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Fresh topped pizza recipe. Happiness: lemony squash and roasted pork. Happiness arrives on a rainy afternoon, after a long walk through the neighborhood. Happiness steps forward on a break from waiting, waiting for the words to fall through my fingers. Happiness emerges shyly, then stays, brazenly, for a few moments. Walking west on Galer, the grey clouds taking a break for ten minutes. Light blazes through yellow leaves, stubbornly sticking to black branches. A single note plucked on a guitar string. Resonance — that old feeling. Watching my hand reach for a small pork top round roast, just under a pound, from Niman Ranch. Fat crackling. Lemon salt expanding. Sigh. Pork roast and butternut squash salad This salad emerged from my mind two days ago.

That’s me: wild greens for one. Roast some butternut squash with this pumpkin seed oil — lately my favorite oil — with some Meyer lemon sea salt, and listen to it sizzle in the oven. Do you have sunflower seeds on hand? Lap waves of pumpkin seed oil on the cut-open half of butternut squash. Spiced Lamb Koftas braised in Tomato Sauce - Middle Eastern. This is a great buffet recipe, but it's also extremely good for smaller numbers – cut all the ingredients by a third and it will serve four. Serves 12 (makes 48) This recipe is taken from How to Cook Book Three.

First of all, you need to dry-roast the coriander and cumin seeds to draw out their flavour: place them in a small frying pan over a medium heat and toss them around for 2 minutes until they begin to jump and pop, then crush them as finely as possible with a pestle and mortar. Next, place the lamb in a large mixing bowl. Put the onions in a food processor, along with the mint and coriander leaves, then pulse everything until the onion is finely chopped.

Transfer all this to join the meat in the bowl, add the spices and a good seasoning of salt and freshly milled black pepper, then mix everything thoroughly and evenly together with your hands (easiest) or a large fork (takes longer). Meanwhile, skin the tomatoes for the sauce. Poor Man's Stroganoff with Wild Mushrooms - English. This is so called because the most expensive fillet steak was traditionally used. In this version giving it slow instead of fast cooking enables you to use a cheaper cut of beef – but with a better flavour, I think. Serves 4 This recipe is taken from The Evening Standard Cookbook. First of all, heat the wine or cider in a small saucepan until it just begins to bubble around the edges. What you now need to do is cut the steak into thin strips, about ¼ inch (5 mm) wide and no more than 2½ inches (6 cm) long.

Now melt the butter in the thick-based saucepan and gently soften the onions for 5-6 minutes or until they have turned golden brown. Next, turn up the heat up high, add the pieces of meat to the saucepan (a few at a time in about 6 batches). When all the meat is browned, return the whole lot to the pan, along with the onions. Next, season with salt and freshly milled black pepper, and pour in the wine or cider and the soaked mushrooms. Beef Curry Dopiaza - Indian. Return to listing The word dopiaza means double onion, and because I really love thick, spicy onions, it's what I always order in Indian restaurants.

My recipe is not authentic, but I feel it is as good as any I've had. Serves 4 This recipe is taken from How to Cook Book Two First of all you need to roast the whole spices, and to do this place them in a small frying pan or saucepan over a medium heat and stir and toss them around for 1-2 minutes, or until they begin to look toasted and start to jump in the pan. Now transfer them to a pestle and mortar and crush them to a powder. Next place 2 tablespoons of the oil in the casserole over a high heat and, when it is really hot, brown the pieces of meat a few at a time. Next grate the creamed coconut into a bowl and combine it with 10 fl oz (275 ml) boiling water using a whisk, then, when it has dissolved, pour it into the casserole, followed by the yoghurt and some seasoning.

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