Swedish Fermented Fish РSurstr̦mming
“Surströmming” translates literally as “soured herring”, which is a woefully inadequate description of the monster that is this particular Swedish delicacy. The herring is fermented in barrels for a month or two and then tinned, but continues fermenting in the tin with the result that the tins often end up bulging worryingly and some airlines […]
Read More..>>Crab Salad
I was out on Monday so Stephen was left to his own devices. In an attempt to use up some crab, he combined it with some salad and some cooled orzo pasta. I’m told it was better than it looks but still not brilliant. I had high hopes for the orzo but we haven’t cooked […]
Read More..>>Crab and Asparagus Salad
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..>>WOM Challenge – Two Courses for Five Pounds – Courgette Soup and Crab Spaghetti
There has been a lot of discussion over at the Guardian Word of Mouth (aka WOM) blog because some people wrote pretty scathing responses to the “Dinner for under a fiver” feature that they ran in their G2 supplement. A lot of the criticism was based around two points: 1) the recipes were boring and […]
Read More..>>Squid Ink Pasta with Mussels
A few days ago, my sister kindly gave us some squid ink pasta. We thought that this definitely needed to be paired with something else related to the sea. Initially we planned to have it with actual squid, but were defeated at the last hurdle in our search and ended up with mussels instead. We […]
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..>>Chorizo and Squid Salad
The friends that came to visit yesterday kindly bought an enormous chorizo with them. We ate some yesterday but had plenty left over so decided to use it in this salad that we originally saw on Something For The Weekend. It was really good, the capers and sherry vinegar cut through the oiliness of the […]
Read More..>>Swordfish with Salsa Romesco
Kerri recently bought a book by Diana Henry called Crazy Water Pickled Lemons and it has many, many interesting Mediterranean, North Africa and Middle Eastern recipes in it. Kerri went through the book and tagged the pages that had recipes that she thought were worth looking at, and there are now hundreds of little coloured […]
Read More..>>Tuna, New Potato and Asparagus Salad with Salsa Verde Dressing
We have vaguely talked about tuna last night, but I’d completely forgotten about it by this morning. And Kerri said that she spent most of the day thinking about lamb chops. Somehow, she eventually remembered about the tuna and bought some, along with some potatoes and asparagus. When I arrived home, she was blending the […]
Read More..>>Smoked Mackerel Salad
Can you tell I was hungry when I took that picture? Stephen is out this evening so rather than reaching for the toast and Marmite as I usually would, I thought I’d use up the salad that was in the fridge and have it with some smoked mackerel. I added a little dressing after the […]
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