february 2013

Ate out

Storyteller, with John

Lunch: black pepper tofu, rice noodles

Colin is away

Dinner: mango and pumpkin curry, vietnamese pancakes, chilli sauce, turnip and cabbage salad

pancakes from plenty - they are a bit fragile if they are too big

Lunch: Mum

Wild salmon, lime-lime leaf-lemongrass-cream sauce, courgettes, new potatoes

Pear in chocolate sauce

Dinner: Leek fritters, buttermilk sauce

salmon, soba noodles with broc, turnip, red onion, sesame sauce

again from plenty

lentils, gorgonzola; fried potatoes

pear and choc sauce

chickpea fritter, tahini and yoghurt, chilli jelly

chickpeas, chard, tamarind stew; fried potatoes

pancake, honey, lemon

chickpeas chorizo chard peppers red chilli cumin; fried potatoes

rhubarb ginger fool

Lunch: Chicory gratin, fried potatoes

Dinner: Ate out

Bras Blanc with Diana and Martin

Lunch: soba noodles, cabbage, sesame sauce

Dinner: Leek fritters, pickled peppers, caper sauce

Sweetbreads, Madeiera sauce, chicory, polenta

fried polenta, peppers

sweetbreads, mushroooms in cream, spinach, new potatoes

pancakes with bacon, spinach, mushroom

pancakes with lemon and sugar

halloumi, turnip turkish-style, tabbouleh

chestnut cake, cream

taramasalata, pitta

roast squash with lemon and herb crumbs, halloumi, rocket, quinoa

ate out

Flynns

Lunch: asparagus, gorgonzola, pinoli ravioli

Dinner Claire

Leek fritters, sour cream and herbs, roast sweet potato, rocket, pepperonata

Maple syrup cake, cream

recipe from internet which did not work..

Lunch: leek fritters etc left over

Dinner: Phoenix and Pat's

Chinese hotpot, for new year of the snake

aubergines, pinoli, halloumi, salad, ciabatta

wr cheesecake?

wr sweetcorn fritters

borscht

Janet

Pot roast guinea fowl, leeks, mushrooms; new potatoes

Rhubarb crumble and cream

Cornish brie, Cheshire

Fried squash, rice pilaff with barberries and peanuts, spinach with lime and olive oil

Quinces, cream, shortbread

Ate out

Thai Brasserie, with Michael

Lunch: pseudo-Mexican gfowl, black bean, polenta soup

Dinner: duck confit, salad of watercress, roast beetroot, blood orange; roast potato, puy lentils with 5-spice

nice Burgundy

tamarind mousse, maple syrup, caramelised pecans

mousse was: 1 egg 4floz cream, 1tsp tamarind, 2tbs sugar, 1.5 leaves gelatine. I made custard with the egg yolk, (with sugar, tamarind) melted the gel into it, whisked egg wtie and stirred in. Texture was quite firm, probably ok. Flavour a bit mild so we could dare a bit more tamarind next time

Lunch: posh sausage ravioli, tomato sauce

Colin went to WR, Tracey went on a very cold ride to Guiting in the actual snow well not that much snow

Dinner: gratin of cabbage, mushroom, porcini, gruyere; mashed potato

Pancakes, peaches, cream

Seabass fried, fennel with tomatoes and olives, sugar snaps, potato

poached figs, cream, fried pistachios

venison and lentil soup (from WR)

cauli with saffron, linguine with ras and pine kernels

carrot and tarragon soup

lamb with olives and pearl barley, carrots

from freezer

Michael and Helen

aubergines with yoghurt and pomegranate

roast sweet potato and beetroot; salad of rocket, mint, dill, blood orange, walnuts

set yogh with rosewater, cardamom honey

I used 3 leaves gel, 2.5 tbs rosewater for 20floz yog. Flavour not too overpowering. Used a mixture of Greek-style and 0-fat yogh.

Cornish brie and Keens cheddar