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Spatchcock poussain with Sambal Oelek

Monday, October 24th, 2005

Spatchcock poussain with Sambal Oelek

Jamie Olivers polenta recipe.

Monday, October 17th, 2005

This was the recipe he did for polenta on Richard and Judy.
I am not a big fan of polenta. And to be honest I was a bit disappointed again. It was ok but I think I over salted it a little.
We had it as a base then a piece of grilled salmon and tomatoes […]

Back to my Irish roots for tonights dinner.

Friday, October 14th, 2005

Got a nice piece of smoked shoulder of pork which I am currently simmering away.
The boiling water just has, bay leaves, stick of celery, some green peppercorns, an onion, and a few chilli flakes. No salt.
Savoy cabbage and potatoes on the side ofcourse. I can’t decide whether to make a sauce or not […]

Update on the squash with pasta.

Thursday, August 11th, 2005

Damn it turned out really good. Roasted the squash till tender, with some balsamic.
Heated olive oil in a pan, a decent slug. Then stirred in a paste of garlic, rosemary, thyme, oregano and chilli flakes that I had bashed in a pestle. Sauteed the cubes of pancetta, then after adding the chunks of squash. After […]

Pasta with roasted squash.

Thursday, August 11th, 2005

For tonights dinner I am trying a new thing. Roasting squash, with olive oil and balsamic vinegar to go with pancetta and penne pasta.
Not 100% how it will turn out, I don’t want the squash too mushy, so I am going to lighlty roast it, then fry it to caramelise the outside corners. The flavour […]