Archive for the 'Pasta/Pizza/Pulses' Category
Mexican Bean Wraps
Another dinner cooked by Stephen. I’m not sure exactly what he did but we cooked the beans last night and then today he added them to some onion, chilli and garlic and re-fried them. Served with guacamole and some smoked cheese inside corn tortillas.
Read More..>>Lamb Ragu
When I originally thought this up, I had planned to use leftover lamb. I didn’t get round to it earlier in the week though so Stephen ended up taking Sunday’s leftovers to work as sandwiches. I had a day off from work today though so adjusted my plan slightly to use a lamb shank. Lamb […]
Read More..>>Chorizo and Cannelini Beans
Not to self: don’t leave it five days before writing up a post otherwise you won’t remember what you did. Which is a shame since this was really good. It was based on Dan’s recipe but I couldn’t find tinned chickpeas so used tinned cannelini beans instead. I usually use dried beans since I thought […]
Read More..>>Puttanesca
Today was my first day in my new job and, as I wasn’t sure what time I would be home, we planned something quick and easy for dinner. I’m glad I did because this allowed me to get started on the sauce when I got home and shower while it was simmering, essential after eight […]
Read More..>>Chilli and Chicken Fajitas
It was my brother’s 30th birthday last week so, apart from the surprise dinner which we didn’t photograph, we invited some people to my mum’s house for his choice of dinner. He opted for chilli con carne which we duly provided, alongside a bean chilli for the non meat-eaters and some less spicy chicken fajitas […]
Read More..>>Lentil and Bacon Soup
Like most people at this time of year, Stephen and I have been pretty busy and continue to be so until well into the new year. With not a lot of time to devote to thinking about food, inspiration deserts us and planning meals becomes more of a chore than a pleasure. Today’s dinner was […]
Read More..>>Leftovers
This is our second freezer-dinner this week, tonight’s excuse being that the work on our bathroom was finished today and I wanted to spend the afternoon cleaning up after the builders instead of cooking. This originally started life as Mexican Bean Stew and had a lot more liquid in the final dish than tonight’s version, […]
Read More..>>Pasta Puttanesca
There are a few things we seem to eat on a regular basis: roast chicken, Thai green curry and Puttanesca being just a few of them. Or at least I thought we ate them a lot. Looking back through the archives, the last time we actually ate Puttanesca was on 21 January which makes me […]
Read More..>>Chilli and Baked Potatoes
Having spent most of the weekend in Kent, we arrived back in London fairly late this afternoon and in no mood for cooking. Luckily, we knew there were two portions of bean chilli in the freezer that I had stashed away for just this reason kind of occasion so we didn’t need to worry too […]
Read More..>>Pizza
We had planned to cook calzone for dinner on Friday night but forgot. This is the second time we’ve planned calzone for a Friday night without it coming to fruition, perhaps we’ll be lucky on the third attempt. As has become habit when cooking pizza recently, we start with a garlic bread which we eat […]
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