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Week 5 Summary
Well, things have been a little chaotic in the world of Neil lately. So I thought I’d do a quick brain summary as to things I’ve eaten for dinner as of late. Pictures and some more details of bits will come up soon.
Think of it like DinnerDiary, but for someone who isn’t organised enough!
Week 5: 26 January – 1 February
Monday: Chorizo Pizza
Tuesday: Scallops with buckwheat and spicy salsa
Wednesday: Ribeye Steaks, homecooked wedges & Bois Boudrin dressing. Baked some chocolate cookies.
Thursday: Spagetti with Garlic & Seafood
Friday: [Nibbles & Liquid Refreshments 
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Saturday: Lasagna. Baked some pretzels, hard work & slight fail!
Sunday: Seafood Risotto
Certainly a tasty mix, I think the Lasagna was the best I’ve made so far. The true sign of delight is being able to finish a meal for 4, in 2 days, by just yourself.
Pop back, and hopefully I’ll be able to link the rest to some posts. Enjoy your week, it’s going to be a barren desert for me. Am away travelling, will attempt to find some culinary delights; unless I freeze!
Scallops, Salsa & Healthy Too!
It’s been a bit of a ‘red meat fest’ lately, so I’ve changed my tune. Time for seafood to reign supreme, at least for a while.
Using the left over salsa from the chorizo pizza, I decided to spice things up a bit. So I added in half a chopped chili, diced up the rest of a red pepper, two sliced spring onions as well as the remainder of some chorizo finely chopped.
I have vague memories of chorizo and seafood going well, (did i dream this?), so paired up this salsa with some lovely scallops. Continue Reading
Chorizo Pizza
I’ve noticed that people who like food (and blog about it), tend to have a weekness for all things pork. Usually it succumbs to being about pork belly, or the other fine meat product that is chorizo (whether fresh or cured).
After having a quick wander round the freezer on the weekend I had pulled out some pizza dough that I had put aside. So, on a fine Monday evening whilst feeling a bit hungry I was torn – do I go for the glory of pizza, or instead the joys of lamb chops.
My solution was to go for both, so I heated up about 300g of cherry tomatoes (quarts), chopped up sundried tomato, as well as some puree. With a couple of anchovies added for good measure. This was left to bubble down, to a nice rich base sauce. Continue Reading
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