Archive for July, 2010
The Sportsman, Seasalter
We took the day off work on Friday and went down to Whitstable for the last day of the oyster festival. Since we were so close, it seemed silly not to go back to The Sportsman in Seasalter for lunch as we had enjoyed it so much last year. The menu seemed shorter than I […]
Read More..>>Proscuitto and Pea Pesto Pizza
As we had so much pea pesto left over from yesterday, we had to come up with creative uses for it. Pizza topping sounded like a creative use, so that’s what we did. We used our usual pizza base recipe, then topped it with the pea pesto instead of a tomato sauce. The pesto was […]
Read More..>>Pasta with Prawns and Pea Pesto
We have been enjoying fresh peas lately and out of some enthusiasm, I picked up two bags instead of one because… well just because. Kerri had had some plans for peas in combination with broad beans, but we couldn’t find any broad beans so the plans changed and we ended up making a mighty mound […]
Read More..>>Mushroom Stroganoff
A typical conversation in our house at the moment goes something like this: Stephen: “We haven’t decided on dinner for tomorrow night have we?” Me: “No, I was just wondering about that” Stephen: “What do you feel like having?” Me: “Dunno” Stephen: “What about some fish or something Mexican?” Me: “I guess. What about (insert […]
Read More..>>Barbecued Trout with Broad Beans, Peas and New Potatoes
We’ve been so busy lately that although we have been doing some cooking, we haven’t found the time to blog about it. What we have been cooking has mostly been quick and easy and not all that interesting which makes things difficult to write about. I’d completely forgotten about this until I found the picture […]
Read More..>>Mushroom Burgers
These started life as mushroom pizzas but when it came to it, we realised they just weren’t going to be filling enough so we added some toasted ciabatta and they became mushroom burgers. It seemed like a reasonably good idea when we came up with it but I wasn’t all that excited about it when […]
Read More..>>Sill and Crackerbread
After visiting Sweden and eating loads of sill (marinated herring), we popped into a Swedish cafe and shop in London last weekend (Scandinavian Kitchen) and bought some more of it. We bought one picked in a dill marinade and our plan was also to buy a plain one and do our own marinade for it. […]
Read More..>>Green Bean Spaghetti with Crab
Initially, this was going to be just green beans, taking the place of the spaghetti, for a healthy, mid-week meal. I was far too hungry for just a little bit of fish and some vegetables today though so added some spaghetti in at the last minute. As a light lunch or starter it would have […]
Read More..>>Barbecued Steak Wraps
After not barbecuing very much so far this year, we seem to have gone a long way to rectifying things this weekend. The first weekend that arrives after a holiday is always a busy one and we didn’t have much time to think about what we were going to eat, steak on the barbecue takes […]
Read More..>>World Cup Cuisine – The Highlights
So, apart from cheating today and buying beer and cheese to represent Holland, we did a pretty good job of exploring some new cuisnes and finding some new favourite dishes. We started with South Africa and cooked every Saffer’s favourite, the milk tart. I ate a lot of this while I was there but have […]
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