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A very nearly Italian Ragu

Posted by KitchenGeek on Monday 18th Oct, 2010

I love cooking, but I hate cooking during the week. Put simply, when I get home from work, I’m normally starving hungry and want to eat something, anything, right now. That doesn’t lead to delicious meals.

Thankfully, it’s getting cold in the UK right now – which means that it’s time to get out the slow cooker and use my post food satiation to plan and prepare dinners for the next few meals. Once I’ve remembered where I can buy Puy lentils we’ll try some Cassoulade. But first, it’s time for an old favourite – Ragu.

Photo by JoeyWan under Creative Commons


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Liver & Bacon, Kiwi Style

Posted by KitchenGeek on Thursday 1st Apr, 2010

At the risk of turning this into the world’s worst sales pitch, I rather like the idea of eating offal. In the same way that hardcore recyclers feel smug about turning the ring pulls from coke cans into necklaces, I always feel somewhat smug about the idea of making myself a dinner based on what other people would consider to be rubbish.

In fact, lambs liver is one of my favourite bits of meat (after the duck breast, lamb chop and beef ribeye) and is probably the one most frequently hated due to really awful school dinners.

Liver, by avlxyz, under Creative Commons

Lambs liver cooked properly is moist, tender, and flavourful. Add bacon and a few spices and it’s just fantastic… Read the rest of this entry »

Cassoulet

Posted by KitchenGeek on Thursday 14th Jan, 2010

Cassoulet

Cassoulet, by 'u m a m i', under Creative Commons

Cassoulet is a wonderful thing. It’s a beautifully simple and tasty French dish that reminds me of family holidays in Frejus. Unfortunately it’s not a pretty dish. It’s not surprising, since it’s basically beans and fatty meat in a tomato sauce. It’s like posh sausage and beans… Read the rest of this entry »

Cuban Meatloaf

Posted by KitchenGeek on Tuesday 12th May, 2009

Once again, this is ‘Cuban’ with quote marks around it, because I’m told that this is about as Cuban as a dollar bill. It’s a great meatloaf that I make in a 1kg loaf for just two people because it makes a damned fine cold meat. Read the rest of this entry »