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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘rice’
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 »
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 [...]
