Roast beef with roots
I am not a natural when it comes to red meat. Anything beyond a stew or hot pot is a challenge. And I always overcook for the modern palate. But I had a decent rib of beef in the freezer, and it can't...
View ArticleBaked cabbage and bresaola pancakes
It's Pancake Day! Way back in June I was eating pancakes all the time because I had plenty of flour and no bread. You could just skip this post and go back to Operatic pancakes or Almost blinis if you...
View ArticleButternut squash and turnip curry
Another simple vegetable curry, the sort of thing I don't get tired of eating: Ingredients: Half a butternut squash, one turnip, two red onions, one red pepper, one chilli, one tomato, a small handful...
View ArticleLamb curry
So far this blog has suggested several vegetable curries - all go well with this rack of lamb. Or you could add a green salad - it's up to you! Ingredients: One rack of lamb. For the marinade: Half a...
View ArticleSmoked haddock soup
I was checking to see when smoking fish became a thing. Several references to medieval Poland but surely it must go back further than that? This is another soup made from leftover bits and pieces....
View ArticleMackerel stir fry
Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) are so much part of traditional Britain that they are used to name a type of cloud pattern - Mackerel sky. They can be caught off beaches and piers, like this one at Cromer....
View ArticleClafoutis
I don't know whether you like to run down the contents of your fridge until nothing is left save a bit of milk, crème fraîche, eggs and a drawer of sprouting potatoes? And then think what to make? But...
View ArticleCheesy potatoes
I was trying to remember whether this dish was called Pommes Dauphinois or Pommes au Gratin or something else when I realised it was just plain old cheesy potatoes, the sort we ate all the time when...
View ArticleJoy’s lentil stew
My neighbour Joy is the kind of person who gives of herself utterly. Occasionally, she makes a big pot of something tasty and feeds family, neighbours, friends. The other night she knocked at my door...
View ArticleFocaccia made with pumpkin and red onions
These non-authentic focaccie make a tender-hearted snack ... Ingredients: For the dough: 10oz/285g plain flour, one sachet of dried yeast (7g), 150ml crème fraîche, about 30ml/2Tbsp olive oil, a little...
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