Archive for February, 2007
Valentine Dinner
Kerri and I planned a Valentine’s dinner – she planned the starter and dessert and I planned the main course. We only found out what each other had planned when we started preparing it on the day. Very exciting! First was scallops with chorizo and salad leaves. These went well together; maybe the chorizo could […]
Read More..>>Happy Valentine’s Day
For breakfast, I made heart shaped cranberry and orange muffins. G
Read More..>>Chicken and Artichoke and Mushroom Pie
This started off in our heads as a casserole but, somewhere along the line, became a pie, and a tasty pie at that. We started off by browning the chicken and removing it from the pan, next we softened some onion, garlic, celery and carrot. Then we threw in the mushrooms (chestnut, white and another […]
Read More..>>Venison Casserole
We’d been talking about cooking venison for a while, so today we did. We cooked it in a casserole with bacon, onions, mushrooms and red wine and ate it with mashed potato, winter greens and red cabbage. The casserole turned out rather well – the meat was tender with a typically venisonny (is that a […]
Read More..>>Pizza
We’d planned to make pizza on Friday night, but went to the pub instead. So, we made it on Saturday night instead. We used our normal dough recipe but, this time it was a bit doughier. Not sure why. We topped it with the cheat’s Waitrose bruschetta topping, some really peppery salami, some artichokes and […]
Read More..>>Flaked Baked Salmon with Pasta and Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
Another quick dinner, this time one that we made up ourselves. We roasted the salmon with a little tomato pesto on it. Then we stirred some more tomato pesto into the cooked pasta before adding the flaked salmon, roasted cherry tomatoes, parsely and lemon juice. F
Read More..>>Pork Stroganoff
We cooked this last night. Really simple, really quick and really tasty. Sliced pork fillet with onions, paprika, parsely and soured cream. We served it with rice and waiting for the rice to cook was the longest wait. We’ll definitely be exploring many variations on this theme in the near future. F
Read More..>>Cottage Pie
Mmmmm cottage pie. Kerri assembled this yesterday and we baked it tonight. It was made with really good mince from our butcher, which had a wonderful texture and taste. We had it with some vegetables – brussels sprouts, carrots and peas. Also some gravy that I’d made which wasn’t that great – luckily we didn’t […]
Read More..>>Venison Sausages
I got home from work (and pub) a bit late today and Kerri had cooked some venison and red wine sausages. She had also made bubble and squeak. The aroma when I arrived home was really brilliant. The sausages were tasty but had dried out a little; maybe they would be good in sausage casserole? […]
Read More..>>Rack of Lamb with Sauteed Potatoes
Mmmm rack of lamb. Served with sauteed potatoes and a selection of vegetables – brussels sprouts, carrots and salsify. It’s the first time I’ve had salsify; not quite sure what to make of it. The lamb and potatoes were good.
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