|
We've gone spicy and exotic with our main meal for February's menu with a Dry Lamb
Curry. The lamb chunks are tenderized in a
the spicy marinade and then fried to perfection in olive oil. This curry follows our starter
Minted
Courgette and Egg Salad which consists of finely sliced courgettes spiced up
with harissa paste and served with hard boiled eggs. For dessert may we suggest Choccy Rocky
Cake, a delicious confection just right for
Valentine's Day.
|
 |
This NAAFI ginger cake was baked in what were called lunch tins and an individual portion cost 1d to make.
The original recipe calls for 3/4 pint of mixed milk and water but this makes an extremely loose batter which
can not have been the intention since the cake should be brushed with beaten egg and decorated with split,
blanched almonds if liked. The recipe makes a (continued...) |
 |
A selection of Valentine's recipes for you to try including: Brandied Peaches Chocolate Fondue Tiramisu |
 |
A topic being discussed at the moment on our forum:
Eating affordably and ethically Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:59 am // 5 comments // Alex McKee In a post I just made in the Christmas dinner thread I referred to ethics and thought I should expand on that a bit. |
 |
Featured in the BBC's Best of The Web, Connie's Cornish Kitchen has recipes for: Cornish Pasty Saffron Cake Clotted Cream and more. |
 |
Rhubarb is a very useful plant to have in the vegetable plot. It is a fleshy
stalk which is treated as a fruit for the purposes of cooking. The pink or red
stalks freeze very well cooked or raw and are a wonderful stand by for crumbles,
pies, fools and many other desserts. A bumper crop may result in enough to make
an excellent wine. (continued...) |
 |
Before the advent of widely available, patented medicines, those who could
not afford the fees of the local apothecary had to rely on home-made cures.
Inevitably, since all cures were based on naturally occurring substances,
the boundaries between medicine and food were (continued..) |
 |
Candlemas - 2nd February. Candlemas Day falls on the 2nd of February. In the Church calendar it is The
Feast of The Purification of Our Lady and the Presentation of Christ in the
Temple. It is also the day when the church candles are blessed, given out and
carried in procession. This part of the celebration is a continuation of the
ancient pagan Feast of Lights (continued...) |
