I love food, there is very little doubt about that. Both eating and cooking, though mainly eating. Recently I have tried a few new recipes which are sure to become favourites -
The first is a Spinach Quiche and it is truly delicious, who could not love the combination of pastry, cream cheese, [...]
Chocolate Whiskey Cake
Originally uploaded by ZMB.
Recipe provided by Dave’s mum.
Grease a 18cm springform tin.
Ingredients
2 eggs
2 dsp caster sugar
225g unsalted butter
200g dark chocolate
2 tbsp whiskey
225 g crushed digestive biscuits
55g chopped nuts
Method
Beat eggs and sugar until thick and creamy. Gradually add melted butter and chocolate beating all the time.
Fold in whiskey, biscuits and nuts. Pour [...]
Recipe from Real Cooking by Nigel Slater
Serves 4
For the filling:
2 medium sized leeks, or onions, chopped
a medium sized carrot, diced
a decent knob of butter
4 medium sized brown mushrooms, sliced
450g minced roast lamb or raw lamb mince
flour
a tablespoon tomato puree
250ml hot lamb stock (one oxo cube)
bay leaf
sprig of thyme
worcestershire sauce
In a large pan, cook the chopped [...]
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: [...]
