My goodness. Over the weekend Hoff, Clinton, Gabby and The Other Elaine came over for a Curry Night. D. made an awesome red lentil dhal, Clinton made amazing curried potatoes, and a fantastic lamb curry, and Hoff brought a pack of frozen roti. These were a revelation… much better than I expected, and better than [...]
For dinner tonight: Medium rare eye fillet, seasoned with salt, pepper, cayenne pepper and garlic. Fresh green salad with a dressing of good olive oil and verjuice. Caramelised onions, cooked in the pan juices. Confit potatoes, made by boiling cubed potatoes in a heatproof bag, with goose fat and white pepper. A pint of Little [...]
Saturdays begin with a trip to the Subiaco markets. Eliza and I buy an almond croissant from La Galette De France, together with Machiatto and Baby Chino, while D. shops for whatever looks fresh, which determines what we’ll be eating for the coming week. Today tomatoes and parsely looked good, so tonight it’ll be Middle [...]
Just finished the curry. Wow, so much better the next day. Amazing that you can cook the bejeesus out of it and still have the potatoes hold their shape… especially when they’ve absorbed so much of the sauce. And plenty for leftovers, too! I think I’m going to go on a braised food bender, because [...]
Tonight I cooked twice. I didn’t plan for that to happen… it just did. D. had gone shopping during the day, and bought enough to make lamb cutlets on a bed of fusilli with a garlic and wine tomato sauce (one of our favourites), and to make a hearty Indian curry. Curry is so much [...]