october

Ate out

Chowder of clams, salmon stock, potatoes, onion, lentils, fennel seeds; green beans

grilled figs, blackcurrants, blackberries, raspberry vinegar, mascarpone

Lunch:

Dinner: Georgian feast with Diana and Martin

this was a joint effort. Robert S. had provided the wine but was otherwise occupied

Georgian cheese pastry; spinach and yoghurt

Lamb and green beans (Diana); kidney beans with plum sauce

the lamb recipe is fab, the beans are pureed and make a lovely thick sauce.

Walnut and raisin torte

Lunch: bulghar plov (Colin ate out)

Dinner: Ate out

Tagliatelle with meatballs

Pear, blackberries, cream and mascarpone

Grilled figs and gorgonzola

Bighams Moroccan lamb, peas, couscous

Caramelised onions with thyme sage cream anchovies; puy lentils, tomato puree and garlic; fried potatoes

Pears with chocolate chilli fudge sauce

Lentil peanut and broc soup

Gratin of sauteed marrow (giant courgette) with mushrooms lentils cheese; potatoes with olive oil

marrow almost fries as well as courgette but it's a bit watery, and the seeds and skin are not very nice

Ate out

Lunch: pasta with fried marrow, tomato, maybe chilli

Cream of celery soup

Braised pheasant with dried orange zest, all spice, garlic, barberries, pearl barley; fried leeks

Lunch: spag wih lamb and black pepper ragu

Dinner: salad of rocket aubergine avocado bacon, ciabatta

Raspberries cream shortbread

WR chevre and red onion tartlets

Butterbean and mushroom cassoulet, bread

Cream of celery soup

WR smoked ham tortellini, salad

Sanglier pate, toast, chutney, salad leaves

Cabbage leaves stuffed with pheasant, shiitake, chilli ginger shallot; potatoes fried with 5 spice

Chickpeas, saucisse, spinach, tomatoes, chilli, paprika; bread

Rasps and choc chilli fudge sauce

ate out

Lunch: spag leek onion cream

Dinner: rack of lamb with sesame crust, some sort of heritage tatties, spinach

Muscovado and anise parfait, carmelised oatmeal, sultanas, ginger

variant of something in Dessert. Parfait had chilli, ginger, anise and something else, cinnamon I think.

Lunch: (T) noodles, cabbage, miso; C spag and chilli

Dinner: Pork belly, cabbage, potatoes

Mushrooms in cream on brioche

Gartin of celeriac, red pepper, mozz; bread

Pears, caramelised almonds, amaretti, cream

WR tartlets..

Aubergine slices wwith tapenade, tomatoes, ciabatta

Bruschette with tapenade, and tomatoes-peppers-mozz-basil

Risotto with gorgonzola, broad beans, rocket

Colin had bought the beans at the w/e, I kept asking when he was going to do them and he denied buying any.

Lamb koftas, yoghurt and mint

Curry of lentils, squash, mushrooms; rice

Sardines on toast, with tomatoes

Fried courgettes, potatoes with onion and saucisse, with eggs (like a tortilla espanol but not many eggs); little gem salad

Lunch: Pasta with courgette and gorgonzola

Dinner: sae bass, saffron-tomato-cream sauce, broad beans, potatoes with olive oil

Figs and sultanas in rasp vinegar, shortbbread, cream-yog

WR salmon terrine (?)

Champagne risotto with king prawns and mushrooms

Ate out

Tagliatelle with cingiale ragu; little gem salad

Big mushrooms with lentils, oyster sauce, porcini, breadcrumbs; little gem; potatoes

Japonica Quince tart

jeru's, fried; cashews; beurre noisette; quinoa with peas and lettuce

apple blackberry blackcurrant cream shortbread

Dinner: Ate out

Tracey has gone on a jolly; Colin is eating out when he can