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Veal Escalope
We’d been wanting to cook veal ever since reading an article in the Metro newspaper about how welfare standards had improved and many of the supermarkets were supporting the production of “friendly” veal. They may well have been supportive but we weren’t able to find any until we popped into Waitrose last week and came […]
Read More..>>Chicken Fajitas in Pitas for Lunch
We’d planned on having chicken salad for lunch but after a visit to the gym we both felt like something more substantial was required. Luckily, we had all the ingredients for chicken fajitas and guacamole. Filling, tasty and hot. Just what we need before we embark on an afternoon of spring (well, autumn really) cleaning.
Read More..>>Janssen’s Temptation
This is one of those recipes that seems to have been following me around for a while which we finally got round to making this evening. Its a Swedish recipe and is usually part of a smorgasbord, served with cold meats and fish. Also traditionally served at Christmas and/or Easter. Unfortunately, I tried to improvise […]
Read More..>>Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake
Stephen and I have this week off and don’t have much planned apart from a little cooking and a lot of relaxing. We’re both quite fond of cake but don’t tend to eat them very often or make them ourselves as we always seem to have one eye on the waistline. Being on holiday is […]
Read More..>>Pizza
Our dough turned out a bit too thick again but it was a definite improvement on last time. Garlic bread followed by salami, olive, pepper and rocket for me; tuna, anchovy, olive and pepper for Stephen.
Read More..>>Creamy Mushroom Pasta
Mushroom pasta is one of those things I’ve attempted a couple of times with no success and I’d pretty much given up on it. This recipe posted by Rachel of What Rachel Ate Today sounded promising though and I bookmarked it to try later on. I didn’t have to wait too long; we bought mushrooms […]
Read More..>>Peppers Cashew nuts with Chicken
This is another recipe from the mysterious Thai Traditional Cooking: The Mother’s Recipes by Maria Kanigman Saunders that we used last week to make the beef stir-fry. Once again, the recipe was easy to follow and quick. I spent a few minutes chopping up the ingredients and Stephen cooked it when he got home. It […]
Read More..>>Chicken with Butter Beans and Chorizo
We’d planned to have this for lunch yesterday but changed our plans as the weather was so good. The chicken needed to be used up though so we cooked it anyway and just re-heated it this evening. It was really tasty and very easy to cook, it could easily be done after work…as long as […]
Read More..>>Coq au Vin
This is something I thought we ate fairly often but looking back through the archives, it seems we haven’t eaten it at all since we started blogging. We’re definitely in Autumn now so this seemed like the perfect Sunday afternoon dish. Previously, I think we’ve always used the Delia version but today we made it […]
Read More..>>Pizza
It’s been another busy few days with not a lot of cooking going on. Stephen and I went to visit my mum yesterday and spent the afternoon making pizza with my niece. We used a variety of toppings including artichokes, olives, salami, parma ham, peppers, mushrooms and onions. They turned out well but the best […]
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