3 September 2020 All we like sheep I’ve grown up eating lamb and mutton, from a Sunday roast to crisped cutlets and French beans, mutton and tomato stew to kofta kebabs, from shepherd’s pie to shawarma. Categories Leftovers/Mains/Meat/Roast Comments: 0
26 February 2020 Sea bass fillets on a courgette bed One of Andrew’s creations was grilled salmon on a bed of leek, probably served with crunchy little potatoes and a bottle of Picpoul. Categories Fish/Mains/Quick and easy
22 January 2020 Chicken and mushroom pasta with broccoli cheese Chicken and mushroom … with spaghetti. Categories Leftovers/Meat
26 December 2019 Figgy pudding It’s pudding. And it’s got figs in it. Categories Christmas/Desserts/English
16 December 2019 Winner winner chicken dinner For this chicken dinner I sliced lemons and arranged in the roasting dish. One half of a bulb of garlic sliced in among the lemons; the halved cloves of garlic in the cavity of the bird. Categories Mains/Roast
8 December 2019 Cider In the back end of that long summer before I went up to Oxford I tried making cider. This method is better. Categories Drinks
5 December 2019 Sprouts with prawns and chilli The secret to sprouts is cooking them for as little as possible. Categories Quick and easy/Vegetables
3 December 2019 Eggnog We’re planning our traditional pre-Christmas friends and neighbours pies and mulled wine party in 3 weeks’ time, which means eggnog. Categories Drinks
25 November 2019 Tiramisu Jenny wanted this for her birthday and I was happy to oblige. Categories Desserts/Italian
25 November 2019 Birthday lasagne When I asked what she wanted for her (mid-week) birthday dinner, Jenny said ‘pasta’. Categories Italian/Mains/Meat
