A bit of an improv dinner, but very nice. Cauliflower tossed in curry masala, a wee bit of paprika and rapeseed oil, then roasted. Chicken coated in… Read more “Dinn-stagram 20. Coconut chicken”
Dinn-stagram 19. More salmon, bonus oaty cookies!
Salmon baked with lemon and dill, and a mountain of broccoli. Working on a recipe for *chip oatmeal cookies as well. Raisins don’t work for this house… Read more “Dinn-stagram 19. More salmon, bonus oaty cookies!”
Dinn-stagram 17. Spaghetti Bolognese.
Beef ragu, plus spaghetti. Short pasta like penne is much more suitable, bit sometimes I just need a giant bowl of spaghetti with cheese on top. Clean… Read more “Dinn-stagram 17. Spaghetti Bolognese.”
Dinn-stagram 16: Poached chicken with mushrooms and herbs
A very full plate for a very hungry belly. I’m making a major effort to eat more fruit and veg and avoid sugary snacks and super processed… Read more “Dinn-stagram 16: Poached chicken with mushrooms and herbs”
Dinn-stagram 15: sea trout
Day two of fish. I don’t think I’ve ever cooked sea trout before. Brown and rainbow, sure, but not the bigger cousin. I got “one of the… Read more “Dinn-stagram 15: sea trout”
Dinn-stagram 14. Smoked coley
Yesterday went a tad awry in dinner terms, due to Velcro baby, hubs working late and dogs needing picking up from the groomer. Happy meals all around.… Read more “Dinn-stagram 14. Smoked coley”
Dinn-stagram 12. Bockwurst
German bockwurst, boiled and sliced and sprinkled with lemon juice. Polish pickled red cabbage, some sugarsnaps and baby corn, and potato wedges, and a good blob of… Read more “Dinn-stagram 12. Bockwurst”
Dinn-stagram day 11. Prawn pad thai
This was “I could eat it again right now” levels of good. I’ve had countless bowls of ok-to-disappointing pad Thai over the last few years – mostly… Read more “Dinn-stagram day 11. Prawn pad thai”
Dinn-stagram day 10: Alfredo pasta
The method of this was clever. Chicken is fried off, stock and milk added, then the pasta into the same pot. It’s sort of a risotto technique… Read more “Dinn-stagram day 10: Alfredo pasta”
Dinn-stagram day 9, fish and chips
Clearly from this hastily taken photo, I’m the next Man Ray! Spent far too long bimbling about, tweaking a cookie recipe and ended up with a freezer… Read more “Dinn-stagram day 9, fish and chips”
Cooking The Books 