Pan-seared salmon in a ginger and garlic infused oil

Standard · Posted by thebigfatnoodle on March 27, 2012 · 15 Comments 

In a pink frame of mind As you may know, I’m fending for myself at the moment. I spent Sunday making some spaggie boll sauce (as you do), most of which I will freeze but some which I’ll keep to re-heat quickly during this week. However, just because I had to cook for myself this … Continue reading →

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Meals for many: Lemongrass and curry-flavoured chicken on roasted fennel, onions, shallots and garlic

Standard · Posted by thebigfatnoodle on March 17, 2012 · 13 Comments 

Friend-friendly suppers If there’s one thing I love more than spending my weekends cooking, it’s spending my weekends cooking for friends. I get an obscene, almost indecent, amount of pleasure from it, and nothing pleases me more than having my closest friends around the table laughing, talking, drinking and eating together. Naturally, I use them … Continue reading →

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What’s better than a baked butternut squash? One that’s smothered in raclette cheese…

Standard · Posted by thebigfatnoodle on February 26, 2012 · 17 Comments 

Hola y adiós! I’m flying off to Barcelona today for a few days for work. In all honesty, I’ve been a bundle of nerves these last few weeks getting ready for this conference, and while it’s like my umpteenth time working there, the stress never gets easier. If anything, it gets worse! I’ve barely seen … Continue reading →

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Simon’s Pesce A.O.P (Baked cod in parma ham with roasted vegetables and A.O.P spinach)

Standard · Posted by bigmonster77uk on February 7, 2012 · 25 Comments 

Video games, zombies and dinner Mr Monster: So our good friend Simon came down to stay and play video games a couple of weekends ago. He bought me a zombie cowboy game for Xmas, which I have great pleasure in watching him play, but he also brought over his PS3 console with another Zombie game, … Continue reading →

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Veg-tastic dinner: Risotto verde

Posted by thebigfatnoodle on October 4, 2011 · 11 Comments 

Veg-tastic dinner: Risotto verde There’s a cheap and cheerful Italian restaurant chain near my work and every time I’m there, I order the same dish time and time again, and it’s not pizza or pasta! Instead, it’s their light, creamy and packed with lots of vegetables risotto verde. Last weekend, I decided to try and … Continue reading →

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