My Favourite Recipes

Miso-Glazed Scallops

We often keep scallops in the freezer, we can pull them out an hour before and make a great meal. This is an excellent recipe as it is easy and you end up with a very sophisticated dinner. I have never tried it with the soba noodles, instead I always serve the scallops on a bed of brown rice. Several reviewers complain that there wasn't enough sauce and I think this is because the sauce just slides off the noodles, whereas the rice absorbs the sauce and it turns out perfect.

http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/miso_scallop_soba.html



Bombay-Style Curried Salmon

Bill made this a few months ago and I really liked it. I made it again when Gijsbert and Julie came for dinner a couple of weeks ago. Everyone devoured the meal and Julie has since made it twice and passed the recipe on to others. Again, this is a really easy recipe if you have lots of asian ingredients in your cupboard. Tamarind paste can be found at most Asian and middle-eastern food stores.

A word of warning: First off, I made this without adding the chili powder and it was spicy enough for me with just the fresh green chilis. Secondly, the recipe has a little mistake in it, it doesn't mention that you combine the chili and garlic paste with the other paste, at least that's what I assume you're meant to do.


http://myfeasts.blogspot.com/2008/12/bombay-style-salmon-curry-and-gourmet.html


More to come

Sunday Night

Not able to eat tonight as I have a very unappetizing medical exam tomorrow. Bill is making Chipotle-Cinnamon Pork Chops for himself and Callum. Though I don't really get excited by pork, I have to admit they look very tasty. Bill has just brought the the pork chops to the table and they smell incredible. His review is... great, nice balance of flavours, apparantly I would like them as there is no lingering pork taste. The recipe can be found at:

http://thecrepesofwrath.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/cinnamon-chipotle-porkchops/