Archive for July, 2009
Lamb Chops, New Potatoes and Fried Courgettes
A relatively quick dinner this evening before we head to Sweden tomorrow for a long weekend. Lamb chops coated in a little rosemary and salt, then pan fried. The courgettes were sliced, salted for half an hour, and then coated in seasoned flour and also fried. The new potatoes were boiled and then dressed with […]
Read More..>>Pappardelle Rigate with Bolognaise Sauce
Yesterday we cooked some Bolognaise sauce, planning to eat it with spaghetti this evening. As it turned out, we had some lovely-looking pappardelle rigate in the cupboard, so we used these instead. The “rigate” means that the pappardelle are ridged (just visible in the picture above) and this makes more of the sauce stick to […]
Read More..>>Weekend Barbecue Number Two
After yesterday’s barbecue with friends, we spent today barbecuing at home with Stephen’s family. We knew we would be eating early so we opted for a leg of lamb which could be marinated in advance and cooked quickly. It’s also the perfect size for five and, if you’re lucky, will provide you with leftovers. We […]
Read More..>>Weekend Barbecue Number One
We spent Saturday enjoying the sunshine at a friend’s annual barbecue. Amongst other things (that sadly didn’t photograph well), we ate squid that had been marinated in chilli and a Japanese spice I can’t remember the name of and mackerel that had spent the morning sucking up some red curry paste. We took along a […]
Read More..>>Bacon, Mozzarella and Broad Bean Salad
Tonight we made a salad of spinach leaves with bacon, mozzarella, broad beans and avocado, which we served with a simple dressing made from olive oil, lemon juice, wholegrain mustard and salt and pepper. We also made some toasted sliced of bread drizzled with olive oil and rubbed with a garlic clove. This had the […]
Read More..>>Red Lentil Dahl and Roasted Cauliflower
Yesterday’s lentils were bumped to today due to a delicious roast chicken getting in the way, but we got to them finally. There are as many recipes for this sort of dish as there are people who have cooked it; this one is a merging of various recipes and home-made versions that I’ve used in […]
Read More..>>Roast Chicken
We had originally decided to cook lentils this evening, but as I wasn’t feeling well Kerri decided that we needed roast chicken instead. A very good idea it was too. We do tend to have roast chicken fairly often (although not all that often recently) so do find it a little hard to think of […]
Read More..>>Smoked Mackerel Fish Cakes and Roasted Broccoli
A quick dinner today to use up some leftover mackerel I found lurking at the back of the fridge. Simply mix with some mashed potato, a teaspoon of Dijon mustard, some parsley, lemon juice and a few capers and form into fishcakes. I think I had a little too much mashed potato as these didn’t […]
Read More..>>Weekend Round-Up
We were away in Kent this weekend so didn’t do much in the way of cooking but here’s what we managed to eat while we were away. We started the weekend at a beer festival, our friends bought along their portable barbecue and we ate barbecued sausages in crusty bread while sampling 40 local ales. […]
Read More..>>Risotto with Bacon, Peas and Sage
A fairly simply risotto this evening, this turned out to be a completely store-cupboard (and freezer for the bacon and peas) meal. Which is rare when we are trying to think of new things to do a lot of the time and often end up needing to get at least a few ingredients at the […]
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