All i can say is Yum! These were great for the whole family…. Jon’s rugby team had just beaten the team who are currently top of the league, so this was perfect to welcome him home with (of course) an accompanying beer!
spread with black bean paste and top with salsa, sour cream, avacado, jalapenos, corriander and grated cheese 
Abbie loved them too although they were much more filling than the ones we normally make so she could only manage half of one.
Filed under Family suppers, trying new foods
Saturday morning saw us making our monthly visit to our local (and excellent) Farmer’s Market. Although Aylsham also has a FM half-way through the month, the first weekend brings the best local producer’s and the fish stall is hard to beat! We picked up some smoked salmon, smoked prawns (amazing), fresh anchovies and some fresh squid – passed up on clams until next month. The veggie stall had some killer purple sprouting brocolli, so I bought loads in addition to a delicious looking free-range chicken (with giblets). I was gutted that I had bought some cold-pressed rapeseed oil earlier in the week as a new, fabulous producer appeared for the first time at Saturday’s market. Nevermind, at the rate we use it, we could be getting some next month!
Abbie and the fantastic veggie stall
Anyway, to dinner – our picnic was a real mish-mash. Literally soemthing for everyone; Abbie wanted smoked salmon and olives, Jon wanted anchovies and quesadillas (just a tortilla, filled with grated cheese and sliced tomatoes, dry-fried on our skillet) and I was dying to have my first tasted of the year of smoked prawns and local early asparagus.
BUT I also was dying to try Nigella Lawson’s ‘Korean Calamari’…. I bought the chilli paste a few weeks ago, but have found squid really difficult to get hold of…. not anymore!! It was a delicious part of our supper picnic, but definitely would be better next time on top of some sushi rice, as recommended by the lovely Nigella! It is incredibly easy to make and the squid stayed really soft, not at all rubbery…
Link for the recipe for this, from Nigella’s book ‘Kitchen’ is here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/korean_calamari_77533
The laden picnic table
Abbie's selection - all eaten!
Filed under Family lunches, Family suppers
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