Friday 29 January 2010


A blog drew my attention recently to a plan that some other bloggers have to try 52 new recipes in 2010. I figure that a challenge like that looks like a good one and it may also give me a good reason to make better use of the large number of cookbooks that are sat in my kitchen.

I figure 52 in a year is only one a week and that shouldn't be too difficult, should it? I admit things may get a bit difficult , but I'm determined to give it a go. I'm not sure if there are any formal rules so to speak, but I plan to count any recipes in my tally - main meals, puddings, starters and baking. We're a couple of weeks into the year, but I can think of at least two new things that I have tried - and one of them I even took a photo of - so off I go. I'll aim to record them all on here.

White Fillets marinated in a homemade pesto

Description
An easy homemade versatile sauce that goes with pretty much anything.

Ingredients
50g/2oz basil
30g/1oz pine nuts, toasted
30g/1oz parmesan cheese, freshly grated
1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
85ml/3fl oz olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method
1. Put the basil, parmesan, garlic and pine nuts into a food processor and season well.
2. Whiz together and with the motor still running, pour the oil in until the pesto thickens.
3. Store in a clean jar in the fridge covered with a slick of oil to prevent it drying out.

I doubled the amount coated the fillets with half the amount .I baked them.Served with tagliatelle that was then coated in the remainder of the pesto. i placed the fillets on the pasta and lightly mixed. A lovely salad anointed with lemon and a touch of oil

5 comments:

Mitch said...

Came across your blog - great because though living in the Seychelles I have no clue how to make any traditional dishes! This looks great but one problem we do have is getting ingredients - pine nuts a rarity - any recipes that use produce easily available here would be wondrously welcome! Added a link to your blog on mine www.paradisepromised.wordpress.com.

Ann said...

What a great find! I have embarked on a journey to cook my way around the globe and am searching for Seychelles dishes. THese look wonderful. In my research, I read that fried tuna in garlic is rather popular. Do you have a receipe? My blog is at www.smallbitesbigworld.tumblr.com
I hope you'll visit!
Ann

Unknown said...

;sounds like an enjoyable dish to me.. thanks for sharing and following my blog..:))

crochet lady said...

That looks like a great way to fix white fish! Thanks for your comment on my blog.

Unknown said...

Hi,
could you please help me what kind of fruits and vegetables are in the Seychelles in April?
Thank.
Ágnes