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From Sam's pot to Lisa's stomach

Author: Sam

  • Pad Thai

    Pad Thai

    Very nice, easy enough if the ingredients are all present. Only problem being the noodles, which very easily get soggy. Putting them in the wok only at the last minute…

  • Veggie Moussaka

    Veggie Moussaka

    Bit stodgy, certainly my fault when making the roux. In fairness I just made a wheat flour based roux, which is not really intended. But damn it I just really…

  • Split Pea and Barley Thing

    Split Pea and Barley Thing

    This was thrown together with store cupboard items, just happened to find a recipe that fit the bill almost perfectly. Takes a little while, but very low effort. Like a…

  • Lamb Ragu with Courgetti

    Lamb Ragu with Courgetti

    I enjoyed this, the ragu is quite acidic as are many of Tom Kerridge’s, and I would turn that down a hint. I think the general idea here is a…

  • Slow Cooked Jerk Chicken

    Slow Cooked Jerk Chicken

    This was extremely nice and I would do it again in a flash, or in a carefully simmered 6 or so hours, as the case is here. The one important…

  • Something… No wait! Schnitzel!

    Something… No wait! Schnitzel!

    I have no memory of this, other than a vague sense that it was very tasty… it looks very tasty! Update: it all came back! This is another attempt at…

  • Sweet smoked chicken

    Sweet smoked chicken

    Had a crack at smoking this on the new gas bbq, which worked wonderfully to a certain definition of ‘wonderfully’. Cooked deflecting the direct burner heat with a bit of…

  • Potato supper

    Potato supper

    Very warming, very easy. Comfort food and delicious. As ever would strongly benefit from really good, home made stock. From Nigel Slater

  • Prawn molee

    Prawn molee

    This was quick for a curry, healthy and really very nice. Albeit the health came from using Greek yogurt in place of cream… Which worked remarkably well and is a…

  • Roast rack of lamb

    Roast rack of lamb

    While this was delicious in part, good flavours and the herb crumb option being quite acceptable, the recipe used was simply wrong, which is a crime worthy of purgatory on…