There were still some turkey and lamb from Saturday so the Helper got creative. The first she did was to make fried rice using the leftover turkey. For the lamb, she recooked that in soy sauce and some spices. Delicious.
Category: food
An English Affair
I just ended a wonderful tea that stretched to dinner with a group of wonderful people whom I had met years ago. There was much fun and laughter and chatter over the spread. Some of the goodies I prepared, some I bought and one beautiful cake was sponsored by one of the ladies.
Menu:
Cottage pie
Chicken “cottage” pie
Scones (plain and raisin)
Chocolate Valentino cake
Carrot cake
Eclairs
Salmon pumpernickel
Cucumber and egg salad sandwiches
Chocolate coated strawberries
An Arabic Affair
Today marked the first of my food parties. The theme today was Arabic food. Every guest chipped in and we cooked together. That was the fun part.
One new dish I learnt to make is this Turkish carrot dip or salad. It’s very simple to make and reminded all of us of coleslaw.
Shredded carrots are slowly cooked in olive oil till just about cooked. After they are cooled, they are mixed into a yogurt spiced with garlic and salt. Leave in the fridge. The result is this beautiful bright coloured salad.
For the rice, we made saffron rice and we smoked the rice. I can’t so without smoked rice now and when the opportunity comes, I will post one on my easy ways of smoking rice.
Breakfast Tapas
Here are some ideas for breakfast. I’m a savoury person so very rarely would I make sweet dessert like breakfast e.g. pancakes or muffins. One weekend morning, I had bits of this and that and decided to have a tapas like breakfast. I placed the food on the dining table and you just take what you like. Well, since I didn’t have like a smorgasbord of food, that was like practically everything on the table.
Since I love starters so much, I might just want to host a party and serve only appetisers and finger food. Yumz!
The Occasional Cook 