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Prince of Wales, Putney
One of our friends had the giant puffballs on toast. We were all intrigued as to just how giant the mushrooms would be and, having asked the waitress, she brought it out to show us. The picture is rather fuzzy but it does at least give an idea of the size, enormous! Although I didn’t […]
Read More..>>Roast Pork
We had an early dinner of roast pork today, with a garlic, bay and sage rub, sage and onion stuffing, crackling and roast potatoes. Roast pork is one of our favourites and it’s been a while since we had it, it was lovely but next time I think we’ll try a larger, bone-in leg as […]
Read More..>>Gallipoli
We were over in North London yesterday and, having not done very much research on places to go for lunch, we ended up at Gallipoli on Upper Street. There are two branches not very far apart but the cafe is less formal and has a menu that reflects that, lots of little dishes and grilled […]
Read More..>>Chorizo and Butter Bean Stew
This was based on a recipe given to me by a friend and entitled “Tuscan Bean Stew”, we used chorizo instead of the suggested pancetta though which probably makes it less Tuscan and more Spanish, hence the renaming. It was really good, much better than other versions of this we’ve attempted in the past. The […]
Read More..>>The Harwood Arms
We had planned to have lunch at our local fish and chip shop but when we arrived, it was closed. We did what any reasonable people would do in such an instance and headed to the Harwood Arms instead. We’ve actually been meaning to come back for a while, especially since they currently have grouse […]
Read More..>>Lamb Chops, Roast Potatoes and Braised Broad Beans
Stephen very kindly cooked dinner on Saturday night since I was feeling a bit sorry for myself. In return, I offered to cook him dinner this evening. He chose lamb chops with braised green beans. I stuffed up by buying runner beans (because I love them and they won’t be around for too much longer) […]
Read More..>>Squid, Salsa Verde Mackerel and Boulangere Potatoes
After a few days of decent but relatively dull food, we decided that we should celebrate the start of the weekend with something more interesting. Autumn looks like it’s on the way so we thought we would use the barbecue while we still could. Stephen picked up some squid on the way home that we […]
Read More..>>Three Bean Chilli
Last time we cooked this, I based it on our original chilli recipe but reduced the seasoning to account for the lack of meat. We both felt it could take more heat though so this time, I upped the seasoning. I also used madeira instead of red wine because that’s what I had. The recipe […]
Read More..>>More Cumbrian Lamb
After a week of pretty intensive meat-eating, we really should be on a diet of water and vegetables today but it would have been such a shame to freeze the lamb shoulder we brought home so we decided to delay the diet. A week away when there is bad weather involved inevitably results in a […]
Read More..>>Tatty Pot
This was something we had all been looking forward to since we first planned our trip to the Lake District; Tatty Pot is a traditional Cumbrian dish made up of lamb neck and scrag end, topped with potatoes, onions and black pudding. It’s cooked very simply without a lot of herbs and spices and is […]
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