Wednesday, 29 February 2012

Beef, courgette and potato pie



Second attempt at this, still not right...

Traditional Greek Cooking

Monday, 27 February 2012

Indonesian fried rice with mackerel


Nothing particularly Indonesian about it but tasty enough.

BBC Good Food/red notebook

Friday, 24 February 2012

Sizzling Korean-style beef


Good but use more chilli next time.

Olive magazine, February 2012

Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Thai red chicken curry


Tasty but quite mild - used 1.5 tbsp of curry sauce, could use up to 2-2.5

Friday, 17 February 2012

Golabki



Strange one this, managed to burn the outside (remember to put the lid on next time...) and undercook the inside, had to finish off on the hob for about 15 mins. Season more next time. The creme fraiche and Dijon mustard mix went with it well.

Reciperifle

Sunday, 12 February 2012

Heston's chicken stock



Fairly labour intensive but really really good

Meen curry, koon palpizhinjathu and Bombay potatoes

Fish curry
Mushroom coconut curry
Bombay potatoes

Fish curry: Flavours of Kerala
Mushrooms: Marari Cookbook
Potatoes: An Indian Housewife's Recipe Book

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Friday, 10 February 2012

Tuesday, 7 February 2012

Yellow split pea and frankfurter soup


Yet another 'tastes much better than it looks' dish.

Nigella Lawson, Feast

Homemade baked beans and fish cake


Bit watery and the rosemary slightly overpowering.

Red notebook.

Sunday, 5 February 2012

Lunch at Ekachai, Birmingham

Thai green chicken curry
Nasi goreng, prawn and pork siu mai dumpling

Saturday, 4 February 2012

Lunch at the Gourmet Burger Kitchen, Birmingham

Chicken burger with panko crumb, tonkatsu sauce and Japanese slaw
Burger with gorgonzola and chunky fries

Dinner at The Asquith, Birmingham

Sarah:
Poached quail, sweet corn and chorizo mayonnaise, poached egg yolk, watercress
Poached and roasted lemon sole, Jerusalem artichoke purée, glazed baby onion and little gem, hazelnut sabayon
Caramel chocolate creme fraiche truffle, banana sorbet, caramelised banana

Donal:
Brixham scallops, leek and potato velouté, leek fondue, bacon crumble
Cornish lamb two ways, cutlet and roasted shoulder, carrot and potato gratin, baby carrots
Selection of British cheeses and crackers

Thursday, 2 February 2012

Chicken burger

with Ceasar salad for the dieter...
with (slightly cremated chips) for the non-dieter...