Chicken Fajitas with Sweetcorn and Black Bean Salsa
I thought we were going out this evening but I got my dates muddled up, luckily I realised in time and defrosted some chicken breasts without much thought on what to do with them. Chicken breasts are something we’ve got used to having in the freezer but we don’t eat them much now and couldn’t […]
Read More..>>Lamb Kofte and Fattoush
I’ve been reading a lot about sumac recently and having managed to track some down, decided to use it in lamb kofte with fattoush. The kofte recipe is Jamie’s and uses almost a whole jar of sumac which neither of us really felt it needed, I think I’d probably halve that next time. The fattoush […]
Read More..>>Ratatouille
We’ve had limited success with ratatouille in the past, mostly I think because I usually cook it and I don’t like it very much. As much as I try to pay the same due care and attention to everything I cook, I tend to get distracted if I’m cooking something I don’t like; it doesn’t […]
Read More..>>Braised Broad Beans with Lemon and Mint
This dish was recommended to me by a friend and comes from The Modern Vegetarian by Maria Ella. The original version uses dill but since I’m not much of a dill fan, I opted for the alternative suggestion of mint. I love broad beans but I don’t enjoy the podding, I know many people talk […]
Read More..>>Steamed Salmon with Stir Fried Vegetables
After a long weekend in Sweden where we survived mostly on crisps and Daim bar ice-cream, something light with plenty of vegetables was definitely required this evening. A quick browse through the vegetable archive of the site led me to a steamed fish dish which was exactly what I was looking for. I started off […]
Read More..>>Weekend Barbecue Number One
We spent Saturday enjoying the sunshine at a friend’s annual barbecue. Amongst other things (that sadly didn’t photograph well), we ate squid that had been marinated in chilli and a Japanese spice I can’t remember the name of and mackerel that had spent the morning sucking up some red curry paste. We took along a […]
Read More..>>Bacon, Mozzarella and Broad Bean Salad
Tonight we made a salad of spinach leaves with bacon, mozzarella, broad beans and avocado, which we served with a simple dressing made from olive oil, lemon juice, wholegrain mustard and salt and pepper. We also made some toasted sliced of bread drizzled with olive oil and rubbed with a garlic clove. This had the […]
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..>>Smoked Mackerel Fish Cakes and Roasted Broccoli
A quick dinner today to use up some leftover mackerel I found lurking at the back of the fridge. Simply mix with some mashed potato, a teaspoon of Dijon mustard, some parsley, lemon juice and a few capers and form into fishcakes. I think I had a little too much mashed potato as these didn’t […]
Read More..>>Lentil Lasagne
Although we cook this style of lentils a lot, we usually eat it with crusty bread or spaghetti rather than making it into lasagne. The original recipe was actually for lasagne though so I’m not quite sure why it’s taken us so long to get round to it. Still, I’m glad we got there eventually […]
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