Wednesday, 26th December 2018 – Recipes (Streusel Cake, Deluxe Mince Pies, Ground Rice Tarts) These are things that are baked in this house but once a year. I’m not the world’s best baker, largely because of my tendency to wander off-piste from recipes, which tends not to work well for baking that requires precision. However,…
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Recipes 2018 – Recipes (Uzbek Plov)
Thursday, 27th September 2018 – Recipes (Uzbek Plov) Following on from recent posts about food in Kyiv and Ukraine, here’s a pair of recipes for plov. Both will probably easily serves 10 people, or possibly more, depending on hunger levels. Uzbek Plov – Recipe 1 Ingredients 1 kg moderately fat lamb 1 kg medium grain…
Food 2018 – Recipes (My Dad’s Potato Salad)
Thursday, 11th July – My Dad’s Potato Salad A while back I promised someone this recipe, and then forgot all about it. This is a somewhat ad hoc recipe, as I don’t think I’ve ever seen it written down. I just know how to do it! Ingredients (approximate quantities only): 1kg waxy potatoes 3 or…
Food 2018 – Gousto Box (Slow-Roast Duck, Braised Red Cabbage and Dauphinoise Potatoes)
May 2nd 2018 – Gousto Box (Slow-Roast Duck, Braised Red Cabbage and Dauphinoise Potatoes) I know I’ve left it a bit late to post about this, but I think it remains valid given that once every 4-6 weeks I order us a Gousto box, usually after I’ve been away and I don’t want to come…
Food 2018 – Recipes (Onion Fritters, Chinese Braised Red Cabbage)
Monday, 16th April 2018 – Recipes (Onion Fritters, Chinese Braised Red Cabbage) A glut of onions starting to shoot meant I tried the first recipe at the weekend. It worked a treat! It’s apparently from the wonderful Madhur Jaffrey’s book, Curry Easy Vegetarian. Additionally, with a red cabbage lying around reproachfully in the vegetable rack,…
Food 2018 – Recipes (Venison Shanks)
Wednesday, 11th April 2018 – Recipes (Venison Shank Casserole) Venison Shank Casserole This is wonderful, brilliantly dense and rich and makes a superb dinner option on a miserable winter day. I recommend tweaking the recipe somewhat. We got 6 portions out of it by cooking just two shanks in the amount of wine and port…
Food 2018 – Recipes (Salt Cod Fritters, Jerusalem Artichoke Cappucino)
Friday, 30th March 2018 – Recipes (Salt Cod Fritters, Jerusalem Artichoke Cappucino) In the absence of a Portuguese lodger, my supply of salt cod has now dried up. However, there are still several tubs of it squirreled away in the freezer against just such an event. Also, as his absence means we no longer get…
Food 2016/2017 – Food “Boxes”
2016/2017 Food – Food Boxes It’s a phenomenon that’s been bubbling away under the radar in many people’s cases for some considerable time. A number of companies will basically send you all the ingredients (or almost all, but we’ll come to that) you need to feed a set number of people 3 or 4 meals….
Food 2012 – Recipes (Chestnut and Carrot Soup)
Sunday, 1st January 2012 – Recipes (Chestnut and Carrot Soup) Chestnut and Carrot Soup Ingredients: 900 g chopped carrots 300 g chestnuts, cooked and peeled 1 tin chestnut puree 6 sprigs flat leaf parsley 6 sprigs thyme 0.5 teaspoons ground ginger 3 bay leaves 3 chopped onions 6 sticks celery, sliced 3 tablespoons extra virgin…
Food 2011 – Recipes (Oxtail with Rioja and Chorizo)
Saturday, 8th October 2011 – Recipes (Oxtail with Rioja and Chorizo) Sometimes you have to dig into your cookery books, especially when you have as many as I do… I cooked this for one of our weekend meals. It was amazingly tasty… Oxtail with Rioja and Chorizo Ingredients: For the initial cooking 3 tbsp olive…
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