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Braised Oxtail
I’m not sure if I’ve eaten oxtail before (apart from the famous Heinz soup) and neither of us have ever cooked it, so when I spotted some at the butcher last week I thought I should rectify that. We did some research and came across Nigel Slater’s recipe which we used today. Of course, we […]
Read More..>>Minimalist Thin Crust Pizza
We often cook pizza on a Friday night, but this weekend we ended up cooking it for lunch on Saturday. We had bought some “Tipo OO” flour which we were keen to use, as it should result in a better crust. We used the same recipe that we’ve used a few times recently – Jamie […]
Read More..>>Smoked Mackerel Fish Cakes
Kerri was planning to make rosti this evening, however in attempting to parboil the potatoes first, she encountered the same sort of problems as we’d encountered in our previous rosti disaster. So she made mackerel fish cakes instead, which were rather good. Served with a mixed salad with a mustard and lemon dressing. The dressing […]
Read More..>>Roast Lamb Neck Fillets with Redcurrant Sauce
On the way home from visiting Kerri’s mum this afternoon, we wandered into the supermarket looking for some lamb to roast, but we couldn’t find any likely candidates. There were no leg cuts, and the shoulders would have taken too long to cook. But then we saw lamb neck fillets. We haven’t had them for […]
Read More..>>Wild Boar Sausages
Kerri was out tonight, and when wondering what to have to eat this evening, I couldn’t really decide on anything. I wandered into Waitrose, wandered down various aisles without being inspired, then ended up loitering next to the fish and meat counters. Nothing fishy caught my eye, but then I saw the wild boar sausages. […]
Read More..>>Steak and Salsa Verde
We have been wondering what to do with the left over salsa verde from our recent halibut. We decided that it would go well with almost anything, but were particularly keen to try it with either steak or lamb chops. Steak won in the end though, so here it is. My steak-cooking skills seem to […]
Read More..>>Curried Lentils with Spinach
When I arrived home, Kerri was cooking this for me. She was being helpful and eating up some left over quiche which we had made a few weeks ago and frozen. It was the first time we’ve had different dinners at home for a very long time indeed. The dish is relatively simple, from Anjum […]
Read More..>>Roast Pork with Caramelised Apple and Chorizo Stuffing
Firstly, this was really good. I felt I should say that just in case the rest of the entry doesn’t convey it and I forget to add it. That said, what we had was roast pork with a caramelised apple and chorizo stuffing, cooked from this recipe, and also potato and parsnip rosti cooked from […]
Read More..>>Crab Toasts and Halibut with Salsa Verde and Sauteed Potatoes
A few days ago we decided to cook something special this evening. Shortly afterwards, we decided that the starter should be crab toasts. After quite a lot more thinking, we still hadn’t decided what our main course should be, so we figured that when we went to buy the crab from the fishmonger, we would […]
Read More..>>Mussels
Mmmmussels. We haven’t had mussels for a while and when deciding on something fun to cook this evening, we decided that it was high time that we had them again. We cooked them in a fairly typical moules mariniere style recipe. Except that I should have reduced the sauce a bit at the end (Kerri […]
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