Good Food and Good Friends, what more can you ask for?

Well, what a busy weekend, lots to do and lots to cook too.  Friday and Saturday I cooked some Chinese food, we're making the most of it while our eldest daughter is away as Chinese is one of the few foods she doesn't like very much, but the rest of us love it.  Both recipes came from Fuchsia Dunlop's book, "Every Grain of Rice..." which I can highly recommend, all the recipes so far have been easy to cook and absolutely lovely.  Here's a picture of Chicken with Chestnuts, Pak Choi with Chilli and some fried rice.

On Sunday we had a lovely day with friends.  The weather was really bad with pouring rain so what better to do on a Sunday Lunch time but have some Lancashire Hotpot with the traditional accompaniment of pickled onions and pickled red cabbage.  That hit the spot nicely and Suzanne cooked a wicked rhubarb and custard crumble pie for dessert, that was the highlight of the mean I think :-D

Today was a bit of a rush so it had to be something quick and easy, so I tried cooking Madrid style pork steaks - very yummy they were too, the pork was marinaded in lots of crushed garlic, paprika, thyme and oregano held together with a little olive oil, then flash fried in a griddle pan on each side.  Served with wilted spinach and mashed potatoes it all went down very well.