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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Chicken katsu curry
On Thursday evening we had our friend Mat over for dinner. I was in the mood for some sort of stir-fry but couldn’t quite decide what. In the end this crept into my mind – it’s not exactly a stir-fry … Continue reading
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Tagged Carrots, Chicken, Curry powder, Garam masala, Garlic, Honey, Panko breadcrumbs, Soy sauce
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Chilli con carne
Well, the Mexican theme continued yesterday as I fancied a chilli, so I decided to go for this recipe. This recipe came from a former colleague so, Emma, if you’re reading (and I know you are) then stop now as … Continue reading
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Tagged Beef, Beef stock, Chili powder, Chopped Tomatoes, Ground cumin, Kidney beans, Marjoram, Paprika, Red onion, Red pepper, Tomato puree
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Paletas de piña con chile (pineapple and chilli ice lollies)
This was the final course for Saturday evening’s Mexican meal, although, of course, I actually made it first. The recipe comes from a book called ‘Paletas – authentic recipes for Mexican ice pops, shaved ice and aguas frescas’ that Vanessa … Continue reading
Chicken breast in tequila and lime marinade on paella fried rice with mango salsa
This was the main course for our Mexican meal. It comes from the Giraffe cook book which I got for my birthday. It’s a great little cook book with some lovely, imaginative, tasty recipes. I’d recommend getting it. For the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicken, Chicken stock, Chillies, Coriander, Ground coriander, Lime juice, Lime zest, Mango, Oregano, Paprika, Red onion, Red pepper, Tequila, Tomato puree, Tomatoes, Turmeric, Yellow pepper
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Guacamole with tortilla chips
My friends Richard and Marc came over last night for dinner. It was the first time in ages as they’ve both had a busy summer, Rich with his new job and Marc with his various shows and musical endeavours. Rich, … Continue reading
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Tagged Avocado, Coriander, Guacamole, lemon juice, Tomato, Tortilla chip
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Bacon and egg bites
I made a couple of these as an experiment on Thursday. I got the idea from one of those ‘useful life hacks’ meme lists that keep cropping up on facebook. It seems like such a lovely simple idea I had … Continue reading
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Poulet Vallée D’auge
Last night was the regular Tuesday evening dinner-and-Doctor-Who night with Fig and I invited our friend Phil along as well. I fancied chicken and was tempted to do the Spanish garlic chicken again from last week but Fig doesn’t like … Continue reading
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Smoked mackerel fish cakes with wasabi mash
This was last night’s dinner. I haven’t made fishcakes for ages so decided it was about time. You can stick pretty much anything you like in the fishcakes – personally I rather like mackerel so that was what I went … Continue reading
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Tagged creme fraiche, Fishcake, Lemon Thyme, Mackerel, Mashed potato, Spring onions, Wasabi
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Churros
Yesterday morning I decided to make churros for Alberto and I for breakfast. (Well, it was 12:30 and I’d already had breakfast but you know what I mean) This was inspired by a Facebook comment from Alberto the other week … Continue reading
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Spanish garlic chicken
Alberto’s working late tonight so I said I’d cook dinner for the two of us. I fancied a bit of chicken and so in the end decided to go for this lovely little recipe. It’s from a small book of … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicken legs, Chicken stock, Chicken thighs, Garlic, Lemon Thyme, White wine
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