Saturday, 27 August 2011
Sunday, 21 August 2011
Meet Meg.... Our new pooch....
This is Meg, the latest addition to the family. She's a 6 year old Border Collie rescue dog.
Loves to play ball, full of energy, cat and chicken friendly and apparently likes yoghurt!
Saturday, 20 August 2011
Caribbean Lamb Curry with Coconut Rice
New one for me! Was absolutely lovely, albeit bloody hot!!!
Give it a go!
Caribbean Lamb Curry
2lb lamb, cubed
4 tablespoons curry powder
4 garlic cloves, finely diced
5 thyme sprigs
1 teaspoon ground allspice
4 bay leaves
1 large onion, diced
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 tablespoons butter
3 cups stock
1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes
1. Place the lamb, curry powder, garlic, thyme, allspice, bay leaves, onion and olive oil in a bowl, and mix together. Marinate in fridge overnight.
2. Melt the butter in a large saucepan, add the lamb mixture and fry over moderate heat for about 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
3. Stir in the stock and chilli flakes and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, cover then simmer for about 1 ½ hours, or until the meat is tender.
Coconut Rice
180g long grain rice
1/4 red pepper, diced
2 tablespoons dried chilli flakes
3 spring onions, chopped
40g creamed coconut
1. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a heated pan. Stir in the rice and cook for a minute, stirring until well coated in the oil. Pour in 1 pint of stock and bring to the boil.
2. Add the creamed coconut to the rice mixture. Season generously, give the rice a good stir, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes until the rice is tender and all the liquid is absorbed.
3. Add a little oil to a heated frying pan and tip in the spring onions and red pepper. Cook for 30 seconds or so until softened. Remove from the heat and set aside.
4. When the rice is cooked, remove from the heat, gently fluff up with a fork and fold in the softened spring onions, red pepper and dried chilli flakes.
Give it a go!
Caribbean Lamb Curry
2lb lamb, cubed
4 tablespoons curry powder
4 garlic cloves, finely diced
5 thyme sprigs
1 teaspoon ground allspice
4 bay leaves
1 large onion, diced
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 tablespoons butter
3 cups stock
1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes
1. Place the lamb, curry powder, garlic, thyme, allspice, bay leaves, onion and olive oil in a bowl, and mix together. Marinate in fridge overnight.
2. Melt the butter in a large saucepan, add the lamb mixture and fry over moderate heat for about 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
3. Stir in the stock and chilli flakes and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, cover then simmer for about 1 ½ hours, or until the meat is tender.
Coconut Rice
180g long grain rice
1/4 red pepper, diced
2 tablespoons dried chilli flakes
3 spring onions, chopped
40g creamed coconut
1. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a heated pan. Stir in the rice and cook for a minute, stirring until well coated in the oil. Pour in 1 pint of stock and bring to the boil.
2. Add the creamed coconut to the rice mixture. Season generously, give the rice a good stir, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes until the rice is tender and all the liquid is absorbed.
3. Add a little oil to a heated frying pan and tip in the spring onions and red pepper. Cook for 30 seconds or so until softened. Remove from the heat and set aside.
4. When the rice is cooked, remove from the heat, gently fluff up with a fork and fold in the softened spring onions, red pepper and dried chilli flakes.
Tuesday, 16 August 2011
Saturday, 13 August 2011
Chickens!!!
New project: Chickens!
Got the chicken coup a while back, now started building the chicken run itself. 10ft x 8ft and 6ft high. All for 4 bloody chickens! Next stop.... A big-ass roll of chicken wire to slice my hands to pieces....
Saturday, 6 August 2011
New Lodgers!
Meet Poppy and Lucy, they'll be staying with us for the next 2 weeks. It's great being a surrogate Dad!
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| Poppy |
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| Lucy |
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| Lucy helping with the washing! |
Monday, 1 August 2011
WOW!!!! What a 3 months!
And what a 3 months it's been.
My stag weekend in Benidorm, our wedding at the start of June followed by our honeymoon in St Lucia. And then Mark's stag weekend in Magaluf to cap everything off!
Been a bit of a whirlwind and not really had chance to sort pics out yet.
But here's a few to wet the appetite :-)
My Stag Weekend: Benidorm, May 2011. A quiet few days with a few close friends!
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Our Wedding: 4th June 2011. Life just got good!
Our Honeymoon: St Lucia, June 2011. Life just got even better!!!
Mark's Stag Weekend: Magaluf, July 2011. Just more of the same really!
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