Sunday 7 November 2010

Brandy Butternut Squash / Pan-Seared Cod with Bacon and Creamy Fennel Ragout / 3 Barley Recipes



Recipe: How to Make Brandy Butternut Squash


3. Mash the butternut squash. Add a splash of brandy.


Recipe: PAN-SEARED COD with BACON and CREAMY FENNEL RAGOUT


Stir mustard and bacon into fennel ragout and season with salt and pepper. Serve cod over fennel ragout.


Article & Recipes: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's barley recipes


[Barley] is a staple, of course, in old favourites such as Scotch broth and Irish stew, but it can also take a starring, beguiling role in more outré broths and soups, in nutty, flavoursome salads, or as an alternative to arborio rice in creamy, risotto-style concoctions.

Spiced lamb and pearl barley ... Barley pilaf with mushrooms and dill ... Barley, raisin and walnut biscuits ...



Thursday 4 November 2010

Pumpkin and Sausage Lasagna / Zest a Lemon / Chipotle Pumpkin Soup



Blog Post & Recipe: Layers of Fall: Pumpkin and Sausage Lasagna


The sage, spicy sausage, and wine mingle nicely with the savory side of pumpkin, softened with milk and fresh ricotta. A bechamel version would be lovely, too


Blog Post: Cooking Basics: How to Zest a Lemon


Use a gentle rocking motion, taking off just the top layer of skin. Rotate the lemon between each stroke so you get new surface area every time until you’ve gone all the way around the lemon.


Blog Post: Chipotle Pumpkin Soup


While we already have several pumpkin soup recipes on the site, we were missing one with more of a Southwestern feel. I'm delighted with how this soup turned out. It's smokey and spicy from the chipotle chiles, cumin and oregano.