Archive for the 'Vegetables' Category
Mackerel, Lentil and Wild Rice Salad
This evening we wanted something relatively healthy but filling. Kerri found this recipe, which we took some elements from. Ingredients 100g puy lentils 70g red rice, wild rice or a mixture of both (we used a mixture since that’s what we had) 2 fillets of smoked mackerel (peppered or not; up to you) 2 small […]
Read More..>>Pork Chops with Herbed Lentils and Mustard Sauce
We don’t eat pork chops a lot and when we do we stick to one or two favourites. Tonight I thought I would try something different and decided on a mustard, cream sauce. We cooked the pork chops first and while they were resting, deglazed the pan with some sherry. Leave to bubble for a […]
Read More..>>Lamb Chops Provencale with Ratatouille
After a brief Messenger conversation this afternoon we decided on lamb chops provencale, mainly because we had lamb chops in the fridge and we have enjoyed cooking crumbed cuts of meat in the past. Ratatouille sounded like a very good accompaniment to lamb chops provencale, as did sautéed potatoes, so we cooked both. For the […]
Read More..>>Leek, Pancetta and Yellow Pea Soup
Neither of us really put much thought into tonight’s dinner because it was really just a prelude to the real point of the evening: pancakes. As I wandered around Waitrose earlier though I realised that I should make some kind of effort to feed us with something other than sugar and decided on leek soup. […]
Read More..>>Spicy Lentils with Chorizo
I spotted some Brindisa cooking chorizo in my local deli last week and picked it up without having a definite plan for it. It’s been calling to me every time I open the fridge and today, with nothing else planned for dinner, it was a welcome addition to the fridge. I started wondering how it […]
Read More..>>Toad In the Hole
We spent the weekend at my mum’s and she had planned sausages and mashed potatoes for dinner last night, it turned out to be a busy day though so we opted for fish and chips instead. That left us with a surplus of sausages which Stephen and I brought home with us and turned into […]
Read More..>>Barley Risotto with Root Vegetables
Looking at our “this week last year” list, there is only one entry this week – Scotland. Because that’s where we were on holiday last year. A quick browse through the pictures revealed ballotine of pheasant with barley risotto. I remember that barley risotto as being rather good, but it was normal (i.e. rice) risotto […]
Read More..>>Slow Roast Pork Shoulder
I know, it looks dry doesn’t it? It was a little dry but not quite as bad as the photograph suggests. We didn’t follow a recipe for this and really should have as it didn’t turn out as well as it could have. We slow roasted the pork on top of some vegetables for six […]
Read More..>>Red Lentil Lasagne
For someone who previously said they’re not a big fan of lentils and beans, I seem to be cooking with them a lot lately. Now I understand them a bit better, I’m really starting to enjoy the flavour and texture they bring to a dish. The other great thing about them is that it’s so […]
Read More..>>Roast Chicken and Potato and Jerusalem Artichoke Dauphinoise
When I arrived home this evening, I was greeted by the wonderful aroma of dauphinoise cooking. This wasn’t just any dauphinoise though; along with the potatoes it contained jerusalem artichokes. Also there was a roast chicken. Yum. So that all made for the second really long title as many posts. The jerusalem artichokes added a […]
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