Archive for the 'Seasonal' Category
Duck with Rosti and Red Wine and Redcurrant Sauce
First, we had a steamed artichoke: Then we had duck breast with rosti and red wine and redcurrant sauce. Served with some broad beans (which are unshelled and look rather grey and boring in the picture) and some savoy cabbage. We browned the duck breast in a frying pan and then roasted it in the […]
Read More..>>Linguine with Prawns and Asparagus
A lovely friend of mine bought me the lovely Falling Cloudberries by Tessa Kiros recipe book for my birthday. I read the whole book cover to cover on the train home and I’ve read it a couple of times since, and marvelled at the beautiful photographs, but never cooked from it. Tonight, in order to […]
Read More..>>Slutty Spaghetti with Asparagus
I couldn’t decide what to eat this evening but after the success of last night’s pasta, I thought I’d try something similar with asparagus. I love asparagus and am determined to eat as much of it as possible while it’s in season. I usually just have it with butter or parma ham so was keen […]
Read More..>>Spring Is In The Air
Spring is one of my favourite times of year. Since becoming more interested in food, we’ve been eating seasonally and locally. We make a real effort to only eat British and, as far as possible, to buy local produce. This can be limiting; winter is tough as the choice of produce is much less but […]
Read More..>>Jersey Royals
Tonight, we used up the leftover pork that we roasted yesterday. We had some leftover cauliflower cheese and salad that Stephen made a brilliant honey and mustard dressing to go with (honey, Dijon, olive oil, cider vinegar and salt) and the first Jersey Royals of the season. I’m not a huge fan of new potatoes […]
Read More..>>Pheasant au Vin
Yesterday, we bought a pheasant at our local butcher with the intention of cooking it today. After considering a few pheasant-related recipes, we decided to make something up and do a “pheasant au vin”. I’m glad that we did because it was really, really good. Joined the pheasant, then marinated it in some red wine […]
Read More..>>Chicory
I’ve not cooked chicory before, mistakengly believing it was related to fennel and therefore tasting of aniceed (which I believe to be Rong) but toady we attempted an Italian braised dish. The chicory was steamed in water and lemon then baked in the oven with garlic, parsley, breadcrumbs and pine kernels. It was ok, Stephen […]
Read More..>>Rabbit with Garlic
Today, we cooked rabbit. It’s been on our “Things To Cook Soon” list for a while and yesterday, we found some in Selfridges Food Hall. The recipe was from Fergus Henderson’s “Nose To Tail Eating”, a book we’ve had for a while but not cooked from. It was quite a simple recipe, brown the rabbit […]
Read More..>>Chicken and Artichoke and Mushroom Pie
This started off in our heads as a casserole but, somewhere along the line, became a pie, and a tasty pie at that. We started off by browning the chicken and removing it from the pan, next we softened some onion, garlic, celery and carrot. Then we threw in the mushrooms (chestnut, white and another […]
Read More..>>Rack of Lamb with Sauteed Potatoes
Mmmm rack of lamb. Served with sauteed potatoes and a selection of vegetables – brussels sprouts, carrots and salsify. It’s the first time I’ve had salsify; not quite sure what to make of it. The lamb and potatoes were good.
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