Having made the Christmas cake yesterday, I was all set to make some mincemeat. I started by blitzing an orange and a lemon in the food processor, and then pulled opened the baking cupboard to get at all the other ingredients (they’re all kept in a pull out cupboard). And there, on the top shelf,…
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chicken and coconut curry
I had a yen for a chicken curry at the weekend; we make (and eat) a lot of chicken and coriander, but I wanted something different, dammit. So I trundled up to the Jacksons at the top of t’rerd, and came home with two packs of mixed thighs and drumsticks for a fiver, which Pete manfully…
Moooooosewood curry
We had a cauli in the fridge last week. Now, I like cauli, and we make cauli cheese, or a cauli and lentil curry. Sometimes we even just have it as a side veg. But none of them appealed, so I went rummaging through the books, and came up with Satyamma’s cauliflower curry. I didn’t…
lime, ginger and coconut cake
We went to Staithes (on the North Yorkshire coast) on Saturday, and had a cup of tea and a slice of this delicious cake (or one very like it). It was so delicious that I came home determined to try and make one, and after a bit of googling and adjustment, here’s what I came…
coconut and banana cake
We found a kilogram of desiccated coconut in the larder box – no idea why we bought such a huge amount, but it must be used up! There were four small, brown bananas in a box in the fridge – I read somewhere that they will keep for ages like that, so was experimenting; seems…
cabbage in coconut
This works really well with purple sprouting broccoli, or spring greens, and is delicious. I’d never actually made it with cabbage before, but nothing ventured, etc. It was a small hispi cabbage, and I cored out all the thick stem, and shredded it up. Blanched it in boiling water for a couple of minutes, then…
fusion risotto
using up: cold roast duck, 1/4 tin coconut milk Now, this really was quite barking, and I wasn’t at all sure it would work, but nothing ventured, etc. As I said, there was more duck left on the carcass than we thought, so risotto seemed appropriate. Basic rule of risotto in this house is 5…
thai vegetable curry
Using up: butternut squash, green beans, courgette This is vaguely based on a recipe I saw on Come Dine With Me, a television programme here in the UK. I was very struck by the potato element, which is: One potato, boiled then cut into dice and deep fried. Set aside for now. Made a paste…
spring greens with coconut and chilli
A lovely simple dish, very quick to prepare. We always have it with basmati rice. A bunch of spring greens, sliced thinly – I take the big stalks out too, but it’s up to you 1 tin of coconut milk 1 or 2 dried chillis, depending on your palate – seeds removed ditto, chopped [some]…