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Hawksmoor
It’s taken me a while to post this, mostly because it’s taken me a while to process the experience and deal with it. The Hawksmoor has long been regarded as one of the best steak restaurants in London and certainly my previous experiences of dining there have backed this up. A while ago, they introduced […]
Read More..>>Spaghetti Carbonara
Having spent most of the day in the kitchen yesterday, today we wanted something quick and easy that didn’t create lots of washing up. Stephen suggested carbonara so, after a quick dash to the shops for some eggs, we put this together in about 20 minutes. You do need good bacon though as there are […]
Read More..>>Lamb Cutlets
Lamb chops, steamed broccoli and some roasted butternut squash. The lamb was good, crunchy on the outside and perfectly pink in the middle. The butternut was roasted for quite a while but stayed quite soft and the spices we roasted it in (left over from last week’s oxtail) didn’t work very well. The broccoli was […]
Read More..>>Rabbit Ragu with Pappardelle
As Stephen mentioned yesterday, we planned this dish when we knew we would be in receipt of a rabbit which meant we could start the preparation while cooking yesterday’s dinner. After removing the meat we needed for the curry, we were left with the bones and the legs; the bones went into the stock pot […]
Read More..>>Thai Prawn Soup Again
We were planning on cooking moules mariniere tonight, but neither of the shops that we visited had mussels, so we scrapped that idea. Then we thought we would do some sort of spaghetti with prawns, so we bought some prawns. When it came to discussing exactly what sort of “spaghetti with prawns” we would have, […]
Read More..>>A Tale of Two Roasts
We spent the weekend at my mum’s in Kent and, knowing that we had a busy day ahead, decided on slow roast shoulder of lamb for Sunday’s lunch. One of the great things about this dish is that it cooks on a low heat for a long time which gives you plenty of time to […]
Read More..>>Sausage Pasta
Neither of us felt very inspired when it came to Friday night’s dinner and there wasn’t much to work with in the cupboards or fridge either. Having found some sausages in the freezer we excitedly considered sausages and mashed potatoes or toad in the hole but we didn’t have any eggs or potatoes, it was […]
Read More..>>Tuscan Bean Soup
This has been on our “to cook” list for some time and as soup season seems to be fully underway, tonight seemed like a good time to finally get on with it. As ever, Delia’s instructions were pointlessly long-winded but it was worth sticking with as the final result was pretty good. The blended beans […]
Read More..>>Nigella’s Nuts
We make these nuts a lot and, looking back through old posts, they do feature but there isn’t an actual recipe so, this evening, we give you Nigella’s Nuts. According to the recipe, they’re from the Union Square Cafe Bar in New York. Nigella visited, loved them and asked for the recipe so that she […]
Read More..>>Prince of Wales, Putney
One of our friends had the giant puffballs on toast. We were all intrigued as to just how giant the mushrooms would be and, having asked the waitress, she brought it out to show us. The picture is rather fuzzy but it does at least give an idea of the size, enormous! Although I didn’t […]
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