Guacamole

I based the formula loosely on suggestions by Nigella, in her "How to Eat" book. I got a massive green bowl and five avocados. (I know someone who always says, "advocados" and its hard to keep a straight face) .. anyway.

Tasting as I went along, I added the freshly squeezed juice of about three limes. After adding a few generous pinches of sea salt, I snipped in about four spring onions (scallions, to my American friends) and a handful of chopped fresh coriander (cilantro).

Finally I mashed this roughly with a lovely new Joseph Joseph masher I got from my mum for Christmas. The quantity here provided enough for about 16 fajitas! Cool photo taken by my son.

Guacamole For Fajitas

Last Entry of 2010: Brie and Cranberry Sandwich

Multiseed bread, organic butter, slices of slightly gooey, room-temperature Brie, smeared with a bit of cranberry sauce.

I admit, it did make me feel a bit sick...

But HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone, and here's to good food, love and laughter. Am cooking fajitas later cos its my son's birthday today, and a big roast dinner on Sunday 2nd, so thats the first posts for 2011 in the pipeline already.

Have a lovely evening! XX

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The tiles for my beautiful junk fodder mosaic took about, errrrm .. a whole year to collect!

Brenda's Pretty Christmas Trifle

Recipe found in a magazine, by Gordon Ramsay. Found it via google on this website. The trifle is topped with crushed peanut brittle which is possibly the best bit.

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Leftover Roast Taties

Peeled, boiled, shaken til fluffy then roasted in goose fat.

Christmas Dinner is the Greatest

That's haggis in the middle, incase you were wondering.

Minestrone (with Spinach & Ricotta Tortelloni)

Simple and very very quick (chopped onions and carrots, tinned toms, stock, peas, blah blah) and then, much nicer than using plain old pasta, bung in some tortelloni, and a few minutes later its ready. Drizzle with olive oil if you like, add some parmesan and nice bread to dunk. The bread in the pic is cheese & onion bread.