Not Pizza

Naan bread base with garlic, tomato and mozzarell shavings.

Shepherd's Mushroom Hotpot

Fry lamb mince (a good handful each) with chopped onion until brown. Mix in a little flour to make a roux, before stirring in meat stock or water & beef bouillon, Add mushrooms, mint and S+P and decant to a casserole dish. 

Cover with thinly-sliced potato.

Bake in a hot oven for about 45 minutes, or until the potatoes are coloured on the outside but soft and floury in the middle.

I served mine with sweet 'n' sour red cabbage, leeks, swede batons 

and wonderfully sweet chantenay carrots.

Winter Lunch

Chantenay carrots puréed with ginger and chives.

With scrambled egg on a toasted crust.

Posh Cheesy Beans On Toast

A heart-warming brunch.....

 

 

.... made from fresh tomatoes, softened in boiling water......

 

......and braised with pre-cooked haricot beans.....

......before seasoning with basil, tomato purée, S+P, and a touch of sugar, 

.......topping with shavings of Mozzarella and grated Cheddar, and wacking under a hot grill.

Chinese Kedgereee

If Britain had colonised China instead of India.....

Chicken, Bacon & Leek Crumble

Slices of chicken breast baked with bacon and leeks in a cheddar sauce

topped with a savoury crumble overcoat.

Served with beetroot mash and seasonal vegetables

Kipper & Balsamic Tomatoes

Manx Kipper (with the head on)

with cherry tomatoes sautéed with balsamic and Worcester sauce

with a fried - rather than the usual poached - egg