A nice quiet winter’s weekend called for some gentle slow cooking and some comforting dinners. Saturday night was curry night so I gave the Baker Brother’s lamb curry a go. Using diced lamb shoulder, the curry is slowly cooked for 2 hours, and what started as a very un-promising piece of meat turned into the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘pork’
Slow Cooking
Posted in suppers, tagged chapatti, crackling, curry, fabulous baker brothers, lamb, nigella lawson, pancetta, pork, pumpkins, risotto, slow-cooked, squash on February 13, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Mothers Day
Posted in dinner parties, tagged broccoli, butterscotch, onions, pork, potatoes, pudding, sultana on March 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ok, so I know Mother’s Day should be a day off for me, but I cannot think of a better way to celebrate being a Mum than cooking a special meal for my two gorgeous boys and for my wonderful Mum. I’m sure I should have been born Jewish as I just cannot help but [...]
Lazy Sunday
Posted in baking, bread, soups, tagged bread, cheese, greenhouse, peppers, pork, soup, tomatoes on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
At this time of year, when the weather is foul, I really love nothing more than spending the day pottering in the kitchen. And what could be better to cook and eat than a piping hot bowl of soup, especially when it uses up all those bits and bobs of veggies that are lurking around [...]
Dinner at ours
Posted in dinner parties, tagged bread, caramel, chestnuts, greens, pear, pork, potatoes, soup, swede, trifle on October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Had a lovely evening last Saturday with friends over for dinner. Deb & Rob, Helen & Matthew and Alexia & Matthew, all friends from the village. Tried to keep to a seasonal menu and wanted to keep it reasonably simple as it was the mayor’s procession during the day so we were all busy [...]
