Ho there!
CBC and I held a little Pre-Christmas shindig with our friend and cooked a delicious dish we would recommend. It's Otto Lenghi's Root mash with wine braized shallots. We had a lot of them ingredients (shallots and sweet potatoes and puy lentils) due to a recent Lidl shop but picked up the rest in Waitrose. We saw the recipe on the Happy Foodie. Due to our friend being a bit of a meatoid, we added some Waitrose sausages (reduced to 18p each my friend!) on top but this in itself is a hearty and delicious dish, much recommended. CBC has Otto Lenghi's cook book and everything I've had from him is delicious.
Check out the link for the recipe. I would post it here but that would feel like just nicking another blogger's post so go and check it out especially Veggies and Vegans!
Did you have a fabulous new year? CBC and siblings went out to Allendale for the Tar-barrel burning that I posted about 2 years ago (worth a look at my post- very dramatic photos!!!!) but I decided since I had a headache, to stay home. I watched Doctor Who series 5 2 episodes (Christmas pressie from WOMOTM and J) with the kind WOMOTM who stayed up with me despite saying he was gong to bed early and ate copious amounts of crisps (did you see those barrels of crisps they were doing- monster munch, french fries, doritos and wotsits mixed). Was great!
We've now returned to Essex and I'm a bit sad- always so sad to leave WOMOTM and J in Haltwhistle/Hexham.
xx
P.S. Sadly the car keys DIDN'T turn up! They are lost in the woods somewhere alas. We had to be picked up, CBC got a lift back to Essex and had to return via 3 trains and cycle to Eynsford to fetch the car with the spare key. What a palaver!x
Keep an eye out for shifty looking woodland beasts approaching your vehicle and listen for a faint jingling. If there is anything I have learned from cartoons it is that animals are completely able to operate a motor vehicle. Glad you had a great NYE despite your malady. The dish looks tasty indeed!
ReplyDeleteWishing you all the best for the new year. Thank you so much for being such a gorgeous friend in 2014.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Kezzie!
ReplyDeleteI always read Ottolenghi's page in the weekend Guardian , he does some amazing veggie dishes even if some of his ingredients are a little inaccessible. xxx
We stayed at home on NYE - as always, we never do anything! (I've only been out once on NYE in my whole life!!). Shamu's comment is very wise I think - you must be vigilant, hehe! Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteI love shallots - that looks delicious.
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That sounds and looks delicious! Like Vix, I usually have a look at Ottolenghi's recipes in the Guardian, but often laugh to myself at some of the mysterious ingredients...
ReplyDeleteOh dear, what a shame about the car keys.
Happy new year to you, Kezzie, hope the return to school isn't too much of a shock to the system! xxx
Sorry to hear about your car troubles. I had started to say I don't know who Ottolenghi is then I googled him. Good old google. I know who is but have never tried any of his recipes
ReplyDeleteThat looks delicious and I love sweet potatoes and lentils! I often put them in soups. It sounds like you had a lovely holiday despite the nuisance a car can be. What a pain for poor CBC to have to go back all that way with the spares. Happy New Year, Zezzie, to you and your loved ones.
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That looks SO delicious. Is there anything more comforting than mash and red wine/onion gravy? If so, I have yet to find it xxx
ReplyDeleteSo sorry about the car keys being lost in the woods but glad you got home to fetch the spare set and got your car back.
ReplyDeleteYour meal looks delicious. Sorry for not coming around. I'm starting to feel better after feeling sick for 5 days.
Happy New Year.
Hugs,
JB
Ooo -- sorry about the keys! I have friends who lost TWO sets of car keys while visiting their grandchildren. However, they suspect that one of the grands swiped the key sets, attempting to keep the beloved grandparents there with them. They had to get their car towed to a dealership. Sigh! What a pain! Happy New Year (2 weeks late ... How do I get so behind in blog reading?)
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