Cumberland Sausage
We’ve had this in the freezer since our visit to Cumbria at the end of the summer. Every time we considered eating it, we realised it was just too big for the two of us so we took it to my mum’s and ate it with her instead. This wasn’t as soft and melty as […]
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 […]
Read More..>>Yorkshire Pudding
I’ve had a stomach bug for the last few days which means I’ve mostly been eating dry bread and drinking water. Despite our dedication to posting almost everything we eat, we both felt that was pushing the concept of Dinner Diary somewhat which is why it’s been a bit quiet around here lately. Feeling better […]
Read More..>>Bubble and Squeak
I don’t normally eat hot lunches, preferring a sandwich or cheese on toast to soup or leftovers but today I thought I should make a start on the vegetable mountain that’s taken up residence in our kitchen. We’d planned a roast chicken for lunch yesterday but since my mum’s oven had broken we had to […]
Read More..>>Bonfire Food
This title was suggested by my brother and it’s very apt, not just because we cooked the brownies and cheesecake to take to a bonfire party. Our oven is broken and we’re waiting for a new one to be fitted. Having suggested we take dessert along to the afore-mentioned bonfire party on Saturday night, Stephen […]
Read More..>>Sausages and Mashed Potatoes
There wasn’t much discussion over what to eat for dinner tonight: for us, bonfire night = sausages and mashed potatoes. We did consider cooking the Cumberland sausage we brought back from our recent trip but that really needs to be cooked in the oven and ours is currently broken. So, ordinary pork sausages cooked under […]
Read More..>>Mushroom Risotto
On our visit to Borough Market last week, we picked up four chicken carcasses for £1 at the Ginger Pig to make into stock. We haven’t had a roast chicken recently (or bought a whole chicken for any other reason) so spotting these was good timing. Four chicken carcasses makes quite a lot of stock […]
Read More..>>Scallops and Samphire and Pheasant, Chestnut and Chanterelle Soup
Yesterday was Stephen’s birthday and, as is only right and proper, he got to choose how we spent the day. Luckily for me, it involved a trip to Charing Cross Road to look at cookery books, followed by a visit to Borough Market, a quick stop off at the Tate Modern before returning home to […]
Read More..>>Chicken Casserole
With the clocks going back yesterday, it seemed the right time to start thinking about proper winter food. And that means casserole. And pie. But casserole if you’ve eaten a lot of rich food over the weekend. We had some chicken stock that needed to be used up so, chicken casserole was the obvious answer. […]
Read More..>>Rabbit Ragu with Pappardelle
As Stephen mentioned yesterday, we planned this dish when we knew we would be in receipt of a rabbit which meant we could start the preparation while cooking yesterday’s dinner. After removing the meat we needed for the curry, we were left with the bones and the legs; the bones went into the stock pot […]
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