16 August 2011
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Last night I did a trip to the supermarket and, among other things, bought some lamb neck fillets. This evening, I was looking for inspiration on what to do with them and found it in the form of a vinegar … Continue reading
12 August 2011
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I had another go at one of Jamie Oliver’s 30 minute meals today, or at least took some ideas from one of them. He makes a pizza base simply by combining self-raising flour with water in a 2:1 ratio, shaping … Continue reading
3 August 2011
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I tried another recipe from my Hairy Bikers book last night, for a Belgian Chocolate Mousse. The recipe calls for 400g of chocolate but I only had (most of) a 100g bar so I scaled everything down to 25%. I’m … Continue reading
9 July 2011
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Here is another recipe from the Hairy Bikers (Dave Myers and Si King, The Hairy Bikers Ride Again, pp. 178-9). I have baked this cake a couple of times now with good results. Ingredients 250g butter 150g dark brown sugar … Continue reading
1 July 2011
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Since my attempts to be clever or, at least, to find software to be clever on my behalf, did not amount to much, here is some more on the recipe I was working with: Ardennes Pork Chops with Cider and … Continue reading
14 June 2011
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Our rhubarb patch has been very productive. One of the by-products of processing a recent harvest was a small jar of smoky pink rhubarb juice, which struck me as a perfect flavour to use in my slow-cook curd recipe. It … Continue reading
28 May 2011
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I took a few gooseberries out of the garden yesterday. They are not quite ripe yet but one had fallen to the ground and a few more were on a branch that was resting on the ground so the chances … Continue reading
17 May 2011
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Jane came up with an interesting twist on mint tea this morning by dropping in a sprig of parsley. The effect is subtle but adds a pleasing extra harmony to the ensemble. We have a glut of harvested parsley at … Continue reading
29 April 2011
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I used the parsley pesto I mentioned yesterday for dinner last night. I chopped some carrots, julienne style, and boiled those along with some pasta and a pinch of salt. The dish was finished off with parsley pesto and grated … Continue reading
28 April 2011
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This is parsley pesto that Jane made last night — handfuls of parsley from our polytunnel, blended with garlic, oil, parmesan cheese and sunflower seeds. Traditional pesto recipes use pine nuts but my recent investigations have shown those to relatively … Continue reading