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Leek, Pesto and Parmesan Tart and Slow Cooked Shoulder of Pork
We had friends over for dinner last night and took the opportunity to go through our recipe file and cook some of the dishes we hadn’t done before. We started with roasted nuts which is from Nigella’s “How To Eat” and is based on the nuts she ate at the Union Square Cafe in New […]
Read More..>>Leek and Potato Soup
It’s been a bit quiet around here lately, mostly due to us both having busy weeks. We’ve got some interesting things planned for this weekend though so stay tuned. This was a quick soup inspired by the lonely looking leeks languishing at the bottom of the fridge and some potatoes I bought last night but […]
Read More..>>Lamb Chops with Garlic and Spinach Pilaf
This came from a recent edition of Delicious magazine and jumped out at me when I was looking through my recipe file for things to cook this week. Quite why I was so excited about it I’m not sure as the pilaf uses cumin and coriander which I’m not that keen on. Stephen likes that […]
Read More..>>Bouillabaisse
I had some really good bouillabaisse at my local pub recently and wanted to try making it myself. Stephen found a recipe and after we’d bought some fish (gurnard, sea bass, clams and langoustines) we started to put it all together. Firstly I made the rouille which is garlic, salt, chilli, bread and oil. This […]
Read More..>>Pizza
We used to cook pizza quite often but haven’t done so for a while. We recently bought an electric whisk which came with dough hooks so we were keen to try them out and see if they made the dough preparation any easier; I tried them today and they didn’t…I ended up kneading the dough […]
Read More..>>Halibut with Capers, Olives and Tomatoes
Stephen found a recipe online which we loosely followed to create this dish: fried halibut with a caper, olive and tomato sauce. The sauce was made up of the following: 1/2 red onion, finely chopped 1 teaspoon chilli powder 2 tomatoes, chopped 1/2 cup chopped pitted Kalamata olives 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil 1 tablespoon […]
Read More..>>Steak and Sauteed Potatoes
A perfect Friday evening meal cooked by Stephen, steak, lots of lovely sauteed potatoes, mushrooms and some yellow-sprouting-brocolli.
Read More..>>Puttanesca
After the elaborateness of last night’s Thai dish, Stephen made us a simple puttanesca for dinner this evening. It was delicious and even better because he washed up afterwards too!
Read More..>>Smoked Salmon Salad
Not all that exciting but very necessary after our week of potatoes and creamy sauces! This was dinner on Friday night and lunch on Saturday; usual salad with some hot smoked salmon. The salmon is very strongly flavoured but works well with the salad.
Read More..>>Scotland
We’ve just got back from a week in Scotland where we visited both Aberfeldy and Edinburgh. The main purpose of our trip was to relax and eat some good food, both of which we achieved. One of our favourite places was the Courtyard, a bar/restaurant near to where we were staying in Aberfeldy. The menu […]
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