Archive for the 'Seasonal' Category
Cobnuts
Stephen went to the Hammersmith Farmer’s Market on Thursday and came back with cobnuts! We were both really excited by this as we’d read a lot about them but never seen them before. They’re a bit like hazelnuts and grow mostly in Kent. I was worried they were destined for the same fate as the […]
Read More..>>Roast Beef
Did I mention it was raining again today? We started talking about what to have for lunch before breakfast and it took us about 10 seconds to decide on roast beef. Stephen braved the weather to go in search of beef (well, go to the shop…it’s not like we live on a rambling country estate […]
Read More..>>Aubergine, Pepper and Halloumi Stacks
This is our first attempt at cooking something for “in the bag”. The ingredients this month were aubergine, peppers and basil. We roasted the aubergine and peppers, then griddled some halloumi and assembled them into stacks. We drizzled the stacks with some basil-infused oil and topped them with a basil leaf and a roasted cherry […]
Read More..>>Blackberry Fool
We picked up some really nice looking blackberries yesterday but when we came to eat them they were really sharp. We decided to make them into blackberry fool but substituted the mascarpone for some leftover cream cheese. The result was very cheesecake-like, which I liked but Stephen wasn’t that keen on.
Read More..>>Summer Braised Beef
I found this recipe in a magazine a little while ago, it was described as being a good alternative to the traditional Sunday Roast. The weather wasn’t all that summery today but we thought we’d give it a go anyway. The result: disappointing. The flavours (pale ale, red onion, garlic, celery, bay, peppercorns) were good […]
Read More..>>Roast Chicken
It’s become something of a tradition that when we return from holidays we eat roast chicken…well, this is the second time it’s happened so it’s on the way to being a tradition. We roasted the chicken with onion, garlic, sage and lemon and served it with sagey roast potatoes, stuffing and some green vegetables. It […]
Read More..>>Asparagus and Pancetta Risotto
We had some left over asparagus that I’d bought on Thursday at the “farmer’s market”* in Hammersmith. It was getting a little past its prime, so we made it into risotto instead of just eating it on its own. We boiled up the stalk ends (and also the stalk ends that we’d kept from last […]
Read More..>>Friends for Dinner
Last night, we had some friends over for dinner. We started with asparagus and the same dressing we made last week: Next, we had rosemary and garlic lamb, crushed new potatoes, fresh peas, runner beans and winter greens: And finally, elderflower jelly with summer fruits and vanilla ice-cream: The jellies, based on a Mark Hix […]
Read More..>>Rack of Lamb with Sauteed New Potatoes and Asparagus with Pine Nut and Herb Sauce
A long title today because it all deserved mention. We started with asparagus with a pine nut and herb sauce. It turned out as more of a relish than a sauce really. It contained pine nuts (obviously), red onion, parsely, mint, olive oil and vinegar. This went very well indeed with the asparagus; next time […]
Read More..>>Broad Bean and Pancetta Salad
Broad beans are so good when they are in season and we bought a load of them this evening. We both had big lunches so felt something light tonight would be enough. Broad beans and pancetta salad with rocket, served with a simple vinaigrette and some toasted olive ciabatta. It was good, but the rocket […]
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