Eggs with Bubble and Squeak
Stephen’s at they gym at the moment. It’s not unusual for him to be at the gym, he goes regularly but not usually on a Sunday morning. Sunday mornings are usually reserved for leisurely breakfasts and lunch preperation. The reason for this unusual burst of activity? That’s what he had for breakfast this morning. Stephen […]
Read More..>>Pheasant Pie
I’m not sure I should be admitting to this (since I lambast my poor mother every time I go home and find long forgotten ingredients at the top of her cavernous cupboards that are so out of date the packaging looks like it belongs in a brand museum) but I’ve had a roll of filo […]
Read More..>>Bombay-Style Chicken with Red Lentils
We had a roast chicken for lunch yesterday and even though we have large appetites, we never manage a whole chicken so there are always leftovers to contend with. We’ve had some success using cooked chicken in the past so looked to Madhur Jaffrey for inspiration. The recipe we found called for uncooked chicken but […]
Read More..>>Chicken Curry
So, as you can imagine, a 2 kilo chicken generates rather a lot of leftovers. I’m not great with chicken leftovers, they scream PIE to me and unfortunately, that doesn’t fit with our current efforts to eat healthily. Admittedly, a chicken curry doesn’t automatically scream HEALTH but Stephen found a Good Food recipe that was […]
Read More..>>Spring Soup
“Spring Soup” makes this sound very grand when, in fact, it’s actually just a combination of leftovers from the bottom of the fridge: the watercress from last week’s salad and the ends of the asparagus that we barbecued on Sunday. 1 white onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, sliced 3 large new potatoes, sliced 1 litre […]
Read More..>>Pork Ragù
As I mentioned yesterday, one of the reasons we had pork for dinner last night is because I’ve been wanting to make a pork ragù for some time. Normally, we would decide what to do with leftovers after we had eaten the main meal so this is a bit backwards but it’s a good way […]
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