Sunday, March 30, 2008

Skiing food

A week in France, skiing, so the food was mostly meat

Steak and chips above

Duck and chips

Steak and potatoes, up a mountain

Raclette - melted cheese with boiled potatoes and charcuterie
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Friday, March 21, 2008

Good Friday Food

Started with some pate de foie gras, homemade quince jam, lettuce and toast

Roasted some potatoes, garlic and cherry tomatoes, then topped with monkfish tail and added a glass of white wine

Excellent - needed some more seasoning, but a good recipe, and extrememly easy on the washing up
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Sunday, March 16, 2008

Bread and cheese

Nice sourdough bread with vignotte, blue brie and Lincolnshire poacher
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Dinner party starter

Simple yet tasty. San Danielle ham with mozzarella and sweet baby plum tomatoes
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Weekend breakfast

Boiled eggs and toast soldiers
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Thursday, March 13, 2008

New dish

Freshly made aioli


Roasted chicken breast, greens in capers and aioli
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Chickpea and chorizo stew

Cooking chorizo with chickpeas, tomato, chilli onion, garlic and manzanilla


Chop and soften the onion and garlic, add the rest, bring to a simmer and then cook for about 45 minutes
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Leftovers

Fried some leftover cabbage with the potatoes in a little butter to make great bubble and squeak, and served with some of the roast pork
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New style rice pudding

Cooked on the hob using arborio rice and cream, with vanilla

It tasted amazing
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Sunday, March 09, 2008

Roast loin of pork

A piece of boned loin of pork, with the skin removed but fat remaining. Covered with rosemary, salt and pepper; in a roasting tray with celery, onions, garlic and parboiled maris pipers.


Roasted for about 50 minutes. I used a probe with a digital readout outside the oven to cook it until it was 77 degrees at the thickest point.

Cooked some shredded January King cabbage with crushed juniper berries and butter while the pork was resting.

Served with a thin gravy made with the pan juices, a little champagne and stock. I cook a lot, but I genuinely think this was one of the best dishes I've made. A trifle over seasoned, but a winning recipe, and one I'd recommend to anyone, and definitely do again.
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Thursday, March 06, 2008

Midweek dinner

Penne carbonara, River Cafe recipe

Followed by chocolate orange cake with creme fraiche
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Sunday, March 02, 2008

Sunday evening snacking

A bacon and cheese sandwich

Made the traditional way, with bacon, and cheese
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Beef, Guinness and cheese pie

Beef cooked in Guinness, with carrots, celery, onion, garlic and thyme. Layered with grated cheddar in puff pastry.

Cooked for 40 minutes in a medium oven

Great all rich and melty
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Macaroni cheese

Traditional family recipe, which contains no macaroni. Spaghetti in milk, eggs and cheshire cheese, with bits of bacon prodded in

Baked for about 40 minutes

Served with the traditional 'two veg' - ketchup and HP sauce
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Back to the Norfolk arms

Desserts only shown. We had three, 'tapas style' - crumble, sticky toffee pudding and chocolate truffles
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