Yesterday the first snow of the winter was forecast. Fortunately we were having a night in, so a nice warming pie was the order of the day. I have been really enjoying The Fabulous Baker Brothers on Channel 4 and wanted to have a go at their steak pie. I have treated myself to the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘beef’
Snow Pies
Posted in pies, tagged beef, fabulous baker brothers, pie, steak on February 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Taking Stock
Posted in basics, cakes, preserving, tagged beef, chocolate, cup cakes, marmalade, steak, stock on February 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
My visit to the butchers yesterday was another learning experience. I feel a real numpty most times I visit, but do try to take the opportunity to ask questions. I was after a couple of rib eye steaks as our first meat dish of the year. They didn’t have any ready cut so I was [...]
Cracking Cheese(cake) grommit!
Posted in desserts, tagged beef, cheesecake, chilli, chocolate, Heston, lorraine pascale, orange on January 8, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Last Friday was our monthly girls’ get together and this month W was hosting with chilli on the menu. i offered to make pud, mainly so I could give Lorraine Pascale’s chocolate cheesecake a go. And what a result! this is one of those fantastically simple, basic recipes that can be adapted many ways and [...]
The Big Freeze
Posted in suppers, tagged apples, beef, chicken, chilli, chorizo, fennel, peppers, pumpkins, soup on November 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Have been having a mammoth cooking session over the last couple of days and as a result now have not one, but two incredibly full freezers! I also have a house that is full of the most enticing and homely smells you could wish for – this is real Autumnal comfort eating! I started [...]
March Suppers
Posted in suppers, tagged bacon, beef, broccoli, cream, creme fraiche, fennel, frittata, gnocchi, ham, lettuce, mushrooms, pasta sauce, peas, quiche, ratatouille, sausage, smoked haddock, smoked salmon, tarts, tomato, vegetable on April 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Some of our more interesting suppers from March included: Conghiglie with Smoked Haddock, Bacon & Broccoli – (March Scans p7). A little indulgent as this uses crème fraiche, but can ease your conscience by using half fat! Really nice flavours – the addition of lemon zest lifts the flavour and stops it being [...]
October Suppers
Posted in suppers, tagged apples, aubergines, beef, beer, brocolli, carrots, cauliflower, cheese, chicken, courgettes, curry, fennel, mushrooms, parma ham, pasta sauce, pine nuts, prunes, pumpkins, risotto, salad, sausages, spinach on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some of our more interesting October Suppers: Autumn pasta (October scans p1) – Broccoli, mushrooms, parma ham & pine nuts; autumn on a plate! Sausages in Apple Gravy (October scans p4) – really tasty with a lovely gravy which the boys really liked too. Home made Chicken Kiev (October Scans p18) – a [...]
September Suppers
Posted in suppers, tagged allotment, beef, casserole, chicken, chinese, courgettes, jamie oliver, mushrooms, pak choi, pasta sauce, pesto, potatoes, salmon, sausage on October 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A selection of suppers we had in September: Toad in the hole – our back to school/work tradition Spaghetti Puttanesca – made with fresh tomatoes (the boys had without the chillies & olives) Home made pizzas Sticky Salmon with Chinese Fried Rice (Sept p81) – all the family like this one Hot chicken [...]
