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..>>Lentil and Feta Salad
After more than a week of wonderful and indulgent food, the time has finally come to cut back our meat intake and start eating a little healthier. Worried about how our bodies would react if we went cold turkey and ate only salad and water, we decided a lentil salad with just a little extra […]
Read More..>>Lentil Ragu
It doesn’t happen often but sometimes, I just don’t feel like cooking. It’s more likely to happen if there isn’t anything exciting to cook with which is precisely what happened this evening. Faced with a cupboard full of beans and lentils, inspiration deserted me and no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t think […]
Read More..>>Puy Lentil Salad with Mozzarella
We had some leftover mozzarella from the weekend and had decided we wanted to eat lentils this evening (it’s a Monday thing) so decided to combine the two in a salad. I had a quick browse online and came across a Good Food recipe which matched what I had in my head fairly closely so, […]
Read More..>>Red Lentil Dahl and Roasted Cauliflower
Yesterday’s lentils were bumped to today due to a delicious roast chicken getting in the way, but we got to them finally. There are as many recipes for this sort of dish as there are people who have cooked it; this one is a merging of various recipes and home-made versions that I’ve used in […]
Read More..>>Lentil and Smoked Mackerel Salad
When I arrived home from work this evening, Kerri was busy flaking up the smoked mackerel to put into the salad, which was all that remained to be done before it was ready to eat. We have tried something like this before, but we didn’t put in the wild rice this time, which made it […]
Read More..>>Lentil Crumble
On Sunday, I finally got round to working my way through the huge stack of food magazines that have been threatening to take over the lounge. I thought I’d stopped buying food magazines for this very reason but I must go into some kind of trance when I’m in a newsagent because I always seem […]
Read More..>>Summer Lentil Ragu
I’d love to claim this as a well though-out, lighter version of our lentil ragu but, in truth, it was mostly an accident. We normally use puy lentils for this dish but bought green ones by mistake last time we went shopping, they behave in pretty much the same way but the result is less […]
Read More..>>Lentil Ragu
Another quick, easy and familiar offering this evening. Our teeny store-cupboard is about to burst so we’re trying to use up as many things as possible, as quickly as possible. It’s not often we base a meal around what we already have in the cupboards but it’s a great way to make room for new […]
Read More..>>Pork Chops with Herbed Lentils and Mustard Sauce
We don’t eat pork chops a lot and when we do we stick to one or two favourites. Tonight I thought I would try something different and decided on a mustard, cream sauce. We cooked the pork chops first and while they were resting, deglazed the pan with some sherry. Leave to bubble for a […]
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