Luxury Scottish Fish on Friday and a Classic Recipe ~ Omelette Arnold Bennett ~ Arnold Bennett (27 May 1867 – 27 March 1931) was a British writer. Often after having been to the theatre in London he visited the Savoy Hotel’s Grillroom. The chef added haddock, cream and Parmesan cheese to the basic omelette and…
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Celebrating British Bread Week with Farmhouse Oatmeal Bread for Toast, Soup & Sandwiches
Celebrating British Bread Week with Farmhouse Oatmeal Bread for Toast, Soup & Sandwiches National Bread Week 16th – 22nd April 2012 is National Bread Week in the UK As you may remember from my last post about National Bread Week, Baps, Bloomers and Barm Cakes – Celebrating British Bread Week with Rustic Flower Pot Bread Loaves,…
Frisée Salad with Artichoke Hearts, Membrillo, Manchego Cheese & Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Frisée Salad with Artichoke Hearts, Membrillo, Manchego Cheese & Sun-Dried Tomatoes No Croutons Required The No Croutons Required challenge set by Jacqueline over at Tinned Tomatoes this month is one that is right up my street; make a vegetarian soup or salad recipe using antipasti from your store cupboard, such as peppers, sun-dried tomatoes, courgettes and artichokes…
Retro Chic Comfort Food, The Grand National & Rumbledethumps – Scottish Potato, Cabbage & Cheese Gratin with Chives
Retro Chic Comfort Food, The Grand National Rumbledethumps ~ Scottish Potato, Cabbage & Cheese Gratin with Chives ~ Old method and recipe for making Rumbledethumps: Take a peck of purtatoes, and put them into a boyne — at them with a beetle — a dab of butter — the beetle again — anither dab —…
Lucky Friday the 13th with Tasty Fish on Friday – Brandade de Morue, French Salt Cod and Potato Gratin
Lucky Friday the 13th with Tasty Fish on Friday ~ Brandade de Morue ~ (French Salt Cod and Potato Gratin) Brandade is a French dish which is a creamy, whipped emulsion of salt cod, garlic, parsley and olive oil which tends to be eaten in winter with bread or deep-fried toasts or croutons. In France it’s called Brandade de Morue and in Spain it is…
Fabulous Fish for Good Friday – Marmite Ecossaise – Luxury Scottish Seafood Stew
Fabulous Fish for Good Friday ~ Marmite Ecossaise ~ Luxury Scottish Seafood Stew Today is Good Friday, a day traditionally associated with fish, and I must admit that I usually cook one of my fish pies for our Good Friday lunch or dinner, but this year I have developed a new recipe – my take…
Family Fishy Friday! Pirate’s Treasure Trove Chest with Fish Nuggets & Potatoes
Family Fishy Friday! Pirate’s Treasure Trove Chest with Fish Nuggets & Potatoes Fish of the Month is: March 2012 : Coley Coley or it is sometimes known saithe or coalfish is a member of the cod family. The flesh is a dull off-white colour but this lightens during cooking. The fish has a slight sweet…
Saturday Supper Club – Quick and Easy Mixed Courgette & Cherry Tomato Clafoutis with Cheese
~ Saturday Supper Club ~ Quick and Easy Mixed Courgette & Cherry Tomato Clafoutis with Cheese I often make sweet clafoutis, especially with cherries, but recently I ate a savoury one in a local restaurant, and it was delicious. Much lighter than a gratin or a traditional Quiche and a wonderful, colourful recipe idea for…
Yorkshire Fish Pie with a Rosti Potato Topping for Fish on Friday
~ Yorkshire Fish Pie with a Rosti Potato Topping ~ Fish on Friday Here we are again, Friday! I have had such a busy week since I was last here (posting my fishy recipes), and therefore I am only sharing one recipe with you today – I do like to slip a couple of fishy…
A Random Recipe – Finkadella: Scottish Meatballs with Carrots & Leeks
– A Random Recipe – Finkadella: Scottish Meatballs with Carrots & Leeks Finkadella: Small meatballs made with ground meat and seasoning. Many of Scotland’s recipes reflects its past links with France. Mary of Guise and her daughter Mary, Queen of Scots influenced cooking in the Scottish courts. The name of this recipe is thought to…
Scottish Seafood Chowder – Cullen Skink my way…….with Smoked Whiting
– Scottish Seafood Chowder – Cullen Skink my way…….with Smoked Whiting Fish on Friday This is my second fishy post of the day, a Fish in Friday double bonus. And, this wonderful soup has just been devoured for lunch along with crusty baguette and butter. As part of the Fish Fanatics scheme, of which I…
Pan-Fried Wild Scottish Halibut in a Brown Shrimp Butter Sauce for an Elegant Lunch
Pan-Fried Wild Scottish Halibut in a Brown Shrimp Butter Sauce for an Elegant Lunch – Fish on Friday – Here I am again with my regular Fish on Friday post, and it does seem that the past week has whizzed past so quickly……maybe because at last we seem to have had wonderful sunny spring days and I have…
Spring Flowers and Spiced Red Lentil & Carrot Soup with Frazzled Onions
– Spring Flowers – Spiced Red Lentil & Carrot Soup with Frazzled Onions Spring has definitely sprung at last, but I am not being lulled into a false sense of security just yet, we have had snow and frost in May before now, but whilst the sun is shining and the flowers are budding, I am a very happy little spring lamb. The crocuses are out,…
Fish on Friday – Old-Fashioned Fish Pie with Cheesy Mash
– Fish on Friday – Old-Fashioned Fish Pie with Cheesy Mash It’s FRIDAY and that can only mean one thing, FISH! And, as it is British Pie Week, I decided to treat us all to a comforting old-fashioned style fish pie……with a cheesy mashed potato topping, just like mum’s. As a fish fanatic, I recently…
Pan-Fried Sea Bass Fillets in a Pastis & Caper Butter Sauce served with Marsh Samphire
Pan-Fried Sea Bass Fillets in a Pastis & Caper Butter Sauce served with Marsh Samphire In my second Fishy post of today, I bring you a sophisticated and elegant sea bass recipe – beautifully fresh Scottish sea bass fillets that are pan-fried in a butter, pastis and caper sauce with cherry tomatoes, and then served on a…
