Archive for March, 2008
Lamb Chops with Garlic and Spinach Pilaf
This came from a recent edition of Delicious magazine and jumped out at me when I was looking through my recipe file for things to cook this week. Quite why I was so excited about it I’m not sure as the pilaf uses cumin and coriander which I’m not that keen on. Stephen likes that […]
Read More..>>Thai Odyssey Part 3 – Jungle Curry of Duck
Jungle Curry. About twelve or thirteen years ago I tasted jungle curry for the first time. At the time I thought it mind-bendingly hot and ate it at about one spoonful per minute, sweating furiously all the time and drinking gallons of water between mouthfuls. However, a week later I found myself craving it again. […]
Read More..>>Bouillabaisse
I had some really good bouillabaisse at my local pub recently and wanted to try making it myself. Stephen found a recipe and after we’d bought some fish (gurnard, sea bass, clams and langoustines) we started to put it all together. Firstly I made the rouille which is garlic, salt, chilli, bread and oil. This […]
Read More..>>Pizza
We used to cook pizza quite often but haven’t done so for a while. We recently bought an electric whisk which came with dough hooks so we were keen to try them out and see if they made the dough preparation any easier; I tried them today and they didn’t…I ended up kneading the dough […]
Read More..>>Spaghetti with Bacon and Cabbage
When I arrived home this evening, I arrived to the wonderful smell of lardons frying. Kerri was making spaghetti with lardons and cabbage. When the lardons had fried for a while, we added sliced red onion and crushed garlic with a good grind of pepper. We cooked these until the onion had softened, then added […]
Read More..>>Halibut with Capers, Olives and Tomatoes
Stephen found a recipe online which we loosely followed to create this dish: fried halibut with a caper, olive and tomato sauce. The sauce was made up of the following: 1/2 red onion, finely chopped 1 teaspoon chilli powder 2 tomatoes, chopped 1/2 cup chopped pitted Kalamata olives 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil 1 tablespoon […]
Read More..>>Thai Odyssey Part 2 – Hot and Sour Soup of Shredded Chicken and Lemongrass…
… accompanied by Vermicelli Salad. Phew, rather a long title for two relatively simple (but delicious) dishes. I really love this picture that Kerri took of the soup; the coriander leaves floating on the surface look a little like lilly pads on the surface of a pond: This picture of the salad turned out well, […]
Read More..>>Steak and Sauteed Potatoes
A perfect Friday evening meal cooked by Stephen, steak, lots of lovely sauteed potatoes, mushrooms and some yellow-sprouting-brocolli.
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