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Cookbook project
Feb. 17th, 2011 03:42 pmNew cookbook! Well, not that new, but I haven't used it a lot before. Barbecues by Hamlyn.
I made Spicy Asian pork chops, pumpkin wedges with coconut pesto and baked potatoes. For pudding, we had Summer fruits on toast.
The chops were delicious, but a bit of a mishmash. Spicy was right - lots of flavour, not much heat - but Asia is big, and it was difficult to see what they were going for. Having said that, the flavours were great so I probably would use this marinade again.
The pumpkin wedges were also great, and sprinkling with spices and baking may well become a standard cooking method for me, but the coconut pest was a bit blah. Together they made great soup next day, though.
The pudding.. .well, I didn't like it. Too sour and the textures were off. The toast is cinnamon toast, which I love, but with the soft fruits it didn't work for me. Colin and Judith, who both enjoy sour tastes, really liked this though and I have been requested to make it again.
In another sort of cookbook project, B's book of things he's made and liked is growing slowly. It currently features: tomato soup, bolognese sauce, ratatouille, steak and kidney stew, patatas bravas, Persian carrots with apricots, baked chocolate mousse, fruit crumble, plum tart, scones and our family speciality, Aunty Theressa's tea loaf. There's also a recipe of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-syndicated.gif)
karaspita which he's made with Jon but which I don't have, that's been meaning to go in the book for ages. Any other ideas welcome, but he is quite picky, so don't be offended if they don't make it.
I made Spicy Asian pork chops, pumpkin wedges with coconut pesto and baked potatoes. For pudding, we had Summer fruits on toast.
The chops were delicious, but a bit of a mishmash. Spicy was right - lots of flavour, not much heat - but Asia is big, and it was difficult to see what they were going for. Having said that, the flavours were great so I probably would use this marinade again.
The pumpkin wedges were also great, and sprinkling with spices and baking may well become a standard cooking method for me, but the coconut pest was a bit blah. Together they made great soup next day, though.
The pudding.. .well, I didn't like it. Too sour and the textures were off. The toast is cinnamon toast, which I love, but with the soft fruits it didn't work for me. Colin and Judith, who both enjoy sour tastes, really liked this though and I have been requested to make it again.
In another sort of cookbook project, B's book of things he's made and liked is growing slowly. It currently features: tomato soup, bolognese sauce, ratatouille, steak and kidney stew, patatas bravas, Persian carrots with apricots, baked chocolate mousse, fruit crumble, plum tart, scones and our family speciality, Aunty Theressa's tea loaf. There's also a recipe of
karaspita which he's made with Jon but which I don't have, that's been meaning to go in the book for ages. Any other ideas welcome, but he is quite picky, so don't be offended if they don't make it.
