Friday 12 October 2012

Recipes – the rethink


Well, this afternoon I looked through that book of homegrown recipes I mentioned a few posts ago, and, er, can I back off a tad from my rashly offered proposition, please?  The broccoli soup was the best of the bunch.

I remember them, more or less.  Some were one-offs; others get revisited occasionally; others still have become trustworthy staples.  Don’t get me wrong; they’re all good dishes.  I know they are, they wouldn’t have been written down otherwise, would they? 

And therein lies the problem.  The writing down was often done in a state of post-prandial “that was delicious”-ness, and so was not necessarily as complete, accurate, or indeed legible as it could have been.  I’ll say no more, but my fledgling reputation as a ‘cook’ would be trashed if I were to publish some of this stuff in its raw state.

I don’t do failure, so instead here’s a plan B.  Select the dish you fancy best from the list below, and I will do my best to write it down proper-like and post it:

Anchovy stuffed mushrooms

Aubergine, pepper and tomato ‘Moroccan’ braise

Lamb-stuffed aubergine

Gujerati cabbage curry

Carrot and lettuce soup

Duck with apple

Gwyn’s cheese straws

Kidneys in mushroom and onion sauce

Lamb with clementines

Meatballs in Med veg sauce

Mushroom soup

Prawn stuffed peppers

Thai prawn curry

Belly pork with peppers

Quick pea and leek soup

Rich squid sauce for pasta

Roast squash and tomato soup

 

 

 

4 comments:

  1. I rather like the sound of the Thai Prawn Curry but unfortunately my husband doesn't like prawns so I vote for Anchovy stuffed mushrooms.

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  2. It's so much easier for men to have a quick pea, isn't it?

    I'm always on the look-out for good vegetarian dishes, so the Moroccan braise, please.

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  3. So hard to decide.......

    Anchovy stuffed Mushrooms and Moroccan braise.....I loveall of those ingredients.
    And thank you.

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  4. Gujerati cabbage curry, please.

    Because it doesn't sound very appealing and I'd like to prove myself wrong.

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