Category: Mains

Mains, Recipes

Marinated Beef with Satay Sauce, Cucumber Relish……and a little mouse

Turn away if you are mouse squeamish but I just have to share my Horrific weekend experience. I have been intending for months to get out into the garden to get it summer ready (eternal optimist) and finally got out there this weekend. Feverishly working away pulling over-grown weeds and raking dead leaves out of flower beds, finally making my way to my little raised … Continue reading Marinated Beef with Satay Sauce, Cucumber Relish……and a little mouse

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Mains, Recipes

Slow (Slow) Roast Leg of Lamb and a Strawberry Tart

St Patrick’s Day fell really nicely this year resulting in a long weekend with a Bank Holiday Monday. With my (big) family invited over for lunch it was important not to waste too much time in the kitchen cooking so I settled for an easy slow roast leg of lamb. Actually it was 1 and a 1/2 legs of lamb as it was a big … Continue reading Slow (Slow) Roast Leg of Lamb and a Strawberry Tart

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Fish, Healthy Eating - For any Day, Mains

Pan Fried Halibut with Olive Tapenade & Beans

This is a simple tasty dish which can be put together in less than 10 minutes. There are great shop bought tapenade’s available from farmer’s markets and the like which add a lovely zing to the dish. The halibut stands up well to this where as more delicate fish might be overpowered. Full of heart healthy fats, carotenoids and flavenoids from the beans and tapenade … Continue reading Pan Fried Halibut with Olive Tapenade & Beans

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