This is another recipe from the 30 minute cookbook. I really wanted to make some fishcakes, but could n't use a normal recipe because of the breadcrumb coating. I am still avoiding wheat and dairy at the moment so this was a big no go area.
These fish rosti were great, salmon and potato, spring onion, ginger corriander leaf, lemon juice and a bit of salt and cayenne pepper all mixed together and formed into little patties. It was a really simple but really effective dinner - we just had a little salad with it and some chilli sauce for dipping.
I think this recipe is a winner and I will make this instead of standard fishcakes in future, even when wheat is available again. It was so much easier not having to fiddle about with coating the patties in breadcrumbs and I really didn't miss it. The extra's of the ginger, corriander and cayenne gave them such an interesting flavour as well.
Saturday, 2 October 2010
Chocolate Brownies
Ok, so this is technically not a 'dinner', but look at them! How could I not include this one.
This brownie recipe is from Cakes and Slices (ISBN: 9781741960693). The book is an absolute bargain and the recipes work amazingly well.
I actually received the book as a gift from some of the lovely people I work with. I feel the need to repay this kindness with regular batches of these and this seems to go down rather well.
I am still not allowed wheat or dairy which, unfortunately makes these 'out of bounds'. I am therefore having to settle for the role as a feeder but I still enjoy making these.
I have tried several brownie recipes and these are the simplest and the tastiest!
This brownie recipe is from Cakes and Slices (ISBN: 9781741960693). The book is an absolute bargain and the recipes work amazingly well.
I actually received the book as a gift from some of the lovely people I work with. I feel the need to repay this kindness with regular batches of these and this seems to go down rather well.
I am still not allowed wheat or dairy which, unfortunately makes these 'out of bounds'. I am therefore having to settle for the role as a feeder but I still enjoy making these.
I have tried several brownie recipes and these are the simplest and the tastiest!
Sunday, 11 July 2010
Cajun Spiced Chicken
Ok, so after a bit (a lot) of a delay, i thought it was about time this blog got underway again. So here we have Cajun Spiced Chicken - recipe taken from the 30 minute cookbook by Jenni Fleetwood.
I love these 20 and 30 minute books, they are perfect for mid week meals when we both get in late and don't want to be waiting ages for dinner, but they also allow you to feel like you have actually cooked something worthwhile, fresh and balanced.
I am on a wheat and dairy free kick at the moment so we are working around that and this recipe allowed me to do that.
It is really simple to create this rub for the meat, speedy to cook and tastes lovely. It looks a little black in the picture, but it is supposed to look that way and trust me, it tasted great.
I love these 20 and 30 minute books, they are perfect for mid week meals when we both get in late and don't want to be waiting ages for dinner, but they also allow you to feel like you have actually cooked something worthwhile, fresh and balanced.
I am on a wheat and dairy free kick at the moment so we are working around that and this recipe allowed me to do that.
It is really simple to create this rub for the meat, speedy to cook and tastes lovely. It looks a little black in the picture, but it is supposed to look that way and trust me, it tasted great.
Saturday, 26 September 2009
Beef Rendang
This is a recipe from 'The Wok Bible' by Sunil Vijayakar, Becky Johnson and Jenni Fleetwood.
This is definitely a weekend recipe as it takes quite a while - 2 hours cooking - and that is without preparation time. It also uses some unusual ingredients which we found it difficult to find - galangal and tamarind.
This is apparently an Indonesian dish and it is well worth the wait! Because it is cooked for so long the beef melts in the mouth and takes on all of the flavours of the spice, chilli and other ingredients. It also has potato in it which makes it a one pot meal - no need to mess around with any side dishes. This also means that once it is all done and cooking you can get on with whatever else you want to do.
Thumbs up from both of us for this one!
This is definitely a weekend recipe as it takes quite a while - 2 hours cooking - and that is without preparation time. It also uses some unusual ingredients which we found it difficult to find - galangal and tamarind.
This is apparently an Indonesian dish and it is well worth the wait! Because it is cooked for so long the beef melts in the mouth and takes on all of the flavours of the spice, chilli and other ingredients. It also has potato in it which makes it a one pot meal - no need to mess around with any side dishes. This also means that once it is all done and cooking you can get on with whatever else you want to do.
Thumbs up from both of us for this one!
Couscous with Halloumi
This was another recipe from the 20 minute cookbook. It was a bit of a last minute 'what can i cook with what we already have' moment.
The recipe calls for courgette and peach, but I left those out as we didn't have them.
Nice and straightforward recipe and it looked and tasted delicious. Nice light meal ideal for when you have been working late and don't want to have to go to too much effort and want dinner in a hurry.
The recipe calls for courgette and peach, but I left those out as we didn't have them.
Nice and straightforward recipe and it looked and tasted delicious. Nice light meal ideal for when you have been working late and don't want to have to go to too much effort and want dinner in a hurry.
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
Steak with warm tomato salsa
Recipe taken from The 20 Minute Cookbook by Jenni Fleetwood.
This is a great book for after work dinners. I had avoided this recipe as my Husband doesn't like tomato in its raw form, but a rule is a rule and he does love steak so I hoped that would be enough... and it was.
This was a really easy recipe and the balsamic vinegar, spring onion and tomato salsa was lovely,
I made some home made chips to go with this which also went down well.
This is a great book for after work dinners. I had avoided this recipe as my Husband doesn't like tomato in its raw form, but a rule is a rule and he does love steak so I hoped that would be enough... and it was.
This was a really easy recipe and the balsamic vinegar, spring onion and tomato salsa was lovely,
I made some home made chips to go with this which also went down well.
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
Chicken with sour cream and pepper
This was taken from Anjum Anand's Anjum's New Indian.
It was supposed to be made with red pepper, but I had a leftover yellow one so thought I may as well use that up. This was a really straightforward recipe and because of the sour cream and lack of chili's it was very mild - great for those friend's who don't like spice or for chili lovers (like my husband) who like a break from the spice every now and again!
We served this with basmati rice, potato pakora's, naan and popadom's. Yum yum yum...we'll start on the exercise next week!
It was supposed to be made with red pepper, but I had a leftover yellow one so thought I may as well use that up. This was a really straightforward recipe and because of the sour cream and lack of chili's it was very mild - great for those friend's who don't like spice or for chili lovers (like my husband) who like a break from the spice every now and again!
We served this with basmati rice, potato pakora's, naan and popadom's. Yum yum yum...we'll start on the exercise next week!
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