Archive for March, 2009
Cabbage Stew
When I was younger, my mum used to cook this on occasion and I loved it, especially topped with a big pile of grated cheese. My mum had written it and several other recipes into a little notebook for me about ten years ago, so as Kerri was out this evening I dug it out […]
Read More..>>Cottage Pie with Two Cuts of Beef
This doesn’t really give a good idea of the quantity but this was enough cottage pie to feed 12 people. It seemed like a good option for catering on a large-ish scale but as we don’t have any catering-sized pans, it ended up taking us nearly all day as we carefully browned each batch of […]
Read More..>>Potted Ham
With the leftover ham from Wednesday’s soup, we made potted ham using this recipe. My concerns about adding fatty pancetta to the already-fatty pea and ham soup were short lived; this recipe calls for almost an entire packet of butter. I had previously intended on using up the ham with some lentils but, given the […]
Read More..>>La Dolce Vita
This afternoon, Stephen and I went along to the trade day of La Dolce Vita at Olympia. While not all about food and wine, there was certainly more than enough of both to keep us both occupied for the afternoon. We sampled lots of different oil, cheese and cured meats and were particularly impressed with […]
Read More..>>Pea and Ham Soup
When I was small, we ate peas fairly often but I always hated them. In an effort to get rid of them and enjoy the rest of my dinner, I would eat them all first with lots of gravy to disguise the taste. I suppose all those years of intense-pea-eating must have slowly changed my […]
Read More..>>Mackerel, Lentil and Wild Rice Salad
This evening we wanted something relatively healthy but filling. Kerri found this recipe, which we took some elements from. Ingredients 100g puy lentils 70g red rice, wild rice or a mixture of both (we used a mixture since that’s what we had) 2 fillets of smoked mackerel (peppered or not; up to you) 2 small […]
Read More..>>Chilli
I’m still not completely happy with this, hence the re-appearance after only a couple of weeks as I try to perfect it. I think we need to replace our hot chilli powder as it’s probably quite old and also use more, fresh chilli. It definitely tasted better the next day so next time I’ll try […]
Read More..>>Spaghetti with Crab, Chilli and Rocket
Quite a while back we went through a phase of cooking crab and chilli pasta quite a few times. We haven’t done it for a while, but when we were wondering what to cook for a quick Saturday lunch on an almost-spring-like day just as we were passing a fishmonger, we popped inside to get […]
Read More..>>Salmon and Leek Fish Cakes
When I arrived home this evening, I was greeted by the lovely aroma of fish cakes cooking, which I find rather alluring in its combination of mashed-potato richness and poached-fish lightness. Then when they go into the oven, the fish aroma changes to roasted fish instead. They were quite small and also contained leeks, which […]
Read More..>>Pork Chops with Herbed Lentils and Mustard Sauce
We don’t eat pork chops a lot and when we do we stick to one or two favourites. Tonight I thought I would try something different and decided on a mustard, cream sauce. We cooked the pork chops first and while they were resting, deglazed the pan with some sherry. Leave to bubble for a […]
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