Archive for the 'Meat' Category
Asparagus and Pancetta Risotto
We had some left over asparagus that I’d bought on Thursday at the “farmer’s market”* in Hammersmith. It was getting a little past its prime, so we made it into risotto instead of just eating it on its own. We boiled up the stalk ends (and also the stalk ends that we’d kept from last […]
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..>>Lemongrass Beef and Chicken with Cashew Nuts
Last night we had a quick-but-tasty dinner of lemongrass beef skewers and chicken with cashew nuts. We’ve made the skewers a couple of times before and they’re definitely a favourite. They were marinated overnight this time, which gave them a stronger flavour. Next time we make them we’ll make some Thai dipping sauce too. Followed […]
Read More..>>Lamb Kofta
Yesterday afternoon, while we were cooking lamb, we also made up some lamb kofta to have this evening. I like to have something quick and easy for a Monday evening, sort of a homemade ready-meal. I used the same recipe that I always do but the results weren’t so great. We used some new-season lamb […]
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..>>Bocadillos
While in Barcelona we ate some brilliant baguettes that were rubbed with tomato and garlic, filled with jamon and drizzled with olive oil. We decided to recreate them for lunch today with some Spanish ham we bought from our local deli. They were really good but the weather could have made more of an effort.
Read More..>>Broad Bean and Pancetta Salad
Broad beans are so good when they are in season and we bought a load of them this evening. We both had big lunches so felt something light tonight would be enough. Broad beans and pancetta salad with rocket, served with a simple vinaigrette and some toasted olive ciabatta. It was good, but the rocket […]
Read More..>>Paprika Pork Chops with Roasted Vegetables
Tonight, we roasted a mountain of vegetables (peppers, onions, sweet potato, aubergine, courgette, carrot, mushroom) with garlic and rosemary and served them with paprika pork chops. The flavours complimented each other well but overall there was a lack of crunch. We had added some sesame seeds to the vegetables but not a mountain-sized amount, so […]
Read More..>>Spaghetti Bolognaise
Stephen and I read the same novel while on holiday (Mark Haddon’s “A Spot of Bother”, very funny) and there were a couple of mentions of spaghetti bolognaise which led us both to crave it. This used to be something I ate on an almost weekly basis, particularly when I was a student, but neither […]
Read More..>>Chicken Salad
Continuing the healthy theme and to use up some of yesterday’s roast chicken, I made a chicken salad for lunch which I livened up with a honey and mustard dressing. Honey, wholegrain mustard, salt, lemon juice and oil, all shaken up and drizzled on the mixed salad. Really tasty. Afterwards, I had a Bottlegreen Push […]
Read More..>>