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An Old Favourite
I had to go to the dentist this afternoon and later on we had to do the weekly shop, neither of us were much in the mood for cooking after that so when Stephen suggested fajitas it seemed a sensible choice. It’s quick, easy and we can do it with our eyes closed. It’s not […]
Read More..>>Pasta Pistou
While researching broad bean pesto this afternoon, I stumbled upon What Rachel Ate Today and subsequently, her recipe for pistou. It sounded just what I needed for a quick dinner this evening and apart from the parsley, I already had the ingredients I needed. It was certainly quick and easy to prepare, just whizz up […]
Read More..>>Thai stir-fried Beef with Shallots and Basil
Day two of the healthy eating plan led me to “Vegetables” by Sophie Grigson. We’ve had this book for a while but haven’t used it much despite a lot of the recipes sounding good. This recipe jumped out at me, something about spicy dishes seems to make low-fat cooking all that more appetising. This worked […]
Read More..>>When Lentils Go Bad
We’re back on a healthy-eating kick after a long period of abstinence. The first few days are always the hardest so yesterday we trawled the recipe files and books looking for interesting, tasty and healthy things to make for dinner. I came across a Delia recipe for grilled lemon chicken with lentils which seemed to […]
Read More..>>Party
You’d be forgiven for thinking that things have been a bit quiet around here lately. Both Stephen and I were out on Thursday and regrettably there was no food involved, only wine. And mojitos. For that reason, Friday saw us give in to the temptation of the supermarket pizza. As you might imagine, it wasn’t […]
Read More..>>Broad Bean, Pea and Mint Salad (with Lamb Chops)
The broad bean season is so short and we’re both big fans but for some reason we don’t tend to use them that often. Determined to do something interesting this week, we put them in the shopping basket on Saturday which forced me to spend some time looking at things to do with them. Seeing […]
Read More..>>Ginger Chicken
This was a recipe from the Blue Elephant book that turned out quite well but we both agreed we prefer our Thai food to be spicy. We didn’t have enough ginger or enough time to make the special Blue Elephant sauce (their version of MSG) so that probably affected the overall taste of the dish. […]
Read More..>>Mushrooms on Toast
Stephen’s off to play cricket today so for breakfast he had sausages, mushrooms and a fried egg on toast. I just had mushrooms, sauteed in butter and thyme.
Read More..>>Chicken Fajitas
We decided to make guacamole today in order to use up the avocados in the fridge, thinking about guacamole led me to crave chicken fajitas so Stephen kindly made some while I put the shopping away. They were tasty but not as hot as we usually make them.
Read More..>>Picnic
Last night we met some friends at Kew Gardens for a picnic. Since we had all been too busy to cook, I went via Marks and Spencer on the way and picked up some food. The ham hock terrine was particularly good but no-one was impressed with the crab pate.
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