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Chicken Basque
Today was really rainy and evil and nasty. We went out for lunch and were completely drenched going three blocks to the pub even though we had umbrellas. (Tip: If you have wet socks in the office, hang them behind your PC to get dry; the outflow from the fan is quite warm and will […]
Read More..>>Aubergine, Pepper and Halloumi Stacks
This is our first attempt at cooking something for “in the bag”. The ingredients this month were aubergine, peppers and basil. We roasted the aubergine and peppers, then griddled some halloumi and assembled them into stacks. We drizzled the stacks with some basil-infused oil and topped them with a basil leaf and a roasted cherry […]
Read More..>>Barbecued Burgers
This afternoon we had burgers on the barbecue. We bought some beef mince and Kerri made up some burgers with onion, parsely, salt, pepper and mustard. To start, we had some salad with borage, which was apparently “herb of the week” at Waitrose. Normally, I’d be quite put off by such blatant marketing tactics, but […]
Read More..>>Baked Potatoes with Smoked Trout and Horseradish
Mmmm baked potatoes. They take a long time to do, but they’re worth it. We baked some potatoes, then scooped out the insides and mixed in flaked smoked trout, parsely, grated cheddar, butter and horseradish. Then we put some more grated cheese onto the top and put them under the grill. The result was really […]
Read More..>>Meatballs and Spaghetti
We decided that since we had some mince in the freezer, we’d made meatballs similar to the ones we’ve made before. So yesterday Kerri made up the meatballs and today we made tomato sauce and then started frying the meatballs before putting them into the sauce. When we were frying them though, we realised from […]
Read More..>>Vegetables
There was a really bad storm while we were away and unfortunately the majority of our vegetables didn’t survive, which is a real shame because everything seemed to be coming on well before we left. We did manage to salvage two broad beans which we steamed and added to our bean salad earlier today. Shame […]
Read More..>>Chicken and Vegetable Stirfry
We had a fair amount of left over chicken from last night to use up, so we decided on a stir fry. To the chicken we added two cloves of garlic, some ginger (dried unfortunately; we didn’t have any fresh), a sauce mixture (soy sauce, oyster sauce, rice wine, sesame oil and sesame seeds) and […]
Read More..>>Sweden
We’re off to Sweden for a week and a half, so there won’t be any posts for a while. We’re not sure what food awaits us in Sweden. I’m off there to play cricket (yes, really) so that is what it’s mostly about; the food will be a side-order, so to speak. We’ll let you […]
Read More..>>Pork Chops and Roasted Vegetables
Tonight we had pork loin steaks with some roasted vegetables. We roasted the vegetables (red pepper, sweet potato, onions and mushrooms) in the oven for a while, then pan-fried the pork loin steaks after dusting them with salt, pepper and paprika. The vegetables were really good, but I overcooked the pork a bit and it […]
Read More..>>Lentils and Cauliflower
Kerri had a big lunch today, so didn’t want much dinner. I took this opportunity to make some lentils. I fried onion, garlic and ginger with a chopped fresh chilli and a random selection of spices – coriander seed, cumin and clove (all ground). Then I added some water, some chopped tomatoes, some carrots and […]
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