Lamb Cutlets with Cannelini Beans and Leeks
The official title for the beans is actually “Warm leek and white bean salad with mustard dressing” but that seemed just a little too wordy and unnecessary to me so I’ve taken the liberty of abbreviating. I’m pretty sure Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall doesn’t read Dinner Diary so I think I’ll get away with it. I wish […]
Read More..>>Chickpea Curry
Having gone wild in the ethnic aisle on Saturday, we went a bit wild in the kitchen later on and ended up with rather a lot of leftovers, some of which Stephen took for lunch today. In order to use everything else up this evening, we made a quick chickpea curry, following this recipe. It […]
Read More..>>Kaalee Mirch Cha Mutton, Moong Dal, “Sag” Aloo and Chapatis
We got a bit over-excited in the ‘ethnic’ section of our local supermarket this morning and ended up with enormous bags of yellow moong dal and chapati flour. With Indian food a given for this evening’s dinner (particularly with an afternoon with IPL cricket on in the background) we just needed to decide on a […]
Read More..>>Mexican Bean Burgers
In keeping with the Mexican theme, we started with some chilli popcorn. Pop your corn and, in a seperate pan, melt some butter with some chilli powder and salt. Add that to the corn and eat. And eat and eat if you made as much as I accidentally did. Next we moved on to the […]
Read More..>>Chicken and Pearl Barley Casserole
A recent cupboard audit unearthed a number of long-forgotten ingredients, including pearl barley which we used in a risotto last year. I don’t have very fond memories of it which probably explains why the rest of the bag has languished in our “pantry” (or, very small cupboard) ever since. Not wanting to throw it away, […]
Read More..>>Chana Dal
Having worked our way through many of Madhur Jaffrey’s recipes, the arrival of Camelia Panjabi’s “50 Great Curries of India” was well-timed. We’re currently employing a one-in-one-out policy when it comes to cookery books and since I find it so difficult to part with any books at all, especially cookery books, we haven’t bought anything […]
Read More..>>Mexican Bean Wraps
Another dinner cooked by Stephen. I’m not sure exactly what he did but we cooked the beans last night and then today he added them to some onion, chilli and garlic and re-fried them. Served with guacamole and some smoked cheese inside corn tortillas.
Read More..>>Chorizo and Cannelini Beans
Not to self: don’t leave it five days before writing up a post otherwise you won’t remember what you did. Which is a shame since this was really good. It was based on Dan’s recipe but I couldn’t find tinned chickpeas so used tinned cannelini beans instead. I usually use dried beans since I thought […]
Read More..>>Chilli and Chicken Fajitas
It was my brother’s 30th birthday last week so, apart from the surprise dinner which we didn’t photograph, we invited some people to my mum’s house for his choice of dinner. He opted for chilli con carne which we duly provided, alongside a bean chilli for the non meat-eaters and some less spicy chicken fajitas […]
Read More..>>Lentil and Bacon Soup
Like most people at this time of year, Stephen and I have been pretty busy and continue to be so until well into the new year. With not a lot of time to devote to thinking about food, inspiration deserts us and planning meals becomes more of a chore than a pleasure. Today’s dinner was […]
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