Monday, 25 February 2013

I don't like stir fries/Husband is delighted.

I don't like stir fries - well once again I have to eat my words. Yesterday was Pork with garlic and oyster sauce , and yes it was delicious, if a little hot!
" Never pay more than a few quid for a wok" is Mr Slater's advice, " the trendy thick woks with famous names are rubbish"  Thank goodness for that! I needed to buy a wok.
Cheap wok at the ready I began to make the stir fry. Personally not a lover of stir fries, pork, and hot chillies I was definitely not looking forward to this.
I decided to take Mr Slater's advice noted in the ingredients "........plus some greens somewhere" and accompany the stir fry with Kale with chorizo and almonds - a recipe which had escaped me on Feb 19 th.

Love the kale recipe but not sure I could eat it as " a light main course" but as a side dish it was excellent and felt like healthy eating.
The stir fry was good if a little too hot for me, next time I will use less chilli. My guinea pig for this recipe was my daughter who loved it but didn't agree that it needed less chillies.



Lemon tart

Today my husband and his sweet tooth ( but not his waistline) are delighted!!!! I made another desert Lemon tart. 
Jim is diabetic and as such , in the interests of his well being and waistline, I try to keep him away from sweets and deserts!!!!! However I do need a second opinion on my cooking - lucky for him.
I decided to make the pastry by hand as I find it therapeutic and hate washing the food processor. The filling was easy to make, with some left over when poured into the pastry case ( which I baked separately in little soufflĂ© dishes -this in fact  worked well - good for people like me who don't like pastry)
A delicious tangy desert which is good enough to serve at a dinner party. Lovely!
In the interest of my husbands waistline the rest is now sitting my daughter and future son- in- law's fridge.

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