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Lamb Chops and Garlicky Greens
This was supposed to be a celebratory meal, cooked by me, to celebrate Stephen completing the latest module of his wine exams. I chose lamb chops because they’re one of his favourites and I was planning to make sautéed potatoes too but I got stuck at work and Stephen ended up both shopping for and […]
Read More..>>Chicken Tagine
Chicken tagine seems to have replaced ordinary roast chicken as our favourite Sunday lunch, well, it has for me anyway. I think it’s something to do with the fact that having disliked the flavour of aniseed for so long, I’ve finally grown to love fennel and now want to eat it at every opportunity. I […]
Read More..>>Venison Sausages
Oh dear, we ate this on Bonfire night, which is quite a long time ago now. I seem to have got out of the habit of posting again, sorry. The most interesting thing about this was the fact that we used those strange purple potatoes but now I see they didn’t even make it into […]
Read More..>>Halloumi, Avocado and Lentils on Toast
Today’s tube strike meant that any exciting plans we had for dinner where shelved fairly quickly since both of us got home too late and too tired to do anything other than the bare minimum. The lentils, avocado and halloumi we had a couple of weeks ago was a huge success and it was the […]
Read More..>>Indian Style Baked Salmon
The last thing Stephen and I said to each other last night before we went to sleep wasn’t “sleep well” or “see you in the morning” but “mmm, salmon”. Not the most romantic end to the evening but fairly typical. We swing from being incredibly organised about what we’re going to eat during the week […]
Read More..>>Spaghetti Bolognaise
I had a little spare time on Saturday so decided to cook up a couple of things for the freezer. I think something may have gone wrong with my posting though because, according to the Dinner Diary archives, we haven’t eaten this since July 2009 which just can’t be right. I love spaghetti bolognaise and […]
Read More..>>Hawksmoor, Seven Dials
Writing about Hawksmoor is not an easy thing to do. It’s a popular place and most people that are interested in food have already written about it, in a far more eloquent way than I can ever hope to achieve. I was planning to just let the pictures do the talking but the beautifully atmospheric […]
Read More..>>Black Eyed Bean Curry with Red Lentil and Moong Dal and Chapatis
A meat-free dinner is pretty rare in our house and I would hazard a guess that it’s actually never happened before on a Saturday night. Saturday night is usually all about treating ourselves and being indulgent and, as much as I love pulses and lentils, I don’t consider them to be indulgent. The reason for […]
Read More..>>Venison and Red Wine Pie
On our way back from the New Forest, we tried to buy some venison for dinner but couldn’t find any anywhere. Each shop we tried told us that they were expecting their delivery shortly but nothing had arrived so far. In the end, we gave up and bought some from our local butcher when we […]
Read More..>>Hotel Terravina
I first heard about Hotel TerraVina online some time last year. It’s a boutique hotel situated in the New Forest and was devised by the people who put together the Hotel du Vin chain. The emphasis is on good food and wine (two of our favourite things) and while staying there, you can also learn […]
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