I roasted a chicken for supper last Sunday, and had the bones and just enough meat left for one meal, so I decided to make an Asian-y noodle soup last night. It was delicious, so should you wish to try it, here's what I did ( Read more... )

My friends B&J came over for dinner last night, bringing with them their teenage dog, Lucy. I made a fancy version of what my mum called "cheese pudding" and the magazines call a "strata" and seem to think is only for brunch. I like eggy cheesy things at any time of day, and B&J are vegetarians, so it seemed like a nice light supper dish. I ( Read more... )

For lidocafe

Sorry if it's too late for tonight's dinner, but here it is:

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I've taken up soup making. Did you know I was a rabid soup fan? (I'll eat almost anything, if it's soup). I've been making a soup a week for the last few, and thought it was time I started commemorating them. This week's was really good ( Read more... )

I made left-over soup today. This consists of using up the last of the salad leaves, and some wilted celery and tired "baby carrots" and whatever herbs I can find (parsley, basil, "fines herbes" etc) This is cooked in some stock and then whizzed with my handy hand blender. Today I added a dollop of buttermilk, which was suprisingly good. While ( Read more... )