What Are You Eating?

Cooking caramelised onion and goat's cheese tartlets, then a juicy rump steak with jacket potato and mushrooms, followed by raspberry pannacotta for evening meal tomorrow night. My guest is bringing the wine!!!

 

Just done a shop. Made sure I bought a load of things that I can be inventive with and make me cook proper meals this week.

I picked up, some Ostrich Steaks! Never had them before, never cooked them before. Going to give them a go next week! Gotta try things! I know my Dad has them a lot when he keeps going out to South Africa. Going to be interesting!

 

They cook far better on the Rhea burner of the hob!!

 

Went out for another amazing 3 course meal at Kindreds in Wymondham for my Girlfriends Birthday lunch. So just snacking tonight. Off pate and cheese from Christmas! On Rivita, with a glass of red.

Classy!

 

If you want a nice easy peasy vegetarian option, I can recommend - http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2925/onion-and-goats-cheese-tarts. I got some 'sun-dried tomatoes' to put on the base and it just gives it that extra flavour!!!!!

 

At The Bird In Hand Wreningham for a Sunday roast!

Girlfriends dragging her birthday out as usual.

 

Just had some left over Cheese and jalapeno bread from the bakery at Morisons, and now I need a poo!

Always forget how hot that it. So much chilies!

 

Doesn't just burn your mouth does it!

 

No sir! Tongue and lips too!!

 

I was thinking more tongue and groove!

 

Boogieing on the toilet!

 

No wonder Gandhi wore a nappy!

 

He shopped at Morrisons did he?

 

Home made chicken tikka masala on a bed of Uncle Ben's mushroom rice, chicken breasts cut into bite-sized chunks sealed in butter then sauce added into slow cooker with some new potatoes. Smells lush!

 

Chicken and potato Thai red curry last night with some prik nampla on the side, full of spicey goodness! Not a courgette in sight!
Ham sandwich and a pack of salt n vinigar waiting for me for lunch, come on 12 O'clock come to Daddy!

Bah!

 

Just the fella
I'm thinking of buying some green and red curry paste and having a go.
Am I right in assuming bruised kaffir lime leaves, coconut milk etc is critical?
Never made either before, but am a massive fan.
Any help / (fairly simple) recipe pointers welcomed

 

I did it the lazy way with Mae ploy red curry paste. I have a recipe in a book for the paste thats pretty good, but it requires a lot more work, some ingredients that I don't always have and I think the Mae ploy pastes are good enough that the extra effort seems unnecessary. Fresh stuff is better but how fresh is the lemon grass and leaves we get in the UK? Better these days, but not amazing.
The pastes will have any main ingredients that you'll need except the coconut milk. I tend to delicately fry the paste to start, seal the meat and then add a load of water and potatoes. Then boil the **** out of it to get the flavour into the spuds and chicken. Reduce the volume and then add the coconut milk/cream to give it that umptiousness. I also add fish sauce, lime juice and some fresh chillies during the cooking and also have that on the side (Prik nampla)

Bah!

 

And I just checked my local Morrison's online website (we don't have too many Asian grocers in this neck of the woods - where's Mr Miah of Magdalen St when you need him?) and they sell fish sauce and lime juice

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My mum used to regularly frequent AM&co, a positive aladins cave of culinary goodies. Is he still going? Probably been taken over and selling polish sauages!

Bah!

 

Still going strong, over 40 years there now. Though, sadly, these days, with all the competition, he's eking out a paw-paw existence
(Sorry, yam ashamed of that one )
This from last May about the diversity in Magdalen St:
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/the_15_...st_diverse_shopping_area_in_norfolk_1_4552947