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Friday 1.1 |
Lunch: rice noodles with pak choi, chilli, peanuts, oyster sauce We had been for the traditional New Years Day ride, starting at 845am, at -5 degrees. Dinner: Goose liver, butter beans, cabbage-bacon-juniper, mashed potato The liver I had cooked last week, as a sort of confit, I froze it in the fat. We had the rest of the d"Angludet, fabulous.. Last bottle we had seemed a bit old, but this one was in top condition Sloe gin jelly, amaretti The sloe gin is years old. I'd forgotten about it. There is a danger it gets bitter if left too long, I think that's what I read, but this seemed fine. I used 3 sheets of Costa gel, 250ml liquid (5 tbs sloe gin and the rest water). The set is a bit firm, but ok, maybe worth trying a tiny bit less gel. |
Saturday 2.1 |
Lunch: At Mike and Philippa's Dinner: chicken, mushrooms, shallots in sherry and cream with a little truffle oil, fried almonds, linguine, peas Raspberries in Framboise, amaretti, cream |
Sunday 3.1 |
Lunch: spag with aubergine, chilli, tomatoes, feta manky things from the fridge Dinner: tartiflette, little gem salad Mango in a syrup of limeleaves, lemongrass, chilli, white rum |
Monday 4.1 |
Fish soup Salad of rocket, grilled aubergine, bacon, avocado; ciabatta |
Tuesday 5.1 |
Risotto with prosciutto and broad beans hey guess what it snowed today so we had this lovely summery risotto. but Colin had bought some prosciutto for the tartiflette and this is what I thought to do with it. Quince tart from freezer |
Wednesday 6.1 |
Fried mushrooms on toast Jerus, pearl barley, chorizo, parsley dumplings rather a brown food day. the main course was more or less the Nigel Slater recipe from the sunday paper. I don't often do dumplings, last time didn't work. This recipe had flour+butter rather than suet. I used 3/4 oz butter and 1.5 oz SR flour, they got cooked about 25 mins. They are nice. There is still a lot of snow about |
Thursday 7.1 |
Smoked salmon, cucumber with dill and shallot, potatoes with mustard and olive oil fried xmas pud and brandy sauce |
Friday 8.1 |
Watercress and bacon, mustard dressing Confit of duck, barley with barberries and cauliflower the barley was a bit boring but we're too tired and cold and constrained by the snow to do much that's exciting |
Saturday 9.1 |
Lunch: pasta with cauli and cheese sauce, gratinated Dinner: Aubergine slices with tomato, anchovy, pine kernels Rack of lamb with herb crust, dauphinoise with truffle, green beans |
Sunday 10.1 |
Lunch: spag with tomato and garlic Dinner: Beef in guinness with pickled walnuts, braised red cabbage, mashed potato Grilled peaches, cream and creme de peche, amaretti |
Monday 11.1 |
Veloute of Jerusalems (with onion, lentil, a teeny bit of fenugreek, cream) WR fishcakes tartare sauce, green beans, fried potatoes I have a horrible cold so Colin has to do all the shopping and cooking. A skive but I wouldn't wish this particular cold on anyone. |
Tuesday 12.1 |
Risotto with sundried tomatoes and dolcelatte, little gem Poached peaches, toasted brioche, cream |
Wednesday 13.1 |
Fish soup Lamb shoulder with ras, courgettes, couscous |
Thursday 14.1 |
Sardines with tomato on toast Chickpeas, chorizo, spinach, chilli, potatoes |
Friday 15.1 |
Watercress, bacon, creme fraiche tart; peas and potatoes We were to have had John and Val round but turns out my cold is most likely swine flu. This was to be the starter. It's from Sybil Kapoor's book, Taste. It's good, even when you've lost your appetite like I have. Chestnut cake And this is from David E-M's Dessert book. I did 3/4 the quantities in a 8" cake tin so I think his quantities are a bit much for the 8" tin specified in the book. It is a great recipe, light and moist. The lemon zest really lifts it. |
Saturday 16.1 |
Lunch: linguine, anchovies, tomato Dinner: Steak, mushrooms, fried potatoes, green beans Chestnut sorbet, pears fried in butter |
Sunday 17.1 |
Lunch: spag with chorizo, tomato Dinner: leek and potato soup Chicken, tomato and cream , polenta cakes, courgettes |
Monday 18.1 |
Fish soup Flageolet beans, truffle, prosciutto crudo, bread |
Tuesday 19.1 |
Pork burgers, Sri Lanka curry sauce, rice, pak choi Quince tart, creme fraiche |
Wednesday 20.1 |
WR mackerel and gooseberry pate Sausages, red onion confit, peas, mash |
Thursday 21.1 |
cabbage parcels with chicken and oyster sauce, shitake mushrooms, water chestnuts, rice I had bought a chicken carcass and cooked it - there was a decent amount of meat. Used some of the stock in this too. Pancakes |
Friday 22.1 |
Watercress with dolcelatte dressing Spag bolo |
Saturday 23.1 |
Lunch: dhal/cabbage (T) polenta cake (C) Dinner: WR smoked salmon and spinach tartlets Cod, pea puree, samphire, fried potatoes |
Sunday 24.1 |
Lunch: spag garlic oil (C) Steak, red wine, horseradish, cream etc, rice I just had rice, I'm ill with something else |
Monday 25.1 |
Dinner: Chicken, mushrooms with cream ham, rice I just had a little chicken and rice |
Tuesday 26.1 |
curry of prawns, tamarind, tomatoes, cilantro; sweetcorn, rice I just had dhal and rice |
Wednesday 27.1 |
Leek and potato soup Spag with cream ham garlic; peas |
Thursday 28.1 |
cod, red pepper and chorizo chilli, courgettes, potatoes WR Chocolate and orange tart |
Friday 29.1 |
Chicken, leeks ham and creme fraiche, pasta WR tart |
Saturday 30.1 |
Lunch: spag with chilli and tomatoes Dinner: YP Beetroot soup (C) Chicken, smoked aubergine and red pepper, courgettes, pasta |
Sunday 31.1 |
Lunch: spag Dinner: YP Beetroot soup (C) Fish, peas, mashed potatoes |
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