Archive for January, 2008
Sea Bass with Savoy Cabbage, Bacon and Beer
While watching Saturday Kitchen this morning we saw Rick Stein cook this dish with cod. It looked good so we thought we’d do it this evening with sea bass. We fried off some bacon, onions and garlic before adding some beer and cabbage. This was simmered for about 10 minutes before adding some butter. Meanwhile […]
Read More..>>Almost Pizza
Last night we decided to make pizza. We’ve done it quite successfully a few times before, so had no reason to believe that this time would be any different. But it was different. The dough just didn’t work out very well. We guessed at many reasons for this, ranging from the yeast being old to […]
Read More..>>Chilli and Tacos
The start of a new year inevitably means a new healthy eating plan, particularly after the indulgence of Christmas. I spent most of today wondering what to cook for dinner this evening but nothing seemed particularly inspiring. It wasn’t helped by the fact that it was absolutely freezing and the heating at work seemed to […]
Read More..>>Three Bird Roast!
Stephen and I have been wanting to make this for some time, since seeing it originally done by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. He did a 10 bird version for a Medieval feast which, although I’m sure is lovely, is just too much for the two of us. We opted for the smaller three birds and chose partridge, […]
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