Hairy Dieters Week 9
Well this week was a bit of a crazy one as I was away for most of it, firstly in the final of the Sharp’s Connoisseurs Co competition (you will be able to read more about that here), then the day after getting back from the 800+ mile round trip I was in Manchester for a beer festival. As a result I only ended up cooking 1 new dish from the Hairy Dieters book, It was the Spanish chicken bake, I had to use chicken breasts instead of thigh’s as I couldn’t get any thighs. Even with the breasts the dish worked really well, it tasted great, was really filling and had a nice level of chilli heat from the chorizo, It was really easy to make although did take an hour to cook. I also used a mix of different coloured tomatoes from the garden to brighten it...
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Oh how time flies, I can’t believe I’ve had the Hairy Dieters book for 8 weeks now. This week comprised of 3 new meals that I’d not cooked, a meal out at a local pub for my birthday and then two meals we’d had before from the book. First up was the Coconut prawn curry, I served it with a small portion of rice and half a garlic chapatti, which obviously added a few extra calories but it was worth it. The curry it’s self was delicious, packed full of coconut and spices but could have done with an extra chilli kick. I did leave out the corn flour though as the sauce looked quite thick and I didn’t want to make it too thick and gloopy. Next up were the Italian style meatballs, I oped for pork mince for the actual meatballs and it...
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This week was a bit more of a normal week than weeks 5 and 6 so it meant I got chance to try a few more recipes from the book. First up was the Cod and Prawn Gratin, I really really loved this one, it was really simple to make, packed full of flavour and really filling. I used cod, smoked haddock and prawns, It would be easy to adapt with other fish and even raw prawns as I always prefer the texture of those when cooked. Next up were the Meat and Potato Pies I’d been looking forward to making them to see how the pizza dough worked out as I don’t even use the packets for home made pizza. In all honesty it worked really well, it was light, crispy and not in the slightest bit doughy. The filling was delicious too, I really loved the heat from the...
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