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Spatchcock quail with a lovely sour-ish polenta, and gremolata, from lunch at TOASTed


A home-made Sopranos-type gnocchi dish with a lamb bolognaise and feta


Fried tomatoes with a bit of nutmeg and double cream, on toast


A leftover snickers icecream bar that I found at the back of the freezer when I thought they were all gone!


Anyone else had a week as good as I? [please be prepared to answer requests for recipes...!!]


Jacqui.

pancakes (early I know!)


chinese chicken and chilli green beans that I made at home.


Lincolnshire poacher cheese (my 'new' favourite), crackers and home-made apple chutney made by an ED-er.


not quite as good a week as you but I haven't been out much this week.

Have been skiing this week so lots of lovely lunches in huts on the piste...


Highlights were a fabulous salami/chilli pizza, Tyrolean Grostl (fried potatoes with little bits of meat and a fried egg on top), schnitzel, venison stew, sachertorte and strudels. Suspect both the hunger from a morning skiing and the lovely views helped the food taste all the better...

KidKruger Wrote:

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> Excellent.

>

> At home:

> Burmese chicken thigh curry.

> Lamb kofte curry.

> Thai chicken and potato curry.

> Spag Bol loaded with port.



Oh my. Any chance of a recipe, KidKruger? The Burmese chicken thigh curry sounds fab...

Thanks KidKruger, looking forward to it!


In answer to Dopamine1979's request..here's a delish,simple supper I enjoyed last night...



Chicken with courgettes and limes. Serves 2


6-8oz skinned and boned chicken meat

12-14oz courgettes and 2 limes

a little olive oil and soy sauce.


Cut raw chicken into small strips.

Toss it in 2tsp oil with a good shake of soy and a good grinding of black pepper.

Cover and leave to marinate for 1hr-or all day if more convenient.


Top and tail the courgettes and cut into matchsticks or grate thickly.

Saute them in a non-stick pan barely filmed with oil.

Remove and keep hot.

Add chicken and flavourings and stir-fry until tender and just cooked. Quickly pour on the juice of the limes, return the courgettes to the pan, season well with s+p and toss to mix.

Serve on hot plates. Nutty basmati rice goes well.

Jacqui5254 Wrote:

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> Thanks KidKruger, looking forward to it!

>

> In answer to Dopamine1979's request..here's a

> delish,simple supper I enjoyed last night...

>

>

> Chicken with courgettes and limes. Serves

> 2

>

> 6-8oz skinned and boned chicken meat

> 12-14oz courgettes and 2 limes

> a little olive oil and soy sauce.

>

> Cut raw chicken into small strips.

> Toss it in 2tsp oil with a good shake of soy and a

> good grinding of black pepper.

> Cover and leave to marinate for 1hr-or all day if

> more convenient.

>

> Top and tail the courgettes and cut into

> matchsticks or grate thickly.

> Saute them in a non-stick pan barely filmed with

> oil.

> Remove and keep hot.

> Add chicken and flavourings and stir-fry until

> tender and just cooked. Quickly pour on the juice

> of the limes, return the courgettes to the pan,

> season well with s+p and toss to mix.

> Serve on hot plates. Nutty basmati rice goes

> well.


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jacks09 Wrote:

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> Please pass on the recipe for the above!


There is no recipe as such... pastry is basic hot water crust. Apple pie filling is just sliced apples and sugar. Pork filling is chopped shoulder, sausagemeat and whatever seasoning you fancy. There are really endless possibilities for "pie within a pie" creations.

Beef in black bean sauce, Mini spring rolls, Special Fried Rice.


From my old friend at Hong Hong on Grove vale. One of the best Chinese takeaways in the area and reasonably priced.


Hadn't been there for a while. Back in my carefree single days I'm pretty sure I was paying his mortgage.


:)

Jacqui5254 : many thanks, but unfortunately I don't have much time to "cook" or update the blog these days! Hopefully I'll start again soon, albeit at a reduced frequency.


Dopamine1979 : many Chinese takeaways tenderise meat with baking soda. It's an easy way of making very cheap meat edible. Personally I don't like it as the meat takes on a strange "already chewed" texture, but each to their own. You shouldn't need to do it with decent meat though, maybe you're cooking it too long?


Bes : kofta burger sounds damn good.

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