Friday was Burns Night. Not being Scottish in any way, shape or form, I nonetheless wanted to get in on the action, as I am a big fan of sheeps lungs boiled in their intestines, oh yes! To go with the haggis, I made its traditional accompaniment, Tatties and Neeps. There was some discussion on twitter about whether the Neeps in question should be Turnips or Swede. I war reliably informed by someone what is an actual Scotsman that true Tatties and Neeps should contain swede, so with that rutabaga based question resolved, I whipped up a batch and t'was delicious
This was my recipe picked from a cookbook called 'A Mexican Celebration', full of festive foods from Mexico. Predictably, I picked it because it sounded weird and wonderful, but I was worried that the chocolate that I got (80% cocoa solids) would still be too sweet when put into the sauce. I shouldn't have worried because it turned out a great recipe - a little like a Mexican Korma. If you are interested in making it, there's a recipe here that is very similar to the one I followed
Mrs Soup had a go at making the old 70's dinner party classic from a cookbook that I got way back when I was a student. It was a first for me as I've only ever had those nasty ones that are made of mechanically reclaimed chicken. Having them made fresh was a bit of a revelation, and I was impressed that the garlic butter staying in its meaty pocket during the frying process...
A recipe from my Offal Cookbook "The Fifth Quarter". Apart from Steak and Kidney Pie, I've never cooked kidney before. Even after soaking in water and lemon juice to cleanse them, the kidney had an odour that could only be described as 'urine' or, as Mrs Soup put it "Like an old people's home" - an evil old people's home run by bad people , I should add. There was at least one plate that wasn't cleared at the end of the meal, which is a rare occurrence, and I suspect that it will be a while before I try kidney on it's own again...
Tuesday - Thai Noodle Soup with Fish Balls
See the blogpost here
This was a random, thrown together stew, using some veg from the veg box and the harissa paste that we recieved as part of a foodie pen pals box a while ago. No dumplings with this stew, you may notice, and the Harissa was unexpectedly spicy, which almost overpowered the dish.
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