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having seen Simon Rimmer make a baked aubergine ‘omelette’ a few weeks ago, and tasted the one my mum made i decided to give it a bash and a twist… beware - this is garlic-tastic!!
slice an aubergine lengthways and fry it (in batches) till golden
slice a red pepper, toss in oil and bung in […]

try as i might, i never seem to be able to fully deplete the supply of carrots that gets topped up each week by the vege man, so before they all went bendy and wizened i did a quick carrot soup search to see if anything interesting popped up. low and behold the BBC Good […]

this was extremely tasty and easy to make, courgettes are more versatile that i first thought.
1. boil the kettle, chop some spring onions and the pancetta and heat a little oil in a pan. thinly slice a courgette (i use a cheese slicer) then cut into thin strips.
2. fry the pancetta in the oil, […]

eeeeek! i can’t believe i last posted in February. well as i munch on some 30-second mackeral pate on toast, here are three paragraphs on recent eating experiences…
Glen Pub, Glen, Co. Donegal, Ireland
My family have dined here on and off over the years. We’ve come to expect a friendly atmosphere and excellent food, but our […]

not my usual healthy lunch i can assure you, but i took some slices of this lovely ‘rib’ roast beef home from the folks’ yesterday, and what better thing to make a quick tasty lunch?!
crap pic, but there you go

a happy fluke on monday evening as I combined two dishes from Eat Yourself Thin and Neris and India’s Cookbook (two books recently acquired) to make something wholesome and tasty.
India and Neris wanted me to use tandoori paste and mayo to marinate some salmon, grill it, then serve with mange tout and a vinaigrette. […]

Greetings 2008
Since i subscribed to the Helen’s Bay Organic Garden weekly veggie supply, i’ve built up quite a stock pile of cauliflower. Grated and steamed it makes a great sub for mashed spud topping on a cottage pie, and also, bizarrely, as rice-equivalent in a low-carb paella! it works too. however man can’t live on […]

this is something that i made up a while back when i’d more bacon than i knew what to do with. i’ve hoked out the recipe for my friend Laura who is living in Paris with only a two ring hob.
1. cook 8 strips streaky bacon in the oven or pan till they’re just crispy, […]

i’ve been bereft of interesting things to post, obviously, since my last post, tho i’ve a few thoughts on the NIMIC seminar yesterday that i’ll deliver later. in the meantime here’s some celery soup that I made the other day, it turned out to be tasty enough. I made quite a large quantity cos I […]

this recipe was arrived upon when i was trying to get rid of various vegetables a few weeks ago prior to a few days away from the kitchen. i liked it so much i decided to make it as a starter for my folks’ wedding anniversary dinner. at this point i changed it slightly again […]