Spaghetti, Garlic Cream Sauce And Spicy Shrimp

Hamburger With Bacon, Aioli And Home Made Fries

Provencal Estouffade Of Beef With Creamy Polenta

A Few Dishes

Meals from the past few days include, from the bottom, a nice shrimp and sweet pepper curry. A batch of ratatouille which was polished off in no time at all and a center cut pork chop with cauliflower and cheddar gratin.

Spaghetti With Bacon, Tomato And Shrimp

Loin Of Pork On Spinach Leaves With Roasted Apples.

Corned Beef Dinner

Haven't had corned beef in a while. I made this with a selection of potatoes, mashed and boiled, and a selection of vegetables including green beans. Ony gorgeous.

Fried Chicken, Brussels Sprouts And Mashed Potatoes

Garlic Roasted Lamb Shank And Ratatouille Nicoise

Beef Kabob With Sweet Peppers, Cous Cous And Stuffed Tomatoes

Simple Cous Cous

This is a simple way of making couscous as an accompaniement. Cous Cous is like a pasta really. Always check on the box as to how much liquid to grain as not all cous cous is equal. I put one and a half to this and it turned out to be too wet but it was good anyway. When the couscous is cooked fluff it up to get all the heat out of it so it doesn't continue to cook and get too soggy. Then fold in a knob of butter to stop the cooking process.
You can add anything to this grain. It is great with mint, raisins, sweet peppers etc etc.
Another way is to heat the stock, saute the onion and garlic in a seperate pan and then add all the components together and allow to cook in it's own heat. However for the housewife you end up with a lot of dirty untensils.
This is not to be confused with the couscous dish which is a completely different thing. You can use it as an accompaniement for fish, chicken and in my case here Beef Kabobs.

Mini Feijoida

Truly on of my favorite dishes from Brazil. This one was so good that I forgot to take a photo of the plate.

Pepper Steak, Sauteed Spinach And French Fries

Braised Lamb Shank With Barely Mashed Potoatoes And Parsnips.

Charred Half Chicken And Root Vegetables

Vegetable Risotto With Roasted Tomatoes.

Cauliflower Buds Roasted In Tomato, Shallots And White Wine

English Bangers And Mash, Fried Onion Rings And Onion Gravy.

With a nice rolling rock.

Moroccan Meatloaf, Parlsey Mash And Mango Salsa

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I like meatloaf. Usually it serves two dinners, one hot and one cold the next day. It is relatively easy to make and does not cost an arm and and a leg. There is the simple traditional meatloaf which everyone knows how to make but there are also many variations that are quite interesting. I got this one from a book on meatloaf from amazon.com. Click on the link and you will see it is a good buy and only costs ten dollars.

Mesquite Chicken, Salad And Baked Potato

Assiette De Crudites

This is a classic in France and every bistro and corner cafe serves some variation on it. It is served with bread and nice glass of wine. It is to the Parisian Bistro what the salade Nicoise is to Nice. It is very refreshing and makes an enjoyable meal. As you can see it has everyday ingredients. You can use anthing that is handy. I forgot to put some grated carrots on this one but it still looks good. The thing is to use the colors and seperate them so they stand out. Great for a summer's evening on the patio. Should be served with a nice dijon mustard vinaigrette.

By the way. The word crudites comes from the french for raw = cru meaning that the dish is mostly raw indgredients.

Guinea Hen In Mustard Sauce With Whipped Potatoes.

Spanish Rice With Shrimp, Chorizo And Red Peppers

Sloppy Joe, Heinz Baked Beans And Potato Pickle Salad

Lemon Chicken Kebab On Ratatouille.

Lamb Shank And Vegetable Couscous