Basa Fish, Rice, and Pak Choi

Deskinned Basa Fish fillet, cooked in a preheated oven at 190 deg C on the middle shelf for twelve minutes (not turned), dressed in sunflower oil, and a little black pepper.

Served with diced and steamed Pak Choi leaves, and turmericed basmati rice.
 

Black Pudding and Crispy Bacon Breakfast

Mostly I cook with olive oil. The major exception is fried eggs, which taste better if cooked with sunflower oil.

The black pudding was cooked at a medium heat in a small pan, seven minutes each side. The bacon was cooked in another pot, along with the tomatoes, until it was crispy. Watch by eye. After the bacon was ready and decanted to the serving plate, the egg was added along with some sunflower oil for a few minutes until it showed the usual signs of being ready.

Serve with a dash of black pepper and some American mustard (French's in this case). German mustard will do just as well.  

Strawberries and Cream, plus Bourbon Whisky

 A simple fruit salad made from 500g of fresh British strawberries from the customer counter at the local Co-op (they had a glut). 

The strawberries were soused in a mixture of demerara sugar plus a generous glug of Bourbon whiskey. Allowed to stand in a glass bowl for a couple of hours, stirring together occasionally. Park the bowl in the fridge if you intend to eat the strawberries the next day. 

Add a couple of dashes of finely ground white pepper before serving (the way it is done here). Dress in fresh single cream. Fabulous!

Pork Loin Steak with Spicy Chips

Pan-fried outdoor-bred pork steak, cooked in a little olive oil for eight minutes each side at a medium heat. Served with diced mushrooms and spring onion, and spicy chipped potatoes (French fries).

The spiced potatoes (first parboiled for about eight minutes) were soused in a mixture of olive oil a chilli sauce and tomato ketchup, along with the herbs oregano and basil. Then grilled for about seventeen minutes until they began to brown (watch by eye, since all grills are different).
 

Beef Chilli with baby leeks

Basmati rice cooked slowly in a flat pan with a quarter teaspoonful of turmeric.

The Ground beef was cooked for forty five minutes along with the vegetables, and then water, the vegetable stock, and the paprika was added, and cooked for another hour slowly under glass. Fabulously tender.
 

Green and Black Olives with Feta Cheese

Simple dish bought from the local Co-op. Green and Black stoned olives in olive oil, with feta cheese and the herbs oregano and rosemary. Cheaper than assembling the ingredients myself separately.
 

Smoked Haddock with Hash Browns

Steamed skinless haddock, served with garden peas and hash browns, along with a dusting of freshly ground black pepper.