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Roast Chicken with Harissa and Preserved Lemon Sauce
Preserved Lemon Sauce 250ml white wine 250ml chicken stock half a medium onion, peeled and roughly sliced 1 bay leaf 1 large clove garlic, peeled and lightly crushed few peppercorns 1 to 2 small preserved lemons 1tsp cornflour mixed with a little water Heat up the wine and stock with the onion, bay leaf, garlic […]
Read More..>>Saag Gosht
Saag gosht is our favourite Indian dish and one we fight over when we go out or order a takeaway. I usually remember first and “bagsy” it then offer to share it with Stephen but really we should both order it as I’m not very good at sharing food. I thought it would be a […]
Read More..>>Grey Goose – a Toast to Taste
Up until a couple of months ago, on the occasion that the subject of premium (i.e. expensive) vodka arose while we were chatting in the pub, my answer was always that it was a complete waste of money since vodka was for people who wanted to get drunk without tasting anything and if you mixed […]
Read More..>>Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce and Scallops
Stephen cooked this last night and I’m sure he won’t mind me saying that it didn’t turn out quite as planned. He had intended to use prawns but couldn’t find any and used scallops instead. The delicate flavour of the scallops didn’t really stand up to the tomato sauce and they became a bit lost, […]
Read More..>>Green Bean Spaghetti with Crab
Initially, this was going to be just green beans, taking the place of the spaghetti, for a healthy, mid-week meal. I was far too hungry for just a little bit of fish and some vegetables today though so added some spaghetti in at the last minute. As a light lunch or starter it would have […]
Read More..>>Smoked Salmon with Dill Potatoes and Summer Vegetables
When I thought this up this morning, I was quite pleased with myself. It used up some fridge-bottom ingredients, was fairly quick, used seasonal vegetables with an interesting dressing to bring it all together. Stephen has just pointed out that actually, it’s just a variation on Tuesday’s dinner and, like everything else we’ve eaten this […]
Read More..>>World Cup Cuisine – Honduran Pupusas
So, day six of our World Cup Cuisine series and our first loss: none of the teams that we have chosen so far have lost their games, but when choosing Honduras we figured that that roll was likely to end anyway. I only had a vague inkling where Honduras was before I looked it up, […]
Read More..>>Macaroni Cheese
Unusually for us, we were out on both Friday and Saturday night this weekend which didn’t leave much time for weekend cooking. We had planned on cooking beef brisket today but a surfeit of cheese meant we opted for macaroni cheese instead. I’ve only eaten it once before and was a bit underwhelmed but had […]
Read More..>>Indian Style Potatoes with Hot Smoked Salmon
With rather a lot of leftover potatoes we weren’t entirely sure how to use them up. We briefly discussed lamb chops as an accompaniment but when I got to work I noticed some half-price hot smoked salmon and, never being able to resist a bargain, I brought that home. I’d intended to use it in […]
Read More..>>Indian Style Butternut Squash with Dry Potatoes
After vowing last week to make more regular updates, I’ve slipped again and this is almost a week old. Sorry, this week things will definitely be back to normal. We’d had a butternut squash hanging around the kitchen for a while that really needed to be used so Stephen came up with this recipe for […]
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