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Mexican Fish Fajitas with Broad Bean Salsa
I can’t remember how we came up with the idea, but we decided to try making fish fajitas and see how they turned out. We have made chicken or beef fajitas many times but never tried anything like that with fish. Kerri was back late from work, so that meant I had some time to […]
Read More..>>Veal Lasagne
I planned this as a lighter, summery alternative to the rich, meaty lasagne I usually make. I love lasagne but it can be a bit heavy when it’s warm, standing in the kitchen for hours making a ragu and then turning the oven on to bake the lasagne is not something I really want to […]
Read More..>>Lamb Rogan Josh
“Isn’t that a waste of lamb?” my mum said to me when I told her I’d used the half-leg of lamb I found reduced in Waitrose to make a curry. I didn’t think so but then I love Indian food and lamb is my favourite of all curried meats. I have successfully used leftover meats […]
Read More..>>Broad Bean and Pea Soup
I picked up a couple of bags of reduced broad beans on Monday, intending to use them for dinner tonight. We ate some last night and they were definitely past their best so, not wanting to throw them away, I started to think of other things to do with them. Initially, I thought I’d make […]
Read More..>>Summer Roast Chicken
As is now traditional, whenever we arrive home from a holiday, we cook roast chicken. It’s a comforting dish and one we always look forward to, particularly when we’ve been away and eating unusual foods. Neither of us particularly wanted roast potatoes – it was hot and we had eaten a lot of bad foods […]
Read More..>>World Cup Cuisine – Italian Minestrone Soup
Seeing that Italy were playing today, I was tempted to use the opportunity to make my favourite Italian dish: lasagne but that felt like cheating really. Part of the point of “World Cup Cuisine” was to find new and interesting things to cook and while this isn’t all that new and exciting, it was something […]
Read More..>>World Cup Cuisine – Portugese Pea Soup
I’ve been eagerly awaiting the first of the fresh peas for ages so was delighted when Stephen bought these home on Sunday. I’d earmarked them for either a Pea and Mint soup or a variation of this, my favourite new Summer recipe from last year. And then I realised I needed to cook something Portugese […]
Read More..>>World Cup Cuisine – Japanese Clams and Spring Onions with Miso and Mustard Sauce
Day four in our World Cup Cuisine escapade and we are already a quarter of the way through our target of cooking the food of half the countries! Today we went for Japan, and chose a recipe that at first glance looked a little like a Japanese version of moules mariniere, but turned out quite […]
Read More..>>Pork Rib Ragu
Finally. I’ve been planning to make this for what feels like forever but each attempt has been thwarted for one reason or another. A couple of weeks ago, I actually went to the butcher and purchased the ribs I needed but a bout of illness meant I had to put them in the freezer. Needing […]
Read More..>>An English Tortilla
I’ve been wanting to do something with asparagus, bacon and English cheese for a while. I like the popular Italian combination of asparagus with grated parmesan wrapped in Parma ham but with something so typically English like asparagus, it seems a shame to rely on Italian accompaniments and not celebrate other good, English ingredients. Of […]
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