconds after he admitted his resolve was weakening, I’d convinced him we should eat pizza for dinner.
We [...]
Thai Red Chicken Curry
We’ve been without broadband for a few days, due to some unknown BT fault, hence the very late update – we actually ate this on Wednesday.
I feel I should try to say something interesting, given the gap in posting, but this was actually made with ready-made paste that has been in the freezer [...]
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