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 ‘ham’
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 »
Birthday Food Heaven
Posted in ingredients, tagged bread, cheese, coffee, ham, honey, hotels, jamie oliver, meringue, mushrooms, olive oil, restaurants, shortbread, vinegar, wine on July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have recently celebrated a big birthday (the clue is in the picture!) and my dear friends clubbed together to buy me the most wonderful hamper of goodies mostly from Borough Market. The hamper was sprayed and decorated to match the decor in our new dining area and each person had written a dedication in [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
