The above flag is the flag for New Orleans, also nicknamed Crescent City.
Dinner the other evening came by way of Nigella Express (Nigella Lawson), in however a slightly adapted way. Please note here that the recipes following are my adapted versions and not Nigella’s original.
We had buttermilk chicken with New Orleans coleslaw which I served with [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Poultry’
September 3, 2009
Crescent City
April 2, 2009
King Of The Garden
Asparagus has to be the king of vegetables, and more to the point your garden if you are lucky enough to experience it; I’m not that lucky this year but I am lucky enough to get my asparagus fresh in my vegetable box, which guarantees a very fast turn around from field to plate, much [...]
February 27, 2009
A Cultured Post
Yesterday I made my first ever batch of cheese, goats milk ricotta cheese to be precise. The recipe for the cheese came from a fabulous book The Home Creamery: Make Your Own Fresh Dairy Products, Easy Recipes for Butter, Yogurt, Sour Cream, Creme Fraiche, Cream Cheese, Ricotta, and More! by Kathy Farrell-Kingsley. Not only does this delightful book [...]
November 20, 2008
Children In Need
I realise I’m very late posting this but last Friday was Children in Need day, but it’s not too late for donations at all, so I don’t feel so bad in being so late. Children in Need is an event run by the BBC – each year since 1980, the BBC has set aside one evening [...]
November 10, 2008
Spice Trail
There is something so mystifying about Moroccan food which I love, especially at this time of year when the days are getting shorter and the nights colder, ‘exotic’ food can bring the idea of warmth and comfort so easily and Moroccan food is right there at the centre of it for me.
Contrary to popular belief [...]
September 4, 2008
Penchant For Penang
Last night was yet another of those days when dinner is a mad rush and I relied on a ready made spice blend from the ever handy Spice Shop. This time round it was a Penang curry blend — containing coconut milk powder, lime leaves, galangal, lemon grass, plus all the usual curry spices such as cumin [...]
August 17, 2008
Old Spice
Old spice, new meal. No I don’t mean I’m after using out of date or past their best spices just that I’ve found a new version of an old favourite and it’s given a whole new twist on a family favourite.
Generally I love making my own spice blends, there is something so relaxing about pounding [...]
