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Butternut Squash Soup
We had a butternut squash at work last week that looked a bit ugly on the outside and was rejected by our customers so I bought it, knowing that the inside would be fine. I must be a glutton for punishment since I decided to turn it in to soup but, in order to minimise […]
Read More..>>Fishfingers and Chips
I really wish I’d taken a picture of this but I just wasn’t with it enough at the time to do so (just imagine a very orange looking ‘plate of food’). I had root canal treatment on Friday and when I finally felt well enough to eat something, the only thing that appealed was fishfingers […]
Read More..>>Byron
There isn’t much I can say about Blogger’s favourite Byron that hasn’t already been said but I’m adding this as much for the record as anything else. I don’t much like writing about food I’ve not cooked myself and I’ve never eaten a proper American hamburger so am certainly no expert on the subject but […]
Read More..>>Chorizo and Cannelini Beans
Not to self: don’t leave it five days before writing up a post otherwise you won’t remember what you did. Which is a shame since this was really good. It was based on Dan’s recipe but I couldn’t find tinned chickpeas so used tinned cannelini beans instead. I usually use dried beans since I thought […]
Read More..>>Celeriac and Potato Soup
This was the ‘soup of the day’ at work yesterday and was perfect at warming me up on my lunch break. I asked the chef how he made it and it sounded so simple that I thought I would try to recreate it at home today. Given my past history with soup, I should have […]
Read More..>>Really Good Roast Pork Leftovers
We bought a larger joint of pork than we needed yesterday so that we would have leftovers for this evening. Stephen suggested we turn them into something vaguely Mexican so, when I got home from work, I started on some guacamole. We had some leftover gravy too which Stephen used as the starting point for […]
Read More..>>Peanut Chicken Noodles
Last night when we were wondering what to cook this evening, Kerri chose this recipe as it looked like it would be fairly quick and easy to cook. It doesn’t say anywhere on the page but I imagine it’s Malaysian-inspired given the peanuts and kecap manis. When I got home and we were about to […]
Read More..>>Puttanesca
Today was my first day in my new job and, as I wasn’t sure what time I would be home, we planned something quick and easy for dinner. I’m glad I did because this allowed me to get started on the sauce when I got home and shower while it was simmering, essential after eight […]
Read More..>>Roast Rib of Beef
Like most people, tomorrow we go back to work (I actually start a new job) after the Christmas and New Year Holiday. As a final fling before the inevitable new-year guilt kicks in, we chose a rib of beef for lunch today, served with roast potatoes, roast parsnips, Yorkshire pudding and vegetables. We followed Hugh […]
Read More..>>Chillied Lamb
Finally back in our own kitchen after the Christmas and New Year period and with only ourselves to please, we went for something spicy. We first saw this recipe when cooking from the Blue Elephant book last week and resolved to cook it soon. The lamb is a slightly unusual choice and one I’m not […]
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