Archive for September, 2009
Home Grown Tomatoes!
A couple of years ago, we tried to grow various sorts of vegetables in our garden but a freak hailstorm killed almost all of them except for a handful of tiny carrots. So, disheartened, last year we didn’t try to grow much in the way of edible plants. This year we weren’t planning to try […]
Read More..>>Falafel Failure
We’ve tried to make falafel before. Only once. They came out a rather nasty shade of green, fell apart when we tried to cook them and eventually ended up in the bin. This recipe was recommended to us and, at a bit of a loss as to what to cook this evening, we thought we’d […]
Read More..>>Keith Floyd’s Jambalaya
In honour of Keith Floyd, who sadly passed away this week, we thought we would cook something from his repertoire for tonight’s dinner. Not a lot of his recipes seem to exist online and many of those we found called for huge amounts of seafood which isn’t particularly in keeping with our current budget. We […]
Read More..>>The Harwood Arms
We had planned to have lunch at our local fish and chip shop but when we arrived, it was closed. We did what any reasonable people would do in such an instance and headed to the Harwood Arms instead. We’ve actually been meaning to come back for a while, especially since they currently have grouse […]
Read More..>>And the Winner Is…
…Caroline! Congratulations, you win the bottle of Gordon’s gin and the glasses! We ended up deferring to the PR company behind Gordon’s gin in the end as we couldn’t find a decent random generator online. I’ll be in touch. Thank you to everyone who entered, this is the first competition we’ve ever run and we […]
Read More..>>Lamb Chops, Roast Potatoes and Braised Broad Beans
Stephen very kindly cooked dinner on Saturday night since I was feeling a bit sorry for myself. In return, I offered to cook him dinner this evening. He chose lamb chops with braised green beans. I stuffed up by buying runner beans (because I love them and they won’t be around for too much longer) […]
Read More..>>Spaghetti with Leftover Salsa Verde
Stephen went out last night and, as it was so early, we didn’t have time for dinner. He decided on a quick dish of spaghetti with grated cheese, one of his favourite comfort foods. Just as the pasta was ready, I remembered there was some leftover salsa verde in the fridge so he threw that […]
Read More..>>L’Artisan du Chocolate Space Collection
Look at him! He’s so cute that he’s been in my possession for three days now and I still haven’t been able to bring myself to eat him. Actually, Stephen wouldn’t let me eat him anyway, such as his love for all things space-related. He used to collect space Lego, did you know that? This […]
Read More..>>Chicken Tikka Masala
Saturday night was the Last Night of the Proms and even though we never watch it, we decided to cook something typically British in honour of this long standing celebration. Chicken Tikka Masala (served with pilaf rice, in this instance) is widely reported as being Britain’s favourite dish and, since I’ve never had it before, […]
Read More..>>Squid, Salsa Verde Mackerel and Boulangere Potatoes
After a few days of decent but relatively dull food, we decided that we should celebrate the start of the weekend with something more interesting. Autumn looks like it’s on the way so we thought we would use the barbecue while we still could. Stephen picked up some squid on the way home that we […]
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