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Baked Potatoes with Smoked Trout and Horseradish
Mmmm baked potatoes. They take a long time to do, but they’re worth it. We baked some potatoes, then scooped out the insides and mixed in flaked smoked trout, parsely, grated cheddar, butter and horseradish. Then we put some more grated cheese onto the top and put them under the grill. The result was really […]
Read More..>>Fish Pie
This morning, we were set on using up the chorizo in the fridge that we bought back from Barcelona but by the time we got to the supermarket we had decided to make fish pie; funny how that happens. We haven’t made this for a long time, in fact I don’t think it’s featured anywhere […]
Read More..>>Roast Chicken
It’s become something of a tradition that when we return from holidays we eat roast chicken…well, this is the second time it’s happened so it’s on the way to being a tradition. We roasted the chicken with onion, garlic, sage and lemon and served it with sagey roast potatoes, stuffing and some green vegetables. It […]
Read More..>>Friends for Dinner
Last night, we had some friends over for dinner. We started with asparagus and the same dressing we made last week: Next, we had rosemary and garlic lamb, crushed new potatoes, fresh peas, runner beans and winter greens: And finally, elderflower jelly with summer fruits and vanilla ice-cream: The jellies, based on a Mark Hix […]
Read More..>>Rack of Lamb with Sauteed New Potatoes and Asparagus with Pine Nut and Herb Sauce
A long title today because it all deserved mention. We started with asparagus with a pine nut and herb sauce. It turned out as more of a relish than a sauce really. It contained pine nuts (obviously), red onion, parsely, mint, olive oil and vinegar. This went very well indeed with the asparagus; next time […]
Read More..>>Duck with Rosti and Red Wine and Redcurrant Sauce
First, we had a steamed artichoke: Then we had duck breast with rosti and red wine and redcurrant sauce. Served with some broad beans (which are unshelled and look rather grey and boring in the picture) and some savoy cabbage. We browned the duck breast in a frying pan and then roasted it in the […]
Read More..>>Very Sagey Roast Chicken
Our herb garden is growing very successfully and one of the best plants is the sage. We’ve neglected it somewhat though so today decided to use some with our chicken. We filled the cavity with some of the bigger leaves, pushed some under the skin and chopped some up to make stuffing. The result: perfectly […]
Read More..>>Poached Salmon
After last night’s culinary adventures, we felt we should make the effort to be healthy this evening. We settled on poached salmon (salmon cooked in boiling water with wine, onion and mixed herbs) and green vegetables. I think it needs a little work as not a lot of the flavours made their way into the […]
Read More..>>Rib of Beef
As it was St George’s Day today, we decided a celebration was in order. We started with some Nyetimber, an English sparkling wine made in West Sussex: We’ve had this before and this bottle has been sitting on the wine rack waiting to be drunk for a while. It’s a really good wine, easy to […]
Read More..>>Smoked Salmon
Yesterday we bought a really nice piece of salmon from our fishmonger and today we smoked it on the barbecue. Accompanied by smoked corn and crushed new potatoes. The salmon was really good, but not hugely smoky. Next time we’ll try a thinner piece and remove the skin from the bottom to get more smoke […]
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