Lamb Steaks with Turmeric Rice, Ginger, Spinach and Coriander

Lamb leg steaks unexpectedly available from the local co-op. Half steamed in a lidded pan for forty minutes with some olive oil, and turned once. Great smell in the kitchen. Served with turmeric'd basmatic rice mixed with grated fresh ginger, plus diced spinach leaves and coriander. Absolutely delicious.  

Bacon and Cucumber, Red Onion and a Potato and Carrot Salad Mash

 A strip of fried streaky bacon, plus spiralised cucumber, potato and carrot mash prepared with an ice-cream scoop, and some sliced purple onion. Dressed in French's American mustard. 

Beef Mince (Ground Beef), Chickpeas, Turmeric Rice and Parsley

 A simple dish of beef mince, chickpeas, rice and parsley. The mince was cooked for an hour and a half (along with the chickpeas) until it was tender. The turmericed rice was cooked for twenty minutes or so before being drained. The parsley was added last as a garnish. 

Smoked Bacon, Beans and Chestnut Mushrooms

 A great weekend breakfast of smoked bacon, fried chestnut mushrooms, and baked beans. The bacon and diced mushrooms were cooked in the same skillet, half the time under glass at a medium heat, for just over twenty minutes. With a little olive oil. The bacon was turned a couple of times. Served with some ground white pepper. 

Chicken and Torunska sausage soup, with Spinach

 This began as a chicken soup with carrot, diced orange pepper and mushrooms. After a day I augmented the soup with diced spinach and Torunska sausage. A fabulous result. Simmered for an hour on the hob.  

Mustard ham, Egg and chips

 Sainsbury's used to do a decent ham, egg and chips, but they seem to be outsourcing their restaurant facilities. This is not a difficult meal to make for yourself, even if you haven't got a deep fat fryer. I chipped some potatoes and soused them in a little vinegar, salt, and some rapeseed oil for half an hour while the oven was heating up. Spread across a roasting tray and cooked for about forty minutes at 180 deg C. (watch progress by eye!). The egg was cooked in a skillet on the hob. 

Feta Cheese salad, with Pasta

A simple salad with feta cheese and two varieties of olives, dressed in olive oil. Diced tomatoes, dressed in some chives and black pepper, diced spring onions, grated carrot, plus cooked wheat-free pasta (ten minutes cooking time, with some turmeric). Drain, and allow to cool.  Then dusted with some smoked paprika. Quick to make. 

Milano Salami Sausage, with Olives and Tomatoes

Some Milano Salami from the local Co-op, served along with stuffed green olives, baby plum tomatoes, diced flat parsley, and spiralised apple. Grate your apple if you don't have a spiraliser. 

According to wikipedia, Milano Salami is "a very common and traditional Italian sausage made from equal portions of minced beef, pork and fat. The salami is seasoned with garlic and pepper, moistened with white wine and dry cured."

Not bad at all. 

Prosciutto Ham Salad, with Peppers and Carrot

 Excellent summer salad, with Prosciutto Crudo ham, two colours of peppers, spiralised carrot (grated carrot if you don't have a spiraliser), four colours of lettuce ('baby leaf salad' in these parts). It can be assembled in around five minutes. 

Strawberries and Walnuts

 Fabulous strawberry and walnut salad. The strawberries were diced and covered with a few shakes of demarara sugar and a single shake of white pepper. Then placed in the fridge overnight. Decanted to a serving bowl with the juices. The walnut pieces were added, plus a generous coating of single cream. 

Thick Chicken and Leek Soup

 One whole leek was diced and fried at a medium heat, along with a chopped carrot for about twenty five minutes. While that was going on I diced a whole chicken breast. 

The vegetable and chicken components were added to another pan, along with about three quarters of a pint of water and a chicken stock cube, broken into four. Simmered under glass for an hour, after which the soup was blitzed with a moulinex blender for about five minutes. 

I added the chives, a teaspoonful of paprika, a large pinch of ground coriander, a pinch of sage, and some black pepper. Stirred together, and allowed to simmer for another twenty minutes. Delicious!

Prawns with Yellow Pepper And Basmati Rice

Ecuadorian prawns, with diced yellow pepper and mushrooms, turmeric Basmati rice, and served with a four leaf lettuce salad (baby leaf). The prawns were steamed for about five minutes, and the turmeric rice  was cooked in boiling water for about eight minutes. 
 

Rice, with Torunska Stew

 I found my ice-cream scoop, and was able to produce balls of turmericed rice and coriander once again. This was an interim dish, using up existing ingredients from the fridge.  Served with fresh spinach.