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Thursday 1st February |
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By pmorrell on
02/02/2007 17:13
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This is the last entry for the 'What I had for Dinner Last Night' Looking back over the blog has been interesting (well for me). Spaghetti Bolognese still holds the number 1 spot but the new discovery of the South African Lamb Potjie is rapidly climbing to number 2.
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Dinner Wednesady 31st January |
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By pmorrell on
01/02/2007 18:17
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Last night was sliced turkey breast with parma ham and emmental cheese baked in the oven. Accompanied by shallow fried saute potatos
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Dinner Tuesday 30th January |
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By pmorrell on
31/01/2007 18:28
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Lamb Potjie last night. Slow cooked diced neck of lamb with butter nut squash. Flavoured with mild curry powder
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Dinner Monday 29th January |
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By pmorrell on
31/01/2007 18:25
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Last night was crispy belly pork with rice. This is one of the most underated meat dishs. Score the skin to leave 1-2cm squares. Marinate in soy sauce and sugar. Sptinkle salt on the skin and then roast skin side up for about 90-120 minutes at 180c
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Dinner Saturday 27th January |
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By pmorrell on
28/01/2007 13:45
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Out last night celebrating the birthday of Sandy S, our very own showbiz kitten. Ate in a well established and stylish Indian restaurant in Bromley, Kent called the Tamasha. Chose our own starters but left the choice of the main courses to the owner, who we know. The highlight was a slow cooked lamb dish. The lamb almost falls apart and is in a thick, dark, highly spiced sauce.
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Dinner Wednesday 24th Januray |
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By pmorrell on
25/01/2007 18:56
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Last night was smoked haddock in a tomato, bacon, onion, prawn and white wine sauce mixed at the last minute with oven baked saute size potatos. May sound odd but the contrasting textures work well. Think Sweet and Sour pork. A totally inappropriate St Emillion to drink with it but it was very good.
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Dinner Tuesday 23rd January |
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By pmorrell on
24/01/2007 19:04
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Last night was fresh squid stir fried in a hoisin sauce with special fried rice (bacon, egg, prawns) all home made.
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Dinner Monday 22nd January |
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By pmorrell on
24/01/2007 19:02
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Another winter warmer, rabbit casserole with bacon, carrots, celery, tomato and mushrooms. This is really good meat, very tender and low in fat.
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Dinner Sunday 21st January |
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By pmorrell on
24/01/2007 18:59
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As it is Burns night this week it was Haggis and neeps for dinner. This is not to everyone's taste but if you do like it then its a good robust meal for a winter's night
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Dinner Saturday 20th January |
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By pmorrell on
21/01/2007 20:14
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Dinner for two so a spaghetti bolognese topped with fresh parmesan, I never tire of this dish. A very robust borgueil, loire red to go with this. If you see a borgueil try and get the St Nicholas, which I think is a domain in borgueil
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Dinner Friday 19th January |
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By pmorrell on
21/01/2007 20:11
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Last night was creole red jambalaya. This is the last night my daughter and partner are eating with us as their kitchen is almost finished so no more mega portions. It is alway difficult to increase the size of a dish that you know well
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Dinner Wednesday 17th January |
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By pmorrell on
18/01/2007 18:47
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A quick cassoulet last night with duck legs, toulouse sausages and butter beans in a tomato sauce. This is an assembled dish with the three main ingredients being cooked separately, put together in a dish and cooked for 30 minutes
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Dinner Tuesday 16th January |
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By pmorrell on
18/01/2007 18:44
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Last night was seafood carbonara with farfalle pasta. Based on a pot of Sainsbury's carbonara sauce but with the addition of fried onion, garlic, smoked bacon and mushrooms
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Dinner Monday 15th January |
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By pmorrell on
16/01/2007 18:42
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A real shift from the norm - Grilled Beef Burgers with onions and cheese in a sesame bap complete with home made baked chips. This was a real winter warmer meal
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Dinner Sunday 14th January |
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By pmorrell on
16/01/2007 18:38
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As my daughter and her partner are staying with us while their kitchen is replaced meals this week are bigger and slightly different. So it was roast belly pork with roast potatos, stir fried cabbage and gravy. The belly pork was delicious a 2kg piece heavily scored cooked on a bed of onion with soy sauce, brown sugar and sesame oil. Cooked at 180c for about 2 hours. Lots of saly on the skin to make great crackling
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Dinner Thursday 11th January |
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By pmorrell on
12/01/2007 10:37
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Lamb potjie last night. This is a South African dish with lamb and butternut squash. There are many recipes for this, do a search on the internet. It is like a pot au feu where you can pretty much throw in anything like cabbage, carrots, potato or peppers.
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Dinner Wednesday 10th January |
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By pmorrell on
12/01/2007 10:33
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Seafoood carbonara with farfale pasta last night. This was made with undyed smoked haddock and included smoked bacon and mushrooms. Topped with fresh parmesan
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Dinner Tuesday 9th January |
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By pmorrell on
10/01/2007 17:44
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Risotto made with fish soup and prawns last night. Dressed with mature Gruyere cheese from Friborg in Switzerland.
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Dinner Monday 8th January |
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By pmorrell on
10/01/2007 17:42
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Braised pork spare rib chops marinated with soy sauce, treacle. molasses sugar and sesame oil last night. Served with boiled rice dressed with virgin coconut oil.
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Dinner Saturday 6th January |
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By pmorrell on
09/01/2007 16:18
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Last night was 'Strange taste chicken' with egg fried rice. This is a Ken Hom recipe and contrasts a number of tastes and flavours rather like a sweet and sour sauce.
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Dinner Friday 5th January |
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By pmorrell on
09/01/2007 16:16
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Last night was shallow fried skate wings with home made oven baked chips. The secret of this being an enjoyable meal is that the skate must be very fresh. If you are buying skate reject any that has a smell of ammonia, its off and will taste unpleasant.
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Dinner Thursday 4th January |
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By pmorrell on
05/01/2007 15:00
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Last night was a repeat of a meal last week. Chicken with sweet potato and cocunut served with rice. This is a Keith Flloyd recipe.
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Dinner Wednesday 3rd January |
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By pmorrell on
05/01/2007 14:58
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Not to everyones tatse but last night was haggis and potatoes. This does make a very satisfying meal in the winter. Try and get a haggis with a natural skin rather than a plastic one.
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Dinner Monday 1st January |
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By pmorrell on
02/01/2007 14:37
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Went for a walk yesterday with friends and had an early dinner at thier house. A great meal and just right after being out for 2-3 hours in the country. Main course was beef pie made with short crust pastry, baked beans and mash with leeks. Followed by a delicious apple and blackberry crumble with custard and a cheese to finish. A great meal
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Dinner Sunday 31st December |
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By pmorrell on
02/01/2007 14:30
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This is the night of the holiday when we are not bound by tradition. Went to friends so six dining in total. Have done this for a number of years where each couple prepares a course. Click on more... for the menu
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Dinner Saturday 30th December |
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By pmorrell on
02/01/2007 14:27
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Last night was chicken with seet potato and coconut. This is a mild curry from Keith Floyd's Far Flung Floyd book. There are some great recipes in this book described in Keith's unique style. This dish is superb
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Dinner Friday 29th December |
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By pmorrell on
02/01/2007 14:22
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Shallow fried skate wings with home made oven baked chips. Another light dinner in anticipation of the weekend.
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Dinner Wednesday 27th December |
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By pmorrell on
02/01/2007 14:17
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Bourbon chicken with boiled rice. This is a quasi chinese dish that involves marinating chicken thighs with soy sauce, garlic, ginger, sesame oil and bourbon whiskey. After being marinated the thighs are roasted for about 45 minutes. We substituted Spanish brandy for the whiskey
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Dinner Tuesday 26th December |
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By pmorrell on
27/12/2006 20:08
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All the family were round last night so dinner was a huge game casserole. Two jointed pheasants, a jointed rabbit and wild boar and venison sausages cut into small pieces. Pudding was a cheesecake with pistashio base and honey and pistashio decoration. Cheese course included Manchengo, Quenby Hall Stilton, mature Gouda, extra mature Cheddar, Brie de Meaux and Camembert. All beautifully partnered by a 2000 Rioja
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Dinner Monday 25th December |
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By pmorrell on
26/12/2006 20:31
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We went to friends for Christmas day and there are no prizes for guessing what we had. It was an enormous traditional four course Christmas meal. Pate, prawns, smoked salmon, avocado and melon to start. A fantastic Copas free range, bronze feathered turkey with all the trimmings. Then Christmas pudding followed by cheese. Also great Bordeaux wines and port with the cheese.
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Dinner Sunday 24th December |
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By pmorrell on
26/12/2006 20:29
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As it was Christmas Eve we decided on rabbit casserole. Some of the rabbit was reserved for a game casserole on Boxing night
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Dinner Saturday 23rd December |
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By pmorrell on
24/12/2006 14:00
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Not strictly dinner last night, had about 25 friends around for the evening. To make a contrast between meals upcoming over the next few days the food was sausage and mash. Qauntities were 5Kg of mashed potato with butter and onion, topped with sliced tomato and double gloucester cheese, 2Kg of boston baked beans, 2 litres of guiness based onion gravy and about 6Kg of sausages. Lamb and mint, wild boar, pork with spices and nuts, cumberland and pork and apple.
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Dinner Friday 22nd December |
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By pmorrell on
24/12/2006 13:59
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Simple meal last night before the festivities start, shallow fried skate wings with home made oven baked chips
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Dinner Thursday 21st December |
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By pmorrell on
22/12/2006 19:34
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It was French Merguez sausages, home made oven baked chips and home made baked beans last night. For a quick bean recipe click on more...
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Dinner Wednesday 20th December |
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By pmorrell on
21/12/2006 11:10
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Spaghetti bolognese again last night but made with minced venison rather than minced steak. The venison mince does not shrink and is very rich so it is a very filling meal. It was a drinking night so a 2002 St Emilion was a great partner to the powerful flavours in the sauce.
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Dinner Tuesday 19th December |
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By pmorrell on
20/12/2006 14:49
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Last night was cassoulet with roast duck legs, toulouse sausages and butter beans in a tomato, onion and red wine sauce. Tuesday for me is a non drinking night but it would have been complemented by a robust Bourgogne
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Dinner Monday 18th December |
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By pmorrell on
19/12/2006 12:54
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A new dish last night, Lamb Potjie. This is a South African lamb curry with sweet potato. This was served with boiled rice that had 1 tablespoon of virgin coconut oil stirred in after draining. For a recipe, click on more...
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Dinner Sunday 17th December |
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By pmorrell on
18/12/2006 16:16
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Last night was a brace of roast pheasant. A 2000 Rioja made this an even better meal. If you have not had pheasant try it. Butchers do not hang them so they have a fresh gamey taste. If you can remember what turkey and chicken used to taste like then it is the same as pheasant. Expect to pay £5-£8 for two. If the pheasant is large, 1.2kg or above, then it will be enough for two. Watch out for the lead shot
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