Monthly Archives: September 2013

Braised Chinese beef one-pot

Posted on September 28, 2013 by neilche

I cooked this last night for Alberto and I. It’s a lovely, rich, tasty dish with lots of great flavours. It takes over 2 hours though so it’s not something you can do every day after work. I finished early … Continue reading →

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Sausage, potato and cider casserole

Posted on September 26, 2013 by neilche

I cooked this last night for Alberto and I as he was working late and I wanted to cook something tasty that he could quickly and easily heat up when he got home. It’s a lovely dish and really comforting … Continue reading →

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Cheese Scones

Posted on September 23, 2013 by neilche

As I was in a bit of a baking mood yesterday morning (I made some more ciambellone bread) I decided to make the cheese scones that I didn’t make last weekend. I love a cheese scone and for me the … Continue reading →

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Fried potato cakes

Posted on September 22, 2013 by neilche

I also made these last night as a starter for the lamb tagine. Unfortunately I forgot to take a photo, so you’ll just have to imagine them instead. (They kinda look like potato cakes, if that helps!) 400g of potatoes … Continue reading →

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Lamb tagine with peas and lemons

Posted on September 22, 2013 by neilche

Last night I was in the mood for something Moroccan. (And a tagine!) I flicked through my lovely The Food of Morocco cookbook and came upon this recipe. The flavours of the lamb, mint (inevitably!), spices and preserved lemon combine … Continue reading →

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Duck in hoisin sauce

Posted on September 22, 2013 by neilche

I made this for myself on Thursday for dinner. I had actually intended to make it last Saturday but the search for a single duck breast sent me from Sainsbury’s to Waitrose but to no avail – due to refrigerator … Continue reading →

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Chicken with lentils and bacon

Posted on September 21, 2013 by neilche

This is a lovely stewy dish from the book Just One Pot by Lindsey Bareham which I’ve recommended before. I made this on Tuesday for Fig and I to accompany our Doctor Who viewing. (We watched Mysterious Planet, for those … Continue reading →

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Tomato, chorizo, pepper and bean soup

Posted on September 21, 2013 by neilche

This is the second soup I made on Sunday. This is also a recipe I made up myself and I got about three generous servings from the amounts listed here. 250g-300g of medium vine tomatoes, roughly chopped 70-80g of chorizo, … Continue reading →

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Lentil and chorizo soup

Posted on September 20, 2013 by neilche

This is the first soup that I made on Sunday morning. Sorry it’s taken a while to write this one up – it’s been a busy week! I made up this one myself and it’s a rather nice, chunky, tasty … Continue reading →

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Ciambellone

Posted on September 17, 2013 by neilche

On Sunday morning I decided to have a bit of a cooking morning. I made a loaf of bread, the recipe I’m going to be detailing here, two different soups (for freezing, for lunch at work) and some Scotch Eggs. … Continue reading →

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