Rhubarb and Cod

Shawarma Home Fries with Toum & Red Cabbage Slaw

January 29, 2020 No Comments

Apparently, the Super Bowl is this weekend and I’m not going to watch it. In all the years I’ve had this blog, I’ve feigned a small amount of interest in the annual sporting event. You know, just for the excuse to make chicken wings or some cooky take on a late-night favorite, but no more. I made these Shawarma Home Fries because they seemed like a good idea and they were so I’m sharing them with you now. Their appearance coinciding with the Super Bowl is purely incidental. I have never enjoyed football but it’s totally cool if you do and if you want to eat these Shawarma Home Fries while you watch the game, so much the better.

Cakes, Custards & Puddings, Dessert, Recipes

Tipsy Laird – Raspberry Drambuie Trifle

January 25, 2020 No Comments

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Today is Robbie Burns Day and in honor of this occasion I’m serving up trifle Scottish-style. Now, this particular breed of trifle is called Tipsy Laird. It is similar to the British trifle in terms of structure but it uses different, more patriotic ingredients. Instead of sherry, Tipsy Laird uses Drambuie and for the fruit, only Scotland’s finest raspberries need apply. Now I will go into detail about both of these ingredients and their importance but I think we should start at the beginning and first discuss the reason for the trifle – Robbie Burns Day.

Curries, Poultry, Recipes

Butter Chicken Meatballs with Cucumber Raita

January 23, 2020 No Comments

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There are many meatballs on this blog. Some lamb, some pork and some with no meat at all. Strangely, the blog is devoid of the more traditional beef variety. I’m not sure why that is but I do intend to address the oversight at some point. But yes, Rhubarb & Cod is drowning in meatballs and that may seem like an odd fixation for a blog to have. But I think it makes a strange kind of sense. The meatball, in its most basic form, is devoid of personality. The starting protein of any kind of meatball is relatively bland. And onto that bland, unmolded clay, you can impart just about any flavor your restless, hungry brain can conjure. Case in point – these Butter Chicken Meatballs.

Fish & Seafood, Noodles, Recipes, Salads

Honey Miso Salmon Steaks with Tahini Soba Salad

January 20, 2020 No Comments

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Relationships, they say, are all about compromise. You watch a movie you don’t particularly want to see, they go to a restaurant that wasn’t their first choice. There’s give, there’s take and then there are the lines you don’t cross, favors you don’t ask, and preferences you don’t question. While I do believe that a loving partnership should occasionally coax you and your partner out of your respective comfort zones, there are certain things that should remain comfortable. Bae’s dislike of seafood is one of those things. He just doesn’t like it and no amount of coaxing will change that. In fact, coaxing is more likely to annoy him and strengthen his resolve. Needless to say, I made today’s Honey Miso Salmon with Tahini Soba Salad for one.