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Barbecued Lamb Kebabs, Fattoush and Failed Muhammara
I wasn’t feeling very well yesterday and consequently didn’t plan anything for dinner today. As soon as I saw the weather forecast, I knew we had to barbecue but I was stumped as to what I could cook that wouldn’t need marinating (I did consider taking everything I needed to work with me and whipping […]
Read More..>>Mexican Barbecued Ribs
I bought these pork ribs earlier in the week with a vague idea of what I was going to do with them but, having seen the weather report, Stephen suggested keeping them until tonight and barbecuing them. We don’t eat ribs often so I wasn’t really sure what to do with them, a quick flick […]
Read More..>>Anchovy and Asparagus Pasta
This was mostly the same as the spaghetti and anchovies I ate on Tuesday, just with the addition of asparagus. I’ve got a big bag full of asparagus stalks in the fridge that I’ve been wondering what to do with, a couple of years ago I made asparagus pesto which I remember as being really […]
Read More..>>Frijoles with Chorizo
I had a plan for tonight’s dinner, an idea that’s been bubbling away in the back of my mind for a while waiting until I had some spare time to experiment in the kitchen. This wasn’t it. Stephen still isn’t feeling well and requested a plain, baked potato for dinner. I thought about going ahead […]
Read More..>>Spaghetti with Anchovies
Due to a shopping mixup a couple of weeks ago, we are now overrun with pasta. Not a bad position to be in if you love pasta (which I do) but not so great if only one of you is eating it (Stephen is currently experimenting with a wheat-free diet). Stephen still wasn’t feeling very […]
Read More..>>Leftover Roast Chicken
Knowing we would have leftovers from yesterday’s roast chicken, I planned this in advance, based on something we ate last year. Stephen isn’t feeling very well this evening so, since it was just me eating, the temptation to eat something quick and easy was strong. Not wanting to waste the best part of half a […]
Read More..>>Mexican Burgers
We’ve been eating sensibly and upping our gym attendance this week so felt like we deserved a treat on Friday night. We haven’t had burgers for a while and I wanted to play with the recipe, creating something spicy and different to the relatively plain beef burgers we usually eat. I started off with a […]
Read More..>>Beef Stroganoff
I arrived home this evening to the smell of onions and mushrooms cooking, which was very welcoming. The reason was that Kerri was making beef stroganoff. She had checked a few recipes but the end result was an amalgamation of them rather than any one in particular. The result was good although could have done […]
Read More..>>Chickpea Curry
As we weren’t lounging in the sun yesterday, we decided to make the most of the time and prepare something for tonight’s dinner. We hadn’t planned on cooking anything so had to make do with what we had in the cupboards. Stephen suggested a curry made with pulses and this, from Camelia Panjabi’s book, fitted […]
Read More..>>Shooter’s Sandwich
Stephen and I have been keeping a keen eye on the weather all week and when we realised it was going to be 23 degrees today, we started planning some outdoor food. We initially considered a barbecue but eventually settled on a picnic in the park: much less effort which would result in more time […]
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