Archive for November, 2008
Slow Roast Lamb Shanks with Butterbeans
While investigating how to cook butterbeans earlier this week, Stephen came across this recipe for lamb shanks. Although we didn’t use it at the time, we bookmarked it and used it today. The recipe calls for a leg of lamb but we used lamb shanks instead, halved the quantities of everything else and reduced the […]
Read More..>>Crunchy Chicken Breasts
I’ve been wanting to make these for a while as the crunchy pork chops we make are so good. I’m glad we finally got round to it because these were equally good. Instead of frying these we browned them on both sides in the frying pan and then transferred them to the oven for the […]
Read More..>>Lamb Chops with Tomatoey Butterbeans
As regular readers may have noticed, we don’t use a lot of beans in our cooking. You would find that hard to believe if you were to peer into our cupboards though as we’re fairly well stocked in the bean and pulse area. In order to make some room for the inevitable over-stocking of cupboards […]
Read More..>>Minimalist Thin Crust Pizza
We often cook pizza on a Friday night, but this weekend we ended up cooking it for lunch on Saturday. We had bought some “Tipo OO” flour which we were keen to use, as it should result in a better crust. We used the same recipe that we’ve used a few times recently – Jamie […]
Read More..>>Spaghetti Bolognaise
I don’t have a definitive recipe for this, the ingredients change each time I make it depending on what’s available. It’s a very forgiving dish though and very difficult to get wrong. I start by browning off some pancetta or lardons until the fat has rendered. Remove from the pan and drain on some kitchen […]
Read More..>>Apple Crumble
We made an apple and blackberry crumble recently and it came out really well (typically, we didn’t blog it at the time as the pictures weren’t very good). With a surfeit of apples this week, it seemed sensible to make another. We didn’t have any blackberries this time but I cooked the apples in the […]
Read More..>>Smoked Mackerel Fish Cakes
Kerri was planning to make rosti this evening, however in attempting to parboil the potatoes first, she encountered the same sort of problems as we’d encountered in our previous rosti disaster. So she made mackerel fish cakes instead, which were rather good. Served with a mixed salad with a mustard and lemon dressing. The dressing […]
Read More..>>Crunchy Pork Chops
This has become one of our favourite midweek meals; it’s quick, it tastes good and requires very little thought or planning. Tonight we served it with mashed potatoes and steamed greens, very much like last time. We used a different kind of chop (loin) this time which resulted in juicier meat.
Read More..>>Roast Lamb Neck Fillets with Redcurrant Sauce
On the way home from visiting Kerri’s mum this afternoon, we wandered into the supermarket looking for some lamb to roast, but we couldn’t find any likely candidates. There were no leg cuts, and the shoulders would have taken too long to cook. But then we saw lamb neck fillets. We haven’t had them for […]
Read More..>>Salmon and Leek Quiche
It was my niece’s second birthday party yesterday afternoon. We knew there would be lots of tasty party food on offer so, in order to avoid overdosing on chocolate Fingers and fairy cakes, we thought we would eat a reasonable sized lunch before we went. We used ready-made pastry again as we still haven’t summoned […]
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