Cooking Log

 

Friday 9 July 2010. Tim, Claire, Andrew Davidson, Fabien

  • Chilled asparagus and ginger soup, asparagus and mustard granita.
  • Goan spiced trout with stir-friedokra with dried mango.
  • Vermicelli kheer.

Thursday 6 July. Andrew Davidson, Stephanie Weirich, Zdancewic, Steve, David Walker.

  • Spicy okra.
  • Seared Goan spiced trout with a lentil bean salad.
  • Coriander chicken.
  • Roasted bananas with lychees and passion fruit.

Thursday 1 July. Paul Barham, Rebecca Issacs, Byron Cook, Bee Lavender, Warren Hunt, Anna Slobodova

  • Small bowl of coriander chicken.
  • Marinated seared tuna with a fennel salad.
  • Roasted peaches with peach and lavender coulis

Tuesday 8 May 2010. Alex Cole, John Reppy, Ellie Reppy, Kerry Hammil

  • Scallops in a butter sauternes reduction
  • Seared salmon with cream tarragon sauce and roasted baby potatoes and samphire.
  • Roasted bananas with lychees and passion fruit.

Sunday 9 May 2010. Leopold, Greg , Stephanie, Steven.

  • Garlic and ginger marinated lemon sole with a pomegranate sauce.
  • Seared rack of lamb in an onion marinade with red onion and cashew sauce.
  • Roasted bananas with lychees and passion fruit.

Friday 7 May 2010. Andrew, Lisa, Helena, Sanjay, Leopold.

  • Seared scallops in a butter Sauternes reduction.
  • Seared salmon with cream tarragon sauce and roasted baby potatoes and sugar snap peas.
  • Rich chocolate cake topped with whiskey infused cream

Saturday 20 February 2010. Mac, Helen Moss, Isobel, Jan.

  • Cardamom flavored popyseed crusted scallops.
  • Amrtitsari cod with garlic and green pea chutney.
  • Spiced smoked salmon, red onion, cucumber and dill raita.
  • Spice-crusted sea bass, coconut moilee sauce, coriander butter and crispy okra.
  • Grilled spiced mangos and ice cream.

Friday 12 February 2010. Sanjay, Helena, Emily, Andrew, Phil.

  • Spice crusted scallops.
  • Amrtitsari cod with garlic and green pea chutney.
  • Spice-crusted sea bass, coconut moilee sauce and coriander butter.
  • Grilled spiced peaches and ice cream.

Friday 29 January 2010. Steve Hand, Ruth Donnelly, Austin Donnelly, David W. Williams, Pep, Dinan

  • Spice crusted scallops.
  • Amrtitsari cod with garlic and green pea chutney.
  • Spiced smoked salmon, red onion, cucumber and dill raita.
  • Spice-crusted sea bass, tandoori crushed potatoes, coconut moilee sauce, coriander butter and crispy okra.
  • Grilled peaches, caramelized almonds, ice cream.

Friday 15 January 2010. Marianne, Ross Anderson, Ross McLlroy, Steve Hand

  • Spice crusted scallops.
  • Amrtitsari cod with garlic and green pea chutney.
  • Spiced smoked salmon, red onion, cucumber and dill raita.
  • Spice-crusted sea bass, tandoori crushed potatoes, coconut moilee sauce, coriander butter and crispy okra.
  • Grilled peaches, caramelized almonds, ice cream.

Friday 8 January 2010. Kosh Ray, Tim Harris, Claire Williams.

  • Spicy salmon and apple tartar with radishes and red onion
  • Peanut sesame crusted lamb chops with tomatoes and fresh peas.
  • Peaches and nectarines.

Thursday 10 December 2009. Lisa and Andrew.

  • Simply seared fresh scallops.
  • Carrot, ginger, chilli and honey soup.
  • Lavender-rubbed duck breast with apricots and sweet onions.
  • Orange thyme figs with muscat sabayon.

Friday 4 December 2009. Saar, Rolf, Guy, Alistair, Edye.

  • Carrot, ginger and honey soup.
  • Grilled scallops with hazelnut butter sauce.
  • Chanterelle mushroom risotto.
  • Edye’s dessert.

Saturday 28 November. Marianne, Helena, Sanjay.

  • Seared scallops in a butter Sauterns reduction.
  • Monkfish in the style of Nobu cod.
  • Salt and pepper squid.
  • Maderia cake.

Saturday 21 November 2009. Claudio, Guy, Shane, Steve, Trish.

  • Salmon: raw, smoked and whisky marinated.
  • Spice encrusted monkfish.
  • Salt and pepper squid.
  • Potatoes, leek and poached egg.
  • Rib-eye steak on lamb’s lettuce.
  • Confit duck on pea tops.
  • Cropwell bishop blue and Cornish goat’s cheese.

Saturday 28 November 2009. Helena, Sanjay, Marianne.

  • Seared scallops with a butter-Sauternes reduction.
  • Nobu style monkfish.
  • Salt and pepper squid.
  • Goat’s cheese and blue bishop.
  • Maderia cake.

Saturday 22 November 2009. Guy, Claudio, Trish, Steve, Isobel, Shane McCarthy, Saar Drimer.

  • Three types of salmon: raw, smoked marinated in whisky.
  • Roasted monkfish with a spice crust.
  • Barcelona style potatoes, leeks and poached egg.
  • Salt and pepper squid.
  • Seared dry-aged sirlion steak.
  • Duck confit.
  • Cheese.

4 July 2009. Helena, Sanjay, Tim Harris, Claire Williams, Isobel Dixon, Jan van Niekerk

  • Tuna tartare.

30 May 2009. Leopld Haller, Dushyanth Narayanan, Youssef Hamadi and David Miller.

  • Spicy tuna and apple tartar with radishes and red onion.
  • Gujarati mango soup.
  • Spice Crusted Duck Breasts
  • Roasted bananas, passionfruit and lychees.

16 May 2009. Isobel, Jan, Helena and Sanjay

  • Spicy tuna and apple tartar with radishes and red onion.
  • Gujarati mango soup.
  • Saag with cornflower chapattis.
  • Kheer.

23 April 2009. Zoe Evangeline Jansen, Sam Jansen, Edye Hoffman, Alistair Ried

  • Sautéed asparagus and morels with cumin
  • Seared scallops with lime and jiggery glaze
  • Spice-crusted duck breast
  • Roasted bananas, passionfruit and lychees

25 March 2009. Mateja, Gavin, Ruth and Austin.

  • Seared scallops with sweet-and-sour Japanese umeboshi sauce.
  • Seared cardamom confit duck breasts with a sesame tamarind sauce.
  • Double marinated rack of lamb with a spicy mint and onion sauce.
  • Roasted bananas with lychees and passionfruit.

24 March 2009. Domagoj Babic and Rolf

  • Garlic seared prawns in a jaggery-tamarind-coconut-cashew sauce.
  • Old Delhi Style chicken (butter chicken / CTM fusion).
  • Roasted bananas with lychees and passionfruit.

22 March 2009. Tom Thomson, Rolf, Andy, Kate, Lucas, Rosalia

  • Char-grilled sea bream  with pomegranate extract.
  • Seared duck breasts with a sesame tamarind sauce
  • Rack of lamb with mint and onion sauce.
  • Roasted bananas with lychees and passionfruit.

13 March 2009. Andrew and Lisa Kennedy

  • Seared scallops with sweet-and-sour umeboshi sauce.
  • Nobu-style black cod (with pollock).
  • Lamb chops with parsley, mint and olive sauté.
  • Roasted cauliflower with apple and dill.
  • Orange thyme figs with muscat sabayon.

9 March 2009. Saar, Byron, Jiri and Christina

  • Warm figs filled with goat cheese and bacon.
  • Carrot, ginger and honey soup.
  • Lamb chops with parsley, mint and olive saute.
  • Roasted cauliflower with apple and dill.
  • Roasted bananas with lychees and passionfruit.

6 March 2009. Pep, Dinan, my sister, Kosh and Lynnette

  • Seared scallops with a sweet and sour umeboshi sauce.
  • Tofu and pea vichyssosie with mizuna pesto.
  • Grilled sweet miso-marinated hake.
  • Rack of lamb with mint and onion sauce.
  • Orange thyme figs with muscat sabayon
  • Whisky tasting with tasting notes.

3 March 2009. Dinner for Warren Hunt, Helena, Sanjay

  • Char-grilled hake with pomegranate extract.
  • Double marinated rack of lamb with a spicy mint and onion polenta.
  • Orange thyme figs with muscat sabayon.

Saturday 21 February 2009. Nick and Alice.

  • Seared scallops with sweet-and-sour umeboshi sauce
  • Tofu and pea vichyssosie with mizuna pesto.
  • Kobe beef tartar with truffle, celery and parmigiano-reggiano.
  • Tuna rice bowls.
  • Orange thyme figs with muscat sabayon

Wednesday 18 February 2009. Mark and Sylvie Shand.

  • Char-grilled sea bream with pomegranate extract.
  • Coriander chicken.
  • Roasted bananas with lychees and passionfruit.

Friday 13 February 2009. Shireen, Ross, Fabien and Lesley Shannon.

  • Char-grilled sea bream with pomegranate extract.
  • Haggis samosas.
  • Chicken tikka masala.
  • Roasted peaches (nectarines) filled with almond and tarragon

Monday 9 February 2009. Isobel Dixon, Jan van Niekerk, Sarah and Nigel Street.

  • Tandoori scallops.
  • Nobu black cod (made with hake).
  • Haggis Samosas.
  • Chicken tikka masala.
  • Roasted bananas with lychees and passionfruit.

Saturday 7 February 2009. Helena, Mac, Helen, Sanjay, Steve Hand.

  • Onion bhajis.
  • Chicken tikka masala.
  • Roasted bananas with lychees and passionfruit.

Saturday 31 January 2009. Andy and Kate.

  • Spicy okra.
  • Chicken tikka masala.
  • Sweet vermicelli.

Sunday 25 January 2009. Ian, Helen and Steve Hand.

  • Burns night supper.

Saturday 18 January 2009. Kier, Nev, Helen.

  • Chicken Tikka Masala.

Monday 15 December 2008. Andy, Lisa and Niklas S.

  • Antipasto of fresh peaches and Parma ham.
  • Chili garlic prawns with rosemary foccacia.
  • Spicy chickpeas.
  • Chorizo in olive oil.
  • Scallops with herb butter on shells.
  • Potatoes, leeks and poached egg.
  • Seared sea bass.
  • Grilled lamb cutlets.
  • Confit duck legs.
  • Ash covered goat’s cheese.
  • Honey roasted pears with flaked almonds.

Saturday 13 December 2008. Helen Melville-Smith, Ian Pratt, Paul Barham, Rebecca Isaacs, Ross Paterson , Shireen Paterson.

  • Spicy Edamame.
  • Tofu and pea vichyssosie with mizuna pesto.
  • Nobu black cod.
  • Tuna rice bowls.
  • Roasted bananas with lychees and passionfruit.

15 November 2008. Isobel, Jan, Steve Hand, Churnjeet.

  • Glazed beets with black mustard seeds.
  • Lamb with spinach.
  • Sweet vermicelli.

Monday 6 October 2008. Tim Harris, Claire, Caroline.

  • Glazed beets with black mustard seeds.
  • Prawns in masala cooked on a flat griddle.
  • Sweet vermicelli.

Saturday 4 October 2008. Nick Benton and family and Mounia.

  • Prawns in masala cooked on a flat griddle.
  • Sweet vermicelli.

Friday 3 October 2008. Claudio, Trish, Dinan, Pep, Austin and Ruth.

  • Glazed beets with black mustard seeds.
  • Coriander chicken.
  • Lamb with spinach.
  • Sweet vermicelli.