Archive for the 'Pork' Category
Lentil Ragu
It’s been a busy few days with not a lot of cooking going on and not much time to post. We ate this on Thursday night from the freezer, based on this recipe. There were some changes but I can’t remember what they were now – that will teach me to leave so long between […]
Read More..>>Sausage Casserole
Inevitably, the colder weather has led to lots of talk about warming winter dishes. We’ve been trying to keep it as healthy as possible recently but today I gave in and braved the weather in search of sausages. I found some lovely looking Cumberland sausages at the butcher and decided to give sausage casserole another […]
Read More..>>Spaghetti Bolognaise
I don’t have a definitive recipe for this, the ingredients change each time I make it depending on what’s available. It’s a very forgiving dish though and very difficult to get wrong. I start by browning off some pancetta or lardons until the fat has rendered. Remove from the pan and drain on some kitchen […]
Read More..>>Crunchy Pork Chops
This has become one of our favourite midweek meals; it’s quick, it tastes good and requires very little thought or planning. Tonight we served it with mashed potatoes and steamed greens, very much like last time. We used a different kind of chop (loin) this time which resulted in juicier meat.
Read More..>>Roast Pork with Caramelised Apple and Chorizo Stuffing
Firstly, this was really good. I felt I should say that just in case the rest of the entry doesn’t convey it and I forget to add it. That said, what we had was roast pork with a caramelised apple and chorizo stuffing, cooked from this recipe, and also potato and parsnip rosti cooked from […]
Read More..>>Baked Potatoes
Stephen and I were away this weekend and arrived home last night. We’ve eaten a fair amount over the past few days so decided on something simple and relatively plain: baked potatoes with pancetta, cheese and mustard. We scooped out the filling and combined it with the grated cheese, mustard and crispy pancetta then piled […]
Read More..>>Lamb Shanks with Sauteed Potatoes
After yesterday’s kitchen nightmare, we were determined to do better today. And we did, which is good but isn’t actually saying very much. We did start off with a slight worry though when we re-read the recipe and found that it said to cook for 12 hours. Twelve hours is a long time. And also […]
Read More..>>Pork Shoulder Braised in Cider
Last week Kerri had pork braised in cider for lunch in a rather good gastropub (Great Queen Street on – you guessed it – Great Queen Street in Covent Garden) and wanted to try to recreate it. We had a look around for recipes but eventually just did our own thing. We bought a boned, […]
Read More..>>Pizza
Our dough turned out a bit too thick again but it was a definite improvement on last time. Garlic bread followed by salami, olive, pepper and rocket for me; tuna, anchovy, olive and pepper for Stephen.
Read More..>>Final Barbecue of the Year (Probably…)
As evidenced by yesterday’s steak and kidney pie, we seem to have moved almost completely into winter cooking mode already. However, today’s weather was rather good and it seemed like a good day to squeeze in one last barbecue (although we will of course be glad of any opportunity to have another one!). We haven’t […]
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