http://richcabinet.blogsome.com A Queen-like closet... stored with all manner of rare receipts... or just another food blog, with apologies to Hannah Woolley Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:52:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So that all went a bit crap for a couple of weeks. First off, the week before last I had a steenking cold for several days, leaving little appetite or energy to cook. This led to pizza, tubs from the freezer, fry ups and general uselessness. On the Monday ... http://richcabinet.blogsome.com/2007/04/23/food-diary-lapses/ Monday: tinned tuna and linguine (spaghetti would do equally well) in a quick sauce of onions, tomatoes and green olive tapenade (plus some thyme and rosemary). Nice. Some toasted breadcrumbs on top (as in this favourite) would have worked well, but I didn’t think of it till it was way ... http://richcabinet.blogsome.com/2007/04/08/food-diary-3/ Monday: tofu and veg stirfry with noodles. I’m not really a tofu fan, but the pre-marinaded kind isn’t too bad. Sauce made with lime, honey and soy, didn’t quite get the sweet/sour balance right (a bit too much lime). Tuesday: I was late back from work, so a quick dinner. Scrambled ... http://richcabinet.blogsome.com/2007/04/01/food-diary-2/ Monday: haloumi, beetroot and purple sprouting broccoli, with new potatoes mixed in. Not bad at all. Tuesday: Lamb steak, tomatoes, baby aubergines, lentils, and nice flavour mix borrowed from this lamb tagine recipe; with couscous, plus threw in some leftover beetroot from yesterday’s dinner. Pink couscous, pretty! Cooking time: preparing, stirring, ... http://richcabinet.blogsome.com/2007/03/23/food-diary-1/ 1. I didn’t always like cooking and I still get nervous about my cooking skills - especially when I have to cook for other people. Some things work and some things don’t; I’d like to keep some notes for reference in the future, eg, for the experiments that turn out ... http://richcabinet.blogsome.com/2007/03/22/why-keep-a-food-diary/ Although they are boring in a slightly different way from how things used to be, according to the Graun: The makers of Lloyd Grossman sauces have commissioned a survey which yields this depressing information: foodwise, most of us have around four staple meals, and that is pretty much all we cook. ... http://richcabinet.blogsome.com/2007/03/20/british-diets-boring-so-nothing-new-there/ There’s been a recent glut of sweet baby courgettes, which need only the minimum of cooking (eg, stirfry) - or none at all. I found that sliced very finely lengthways they made a good addition to a salad of green leaves, with a dressing of olive oil and balsamic vinegar. ... http://richcabinet.blogsome.com/2006/06/11/courgettes-without-cooking/ Tuna and fennel spaghetti Looks worth a try. Update: Damn good stuff. http://richcabinet.blogsome.com/2006/05/23/tonights-dinner/ Seasoned Pioneers have a new website. Mmmm. They’re my favourite online supplier of spices; not only do they make some divine spice mixes, they use lightweight packaging that’s ideal for sending through the post and doesn’t take up much space. I’m particularly fond of lamb curry made with their Zanzibar curry powder… http://richcabinet.blogsome.com/2006/05/17/seasoned-pioneers-new-website/ Note to self: Tomorrow’s dinner, maybe. There’s wet garlic in the shop at the moment: could work really well. Update: And so it did. I cheated though, and turned it into a meat dish by adding the chopped up meat from a chicken drumstick, roasted in the oven with the garlic. ... http://richcabinet.blogsome.com/2006/03/30/dannys-roasted-garlic-risotto/