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Barbecue
The weather report claimed that we were going to have sun yesterday and it didn’t work out that way, but we had planned to barbecue so we went ahead. We started with prawns which we’ve done a few times before and we marinated them in oil, lemon, garlic and chilli as we usually do. Then […]
Read More..>>Carrots!
So, we tried to grow a lot of our own vegetables this year but sadly, while we were on holiday, there was a freak hailstorm and almost everything died. One of the things that survived was the small pot of Chatenay carrots. We didn’t think much would happen with them but we’ve continued to water […]
Read More..>>Salmon Pasta
I found this recipe on the BBC Good Food site today while looking for a simple dessert. It sounded interesting: salmon, lemon juice, horseradish and creme fraiche. Stephen is out tonight so simple seemed the way to go. It was ok but the flavours were just a bit wrong. I like horseradish with fish but […]
Read More..>>Chicken Stir Fry
As is typical of most Mondays, we went for something light for dinner in a vague attempt to atone for the extremeties of the weekend. This was pretty much our usual chicken stir fry but with the addition of basil at the end which lifted the whole dish and made it much more fragrant. We […]
Read More..>>Not suitable for Vegetarians
Yesterday afternoon we went to a friend’s barbecue but it wasn’t just your average barbecue, this one has been organised for months and required a substantial amount of planning. An ordinary grill wouldn’t have been appropriate, what was needed for this occasion was a handcrafted spit made to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s design. A few sausages and […]
Read More..>>Moorish Skewers with Tabbouleh
We used a recipe from the Moro book to marinate some pork fillet before frying them off in the griddle pan and serving them with some tabbouleh. The marinade used saffron, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, oregano, garlic and olive oil. The meat was very tender but the marinade itself was rather heavy. If we do […]
Read More..>>Chicken Basque
We’d planned to have this yesterday but as the weather was good we barbecued instead. Stephen whipped this up yesterday afternoon and we reheated it when we got home from work tonight. It was tasty but didn’t take that well to being reheated.
Read More..>>Roasted Tomato Soup
We used this Waitrose recipe today to make a batch of soup for lunches. Despite the fact it’s August and supposed to be warm, I’ve found myself craving tomato soup for the last couple of weeks. Hopefully this’ll cure me and I can move onto the next thing to obsess about! The tomatoes were roasted […]
Read More..>>Barbecue!!!!
So finally it’s a) the weekend, b) we don’t have any prior social engagements and c) it’s hot….leaving only one thing to do….BARBECUE!!! We started with corn. Stephen bought these last week with the sleeping bags husks still intact, despite the fact that he maintains he prefers them to be cooked without. I gently prised […]
Read More..>>Guacamole
Did I mention I have become slightly obsessed with avocados lately? I can’t get enough of them. We picked up some avocados on Wednesday to use this weekend…how’s that for organisation? Today I turned it into guacamole which we ate with Poco Loco corn chips while we waited for the fire to get hot.
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