Archive for the ‘MAIN MEALS’ Category
3 glugs of olive oil 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp mustard seeds ½ a thumb of ginger, peeled and finely grated 1 large garlic clove, peeled and crushed 1 red onion, peeled and finely sliced 1 tsp turmeric 1 tsp garam masala ½ tsp chilli powder Enough new potatoes for 4, scrubbed and cut [...]
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800 g brown rice Marigold bouillon or vegetable stock 1 yellow pepper, finely diced 1 small onion, finely minced 6 mushrooms, finely diced 10 cherry tomatoes, halved A handful of fresh coriander, roughly chopped For the salad dressing: 4 tbsp olive oil Grated zest and juice of 1 unwaxed lemon 1 tsp honey 1 clove [...]
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This was tonight’s dinner, kinda mushroom pesto with garlic. Again something she just knocked up in the kitchen and turned into a ever so yummy meal. A few splashes of olive oil 1 onion, finely diced 5 large garlic cloves, finely chopped 400g mushrooms (any variety). Roughly chop half of them. Whizz the other half [...]
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Pack of white mushrooms, sliced 1.1 L chicken or vegetable stock 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 325 g Arborio or other risotto rice 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 75 g Parmesan cheese, grated Pepper to taste Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onion and garlic (lots) [...]
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One of the few things I get to cook in our household is roasted potatoes. The look I see on Peli’s face when I ask her if I should fire the oven up for a bit of a roast tells me that I’m doing something right. You can use pretty much any kind of potato [...]
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Now this is where Peli comes up trumps every time. A few days ago we had totally forgotten that our good friends were coming over for dinner. We had planned a night in, and had not really given much thought about what to cook for our guests. She just walked into the kitchen, had a [...]
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As a cyclist you need to eat your carbs by the bucket load, which at times can be a bit hard while cycle touring. Cooking normal pasta can really drain your stove fuel, as some pasta needs more than 9-15 minutes in the pot before it’s ‘al dente’. Our good friend Fi in Australia is [...]
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Batchelors “Pasta ‘n’ Sauce” sauces are pretty good cycling food and comes in all flavours. Nice little light packets, which make them perfect to carry in your panniers while touring. There are plenty of others brands out there that does pretty much the same. And you are spoiled for choice when it comes to flavours [...]
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First things first, preheat the oven to 190°C/375″F/Gas 5. Dice the potato into 1crn (1/2in) pieces and pop them into a medium to hot ovenprooffrying pan with a few glugs ofolive oil. Give them a toss every minute or so while cooking. While they are sizzling away,wash and chop your leek by splitting it lengthways [...]
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I can’t really be bias to this wonderful company even when I used to work for them. Since it is over 16 years ago and they have had a massive changes since then. New yellow refrigerated vans (was blue and rather warm in the summer), new fantastic website (that says more than just “call us [...]
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1 medium aubergine 1 fennel 150ml olive oil 450g ripe tomatoes 3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese 3 tablespoons of breadcrumbs Salt and pepper to taste Preheat oven to 200°C/ 400°F/ Gas Mark 6. Cut the aubergine into 3 mm thick slices. Heat half of the oil in a fry pan and fry each of the [...]
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These “nuttty” noodles make the perfect comfort food after a long day at work and they’re great as you can adapt them to the veg in your box. Prep time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 10-15 minutes Peanut Dressing: 6 tablespoons peanut butter (chunky for sure) 1 tablespoon soy sauce (dark and a bit more if [...]
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How do you eat yours? I like them with a bit of salt and vinegar, not much, just a dab. Sometimes quite a bit of tartar sauce does the job, and I’m not impartial to some mushy peas on occasion. Over the years over here I have had my fair share of fish ‘n’ chips, [...]
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First time I heard about peanut butter, must have been in a American movie years back. Though I do love peanuts I couldn’t see myself eating that sticky stuff and then put jam or jelly on it, ewww. Then one day few years ago I was starving and my co-worker gave me his packed lunch [...]
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I got a bit tired of porridge every morning, even when I tried to “spice” it up with jam, raisins, bananas etc. So I tried some bran flakes which I soon found out is not enough for me. 20min into my commute all my energy just drained away and the last quarter of the ride [...]
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