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Kaeng Kua bamboo shoot Thai curry

2010-03-18T12:20:00.001Z

Very hot! Bit heavy on the bamboo. The recipe calls for a lot of chicken, I used mushroom instead, but perhaps need more or something different next time - tofu or mock meat perhaps?

Sauce is coconut based.

Eggs en cocotte

2010-03-15T13:20:00.005Z

Variation of the classic French dish. Under what you can see is some well cooked and well seasoned (and nutmeg) mushrooms and onion. Then you break an egg over it, add some double cream, then top with cheese.

Into a hot oven for 15 mins (in a large roasting pan filled with boiling water so it comes halfway up the smaller containers)

Very rich, but good!

Spring rolls

2010-03-15T13:20:00.004Z

My famous (ish) Thai spring rolls. Better when just cooked and crispy!

Beansprouts, sweet thai basil, galangal, soy, lime juice, shitake, cabbage, tofu... Deep fried. They taste a lot better than these re-heated ones normally!

Usual Saturday breakfast

2010-03-15T13:18:00.008Z

Mock bacon, wilted spinach with garlic and butter, fried egg on bagel with cheddar cheese.

Caribbean stew

2010-03-15T13:18:00.007Z

Great stew. It is spicy with a tomato, coconut and jerk base. Also contains potato, kidney beans and spinach. it is finished with some chopped avocado....

A local pasty

2010-03-15T13:18:00.006Z

Sometimes you need to lower your standards...

Sushi lunch

2010-03-15T13:18:00.005Z

I love sushi. Vegetarian sushi is easier and easier to come by these days.

Cereal with yogurt

2010-03-15T13:16:00.005Z

Standard breakfast fare.

The wife's mock fish cakes

2010-03-15T13:16:00.004Z

Not bad!

Vegetable samosas

2010-03-15T13:14:00.002Z

From an North-Western Indian recipe. The filling varies but typically contains mashed potato, onion, peas, spices and cheese. Then deep fried.

Stir Fry

2010-02-17T14:01:00.001Z

Stir fry for lunch, kale with tofu and fried flat noodles.

Healthy (ish) lunch

2010-02-15T13:15:00.001Z

Tomato bread, cheese and onion bahjis (alingan), rocket, tomato, brie, Garstang blue cheese, mushroom pâté.

Quesadilla Lunch

2010-02-08T14:03:00.001Z

A common classic for us - tortillas filled with refried beans, a spicy salsa (tomato, pepper, chilli, onion, spices) and cheese. Then grilled or cooked in a hot oven until brown. Served with yoghurt or sour cream, chilli sauce and guacamole (if you have it!).

Breakfast from Banger Bros

2010-02-04T15:09:00.001Z

At Victoria Train Station - a veggie sausage on a bun, with some salad, (mild) chilli and alioli.

Not bad, but too much alioli and the sausage is a 'made from vegetables' type, which I find a bit unsatisfying...

Canneloni

2010-02-03T15:12:00.000Z

Mushroom-stuff canneloni, with a tomato sauce. The stuffing is really just mushroom and onion with some cheese, the sauce just tomato with some herbs - wonderfully simple meal.

Turnip Rosti

2010-02-01T15:14:00.000Z

Yes, well, I had a turnip to use up. That's fake bacon around the edge, and some tofu I fried (I had to use that up too).

A real dog's dinner this one, nothing matched up.

Turnip rosti is disappointing...

Risotto on Toast

2010-01-28T15:16:00.000Z

Should be a lunchtime classic :)

Leek risotto, very creamy, very good.

Left over soup

2010-01-27T15:17:00.000Z

That is, soup made from left-overs in the fridge.

All the vegetables, boiled up with some stock, then blended.

Not bad, but a bit odd...

Chocolate cake

2010-01-19T15:20:00.000Z

Home-made chocolate cake with coffee. Made with ground nuts instead of flour - great stuff!

Classic Breakfast

2010-01-16T15:23:00.000Z

We eat this brekfast a lot :)

Fried egg, fake bacon, patat rissole (potatoes fried with onion), and spinach (wilted with garlic and a knob of butter).

Cheese on toast gone mad

2010-01-15T14:56:00.004Z

I do feel a bit ill after eating this. Cheese on tomato paste, topped with jalapeño, olives, strips of veggie burger, tomato, an olive oil drizzle and black pepper.

Very rich after a few bites - one slice would have been enough!

Kludge

2009-12-23T12:42:00.002Z

That is, two day old samosa filling (potato, spinach, cheese, chilli, spices) and last night's Egyptian-style lentil meal made by the wife. I combined the two in a hot frying pan for a while, hoping for something good...

In the end the two combined into a sludgy green-ish mass, which, despite looking odd, tasted wonderful!

Mince pie and hot chocolate

2009-12-17T12:11:00.001Z

Snack of a shop-bought mince pie with a cup of hot chocolate.

Cheese on toast

2009-12-16T12:07:00.000Z

Afternoon snack - mature cheddar on toast with smoked paprika and chipotle chilli sauce.

Xmas horror

2009-12-11T12:06:00.001Z

The horrible, horrible xmas lunch from work this year. It's some kind of haloumi tart with mashed potato (with the skin still on!).