Ok we're not on rations yet. The week has been a little more glamorous than peas and rice but also ridiculously busy so getting the food on the table has taken precedence over luxuries like photographing it.
Le Gourmand cooked yet another feast of lamb and mashed potato pies on Sunday so the only room for Julia was one of her recipes for buttered peas. It was a race against time to shell the peas so that they were on the table in time for the Masterchef finale. Happily victory went to Adam, whose invention test showcased his flair and inventiveness with his pork belly assiette while Callum seemed to regurgitate Masterclass and Pressure Test recipes in his chicken and pea assiette. The choice of dessert as the final test was sufficient to make me fear that justice would not be done, but ultimately all was well including the peas - a pleasant reminder of how nice fresh peas are, especially when accompanied by butter and sugar.
While Le Gourmand was cooking up a storm, I prepared our Monday night Julia meal - Daube De Boeuf - tasty layers of beef, onions, carrots (all marinated in red wine, herbs and gin!), bacon, tomateoes and mushrooms - slow cooked in a casserole dish. The classic flavours were fantastic the next night as we dug into the layers. Another winner - Julia's Risotto recipe, which basically involves cooking onion until soft in lots of butter in a fireproof casserole dish, adding rice and stock, bringing to simmer and cooking in the oven for 15 minutes. Simple but tasty!
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