A bit of a retro dinner the other night: gammon, parsley sauce, carrots & mash with a good dollop of English mustard on the side. Inspired by Nigel Slater’s Toast this is one of those good old fashioned “plain” dinners that your Granddad would have loved. No fancy sauces, “foreign” flavours and definitely none of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘fennel’
Hamming it up
Posted in ingredients, soups, suppers, tagged fennel, gammon, ham, mustard, parsley sauce, pea & ham soup, peas, Sarah Raven, soup, tart, walnuts on March 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Allotment Update November 2010
Posted in allotment, tagged allotment, broccoli, fennel on November 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Finished Digging over the main fenced section today so everything looks lovely & neat with the exception of the path down the centre which seems to have wandered slightly since I laid it. Add to the jobs list – straighten path & lay weed supresent underneath! We also now have a nice pile of manure [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Christmas 2009
Posted in dinner parties, tagged allotment, blackberry, bread sauce, canapes, carrots, chard & feta parcels, cheesecake, chocolate, cranberry, fennel, fig, mince pies, parsnip, pudding, turkey, venison on December 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We always start our festive celebrations on Christmas Eve. Once all the preparations are completed some time in the afternoon, we get changed, lock the doors, pop some champagne and head into the sitting room with a plate of nibbles ready for a happy family session of present sharing. We started doing this before we [...]
a Fennel bulb moment!
Posted in suppers, tagged coleslaw, fennel, leftovers, pies, puff pastry, salmon on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight’s supper was a simple and tasty little pie containing fennel and salmon. From my November Scans (p4) the recipe couldn’t have been easier. Simply thinly slice some fennel and gently sweat in some butter until soft. mix in 2 finely sliced spring onions and stir together with some cubed salmon (2 fillets) and a [...]
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 [...]
