Roasted Miso Marinated Vegetables and New Business

Posted by petra08 on April 17, 2020 · 14 Comments 

Greek Meatballs

We are on our third week of country wide lock down due to Covid-19, It is slowly starting to feel like the new normal. Speaking of normal will we ever get back to how it was? If not how will it be? What will we change? How has it changed us? In this time of … Continue reading →

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Fig roasted Shoulder of Lamb with Carrot top Chimichurri

Posted by petra08 on September 30, 2019 · 2 Comments 

Roast Lamb & Roast Vegetables

I wanted to make fig jam for the market so I bought quite a few for a trial. The figs were so delicious I couldn’t sop eating them and by the time I made the jam I didn’t have many left. I find figs sweet but they work just as well with sweet as with … Continue reading →

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Wild Garlic Roasted Lamb

Posted by petra08 on May 28, 2018 · 15 Comments 

Wild Garlic Roasted Lamb

Ever since my friend showed me the most amazing wild garlic patch not too far from where I live I can’t stop picking it. The oven has been going pretty non stop dehydrating it, I could buy a food dehydrator but there isn’t even room for an extra box of matches in my kitchen, even … Continue reading →

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Lamb al Asador inspired leg of lamb

Posted by petra08 on October 20, 2017 · 20 Comments 

Lamb Al Asador

The other day we had a storm brewing. The sky had an ominous color and apparently it was dust from the Sahara and particles from the Portuguese wild fires that caused the sky to look like someone pulled a blanket over all of us. The sun was red and it looked a little bit spooky … Continue reading →

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Barbecue, a very social affair

Posted by petra08 on May 11, 2017 · 10 Comments 

barbecue carrots

The weather lately has been so nice we can’t seem to stop barbecuing. Weekends filled with sunshine seems to be inspiring to get the charcoal out and the fire going. There is something so soothing and yet exciting about fire and food and I prefer charcoal to gas.     My friend cooked and he … Continue reading →

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Slow roasted garlic and herb smothered lamb with salt roasted veg

Posted by petra08 on May 8, 2017 · 6 Comments 

Roast lamb and salt baked vegetables

I woke up the other day and felt that it was a great day for cooking. I have been making so much pasta lately and spent too much time developing various flavors there hasn’t really been enough time to think of much else. A while back I saw salt baked vegetables and wanted to make … Continue reading →

Category Allotment/Veg, Carrot, Celery, Garlic, Herbs, Home made produce, Hot Sauce, Lamb, Main course, Meat, Potatoes, Radish, Recipe, Side dish, Starch · Tagged with , , , , , , , , ,

Mezze with roast shoulder of lamb

Posted by petra08 on March 2, 2017 · 11 Comments 

roast shoulder of lamb

There is something so comforting about a Sunday roast. In our house we are spending a little bit of extra time together and if we are lucky it is time to catch up with friends as well. I  went to the Saturday market to get a chicken but I got side tracked and came home … Continue reading →

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Lamb croquettes with tomato and chipotle sauce

Posted by petra08 on March 20, 2016 · 12 Comments 

Lamb croquette

Do you ever question your own sanity? I have just had a bit of a manic week, in fact so busy I haven’t taken a single picture of food and this is highly unusual. The other day was St Patrick’s day and I figured it was a great excuse to go out and celebrate. I … Continue reading →

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Asparagus, mozzarella and lamb salad with garlic buttermilk

Posted by petra08 on April 12, 2015 · 11 Comments 

After a period of grey and quite cold weather we have had a bit of a warm spell. Not warm enough to leave the jacket at home but lovely and sunny. Enough to get the seeds going in the greenhouse and for a tiny asparagus spear to appear. Sadly the top was eaten by something … Continue reading →

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Tapas dinner to chase the winter blues away

Posted by petra08 on January 8, 2015 · 5 Comments 

I was clearing out my fridge, there were some things still lingering after the holidays and I thought I would have a little clear out. I came across a chorizo, the gorgeous kind, made from Iberico pork, matured in sunny Spain and I knew it was time to defy this cold rain and make some … Continue reading →

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