Rob went out for an Indian meal with friends last night and I stayed home for a quiet night in with the dogs, so I was cooking just for myself. I didn’t fancy spending ages in the kitchen just for dinner for one so I wanted something quick and easy. But there was to be no girlie, light snack for me, oh no. Instead, I went for a huge man-sized steak baguette with a fried and sliced Portobello mushroom (which you can’t see in the photographs as it was hidden under the steak) and rocket. I devoured the lot. It was glorious.
This is such a quick and easy dinner, yet tasty and impressive – what more could you want? Rather than a recipe I give you some basic instructions for you to play with. Slice some onion and mushrooms and fry for a couple of minutes in olive oil over a medium heat. Turn the heat [...]
Our weekly trip to the farm shop to get our vegetables yesterday was pleasantly enhanced by the surprise appearance of a mobile meat stall where a farmer was selling his high quality meat directly to the public. He had a great selection of meat including a couple of chickens that looked fantastic. These were not [...]
Massage your steak with soy sauce and crushed garlic cloves and leave to marinade for at least 30 minutes, but the longer the better. This really is tasty and although it uses soy sauce, it doesn’t have to have Chinese accompaniments such as rice – I often have it just with chips. It’s a variation [...]
It feels chilly tonight and I’m tired. Thankfully Rob cooked – rump steak. Thick, juicy, red meat was just what I needed and I didn’t even have to cook it, so I could put my feet up with a cup of coffee and a book. Perfect. Rob cooks a damn fine steak so he’s usually [...]
