So I took a little break because of work, study, life etc that took over all of my time. This meant that I also didn’t manage to finish my World Cup of Dinners. This isn’t a problem, the lionesses are playing this summer, so I’ll see what I’ve already covered, see which dinners are outstanding …
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Serbia
This dish became an over-dinner favourite. Again I ignored the RAF cookbook, which was soup, in favour of this dish which popped on a few websites as 'must try' Serbian favourite. This is essentially skinless sausages, made from mince, seemingly any variation with spices and herbs added, and traditionally cooked on a charcoal barbeque. Due …
Baking – mixed success
As we start losing teams at this stage, I thought I’d better get a wriggle on and let you know some of the other things I cooked over the last few weekends. It’s been busy, and not at all successful. So this a double portion of baking today. I made croissants again, having bought new …
Double whammy
Today there are two birds with one stone. This is a dish called Majboos, which is the national dish of Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. Depending on what you google, it might also be the national dish for Kuwait. It's a chicken based dish, served with rice; and it uses a lot of spices to build …
Fail
The croissants failed. I did everything right. You could see the lamination of the dough, the lovely layers, the right croissant shape. They did not rise. The dough isn't all that complicated: a basic bread dough, a fair amount of yeast, and add the butter. Roll and fold, repeat; leave overnight in the fridge. Then …
Food with a heavy heart
I'm writing this with a somewhat heavy heart. Today's dish is inspired by Iran. I used the recipe from the RAF cookbook which is a chicken dish with a yogurt dressing, lemony rocket salad, and lavash. This is served with a quick cooked flatbread. The chicken is marinated overnight in a mix of onions, yogurt, …
Recipe source
Before I launch into everything I'm cooking and eating, I thought I'd share the source for a number of recipes. A few years ago, around 2018/2019 while we were visiting the in-laws, we visited RAF Cosford in Shropshire. It's not far from Telford or Ironbridge, and has 5 hangars of aircraft showing the history of …
Alternative World Cup
Hopefully you saw my feelings regarding the forthcoming world cup, and the human rights track record of Qatar in both the building of the stadia and the use of migrant workers, as well as their treatment of the LGBTQ community. It doesn't sit well with me and I doubt I'm alone. So, an alternative world …
Football or not…
Don't let the title put you off, I'm not massively into football either. I don't really have a team that I follow, although I am in possession of my late Grandfather's QPR mug; and my phone knows where I live, so gives me my local championship team's results whether I want them or not.I do …
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