Meal 54 - June 23rd - Tapas Bruschetta, Golden Grilled Sardines
Here in England, we play a game called cricket. Basically, the bowler hurls the ball toward the batter who tries to play away a fine leg. He endeavours to score by dashing between the creases, provided the wicket keeper hasn’t whipped his bails off. Games can last for up to 5 days, so the players break for tea in the mid afternoon, during which they traditionally eat cucumber sandwiches. Today England are competing in a rare final (well they will be if the bloody rain stops!) and so what better occasion to break out this very summery looking DIY type open sandwich thingy? There may not be any cucumber involved but the picnicy element is very cricket friendly.
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13 Feb 2013
Smoked Salmon, Yorkshire Pud, Beets and Asparagus
Meal 15 - Feb 12th - Smoked Salmon, Yorkshire Pud, Beets and Asparagus
After another 15 minute meal-less weekend (Lolz and I ventured to Norfolk to watch the bore-fest that was Norwich 0 Fulham 0) I was eager to get back in the kitchen and resume normal 15 minute meal service. Being Shrove Tuesday, we cunningly chose this meal knowing that a little extra batter could be used for some pancakes for dessert. Much like last weeks Chicken Dim Sum however, I couldn't help but think, looking at the recipe, that this meal is a bit style over substance and ordinarily not something I would be looking to cook on a Tuesday evening, let alone after a swift 5k run. It did however offer an opportunity to use the brand new Le Creuset 28 cm frying pan which I had purchased with this recipe in mind - Jamie had been very specific about the need for a 28 cm pan if the Yorkshire Pudding was going to work and who am I to doubt him?
Anyway, after whipping up the batter and getting the Yorkshire in the oven, it didn't take long to prep the asparagus and beetroot salad and I found myself with nothing to do but look through the oven door waiting for the Yorkshire to rise. This is without doubt the easiest 15 minute meal I have cooked so far - "cooked" is actually a slight exaggeration as there is very little work to do. My Yorkshire pudding did end up a little bit floppy round the sides (to be honest I have no idea how Jamie achieves the little peaks and ridges that you can see in the picture in the book and on the TV show) - although in my defence, Yorkshire pudding responsibilities normally fall to Lolz when we are doing a roast - whilst I also inexcusably forgot to buy natural yoghurt for the horseradish sauce.
The end result was actually a pleasant surprise. Although not particularly filling, the Yorkshire pudding, salmon and beetroot salad go really well together, especially with a little dollop of Horseradish to go with it. The asparagus was a bit too lemony for my tastes, although it does pad out the meal a bit. Lolz took charge of making pancakes with the left over batter, and did an excellent job, not dropping a single one! She went for lemon and sugar, I went for banana and nutella if you're interested. Yum.
Lolz gave the dish 8/10. Difficulty rating 2/10 - maybe there's a trick for perfecting the Yorkshire pud?
After another 15 minute meal-less weekend (Lolz and I ventured to Norfolk to watch the bore-fest that was Norwich 0 Fulham 0) I was eager to get back in the kitchen and resume normal 15 minute meal service. Being Shrove Tuesday, we cunningly chose this meal knowing that a little extra batter could be used for some pancakes for dessert. Much like last weeks Chicken Dim Sum however, I couldn't help but think, looking at the recipe, that this meal is a bit style over substance and ordinarily not something I would be looking to cook on a Tuesday evening, let alone after a swift 5k run. It did however offer an opportunity to use the brand new Le Creuset 28 cm frying pan which I had purchased with this recipe in mind - Jamie had been very specific about the need for a 28 cm pan if the Yorkshire Pudding was going to work and who am I to doubt him?
Anyway, after whipping up the batter and getting the Yorkshire in the oven, it didn't take long to prep the asparagus and beetroot salad and I found myself with nothing to do but look through the oven door waiting for the Yorkshire to rise. This is without doubt the easiest 15 minute meal I have cooked so far - "cooked" is actually a slight exaggeration as there is very little work to do. My Yorkshire pudding did end up a little bit floppy round the sides (to be honest I have no idea how Jamie achieves the little peaks and ridges that you can see in the picture in the book and on the TV show) - although in my defence, Yorkshire pudding responsibilities normally fall to Lolz when we are doing a roast - whilst I also inexcusably forgot to buy natural yoghurt for the horseradish sauce.
The end result was actually a pleasant surprise. Although not particularly filling, the Yorkshire pudding, salmon and beetroot salad go really well together, especially with a little dollop of Horseradish to go with it. The asparagus was a bit too lemony for my tastes, although it does pad out the meal a bit. Lolz took charge of making pancakes with the left over batter, and did an excellent job, not dropping a single one! She went for lemon and sugar, I went for banana and nutella if you're interested. Yum.
Lolz gave the dish 8/10. Difficulty rating 2/10 - maybe there's a trick for perfecting the Yorkshire pud?
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