I don’t recall ever making goulash before. I guess I must have done, somewhere in the dim and distant past, but it’s certainly not something I’ve done recently. To be honest, I’m not even really sure what goes into goulash. Paprika, certainly, and a swirl of cream on the top, but what else? Well, I’m […]
I have to confess, I’ve been dreading making this dish. It’s not that I don’t like Chicken Kiev – I do – it’s more the thought of all the things that could go horribly wrong with it. I mean, how on earth do you stop all that butter leaking out? Surely, it’s just not possible. […]
I confess I’ve been a little lax these past few weeks. It’s not that I haven’t been cooking, it’s just that I’ve been making things that aren’t in the Prawn Cocktail Years. Well, that’s not going to get this challenge done now, is it. So, onward – I have some interest meals planned for the […]
The weather is glorious right now, sunny and very warm. Barbecues and eating outside are very much the order of the day. So, two very easy recipes to accompany a selection of meats from the barbecue: Potato Salad and Tomato Salad. I make potato salad fairly regularly, especially in summer. I’ve made many different styles […]
Moussaka is really just a fancy Greek kind of shepherd’s pie. It can, in my experience, tend to be a bit on the oily side, but the authors here are very clear about what a good moussaka should be. Besides, I’ve made this particular recipe before, although not for quite a few years now. I was […]
After my first, not too successful, attempt at making taramasalata, I was determined to try again. The problem with the previous version was a strong bitter aftertaste, and I was convinced that it was the onion juice that was causing that. So, I made a new batch today. I followed exactly the same recipe, but […]
Sometimes, when you cook a recipe, it all just falls perfectly into place. Everything works exactly as it should, at exactly the right time. Sometimes, though, fate plays a different hand, and nothing pans out quite the way you want. So it felt with this cheesecake. It’s years since I’ve made a cheesecake, so I decided […]
I love both hummus and taramasalata, and thought they’d be a great pair of things to make to snack on together with some nice slices of toast. I regularly make hummus, but have never made my own taramasalata before, so I was keen to try that out. Both are very simple recipes and wouldn’t take […]
It’s years since I’ve made a Wiener Schnitzel. They’re delicious and are so easy to make, I really don’t know why I don’t do them more often – I’ve been looking forward to cooking this recipe ever since starting on this challenge. So, two veal escalopes were duly ordered from Ocado, together with a variety […]
I wanted something relatively quick and easy for tea tonight before we went out for the evening. Spanish Omelette looked like it fitted the bill, so that would be this evening’s meal. I’ve made many omelettes over the years, but never followed this particular recipe. The book is very specific that it should contain only […]