December 2012 |
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Saturday 1.12 |
Lunch: thai rice noodles, sugar snaps, tahini sauce Dinner: sweet potato gnocchi, cockles and bacon, spinach this was great, potato was about 14oz, I put in about 3-4 oz flour. This was just right, they were very light
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Sunday 2.10 |
Lunch: spag with leeks and olives Dinner: WR boreks fish stew, bread, fennel |
Monday 3.12 |
risotto of lobster and mushroom, green beans pineapple, ginger syrup, Bacardi |
Tuesday 4.12 |
WR quinoa soup WR venison casserole, beetroot and ginger, pearl barley |
Wednesday 5.12 |
pigeon breasts in pom. molasses; bulghar pilaff with pomegranate seeds, green beans mango fried in coconut lard |
Thursday 6.12 |
carrot and tarragon soup baked mushrooms, breadcrumb and parmesan; celeriac pancake, ps broc. |
Friday 7.12 |
Ate out
Thai Bras |
Saturday 8.12 |
Lunch: dhal and WR paratha Dinner: Ivan's party |
Sunday 9.12 |
Lunch: At Margaret's Dinner: tuna, quinoa, tomato-redpepper-orange sauce, courgettes colin says e used 1tsp orange juice but it could do with more |
Monday 10.12 |
Salad of rocket, sweet potato, red peppers and chilli, brie, sesame Grilled peaches, creme fraiche, amaretti |
Tuesday 11.12 |
wr sweet potato felafel mushrooms in sherry and cream, polenta, peas and lettuce |
Wednesday 12.12 |
Ate out Daphne, with my branch |
Thursday 13.12 |
couscous with courgette, peppers, chickpeas, big raisins, fried almonds set yog flavoured with orange, oraneg flower water; pomegranate seeds Used 1 leaf gelatine which is not enough |
Friday 14.12 |
5-spice chicken, cavolo nero, soba noodles grilled peaches with almond cream (toasted ground almonds, sugar, cream, Amaretto) |
Saturday 15.12 |
Lunch: pasta with lemon, cream, olives Dinner: smoked salmon with beetroot fritters and mustard mayo nigel slater recipe from newspaper, looks as tho the fritters won't stick together but they just about do baked red peppers, aubergine, brie, pine kernels (yum); salad |
Sunday 16.12 |
Lunch: pasta with cavolo nero and bacon (and balsamic) - good Dinner: John sweet potato gnocchi, walnut and sage sauce, goat cheese 17 oz (unpeeled) sweet potato, microwaved then dried a bit in the over. 3-4 oz flour plus a little more for dusting - perfect. pigeon breasts, girolles and oyster mushrooms, mashed potato, chard Quince and cream cheddar, wensleydale, vacherin John brought Rasteau and we had a Barolo; John's was better |
Monday 17.12 |
sweet potato and spinach sort of curry with tahini-based sauce; rice noodles choc and pear cake then Tracey had mince pies at Michael and Helen's carol evening |
Tuesday 18.12 |
carrot and tarragon soup Meatballs in a sort of goulash, Spag, green beans |
Wednesday 19.12 |
smoked salmon, potato pancakes, sour cream, beetroot horseradish puree fried parsnips, 5-spice red cabbage, lentils, potatoes I tried microwave baking small potatoes but it didn't work |
Thursday 20.12 |
WR pakoras SpiceTailor Korma sauce with mushrooms, potato, spinach; rice |
Friday 21.12 |
fried hake, turkish turnip, potatoes ie, turnip with chilli, lemon juice, dill, fresh mint - this is really good choc and pear cake |
Saturday 22.12 |
Lunch: curly pasta with cream broc chilli Dinner: At Chris's I did some ciabatta-style bread, one with kalonji+ onion, other with olives and fennel seed |
Sunday 23.12 |
Lunch: spag tomato and basil Dinner: chickpeas, chorizo, cabbage, fried potatoes Lemon curd, oranage slices, brioche, cream WR have "essential" brioche, a little Marie Antoinette, I think.. I finished finnegans wake |
Monday 24.12 |
Lunch: bulghar, turnip, beetroot, broc ie leftovers Dinner: Diana and Martin Aubergine slices, pomegranate molasses and oil glaze, pomegranat seeds, mint leaves, toasted walnuts (Diana) Moroccan lamb and apricots, couscous
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Tuesday 25.12 |
Lunch: with Mum smoked salmon, celeriac remoulade, capers Guineau fowl with sausage-prune- chestnut-giblet stuffing, roast WR Heritage potates, roast squash, sprouts and bacon Christmas pud Stilton and remains of cheese from last weekend Tea: beetroot, pomegranate seeds, chickpeas, pinekernels, salad |
Wednesday 26.12 |
Lunch: with Connie and Chas Tartiflette, cos salad Pears fried in butter, almonds, shortbread Dinner: Smoked salmon, mayo with chilli and garlic, salad Guinea fowl, lentils, cabbage, rice |
Thursday 27.12 |
parsnip and celeriac hash (tried to make pakora but failed) aubergine and chickpea curry (tamarind and coconut) |
Friday 28.12 |
WR brie and tomato tarts Celeriac cubes in pancetta; risotto with peas |
Saturday 29.12 |
Lunch: spag alla puttanesca Dinner: Michael Cod fillet, cockles and chorizo, spinach with lemon Confit of duck, butter beans, sourdough ciabatta, salad we had a *really* fab claret Vieux Ch Certan Chestnut cake, chestnut sorbet reamins of cheese |
Sunday 30.12 |
Lunch: wr spinach ravioli Dinner: salad, croutons, pine kernels squash, celeriac, beetroot with stilton |
Monday 31.12 |
venison tenderloin (poss best meat of the year), sloe gin sauce, peas, potato and celeriac rosti xmas pud stilton jan 1 lunch spag, tomatoes |
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