Archive for November, 2009
Food Blogging just gets Tougher and Tougher
I spent Friday at the Masterchef Live (previously the BBC Good Food Show) event at Olympia, courtesy of the blogpaper. Arriving early gave us a good opportunity to wander around while it was quiet and check out what was on offer. With a full timetable of Invention Tests and Masterclasses throughout the day, it was […]
Read More..>>Four Bean Chilli
I won’t go into too much detail about this as we’ve cooked it several times before, albeit with varying varieties of bean (it’s a great way of using up small amounts of beans that are hanging around in the cupboard, just make sure they are of a similar size). What I did do differently this […]
Read More..>>Mexican Prawns with Tomato Salsa and Avocado
This recipe comes from our new Mexican book, Rick Bayless’s Mexican Kitchen. We haven’t read through it in a lot of detail just yet but this recipe caught Stephen’s eye so we decided to cook it tonight. It’s straightforward but the beans we opted to serve with it require a little more attention which I […]
Read More..>>Spaghetti with Cabbage and Bacon
Another attempt to use up the cabbage mountain cobbled together from various recipes and suggestions I found online. It was very simple and tasted good but could have used a lot more cabbage. Not really a recipe but fry off the bacon until the fat has rendered and transfer to a plate. Drain some of […]
Read More..>>Bubble and Squeak
I don’t normally eat hot lunches, preferring a sandwich or cheese on toast to soup or leftovers but today I thought I should make a start on the vegetable mountain that’s taken up residence in our kitchen. We’d planned a roast chicken for lunch yesterday but since my mum’s oven had broken we had to […]
Read More..>>Bonfire Food
This title was suggested by my brother and it’s very apt, not just because we cooked the brownies and cheesecake to take to a bonfire party. Our oven is broken and we’re waiting for a new one to be fitted. Having suggested we take dessert along to the afore-mentioned bonfire party on Saturday night, Stephen […]
Read More..>>Fish Fingers
Another recipe from the Mark Hix book we’re currently reviewing: British Seasonal Food. The beginning of the November chapter is mostly concerned with mushrooms, particularly lovely-looking chanterelles, then moves on to slow-cooked meat recipes, with a couple of dishes using smoked fish too. And then fish fingers. I’m not sure what makes fish fingers fitting […]
Read More..>>Sausages and Mashed Potatoes
There wasn’t much discussion over what to eat for dinner tonight: for us, bonfire night = sausages and mashed potatoes. We did consider cooking the Cumberland sausage we brought back from our recent trip but that really needs to be cooked in the oven and ours is currently broken. So, ordinary pork sausages cooked under […]
Read More..>>Mushroom Risotto
On our visit to Borough Market last week, we picked up four chicken carcasses for £1 at the Ginger Pig to make into stock. We haven’t had a roast chicken recently (or bought a whole chicken for any other reason) so spotting these was good timing. Four chicken carcasses makes quite a lot of stock […]
Read More..>>Teriyaki Salmon
After a weekend of eating mostly red meat, we thought fish would be a good option today. Having been a while since we tried anything Japanese, teriyaki salmon sounded good since we enjoyed it last time we cooked it. This time we followed a recipe in a Japanese cookbook though rather than one off the […]
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