Menu for guests

We had guests coming for lunch on Saturday and more guests coming for coffee and cake in the afternoon. Here is what was on the menu:

Linguine timbales

Summer vegetable gougere

Chocolate Rum cake

This week's delicacies

We modified the menu slightly, because we could not find any paneer cheese for the curry (I used potatoes instead) and we did not have creamed spinach with the roast yesterday but delicious purple sprouting broccoli. I could not resist it when I saw the cute little bunches at the greengrocer on Friday: I wish I had taken a photo!

Creamed spinach and potato curry with basmati rice:
Rice and lentil casserole with roasted cashew nuts:

Spicy nut and mushroom roast:

with potatoes, purple-sprouting broccoli and redwine & tomato sauce:

And today's lunch: toasted ciabatta with halloumi, red pepper and basil:

Menu wk 06

Here is the menu for next week:

- Quinoa stuffed mushrooms (new!)
- Vegetable pies (new!)
- Green veg pizza (new!)
- Cheesy vegetable chowder

Menu wk 05

No intensive cooking this week as we went to the cinema to see The Kite Runner on Monday night so we had time only for a quick pasta dish (linguine), and I was in Brussels on Wednesday and came back home quite late.


- Linguine with pesto, roasted pine kernels and parmesan
- Cereal galettes with broccoli
- Mixed peppers and courgette quiche
- Fennel risotto
- Crêpes (French Chandeleur Day)
- Stuffed crêpes

Photo: cereal galettes with carrot, broccoli and mixed leaves

Menu wk 04

- Lentil and chick pea patties (new!)
- Red pepper soup
- Courgette and yellow pepper risotto (new!)
- Vegetable lasagne (this time not with home-made lasagne sheets)

Photo: red pepper soup

Photo: vegetable lasagne