Archive for August, 2007
Covent Garden Night Market
Both Stephen and I were really excited to read about this and went along last night to check it out. There were of course the predictable hordes of people and tourists but this didn’t put us off, we both used to work there until very recently so were used to this. What was really disappointing […]
Read More..>>Chicken Stuffed with Tapenade and Sundried Tomatoes
Tonight we made our own tapenade and used it to stuff chicken breasts. We added some plump, juicy sundried tomatoes to counteract the strong flavours of the tapenade and then baked the chicken in the oven. Served with some new potatoes and our usual vegetables for this time of year – runner beans and purple […]
Read More..>>Crab Spaghetti
We bought a dressed crab yesterday at the same shop we bought the lamb and, not really knowing what to do with it, used it for crab spaghetti. We’ve done this a couple of times before with tinned crab and it’s tasty, quick and easy to throw together with just a few store-cupboard essentials (garlic, […]
Read More..>>Salt Marsh Lamb
Today we returned from a weekend in Suffolk where I played cricket (and we won!) and on the way back to London, dropped in at The Food Company at Marks Tey. There we picked up half a leg of salt marsh lamb (amongst other things) and cooked it when we got home. Kerri spiked the […]
Read More..>>Prawn and Squid Stir-fry
Having decided that stir fries can be a tasty and quick way to comply with our healthy eating regime, we tried another one tonight. This was a Thai style stir fry with prawn and squid. We added vegetables (yellow pepper, baby corn and mange tout) to an existing recipe. The recipe called for insane amounts […]
Read More..>>Bulgaria
So Bulgarian food..we weren’t sure what to expect really but thought it might be a little like Greek food. I suppose it was really, lots of grilled meat and salad. Lots of salad. Salad which is basically big chunks of tomato, cucumber and celery with grated white cheese on top, an olive and a sprig […]
Read More..>>Chicken Salad
Not very imaginative but a good way to use up the leftover chicken on a warm day. This salad was made particlarly good by the adition of a perfectly ripe avocado and a simple dressing of lemon, oil and Dijon mustard. I forgot to buy carrots though and Stephen took the yellow pepper for the […]
Read More..>>Roast Chicken
We’re just back from a long weekend in Bulgaria, so what was the first thing we decided to eat? Roast chicken of course, it’s tradition now 🙂 We ate some interesting food in Bulgaria, mostly grilled meats and chunky salads. We’ll post some pictures when I can find the camera lead. The roast chicken was […]
Read More..>>Fishcakes
We made these fishcakes on Sunday and froze them; 20 minutes in the oven when we got home tonight and they were done. We roasted the salmon in the oven with some garlic and baked a large potato. Once cooked, flake the salmon and mash the potatoes with butter and seasoning, combine with some briefly […]
Read More..>>Barbecued Steak
Kerri suggested that as the weather was good today, we should barbecue this evening. A good idea it was too, but I think the weather disagreed with us and it started clouding over. It was still good enough to barbecue when the time came though. We’re on a health kick at the moment and I […]
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