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Sunday, 8 January 2012

Sunday - Chicken and Leek Pie with a Puff Pastry Lid

Today has been a nice and relaxing Sunday, as they should be....in fact looking at my legs it seems I have been in my pj's all day!! (I have had a bath though with alot of Radox to help my aching muscles!).

We get married in September, and although some of the basics are in place, there is still alot to do. Today we made a good start on finalising guest lists, invites and photographers - I have also decided on the stag which needs some significant organising too!

In the week I bought a free range corn fed chicken, and although it was relatively expensive, it was really tasty and has supplied us with 2 big meals and our lunches for 3 days. One of the meals was tonight's chicken and leek pie with peas....it had a very impressive puff pastry lid and we finished it all! Fatties.

Sunday, 4 September 2011

Food Treats by Joe - Sunday Night Moroccan Lamb

Throughout our relationship, Joe and I have had a debate over the traditional Sunday lunch. It's not something I was brought up with, so I'm not a fan of the Sunday roast, but I think I might have been depriving Joe! To get round this, Joe's cunning plan is to do it himself - cue Joe making Sunday dinner!

That said, Joe's roast wasn't all that traditional. He made a slow cooked moroccan spiced leg of lamb with rosemary, garlic, tomato, cumin and other spices, accompanied by a chickpea mash, peas, and a tomato jus. The leg of lamb came from Malcolm Michaels butchers who are in the Kirkgate market, and was very good. We were a little sceptical about a chickpea mash, but it was really tasty and much lighter than normal mash. Overall it was a big win, and probably the start of a competition between Joe and I for who can cook the best dinners on a Sunday!