Author Archive
Prawn Curry
Last time we made Thai curry, I made loads of curry paste so we decided to try freezing the extra. It came in handy tonight for an impromptu prawn curry as we hadn’t planned anything but had some prawns and loads of red peppers. The paste was better when it was fresh, but it served […]
Read More..>>Thai Style Trout, Greens and Mushrooms
I’m calling the trout “Thai Style” because it contains typical Thai ingredients (it was marinated in chilli, garlic, lemongrass, lime and coriander), but it doesn’t come from a recipe so probably isn’t authentic in any way. The greens were steamed and the mushrooms were fried (with a sprinkling of chilli and a dash of fish […]
Read More..>>Salami, Cheese and Olives
Last night we had a simple snack of salami, cheese, olives and bread while watching television. The cheeses were mature cheddar, smoked cheddar and an ash-rolled goats’ milk cheese. I’d bought the smoked cheddar and goats’ cheese at the farmers’ market in Hammersmith on Thursday and both were really good, which meant that the supermarket […]
Read More..>>Risotto with Chicken, Bacon and Mushrooms
We were both really hungry at work today and fancied risotto. Kerri had been going on about it for a few days and it had affected me too. We bought lardons, chicken and mushrooms and picked some rosemary from our fledgeling herb garden and set about making the risotto. Everything was going swimmingly until it […]
Read More..>>Catalan Fish Stew with Chicken instead of Fish
Last week, we cooked Romesco de peix and today we did the same with chicken instead of fish. The effect was quite different; partly due to the chicken vs fish difference but also due to the fact that this time we actually had enough almonds. Served with some new potatoes and spring greens.
Read More..>>Arbroath Smoked Salmon and Cheese Salad
Stephen and I went out for lunch today so decided on fishy salad for dinner. When we got home though, we both changed our minds. I felt like spaghetti with my salmon and Stephen was craving a cheese salad. So, that’s what we did. I can’t comment on the cheese salad but the salmon spaghetti […]
Read More..>>Fish Stew with Peppers, Almonds and Saffron
Otherwise known as Romesco de peix. We cooked this from a recipe in the Moro cookbook. Onions, thinly sliced red peppers and garlic, cooked down together. The aroma of these ingredients cooking together is delicious and comforting in a savoury but distinctly unFrench style. Added bay, rosemary, paprika, saffron, tomatoes, white wine and finally ground, […]
Read More..>>Steak and Dauphinoise Potatoes
On Friday night we had steak and dauphinoise potatoes. We were worried that we wouldn’t get to our butcher before they closed on the way back from work, so I called them and they were nice enough to cut us two nice ribeye steaks and leave them at the deli next door for us to […]
Read More..>>Cinco de Mayo
Being Cinco de Mayo today, we decided to have something Mexican. So we started with Margaritas: Which we drank with some tortilla chips (Poco Loco brand which taste much more like real Mexican tortilla chips than supermarket brands do) with some slightly too wet (even though I’d drained it once) but still tasty tomato salsa […]
Read More..>>Carpet Picnic
On Friday night we had a “picnic” at home with a mixture of Italian nibbly things and some French cheese. Marinated olives, tricolore salad (with really nice mozarella), San Danielle prosciutto, Napoli salami and Munster cheese.
Read More..>>