Sunday, August 16, 2026

Lemon veal scallopini

Lovely! Will have to try with chicken.

Dodged the flour. Any GF suggestions (lower GI) I'm all ears. 



Pot Roast with Red Wine

This is a feast for a group of people you love. 

I don't think mash is optional. I did cauiflower. 

Green beans would go well with it. 

Marcella published this recipe 53 years ago, when she was younger than me. 

Still Tasty, Marcella. Thank you. 












Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Roast Easter Lamb with White Wine

I made this little beauty with a hunk of lamb shoulder. 

It was delicious - tender lamb with a classic, effortless delicious sauce. 

I would warm the serving bowl next time, as instructed. 






Monday, February 23, 2026

Pork chops with sage and tomatoes

 


I can't believe I've not posted about this dish before. 

Pork, sage, tomatoes - that's pretty well it. 

It's so delicious. We skip the flour, but it browns nicely without. The trick, as is usually the case, is the get the best of everything: free range pork, best tomatoes, sage from your garden, the best salt and fats. If you use a crappy bit of pork it will be like an old boot. 

Cook until it's done. This doesn't mean stopping after the suggested hour, or god help us, 20 minutes as I read in someone's blog post. You cook the pork till it's tender when prodded with a fork. That might take 40 minutes. Or it might take 2 hours. 

Sunday, February 1, 2026

Fried Calamari

 



We used almond flour and olive oil, and it worked a treat. I fried for longer than you might think - minutes, till it really went golden. We bought the preprepared squid tubes and it was much easier.