Archive for April, 2007
Thai Red Curry – again
We last had this on Thursday and it was brilliant. Stephen had very cleverly made up double the amount of paste we needed so tonight, all we had to do was add a little extra chilli (it was brilliant last time but not that spicy) and voila, a brilliant, spicy Thai red curry. We remembered […]
Read More..>>Roast Lamb with Anchovies and Garlic
Today we had a leg of lamb for the first time in ages. We inserted little pieces of anchovy and garlic into it before roasting. The anchovy melted away and gave the lamb a lovely flavour without being fishy at all. It was a good thing too because it wasn’t the best lamb – next […]
Read More..>>Crisps
Last night we were very bad and had crisps for dinner. No picture either; the bag is in the bin.
Read More..>>Friday Barbecue
Gazpacho for Lunch…
I had a day off today, so had to look around for lunch. I’m ashamed to say that I didn’t make it myself; I bought some gazpacho from our local deli. It was good and tasted a lot fresher than carton soups from supermarkets.
Read More..>>Thai Red Curry
Having cooked Thai green curry a few weeks ago, we decided to try our hand at red curry. The recipe we used was fairly similar to the green curry recipe except that it used red curry paste rather than green curry paste. And the main difference in the paste recipe was the use of red […]
Read More..>>Chicken
Today, we decided to cook something with chicken. After the elaborateness of yesterday’s meal, this seems a little plain and dull but it was actually very tasty and could easily be adapted into a number of different meals. Chicken thighs, red pepper, red onion, courgette, mushrooms, garlic, rosemary and some disappointing wine that had been […]
Read More..>>Rib of Beef
As it was St George’s Day today, we decided a celebration was in order. We started with some Nyetimber, an English sparkling wine made in West Sussex: We’ve had this before and this bottle has been sitting on the wine rack waiting to be drunk for a while. It’s a really good wine, easy to […]
Read More..>>Smoked Salmon
Yesterday we bought a really nice piece of salmon from our fishmonger and today we smoked it on the barbecue. Accompanied by smoked corn and crushed new potatoes. The salmon was really good, but not hugely smoky. Next time we’ll try a thinner piece and remove the skin from the bottom to get more smoke […]
Read More..>>Cheese and Ham for Breakfast
A quick breakfast of cheese and ham this morning, with some ciabatta rolls. It was just warm enough to eat outside.
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