A speedy supper tonight as everyone is lacking energy. Oodles of noodles. Ruby red pepper. Nutty chestnut mushrooms. Crunchy mange tout. Crisp pak Choy. Pungent garlic. Juicy King prawns. Soy and sweet chilli sauce. A sprinkle of chopped coriander.
Month: February 2016
Chesnut mushroom and puy lentil pie
My chopping board tonight! This morning was the first of the year where the sun was rising as I walked our greyhound. A lovely crisp, fresh day. As usual my mind turned to food. What could we have for dinner tonight? What sprung to mind was a packet of puy lentils with sundried tomatoes and basil…
Goan seafood curry
A speedy dinner tonight as Pilates beckons me. I have some curry paste in the fridge so I fry that in a little oil, adding courgettes, mushrooms, onions and red pepper. Once soft I tip in a tin of chopped tomatoes and some coconut milk and simmer gently for a few minutes. Juicy prawns and…
Laksa
1st february A windy evening, a roaring fire and the dinner that first springs to my mind is laksa soup. A warming Malaysian dish made with aromatic spices, coconut milk, rice noodles and silken tofu. I find it easily adapts to vegetables and meat or fish that I already have to hand. Tonight I used…
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