Definately no slacking happening here! Okay, so maybe a little lazy updating this, but I’ve been busy knitting, walking, cooking and working.
We are all tired from our busy day. Gracie is currently burrowing a comfy spot on the sofa beside D; who is lying sleeping, covered in a paw-printed dog blanket.
I [...]
This is a recipe that I use often (it is currently on the stove top). It is a Nigel Slater recipe and comes from the Sainsbury's Magazine (January 2004).
Serves 4
75g (3oz) butter
2 large onions, peeled and thinly sliced
1 heaped tablespoon flour
75ml (3fl oz)) Madeira
510ml (18fl oz) stock
Worcestershire sauce
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Melt the [...]
Serves 4
Ingredients
4 lamb shanks
2tbsp olive oil
1/2tsp garlic powder
1/2tsp ground red chilli
1/2tsp dried oregano
1/2tsp chilli flakes
1tsp salt
1/2tsp coarsely ground black pepper
roast potatoes to serve
Sauce
1tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves
2tsp hot oak-smoked paprika
1tsp ground cumin
1tbsp red wine vinegar
6 beef or large tomatoes, skinned, halved and deseeded
2tbsp chopped fresh mint
1/2tsp sugar
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
red kidney beans: [...]
The ferry over to Rathlin Island was rather a rough journey on Monday. For the second time that I remember I felt sea sick; first time was also on the Rathlin ferry. D tried to distract me by talking about the Jim’ll Fix It where the lads went on the rollercoaster and one [...]
