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Mozarella and Roasted Peppers
We haven’t done very much in the way of cooking this week and unfortunately this weekend wasn’t much of an exception. We cooked spaghetti bolognaise on Friday night which was lovely but not very original or photogenic. We went out for both lunch and dinner on Saturday; lunch at Hummus Bros on Wardour Street (an […]
Read More..>>Pasta
Last night we had a quick dinner of pasta with roasted tomatoes, rocket, smoked bacon and parmesan. It was an idea that developed on my journey home and was loosely inspired by this recipe. It didn’t work quite as well unfortunately, probably due to the lack of pesto but with a little work I think […]
Read More..>>Guinea Fowl
We’ve cooked guinea fowl a few times before but only as part of another dish; casserole or pie usually. While I was at the butcher last week I noticed they had some lovely looking guinea fowl so we decided to have one for dinner this evening. We started by browning the guinea fowl and removing […]
Read More..>>Tablet
Tonight we’re going to a Burn’s Night party at a friend’s house, it’s become an annual tradition (much like Burn’s Night itself funnily enough!) and is always a lot of fun. There is of course haggis, neeps and tatties but there is also a performance element to the evening which everyone is encouraged to get […]
Read More..>>A Sort of Puttanesca
I had a pasta craving today. I get these often but usually manage to be persuaded by Stephen that there is life outside an entirely carb-based diet. Today however he lost the battle and when he said the magic p word we were all set. But what to do with our spaghetti? In a moment […]
Read More..>>Smoked Mackerel Fishcakes
We had some mackerel in the fridge that needed using up today and while wondering what to do with it I noticed a lone potato lurking in the vegetable bowl. I decided to make mackerel fishcakes and spent a little time looking at recipes online. There was a wide variety of choice but I settled […]
Read More..>>Roman Chicken
This is a recipe that I cut out from Delicious ages ago which we thought would fit in with our healthy eating plan. The recipe said it took 50 minutes but we did it in about half an hour and it was really good. We’ve done a number of chickeny/tomatoey/winey dishes before but this is […]
Read More..>>Steamed Sea Bream
This was based on a Jamie Oliver recipe that was reproduced in the Observer Food Monthly some time last year. The original recipe called for the bream to be fried but in the intersts of being healthy we decided to steam it. Despite the huge amount of garlic, chilli, ginger, lime, lime leaves, lemongrass and […]
Read More..>>Beef in Mirin and Soy
Yesterday heralded the start of our new year healthy eating plan. In honour of the occasion I spent some time on Sunday going through our recipe files looking for low-fat dishes that looked exciting. I find it helps to be organised about what you’re eating so those mid-afternoon lows aren’t too difficult to get over, […]
Read More..>>Pot Roast Pork Loin with Cider
Stephen was given Mark Hix’s book British Regional Food for Christmas last year and while we’ve both enjoyed reading it, we’ve never cooked anything from it. So today, when we decided to roast something for lunch we thought we’d make this dish which hails from the South West. We bought a piece of pork loin […]
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