Archive for the 'Pork' Category
Five Courses for Eight People
Last Saturday, Kerri and I cooked dinner for some friends; there were eight of us in total. We eventually came up with a five-course menu. Which could be called seven courses if you counted nuts and a little shot of watercress soup that we served between the starter and main course. At some point we […]
Read More..>>Lentils, Chorizo and Cabbage
After having a run of disasters in the kitchen over the past week, I thought I’d stick with something I knew well today in order to restore my confidence and prevent us from leaving the table feeling hungry or disappointed. We had about three quarters of a really good chorizo in the fridge which, combined […]
Read More..>>Spaghetti with Chorizo and Butternut Squash
This should have been good and, if I’d stuck to the recipe, then it would have been. Only, the recipe included tomatoes and I forgot them which meant the whole dish lacked something soft and almost liquid to bring it all together. I wasn’t going to post it but I like to keep the diary […]
Read More..>>Spaghetti Carbonara
Having spent most of the day in the kitchen yesterday, today we wanted something quick and easy that didn’t create lots of washing up. Stephen suggested carbonara so, after a quick dash to the shops for some eggs, we put this together in about 20 minutes. You do need good bacon though as there are […]
Read More..>>Thai Green Papaya Salad, Mackerel Braised with Green Papaya, and Pork and Green Bean Red Curry
The title is a bit of a mouthful, but it needs to be to cover everything that we ate. We have been on a bit of a Thai theme for a few weeks now and it culminated in dinner with friends last night. One of the big points about Thai menus is that they should […]
Read More..>>Sausage Pasta
Neither of us felt very inspired when it came to Friday night’s dinner and there wasn’t much to work with in the cupboards or fridge either. Having found some sausages in the freezer we excitedly considered sausages and mashed potatoes or toad in the hole but we didn’t have any eggs or potatoes, it was […]
Read More..>>Bubble and Squeak
After last night’s roast pork, we found ourselves with various left overs, including roast potatoes, cabbage, runner beans and some of the pork itself. Kerri was rather excited at the prospect of making bubble and squeak which is a favourite of hers, so we kept all the leftovers and set about making it this evening. […]
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 […]
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