Flapjack

Sorry this is a repost somehow I deleted this blog entry from Sunday ( found in cache though)
Brownie points earned in multiple this weekend not only did Nick sit through Sweeny Todd the Barber of Seville ,  while I gazed enraptured at Alan Rickman and Johnny Depp singing ,its going to be a long time [...]

Chicken Peanut Stew

I was searching for inspiration from my Flickr pictures from last year .. decided to share this Chicken Peanut Stew  a food from my childhood and fantastic store cupboard food , dare I say in in the wake of the all the controversy around How to Cheat at Cooking  .. this is about as cheating [...]

Carrot Turnip and Apple Salad

My heart sank a little when I saw the turnip in the vegebox this week.  They are heavy , dense and woodsy great for  poaching a chicken   and  good in a long slow cooked stew however I have a few weeks home alone and was going to take the opportunity to make light and probably [...]

Pasta with kale, chilli and anchovy

Lots of cavolo nero ( kale) in the vegebox hunting around for a recipe without having to hunt out extra ingredients hit upon a recipe at The Times online . I suspect may become one of my storecupboard classics with all the ingredients to hand . It tasted almost summery with the [...]

Falafel with beetroot and carrot salad

I have celebrated fixing my oven full story below , by making Falafel , I love falafel but can never made to make the deep-fried variety at home , they always disintegrate in the pan . This recipe is full proof and quick to make.
Baked Falafel

300g of canned chickpeas, drained
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves [...]

Stuffed Hearts – the other Valentines Meat

For a minute I considered doing these for Valentines Day but instead waited for a Saturday night in .
Two hearts each is enough, these do really taste pretty luxurious the taste we agreed is between liver and game , the texture meaty not fleshy and not granular as I would have expected think [...]

Valentines Dinner

This was the Valentines Dinner I had planned to be light and a lot prepared in advance but with some lovely colours bit risky as I had never made any of these things before  . Quite successully secreted alcohol in both the salmon and the pudding .
Salmon cured in vodka and beetroot served with rocket [...]

Fish Pie

Finally after weeks of craving and with enough time for this dish in several steps
Would serve 6 normal people  with some peas and vegetables , but 4 people like me who if they really tried could eat the whole dish over the course of an evening
Fish Pie
500g of fresh fish ( I used 500g [...]

Guinea Fowl with smoked sausage and butter beans

There has been a Guinea Fowl in freezer for a few weeks now bought is a flurry of shopping and intimidating me ever since , game does that too me
Native to West Africa, the guinea fowl has graced British kitchens for hundreds of years. The flavour is similar to that of chicken but [...]

Salmon and Leek Fishcake with Leek and Lemon Salsa

A very busy day which meant I needed to calm down when I got home ,so was best suited to a recipe with a few steps. I had planned to have fish pie this weekend but the faggots just won me over . However I still having a fish and potatoe craving but [...]