Wednesday 4 August 2010

The Dinner Party.


I cannot heave my heart into my mouth.



But I can heave onto a plate, alongside some scallops and samphire. And so I did.
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Last night my food companion (whose blog I hope will soon be up and running!) and I cooked dinner for a friend who is currently staying from New York. There was no thematic link between courses in terms of cuisine or palate- but there was a lot of shared dishes, music, laughter and food appreciation- which I'm sure you will can agree with, makes for a much better dinner party anyway.
The food is all sourced as independantly as possible, with a few fun little trips to the local deli, butcher etc- and even trotting across town to the Spanish foodstore in Notting Hill for the Pata Negra. Getting all the ingredients from each seperate source was such an old school and satisfying way to shop, a blog may have to follow...
But for now, here's a low down of the menu.

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Starters


Seared scallops with saffrons potatoes, asparagus and samphire and aioli.
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Main
Lamb cutlets with a roasted walnut, goats cheese and fig salad.

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The lamb was marinated in thyme and rosemary before being dressed in a beautiful looking sticky sauce of honey, red wine vinegar, cinnamon and star anise.

Salads

Grilled peaches with Bresola and Orange Blossom
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Broad beans with pata negra
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Desserts
Elderflower and creme de cassis Granita
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6 comments:

  1. The second photo down looks pretty awesome. But what on earth is it?

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  3. I've moved the photo down- it's now the fourth (the dressing for the lamb- star anise, cinnamon, honey and red wine vinegar)

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  4. When will we be seeing you on Master Chef?

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  5. Haha, oh bless you!
    Five seconds around video cameras and competitive people and criticism and measurements and I'd be in the corner sobbing into my porridge bowl ! x

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  6. David Alexandre7 August 2010 at 14:11

    all this dishes are looking rather fresh and yummy :) i think you need to invite more people next time :) x

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