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Roast Beef
Did I mention it was raining again today? We started talking about what to have for lunch before breakfast and it took us about 10 seconds to decide on roast beef. Stephen braved the weather to go in search of beef (well, go to the shop…it’s not like we live on a rambling country estate […]
Read More..>>Fishcakes
We made these fishcakes on Sunday and froze them; 20 minutes in the oven when we got home tonight and they were done. We roasted the salmon in the oven with some garlic and baked a large potato. Once cooked, flake the salmon and mash the potatoes with butter and seasoning, combine with some briefly […]
Read More..>>Chicken Basque
Today was really rainy and evil and nasty. We went out for lunch and were completely drenched going three blocks to the pub even though we had umbrellas. (Tip: If you have wet socks in the office, hang them behind your PC to get dry; the outflow from the fan is quite warm and will […]
Read More..>>Barbecue
It was a warm and sunny day today so we decided to barbecue some fish. Stephen went off to the fishmonger and came back with a bumper bag of prawns, langoustines, sea bass and bream. We started off with the prawns (marinated in onion, garlic, lemon juice and olive oil) and langoustines and some garlic […]
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..>>Scallop Stir-Fry
This is a recipe I found on an old Sainsbury’s Magazine calendar, it’s been in my recipe file for ages but we only got round to making it today. The scallops were fried off then removed from the pan, the shallots, garlic and ginger were then fried before the vegetables (tenderstem brocolli, baby corn and […]
Read More..>>Mercat de la Boqueria
We’re back from five days in Barcelona. We spent one morning wandering around the brilliant Mercat de la Boqueria, buying a few things and also doing the touristy thing and taking loads of pictures. Here are some pictures that Kerri took: People having snacks and breakfast… Lady at a vegetable stall… Fruit at a fruit […]
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..>>Barbecue!
At last, the weather has become sunny again and we were able to barbecue. We were planning to start with prawn skewers, but we’d eaten them last night in a Thai curry instead. So we made some garlic bread as a starter. Then we had boerewors that I’d bought from the “farmers’ market” in Hammersmith […]
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 […]
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