Roast Chicken
After a busy weekend of travelling around the country for weddings and cricket matches, we needed something quick and easy. Our standby is always roast chicken so, after a desperate hunt for a chicken late on Sunday afternoon, that’s what we had. Nothing of particular interest to report other than, after several failed attempts, our […]
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A quick and simple dinner this evening of crab and asparagus salad, planned earlier in the week when the sun was shining. We’re coming to the end of asparagus season now so we’re eating lots of it before it disappears again. The crab was sent to us for review from Abel and Cole and was […]
Read More..>>Kastner and Ovens
Covent Garden isn’t particularly well known for it’s sandwich shops. I spent many a frustrated lunch time pounding the cobbled streets looking for something that wasn’t freezing cold (I’m looking at you, Pret) or covered in mayonnaise (I see you there, Marks and Spencer) until I realised that bringing in my own lunch was the […]
Read More..>>Scallops with Truffle Sauce and Crackling, and Herb-Crusted Rack of Lamb
Every now and then, we decide to cook something special just for ourselves and lay the table properly and almost pretend that we’re eating out, except of course for the fact that we’re cooking the food ourselves. It makes it a bit more special in many ways, but it does make photography a little more […]
Read More..>>Barbecued Beef Rib
We discussed a variety of options when deciding on something particularly English to cook as a St George’s day celebration. Roast beef is always pretty high on the list in these sorts of situations, and as the weather was forecast to be good, we decided to cook it on the barbecue instead of doing a […]
Read More..>>The Stonemason’s Arms
Stephen and I met up with some friends for a drink on Thursday night in Hammersmith and, since we were the most local, we got to choose the venue. The plan was to “go for a few drinks” but I’m far too old for just drinking these days and, knowing that I would need to […]
Read More..>>Cottage Pie with Two Cuts of Beef
This doesn’t really give a good idea of the quantity but this was enough cottage pie to feed 12 people. It seemed like a good option for catering on a large-ish scale but as we don’t have any catering-sized pans, it ended up taking us nearly all day as we carefully browned each batch of […]
Read More..>>Potted Ham
With the leftover ham from Wednesday’s soup, we made potted ham using this recipe. My concerns about adding fatty pancetta to the already-fatty pea and ham soup were short lived; this recipe calls for almost an entire packet of butter. I had previously intended on using up the ham with some lentils but, given the […]
Read More..>>The Enterprise
A couple of weeks ago, Stephen and I met some friends for dinner in Sloane Square which, in my experience, is rather lacking in decent places to eat. Luckily, I had done my research in advance and was armed with a recommendation for The Enterprise which describes itself as “charming and homely” with a menu […]
Read More..>>Rabbit and Leek Pie
Apparently, this week is British Pie Week. I don’t usually pay much attention to this kind of thing but, stuck for something to eat tonight, it was a welcome suggestion. I had it all worked out and had researched my recipe idea thoroughly but, when I got to the shop, they didn’t have the ingredients […]
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