Lamb Chops Provencale with Ratatouille
After a brief Messenger conversation this afternoon we decided on lamb chops provencale, mainly because we had lamb chops in the fridge and we have enjoyed cooking crumbed cuts of meat in the past. Ratatouille sounded like a very good accompaniment to lamb chops provencale, as did sautéed potatoes, so we cooked both. For the […]
Read More..>>Leek, Pancetta and Yellow Pea Soup
Neither of us really put much thought into tonight’s dinner because it was really just a prelude to the real point of the evening: pancakes. As I wandered around Waitrose earlier though I realised that I should make some kind of effort to feed us with something other than sugar and decided on leek soup. […]
Read More..>>Toad In the Hole
We spent the weekend at my mum’s and she had planned sausages and mashed potatoes for dinner last night, it turned out to be a busy day though so we opted for fish and chips instead. That left us with a surplus of sausages which Stephen and I brought home with us and turned into […]
Read More..>>Barley Risotto with Root Vegetables
Looking at our “this week last year” list, there is only one entry this week – Scotland. Because that’s where we were on holiday last year. A quick browse through the pictures revealed ballotine of pheasant with barley risotto. I remember that barley risotto as being rather good, but it was normal (i.e. rice) risotto […]
Read More..>>Slow Roast Pork Shoulder
I know, it looks dry doesn’t it? It was a little dry but not quite as bad as the photograph suggests. We didn’t follow a recipe for this and really should have as it didn’t turn out as well as it could have. We slow roasted the pork on top of some vegetables for six […]
Read More..>>Red Lentil Lasagne
For someone who previously said they’re not a big fan of lentils and beans, I seem to be cooking with them a lot lately. Now I understand them a bit better, I’m really starting to enjoy the flavour and texture they bring to a dish. The other great thing about them is that it’s so […]
Read More..>>Roast Chicken and Potato and Jerusalem Artichoke Dauphinoise
When I arrived home this evening, I was greeted by the wonderful aroma of dauphinoise cooking. This wasn’t just any dauphinoise though; along with the potatoes it contained jerusalem artichokes. Also there was a roast chicken. Yum. So that all made for the second really long title as many posts. The jerusalem artichokes added a […]
Read More..>>Prawn and Vegetable Gyoza Dumplings with Marinated Carrot and Cucumber Salads
At our recent Chinese New Year dinner, our friends gave us some left-over gyoza wrappers in case we wanted to make our own. Which we did! So this evening when I arrived home, Kerri had minced some prawns and mixed them with chopped spring onions, water chestnuts, carrots and celery in an approximation of this […]
Read More..>>Lentil Cottage Pie
I’m really pleased with the way this turned out, especially as it was a very last minute decision. Stephen and I had decided that we would have something meat-free tonight as our meat intake has been so high lately. We didn’t have anything specific in mind but, while browsing other food blogs this afternoon, I […]
Read More..>>Chorizo and Butterbean Soup
On the way home from dinner last night, we realised that we didn’t have anything planned to eat this evening. I suggested we soak some butterbeans and find something to do with them today. It was doomed to failure from the start really, I like to plan meals in advance and don’t really work very […]
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