A derivative of one of the World’s great salads, Salade Niçoise, which is often augmented by tuna to make a more substantial meal. I had some good tuna steaks but it wasn’t really the weather for a salad. So, I…
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Tartiflette (Reblochonade)
This is instant cardiac arrest stuff, if ever there were any, and should come with a government health warning. Belly-building lunch from the French ski resorts. Planning serves: 4 preparation time: 20 mins cooking time: 1 hr Ingredients 3 lbs…
Swordfish with Salmoriglio
One to try from the Sicilian leg of Rick Stein’s Mediterranean Escapes . (Note to self: I need to try this and check the water content in the salmoriglio.) Planning serves: 4 preparation time: 30 mins cooking time: 10 mins…
Suprêmes de Volaille au Roquefort
This recipe was a result of experimenting during a trip to San Francisco when I was trying to cook something for some friends. It is breast of chicken in a white wine and cream sauce flavoured with Roquefort cheese. If…
Skate with a Herb Crust
This recipe is from The Fish Course by Susan Hicks. Skate is a tasty, easy to eat fish courtesy of its flat bone (well, cartilage, really) structure. This dish has the added advantage of being reasonably healthy since the fish…
Skate with Chilli Beans
A wonderful, interesting way to cook skate from the pre-eminent Mr. Stein’s Seafood (based upon his cookery school). I’ve no idea of the provenance of this dish but it seems to be Mexican/Spanish to me, given the use of chillies,…
Skate with Beurre Noisette
The classic skate recipe. The aroma of the black butter is guaranteed to get the digestive juices flowing. Planning serves: 4 preparation time: 15 mins cooking time: 45 mins Ingredients 1½ ltr water 75 ml white wine vinegar 2 bay…
Shepherd’s Pie
The old English classic; this version being just a minor modification to one from The Cookery Year published by the Reader’s Digest Association. Some interesting (healthier?) variations can be made by using alternative toppings such as sweet potato or a…
Salmon l’Avenue
One of the most memorable meals I have had was in San Francisco at a restaurant called l’Avenue. It was salmon with a lobster sauce, topped with a julienne of carrot and leek. This is an attempt to create that…
Salmon en Croute
This recipe is an adaptation of one in the Reader’s Digest Cookery Year . The original uses double cream in the asparagus mixture but I find that light cream cheese binds it better and has less tendency to wet the…