Tender, white flesh with a hint of smokiness; crisp golden skin; amber juices mingling with soft lambs lettuce; hot salty potatoes with a twang of garlic & rosemary – is this the best chicken & chips ever? Well we certainly thought so! Just 8 ingredients were needed for this feast plus one vital element – [...]
Posts Tagged ‘chicken’
Indian Book night
Posted in dinner parties, tagged banana, chicken, chutney, curry, gordon ramsay, ice cream, jalfrezi, jamie oliver, pumpkins, rice, tomatoes on January 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last night was book club and we have just read White Tiger by Aravind Adiga (I loved it, the others weren’t so keen!). It was my turn to host so, as we try to do a meal connected to the book we have just read, the obvious choice was curry. Now I’m no curry expert [...]
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 [...]
a Mexican evening
Posted in dinner parties, tagged almond, cheesecake, chicken, chili, chorizo, corn, courgettes, cous cous, feta, fish, mango, masa harina, mexican, mint, mole, radish, rice, salsa, tacos, thomasina miers, tomatoes, wahaca on July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
To celebrate our lovely new kitchen and dining room, we had 8 of our most lovely friends round for a Mexican feast! Last year I had been to London with E for a day’s shopping and we had chanced upon past Masterchef winner Thomasina Miers’ restaurant Wahaca in Covent Garden. We had the most amazing [...]
three Super suppers
Posted in suppers, tagged allotment, asparagus, chicken, chorizo, courgettes, fennel, olives, onions, pasta sauce, peppers, pesto, puff pastry, rice, tarts, tomatoes on July 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Love Food Hate Waste? Well, I love nothing more than creating something from nothing and three recent suppers which started life with a rummage through the fridge have produced great results. Sweet Vegetable & Chorizo Stew 1 bulb fennel sliced into 1 cm pieces 1 red pepper sliced 1 yellow courgette sliced 1 green courgette [...]
June Suppers
Posted in suppers, tagged asparagus, chicken, chorizo, curry, omelette, paella, pea, potatoes, prawn, salad, salmon, stir fry, thai, tuna on June 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Chicken Fricasse Tuna Stir Fry Greek Salad Thai Green Chicken Curry Pasta with Peas, Ham & Lettuce Asparagus Omelette – Sarah Raven p101 Salmon with Pea Puree Chorizo with Potatoes – Sarah Raven p125 Paella Prawn & Asparagus Salad
A Light Supper 1930s Style
Posted in dinner parties, tagged bread, chicken, fruit salad, ham, madeleines, salad, soup on February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Our book club meet once a month and whoever is hosting cooks a meal with all the trimmings based on the book just read. Sometimes the theme can be as simple as the country in which the book was based or something a bit more fancy. My book to work from was I Capture [...]
January Suppers
Posted in suppers, tagged chicken, cous cous, curry, goats cheese, leek, minestrone, pasta, pear, pies, pudding, salad, soup, squash, stir fry, thai on February 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Minestrone Soup Antonio Carluccio’s Passion for Pasta p38 from this: to this: Chicken Pies Sauteed chicken, onion, mushroom & bacon, in double cream and whholegrain mustard topped with a puff pastry lid and baked in a hot oven for 20 minutes. Cous Cous Squash and Goat’s Cheese Salad – like Jan [...]
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 [...]
