Archive for November, 2007
Tomato and Basil Soup
We had some leftover tomatoes languishing in the bottom of the fridge so I turned them into soup for lunches next week. Roast some tomatoes, red peppers, red onions and garlic in the oven for about 40 minutes. Add some vegetable stock and basil. Blitz until smoothish. Eat 🙂
Read More..>>Oriental City
Last night we went to Oriental City in Colindale with friends of ours. We had never been before, and as they are due to close down some time next year for development into something less interesting, we’ve been wanting to go for a while. We went along for an evening of shopping and eating dim […]
Read More..>>Fishcakes with Lemony Leeks
We’ve had these in the freezer for a while and thought they would be nice and easy for a Friday night. And they were except I left them in the oven a little too long. We served them with lemony leeks which were a good contrast: leeks braised in some chicken stock and lemon juice, […]
Read More..>>Spaghetti with Mussels
A quick and simple dinner tonight. We sweated some garlic and shallots, then added parsley, wine and mussels. After a few minutes, the mussels were done and we served them with pasta, sprinkled with a little more parsley. Quick, simple and tasty.
Read More..>>Fish, Potatoes and Tomatoes
We made this recently and were both pleased about how quick and easy it was. We decided to do it again tonight and add some red peppers and olives. The olives didn’t work very well but overall it was ok. Not as good as last time but ok.
Read More..>>Chicken and Chilli and Basil
Another Monday, another chicken stir-fry. Make a paste with four cloves of garlic and two birds-eye chillis and fry. Add the leftover chicken and heat through, throw in the vegetables and holy basil and cook through. Add two tablespoons of soy sauce and two tablespoons of fish sauce. Put the lid on and cook for […]
Read More..>>Larry
I never knew Larry the Lamb when he was alive, but even if I had done, I don’t think I would have minded eating him anyway because he was very tasty indeed. Regular readers may remember our good friend Geraldine. Larry was next in line for being cooked on the excellent spit created by some […]
Read More..>>Beef, Chilli and Basil Stir Fry
Back on Tuesday last week, we cooked Beef, Chilli and Basil Stir Fry. We ended up being really busy and/or disorganised for the next few days so never got around to posting about it. Until now. When we’d tried stir frying with basil before, we used sweet basil (i.e. the usual European variety). Having been […]
Read More..>>Thai Green Curry with Chicken
Stephen had a busy day shopping in Chinatown on Saturday afternoon buying ingredients for Thai curry paste which he made up in the afternoon. We used the paste last night to make a green curry which was delicoulsy fragrant and zesty. We used reduced fat coconut milk for the first time to save some calories, […]
Read More..>>Teriyaki Salmon and Tempura Vegetables
I wanted to cook salmon in a sweet chilli rub this evening but couldn’t find a recipe for it, a quick look on BBC food threw up this recipe for teriyaki salmon which both Stephen and I thought sounded good. Stephen had the fantastic idea of making tempura vegetables to go with it so that’s […]
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