Archive for the 'Vegetables' Category
Figs with Tallegio Cheese and Parma Ham
It was Stephen’s birthday yesterday so we decided to cook a special dinner at home. He requested roast beef as that’s what he always had for his birthday dinner when he was small. He also requested a starter which was quite difficult to decide upon as roast beef is quite heavy and we didn’t want […]
Read More..>>Baked Potatoes and Chilli
I know, baked potatoes again but we do have a big bag to get through and I’ve never had chilli with baked potatoes before. And it’s cold out and I’ve had a horrible day so this seemed like the very best kind of comfort food. I made the chilli yesterday during my mammoth day of […]
Read More..>>Parmesan Parsnips
I love parsnips and apart from the risotto we made recently, we haven’t had any for ages. We bought these last week with no particular idea about what we were going to do with them and they’ve been in the fridge ever since. I decided to steam them and then roast them in the oven […]
Read More..>>Individual Cauliflower Cheese!
This week has so far been all about using up leftover things from the weekend. We’d originally intended to make cauliflower cheese with bacon but I was worried that we’d be hungry later on so decided to forgo the bacon for chicken instead. We roasted some chicken thighs with some onion, garlic and thyme but […]
Read More..>>Harissa Chicken with Roasted Vegetable Couscous
We didn’t really put a lot of thought into tonight’s dinner, after Saturday’s pie extravaganza we were left with two chicken portions which we’d earmarked for this evening. We vaguely thought about stir-fry but we’ve eaten so much of it lately that it didn’t really appeal. Stephen mentioned harissa last night and a vague plan […]
Read More..>>Risotto with Chorizo and Onion Squash
We had some friends over for Thai food on Saturday night (the pictures were terrible hence the lack of post) and served some steamed onion squash with our green curry. It wasn’t a particularly big squash but, as always seems to be the way, there was loads left over so we decided to roast it […]
Read More..>>Lamb Chops with Special Tabouleh
We’ve started cheating with our photographs. We’ve bought one of these. It’s magical. It makes it seem like daylight when it’s clearly night time. Now we just have to become good at photography to make good use of it. Anyway, back to the food, which is what this is all about. We cooked lamb chops […]
Read More..>>Janssen’s Temptation
This is one of those recipes that seems to have been following me around for a while which we finally got round to making this evening. Its a Swedish recipe and is usually part of a smorgasbord, served with cold meats and fish. Also traditionally served at Christmas and/or Easter. Unfortunately, I tried to improvise […]
Read More..>>Guacamole
We’re on holiday this week, but I had to pop into work today. While I was out, Kerri had made some delicious guacamole. It was rather hot due to the birds eye chillies that were in it, but delicious and excellent served with toasted pita bread slices. Yum.
Read More..>>Butternut and Parsnip Risotto
For a while now, Kerri has been going on about risotto. In a good way though. She initially mentioned butternut squash risotto, which I thought would be excellent with some added sage. At some point she changed her mind to parsnip risotto, but I managed eventually to persuade her that making risotto with both parsnip […]
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