I had a party to go to last night, and wanted to make a contribution to the festive board. Looking at the ingredients in the fridge and freezer, I settled on squash and red pepper filo parcels. There was no feta in the fridge, but no matter – I hurtled up to Jacksons to buy…
Author: mac jordan
Philips Airfryer
So … a Philips Airfryer. We don’t eat much fried food, but we thought we’d give it a go. It’s quite a sleek, black beast, but takes up a fair bit of worktop space. The first thing we did was some sausages (from the butcher) with sweet potato wedges (as we didn’t have any spuds…
onion gravy
We love onion gravy, but it’s really best when you have time to cook the onions slowly, and I never think about it in time. But this time, I did! I cut three onions in half, and sliced them as thinly as I could, then put them in the baby slow cooker. Also added a…
chickpeas for lunch
I soaked and boiled some chickpeas on Wednesday, in preparation for a vegetable tagine. But then I didn’t fancy the tagine, and our schedule for the next few days doesn’t really accommodate it, and anyway, we had no soup left for lunch. Shocking, I know. So into the medium slow cooker this morning went some…
a piece of brisket
Another siren call from T L Norman’s chill cabinet, this small piece of brisket (maybe 1.25kg or so – I didn’t weigh it) went straight into the freezer when I bought it. I fetched it out on Saturday, and slow cookered it thus on Sunday: I seared the brisket (all in one piece) in a…
barley and butternut squash risotto
image from Real Foods I’ve been meaning to try this for ages, so here you go. 1 cup barley (you should strictly speaking, use pearl, but I used what was in the cupboard, and it was fine) 1 butternut squash, peeled (ugh) and diced 3-4 cloves of garlic, crushed 3 cups water 1 chicken…
courgette and pasta bake
We make this recipe (or a variation on it) fairly often, and it involves far too long standing over the cooker in a cold kitchen (the hole in the wall is being mended tomorrow – hurrah!). So in the interests of experimentation, I thought I’d have a bash at doing the sauce in the little…
a butternut squash
I love butternut squash. It has a lovely texture, and works in so many things: risotto, roast veg, Thai currys, soup, etc. But there’s no denying that it’s a faff to deal with due to the peel. So I did a little experiment. I wanted some soup to come home to on Saturday, and astonishingly,…
using less fuel
Fuel prices here, both gas and electricity, are larcenous. We already try not to use the central heating; we are lucky enough to have a woodburner, and that heats downstairs, and our bedroom above, and we put up with a cold bathroom. Having the fuel paid for in advance is nice, and I get a…
corned beef pie
Photo from Paul Townsend This one is a real blast from the past. I used to make it quite often back in the 70s and 80s, but I’m not sure when I last made it. Years and years, for sure. I had a bowl of cooked potatoes in the fridge, and thought “why not?”. So: cut…