Archive for the 'Fish' Category
Scallops, Pork Belly and Paella
We had some friends over for dinner last night to celebrate the start of the long weekend. I’ve been waiting for the right time to cook scallops and pork belly since eating it in a restaurant last year and this was the perfect opportunity. Unfortunately, I didn’t take in to account just how much the […]
Read More..>>Mackerel, Lentil and Wild Rice Salad
This evening we wanted something relatively healthy but filling. Kerri found this recipe, which we took some elements from. Ingredients 100g puy lentils 70g red rice, wild rice or a mixture of both (we used a mixture since that’s what we had) 2 fillets of smoked mackerel (peppered or not; up to you) 2 small […]
Read More..>>Spaghetti with Crab, Chilli and Rocket
Quite a while back we went through a phase of cooking crab and chilli pasta quite a few times. We haven’t done it for a while, but when we were wondering what to cook for a quick Saturday lunch on an almost-spring-like day just as we were passing a fishmonger, we popped inside to get […]
Read More..>>Salmon and Leek Fish Cakes
When I arrived home this evening, I was greeted by the lovely aroma of fish cakes cooking, which I find rather alluring in its combination of mashed-potato richness and poached-fish lightness. Then when they go into the oven, the fish aroma changes to roasted fish instead. They were quite small and also contained leeks, which […]
Read More..>>Halibut in a Cream and Saffron Sauce with Fondant Potatoes
You could call this a disaster, given that it didn’t turn out anything like we expected it to. It wasn’t brilliant but it was definitely edible and, with a little tweaking, could be a good dish. We started off by making the fondant potatoes, using this Gordon Ramsay recipe. It’s quite a lengthy process and […]
Read More..>>The Enterprise
A couple of weeks ago, Stephen and I met some friends for dinner in Sloane Square which, in my experience, is rather lacking in decent places to eat. Luckily, I had done my research in advance and was armed with a recommendation for The Enterprise which describes itself as “charming and homely” with a menu […]
Read More..>>Breaded Tilapia and Chips with Homemade Tartare Sauce
Over the past 24 hours we’ve been through many different potential menus for the weekend. The main driver for this was that we couldn’t find the ingredients for our first choices, but I think we still over-thought it quite a bit. In the end we settled on breaded fish for this evening and shuffled and […]
Read More..>>Fish and Prawn Soup with Haricot Beans and Paprika
I’m finding it really difficult to get excited about fish at the moment, I don’t know if it’s because it’s been cold lately but when I’m trying to think of something for dinner, fish just doesn’t seem to appeal. I’m hoping that will change as the weather warms up and, with a slight nod in […]
Read More..>>Salmon with Horseradish Mash
Kerri was feeling unwell today as a result of having one of her wisdom teeth out last week, so it was just dinner for me. And coincidentally it was fish, greens and potatoes, much like last time I was just cooking for myself. Salmon seasoned with paprika and salt this time though, and horseradish mash. […]
Read More..>>Pan-Fried Tilapia with New Potatoes, Spring Greens and Salsa Verde (of sorts)
Kerri had one of her wisdom teeth taken out today, so she’s not really capable of eating much and had mashed potato for dinner. I wasn’t sure what to have, but given that we had planned to have fish at some point this week and hadn’t yet succeeded in doing so, thought that I would […]
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