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Steak with Asparagus and Cherry Tomatoes
This evening, Kerri and I went to my sister’s to babysit for them while they went out for her birthday. As a thank you, they bought us some ingredients to make dinner with while we were babysitting: some rather nice steak from their local butcher, cherry tomatoes, asparagus and new potatoes. We ended up cooking […]
Read More..>>Swordfish with Salsa Romesco
Kerri recently bought a book by Diana Henry called Crazy Water Pickled Lemons and it has many, many interesting Mediterranean, North Africa and Middle Eastern recipes in it. Kerri went through the book and tagged the pages that had recipes that she thought were worth looking at, and there are now hundreds of little coloured […]
Read More..>>Stir Fried Chicken with Cashew Nuts
A quick almost-all-store-cupboard dinner for Tuesday evening. We defrosted some chicken breasts overnight, then sliced them thinly. We heated up some oil in a wok, then added finely chopped garlic for about 30 seconds before adding the chicken. At this point I added a little freshly ground black pepper and enjoyed the aroma of it […]
Read More..>>Barbecued Beef Rib
We discussed a variety of options when deciding on something particularly English to cook as a St George’s day celebration. Roast beef is always pretty high on the list in these sorts of situations, and as the weather was forecast to be good, we decided to cook it on the barbecue instead of doing a […]
Read More..>>Bobotie and a Couple of Cape Wines
I’ve lived in London for a number of years now, but I was born in Cape Town in South Africa and lived there until I was 25. Last Wednesday, someone asked me how long it was since I’d moved away from South Africa, and I worked it out – it was ten years and one […]
Read More..>>Tuna, New Potato and Asparagus Salad with Salsa Verde Dressing
We have vaguely talked about tuna last night, but I’d completely forgotten about it by this morning. And Kerri said that she spent most of the day thinking about lamb chops. Somehow, she eventually remembered about the tuna and bought some, along with some potatoes and asparagus. When I arrived home, she was blending the […]
Read More..>>Chalky’s Bark Beer
Kerri went to Whole Foods today at lunch time, and bought me this as a surprise – a beer named after Rick Stein’s beloved dog Chalky who has now sadly passed away but is still very much alive in many re-runs of his television shows. I rather enjoyed it, along with its interesting addition: ginger, […]
Read More..>>Barbecued Lamb with Tzatziki, Salad and Pita Bread
After yesterday’s barbecue, we still had most of a barbecued leg of lamb left over. It was Kerri’s suggestion to slice it up and put it into pita bread with some tzatziki and salad, and a very good suggestion it was. The lamb had retained its barbecued smokiness, and went very well with the garlicky […]
Read More..>>Huge Pork Chops and Strange Little Corn Things
Kerri spent a fair amount of time shopping at Borough Market on Friday afternoon. Amongst other things, she bought ostrich steaks (which we took to a barbecue at my sister’s this afternoon – delicious), “fresh” garlic, Jersey Royal potatoes, various other vegetables and some very impressive-looking pork chops from the Ginger Pig. We decided to […]
Read More..>>Tayyab’s
On a Thursday night a few weeks ago now, Kerri and I had a wonderful dinner at Tayyab’s with a lot of other London food bloggers. Tayyab’s, which is situated on a random side street in Whitechapel in London’s East End, has become legendary for its excellent yet ridiculously cheap Pakistani food. I have been […]
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