Archive for the 'Vegetables' Category
Leek and Potato Soup
It’s been a bit quiet around here lately, mostly due to us both having busy weeks. We’ve got some interesting things planned for this weekend though so stay tuned. This was a quick soup inspired by the lonely looking leeks languishing at the bottom of the fridge and some potatoes I bought last night but […]
Read More..>>Steak and Sauteed Potatoes
A perfect Friday evening meal cooked by Stephen, steak, lots of lovely sauteed potatoes, mushrooms and some yellow-sprouting-brocolli.
Read More..>>Pork Chops, Mashed Potatoes and Roasted Parsnips
Bit of a mish-mash (geddit?!) tonight as we were trying to use up vegetables from the weekend. We had lots of leftover potatoes, leeks and kale so Stephen suggested pork chops with mashed potatoes and the vegetables. I thought it would be more interesting to mix the vegetables up so I did that while he […]
Read More..>>Smoked Salmon Salad
Not all that exciting but very necessary after our week of potatoes and creamy sauces! This was dinner on Friday night and lunch on Saturday; usual salad with some hot smoked salmon. The salmon is very strongly flavoured but works well with the salad.
Read More..>>Harissa Lamb, Tabbouleh and Tzatziki
I’m not sure where the inspiration for this came from but last night’s Masterchef contestants worked in the kitchen of a Middle-Eastern restaurant so it may have been that. I marinated the lamb pieces (from two leg steaks) in harissa for about an hour before assembling them on skewers and grilling them for about three […]
Read More..>>Soup
We make a fair amount of soup but rarely blog about it, I think it’s because generally it goes straight into a Tupperware ready to go to work for lunches and we don’t photograph it. Today’s offering, as is so often the case, was born out of lots of leftover vegetables lurking in the bottom […]
Read More..>>Steamed Barramundi and Stir Fried Vegetables
Kerri was out tonight and I wasn’t sure what I wanted to eat, so I just picked things up as I wandered around the supermarket. As I was doing so, I realised I quite fancied vegetables and fish, so I ended up making stir fried vegetables and steaming some fish to go with it. I […]
Read More..>>Guinea Fowl
We’ve cooked guinea fowl a few times before but only as part of another dish; casserole or pie usually. While I was at the butcher last week I noticed they had some lovely looking guinea fowl so we decided to have one for dinner this evening. We started by browning the guinea fowl and removing […]
Read More..>>A Sort of Puttanesca
I had a pasta craving today. I get these often but usually manage to be persuaded by Stephen that there is life outside an entirely carb-based diet. Today however he lost the battle and when he said the magic p word we were all set. But what to do with our spaghetti? In a moment […]
Read More..>>Smoked Mackerel Fishcakes
We had some mackerel in the fridge that needed using up today and while wondering what to do with it I noticed a lone potato lurking in the vegetable bowl. I decided to make mackerel fishcakes and spent a little time looking at recipes online. There was a wide variety of choice but I settled […]
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