Archive for the ‘Red Meat’ Category

Food & Fab Endorsed, Indian Food Easy Peasy, Recipes, Red Meat

I made these koftas using really beautiful lamb mince from Frankie Fenner Meat Merchants and I toasted cumin seeds, coriander seeds, curry leaves and a few cardamom pods. Once finely ground in a spice grinder, I added them to the mince. It’s not essential to add them to the mix, as originally this was intended as a quick recipe, but it adds glorious fragrance and flavour – a Food and the Fabulous Endorsed Project

Food & Travel, Mains, Recipes, Red Meat

Smoked Spanish almonds from E & A Gispert, master roaster in Barcelona, founded in 1851 – a lovely crust for garlic and lamb chops.

Mains, Recipes, Red Meat

A silly poem, conversations on longing and finally, lamb chops. I’ve made these Greek inspired lamb chops (nothing that I claim to be authentic Greek) by using tomatoes, fresh thyme, Kalamata olives, garlic, a little feta cheese and spritely mint.

Mains, Recipes, Red Meat

What do you wish for? Life takes turns you can’t prepare for, try though you might. A deluxe cottage pie with spicy mince layer, grilled aubergines and a skordalia style mashed potato topping- for my father.

Mains, Recipes, Red Meat, The Fabulous

Waterblommetjie & Lamb Bredie (Small Water Flower & Lamb Stew) – a traditional South African dish and the story of the fantastic box that was delivered to my door last week. Did I mention the words Bouchard Finlayson?

Recipes, Red Meat

A slow cooked lamb stew made with red wine and topped with crunchy herbed croutons. Something for those days when you need to remind yourself that everything is okay.

Indian Food Easy Peasy, Mains, Recipes, Red Meat

Could this be the perfect spicy lamb meatball? Not nearly as sublime at Mrs Reddy’s but my humble attempt at emulating hers.

Featured Articles, Mains, Recipes, Red Meat

This Lamb & Vegetable Stew is given a distinctly Moroccan Twist by the addition of lip-smacking preserved lemons and freshly ground cumin. Chilli adds an exciting bite.

Food & Travel, Mains, Pasta, Noodles & Rice, Red Meat

Chocolate. Now, I don’t need to convince you of the worthiness of this magnificent elixir. But chocolate in pasta? Cocoa has been used in savoury sauces in restaurants and homes for years and years. What do you make of a rich cocoa penne and a savoury chocolate chilli sauce brought together with luscious fresh cream and topped with slices of melt-in-the-mouth spiced steak?

Cook/Bake Challenge, Mains, Recipes, Red Meat

I share a snippet of my infatuation with Nigel Slater’s book Tender and his Simple Stew of Onions, Beer and Beef that I made the past weekend. Easy to make, slow cooked, winter comfort food. With a few tweaks.