Dad at the weekend

[...] of parmesan. As ever, make sure you have some good bread and wine to go with it… Filed under: Meaty Tagged: carbonara, Las vegas, linguine, spaghetti, strippers [...]

[...] of crisp white wine or a bottle of Bandol rose if the sun is shining… Filed under: Fishy, Meaty Tagged: anchovy, Beef, carpaccio, Tuna, vitello tonnato [...]

[...] of them as quickly as you can and then wait…with all the patience you can muster… Filed under: Meaty Tagged: dauphinoise, duck, leftovers, red cabbage [...]

[...] it back in the oven. That’s it. really really good. And even better on day two… Filed under: Meaty Tagged: Beef, curry [...]

[...] and season really well with salt and pepper (and five spice if you wish). Put it in a large roasting tin on top of a selection of roughly chopped carrots, onions, celery and a garlic bulb cut in half. [...]

[...] ) Take a couple of long sweet red peppers, cut them lengthways in half or thirds and lay on a roasting tin, sprinkle with salt and olive oil and put into a hot oven for about half an hour. Keep an eye [...]

[...] tin put a layer of the forcemeat, then a layer of the duck (with some of the juices from the roasting tin, but not too much of the fat), then another layer of forcemeat, then a layer of the chicken [...]

[...] , all pounded in a pestle and mortar: a quarter of a cinnamon stick, a teaspoon of cumin seeds, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, peppercorns, a tablespoon of salt, garam masala and [...]

[...] and bring with you in a jar): three cardamom pods, two star anise, two tablespoons of cumin seeds, coriander seeds and sea salt, one tablespoon of peppercorns, fennel seeds, and half a [...]

[...] oil and a mixture of the following: two cardamom pods, two star anise, two tablespoons each of cumin seeds, coriander seeds and sea salt, one tablespoon each of peppercorns, fennel seeds, and half a [...]

[...] Beef Start by putting the following into a dry frying pan: two teaspoons of coriander seeds, cumin seeds, cinnamon bark and a couple of cardamom pods and warm them up, then pound them with salt (not [...]

[...] ragu - Take 500g of beef mince and fry in batches until it caramelises and then stick it in a large saucepan with a tin of chopped tomatoes (and a little extra water). Now gently fry a finely chopped [...]

[...] no more than a few minutes… As above, finely chop a spring cabbage and put it into a large saucepan of salted boiling water. Leave it for no more than 2 minutes and then drain it in a [...]

[...] : Take 500g of beef mince and fry in batches until it caramelises and then stick it in a large saucepan with a tin of chopped tomatoes (and a little extra water). Now gently fry a finely chopped [...]

[...] eight minutes to prepare, you need help. Cut up your rhubarb stalks into chunks and put in a large saucepan with a few tablespoons of caster sugar (vanilla caster sugar if you have some prepared). [...]

[...] , mix together, season carefully and serve in ramekins again with crusty bread. Filed under: Fishy Tagged: coriander, fish, potted, salmon, twitter [...]

[...] a cup of Earl Grey (no milk). Alternatively, use my smoked mackerel pate recipe. Filed under: Fishy Tagged: Mackerel, smoked, smoking [...]

[...] this one today if I can find some oysters in town, so pictures will come later. Filed under: Fishy Tagged: bloody hell, bloody mary, champagne, martini, oysters [...]

[...] spinach or just a hunk of really good bread. And a bottle of Picpoul de Pinet… Filed under: Fishy Tagged: capers, fish, Fish pie, monkfish, potatoes, salmon, scallop, skate, skate cheeks, spinach [...]

[...] a sauce – seems to work well). Oh – and maple syrup for the Canadians… Enjoy. Filed under: Sweet things Tagged: chocolate spread, lemon, pancakes, suger [...]

[...] that didn’t sound too confusing. Serve with single cream and eat with gusto… Filed under: Sweet things Tagged: chilli, chocolate, torte [...]

[...] and a chocolate cookie. But without the butter. So they’re healthy. Kind of. Filed under: Sweet things Tagged: biscuits, chocolate, cookies, ginger, ginger biscuits [...]

[...] than 10 slices of thickly buttered toast). * 2012 is a leap year. Smartarse. Filed under: Sweet things Tagged: butter, cupcakes, oreos, valentine's day [...]

[...] right direction… (and thanks for the photo Sally) Filed under: Fishy, Meaty, Other things, Vegetarian Tagged: dairy free, diet, wheat free [...]

[...] : (Photos courtesy of Sally Kaldor. Yep, she demanded a photo credit) Filed under: Drinking, Vegetarian Tagged: canada, healthy, Kale, mung beans, smoothie [...]

[...] – give it a try (maybe without the banana and yoghurt…) Filed under: Drinking, Sweet things, Vegetarian Tagged: compote, Rhubarb [...]

[...] into thick slices. Stick them on the barbeque. Cook them. Filed under: Meaty, Sweet things, Vegetarian Tagged: asparagus, camping, chicken, pineapple [...]