chickencam Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Sounds yummy We cooked a half shoulder of lamb in merguez spices from HFW River Cottage Everyday, for Sunday lunch yesterday. We only cooked it for 4 hours not the 6 he recommended, because it was already falling off the bone, after that time, but his recipe was for a whole shoulder. I have never seen the bones come out of a piece of meat so clean. It was so tasty and even my OH who seems to have gone off lamb recently said it was delicious I served it will roast home grown butternut squash, carrots, onion and beetroot. This was followed by poached home grown pears in a syrup flavoured with cloves, lemon and star anise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 The best Xmas lunch I ever had was a slow roast shoulder of hogget, cooked in wood fired oven. Getting hold of some hogget is virtually at the top of my 'must eat' list when we are back in the UK How lovely to have a meal made up virtually all of your own produce And one Xmas my brother bought the rest of the family our very own truffle - I do like it, but I can't say I'm completely bowled over by the flavour. Having said that, truffle, scallop, risotto rice - what's not to like Back down to earth, tonight we are having pesto pasta with home grown basil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Liz, that sounds gorgeous Daphne, hogget is delicious but it's getting harder to get now, even from our local farmers and free range butcher we do get the most amazing salt marsh lamb Today's tea was far less exotic, we had slow cooked Ox cheek yesterday for our Sunday roast, had some in our sandwiches today and the last of it went into a spicy saag style (although allotment kale rather than spinach) curry tonight with cauliflower "rice" and homemade naan bread (which I Made a batch of yesterday) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 We had chowder made with plenty of finely chopped vegetables and a fish pie mix of fish along with a few mussels. I love a warming chowder, the ultimate comfort food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I am making these http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/oct/18/rosa-parks-pancakes-recipe-breakfast-champions for breakfast this morning. They are currently resting, so can't comment on if they are any good or not yet. Will report back later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinsk Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Is Manchester House Aiden Byrne's place? He has a restaurant/pub not that far from us, been a couple of times and food has always been lovely. What's his recipe book like? I think I've finally cracked the crispy chicken wing. I have a real soft spot for chicken wings but wont get them from the takeaway as we only eat FR, earlier attempts at homemade versions just don't live up. A cornflour batter made with chinese cooking wine, white pepper, black pepper, garlic granules, onion salt and sea salt, leave the wings in whilst heating up some oil and then fry until crispy and golden. Quite addictive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Space Chick, that risotto looks lovely Sad to say that the only truffles I've ever had were made of chocolate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I just made my Christmas cake today The house smells lovely. Yummmmy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Am embarking on Chocolate Krantz from Not Quite Nigella. Dough is having its first prove. Think I may have bitten off more than I can chew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Am embarking on Chocolate Krantz from Not Quite Nigella. Dough is having its first prove. Think I may have bitten off more than I can chew! How did it turn out ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I tried to post a picture but got too cross with photobucket! On the outside it looked just like the picture and smelt amazing - like pain au chocolat. Mr Hollywood would have said it was underbaked though as the bottom half was a bit stodgy. Tasted good though so I was pretty happy with it as a first effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I have just made a lasagne, but not the usual one. I used 750g pork mince fried over a high heat to get some flavour. I another pan softened 3 sliced leeks in butter/olive oil mix, then added to the mince along with 250ml chicken stock, grated rind 1 lemon and the juice of half, some grated garlic, sage and cooked till softened. I made a white sauce by heating 900ml milk with a few bay leaves, some peppercorns, an onion cut in half, a carrot broken in half and micro and for about 4 mind or until piping hot. Melted 75g butter and added 75g flour and cooked for a minute or two. Slowly added the milk and whisked until boiled and thickened. I added some frozen peas and sweet corn to bulk out a bit, and then did layers of mince, layer of lasagna pasta with some sauce and sprinkling of cheese, finishing with a layer of pasta and sauce and grated cheese, and it is now baking for 40 mins at 180 fan. The mince tasted yum and can't wait to eat it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Sounds delish We sometimes make a pork meatloaf with minced pork, onion, garlic, chili etc but with some grated carrot in it for sweetness and moistness - not sure why it works, but it does Enjoy your supper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 It was really nice. I had to cook it for another 20 mins, and dropped the temp. I might do it at a lower temp next time but for an hour as it browned a bit too much. Served it with salad and it went down well, esp with my lasagna hating ED! The rest liked it but do prefer a normal lasagna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Is Manchester House Aiden Byrne's place? He has a restaurant/pub not that far from us, been a couple of times and food has always been lovely. What's his recipe book like? It is The recipe book is good Quite intricate though, so not an "everyday" cook book. Well in the oven as we speak is Jamie Oliver's duck lasagne (well my slight variation as I used duck legs rather than a whole duck, and kale instead of spinach). Wondering if it will taste as good as it looks and smells Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 It was delicious Very filling though, more filling than a traditional lasagne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinsk Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Duck lasagne sounds lovely! I have a gorgeous duck ragu recipe from Rosemary Shrager which I haven't done for a while, I bet that would work in a lasagne. Duck does make a meal much richer and more filling doesn't it. I left it too late to get to the shop on Sunday so had a fridge/freezer raid. Ended up finding some gammon offcuts from cutting a gammon joint into steaks, a cauliflower and broccoli, made them into a bake with cheese sauce and crispy onions ontop. Was a real Sunday night comfort food dish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Rabbit stew (hairy bikers) with home made baguettes (Paul Hollywood) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucker1 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Mincemeat and sultana muffins, delicious, especially warm, just out of the oven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Skirt stew made with onion, carrot and some spice mix from Tesco which is supposed to be for curry, but its so mild it just makes things taste nicely savoury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Mincemeat and sultana muffins, delicious, especially warm, just out of the oven Please could I have the recipe for these, they sound right up my street Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Sunday night we had roast mallard (I hardly ever see them and I love them) and tonight I am making duck grizzly-otto which is the word in our house for risotto made with stock from a roast bird, plus whatever odds and ends are lying around such as peppers, onions, garlic, and maybe something like a frozen prawn or pea or a bit of chorizo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinsk Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Made a lovely ham and veg soup at the weekend. Have been trying to empty the freezer and found another gammon 'end' from when I've sliced a joint into steaks. Boiled it up to make stock and then added some pearl barley, sweated off some onion, garlic, carrots, leeks tipped that in and served with chopped parsley. A proper hearty winter meal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Sounds tasty I made our big Delia Christmas cake yesterday and today we are having beef casserole from the freezer, I too am trying to empty it a bit in the run up to Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Finally made our Christmas pudding, it will be like the rest of the family.....very immature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
