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British Tapas
Being my birthday, we decided to have a party. Kerri and I had been discussing the topic of “British Tapas” for quite a while and talking about what sorts of dishes (if any) would both fit this category and be delicious. So we decided to do some experimentation and invited some people round to be […]
Read More..>>Beef Casserole
We cooked this as a wintery comfort-food dish and it worked out well. We cooked it in advance and ate it this evening after getting home from a rainy shopping, tube and bus experience. It was just the ticket. While cooking it I thought that there was too much tomato in it, it has gone […]
Read More..>>Cod and Tomato Sauce on Pasta
This wasn’t particularly successful. On its own, the tomato sauce was good. On its own, the fish was good. But put together, the tomato sauce overpowered the fish and the fish diluted the tomato sauce so nobody won. The pasta was good, but hard to pick up. Not sure what this sort of pasta is […]
Read More..>>Art Deco Lamb Cutlets
It wasn’t quite my intention to create a strange-looking design on the plate, but after a gruelling trip to IKEA (my first in fact), it somehow seemed like the right thing to do. Trimmed lamb cutlets with some steamed new potatoes and green beans. I added loads of butter to the potatoes and beans after […]
Read More..>>Pocky!
Last night we went to dinner in Chinatown and dined on various Shanghai specialties at eCapital. No alcohol-affected trip to Chinatown is complete without a post-dinner pocky trip. We visited two super-happy-fun pocky stockists and chose a selection of their finest offerings. From left to right in the picture: Men’s pocky, almond crush pocky and […]
Read More..>>Garlic Bread and Almost-Pizza
After our successful pizza last weekend, we decided to attempt another one. We had since invested (!) in a pizza stone and were keen to see how pizzas baked on it compared to those on the metal tray. I followed the recipe exactly. Same recipe as last time. To the last detail. But somehow the […]
Read More..>>Stuffed Aubergine
We followed a recipe for stuffed aubergine (we got one in our vegetable box) which was stuffed with red pepper, courgettes and mozzarella. Somehow, after about six weeks of courgettes, we didn’t get any this week so we used mushrooms instead. It wasn’t a great success. The insides of the aubergines were coated with red […]
Read More..>>Mushrooms on Toast and Salmon and Couscous
For an evening of healthy eating, we decided on baked salmon fillets, a small serving of couscous and green salad. The mushrooms were looking a little past their best, so instead of having them in the salad, Kerri decided we should cook them and have them on toast as a starter. It was an excellent […]
Read More..>>Partridge and Chicken. Separately.
For the first time in months, we ate different dinners. Kerri had chicken breast and salad because she was being healthy. I had partridge and gem squash because I was being greedy. Mmmm… partridge and bacon… mmmmmm…. gem squash and butter…. a good opportuniy to use up some vegetable box ingredients.
Read More..>>Chunky Chilli with Darren’s Guacamole
This is just a normal chilli con carne recipe (I don’t like that name) made with chunks of beef instead of minced beef. The flavours are the same but it feels more casseroley in the mouth. Next time I’ll dice the beef smaller though. We knew we were going to get home late last night […]
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