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Celebrity Recipe Link, Food, James Martin, Menu Ideas, Recipe Links

Easy Valentine’s Day Menu

James Martin's Easy Valentine's Day Menu
James Martin’s Easy Valentine’s Day Menu
Image: bbc.co.uk/food

I’ve just found this sinful but heavenly Valentine’s Day menu on the bbc.co.uk food website. It’s been compiled using recipes by James Martin, a regular ‘celebrity’ chef who broadcasts across the BBC network.

His romantic recipes strike the right balance between simple flavours and extra special touches. Each dish is easy to prepare, quick to cook, and light enough to leave room for dessert.

Starter
 Hazelnut butter grilled scallops with salad Hazelnut butter grilled scallops with salad
Main course
 Chargrilled steak with beer, mustard and watercress salad Chargrilled steak with beer, mustard and watercress salad
Dessert
 Pistachio and chocolate soufflé Pistachio and chocolate soufflé
Drinks
 Mozzarella bruschetta with shaved fennel and courgette Cosmopolitan

The link for the this easy Valentine’s Day menu can be found on the BBC’s Food website here along with other Valentines Day options.

Not that Mr T

 

Celebrity Recipe Link, Menu Ideas, Sophie Dahl

Incurable Romantic Special Valentines Day Dinner Menu

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Incurable Romantic Special Valentines Dinner Image; bbc.co.uk/food
Incurable Romantic Special Valentines Dinner
Image; bbc.co.uk/food

I’ve been on the hunt for a nice romantic menu, to cook for my special lady, and this is a definite possibility, especially if it’s a cold crisp Sunny winters day. Sophie Dahl’s choices bring evocative thoughts of warm early summer evenings with light, fresh and colourful ingredients.  I know my other half would enjoy these:

Starter
 Mozzarella bruschetta with shaved fennel and courgette Mozzarella bruschetta with shaved fennel and courgette
Main course
 Crab and salmon fishcakes with homemade tartare sauce Crab and salmon fishcakes with homemade tartare sauce
Dessert
 Lemon mousse Lemon mousse
Drinks
 Rose Prosecco Cocktail Rose Prosecco Cocktail

The link for the Romantic Valentine’s Day menu can be found on the BBC’s Food website here along with other Valentines Day options.

Not that Mr T

Celebrity Recipe Link, Sami Tamimi, Yotam Ottolenghi

Mackerel and green bean salad with harissa dressing

Mackerel and green bean salad with harissa dressing

I came across Yotam Ottolenghi and Sammi Tamimi when I bought a new recipe book this weekend, Jerusalem is the 3rd book published by the pair based on recipes from ‘ottolenghi‘, their Middle eastern cuisine restaurants and deli’s based around London.

This ‘Mackerel and green bean salad with harissa‘ recipe sounds delicious and healthy too, just right for January and it’s post Christmas\New Year excesses. The recipe can be found here!

Not That Mr T!

Celebrity Recipe Link, Clarissa Dickson Wright

Slow Roasted Belly Pork with anchovies and chestnuts

Slow Roasted Pork Belly with anchovies and chestnuts

Have just watched an oldish episode of the Great British Revival about pork with Clarissa Dickson Wright, in which she cooked one of my favourite cuts of meat belly of pork. I will be cooking this one in the near future and the recipe can be found here.

Not That Mr T.

Celebrity Recipe Link, Paul Rankin

Orange-scented crème brûlée with blood orange sauce

Blood Orange Crème Brûlée

Blood oranges have now come in to season and are appearing on the shelves in my supermarkets. This Paul Rankin Crème Brûlée recipe has a citrus twist, both in the Crème and the sauce that it’s served with. A hit on both counts. The recipe can be found here.

Not that Mr T.

Celebrity Recipe Link, Nigella Lawson

Nigellla’s Italian Christmas Pudding Cake

Nigella’s Italian Christmas Pudding Cake

The recipe for this Italian Christmas Pudding Cake caught my eye, after watching the Christmas episode of Nigella Lawson’s; ‘Nigellissima, An Italian Inspired Christmas‘. It looked like a striking addition to the standard Christmas fayre.

 

Celebrity Recipe Link, Nigella Lawson

Panettone Stuffing Squares

This recipe was included in Nigella Lawson’s; “Nigellissima, An Italian Inspired Christmas” shown on the BBC but not included in the recipes on the bbc.co.uk/food website. I found it on Nigella’s own website and will be giving it a go this Christmas.

If I like it, I’ll add it to the ever growing list of my favourite recipes at A Little Thought for Food.