Delicious Magazine - June 2008
I’ve just returned from a shopping trip laden with ingredients all destined for recipes from the latest issue of Delicious.
From the local deli are bunches of herbs — parsley for the Tuna and Chickpea Salad and mint for Breast of Lamb Stuffed with Feta and Mint. I’m really into lamb at the moment, so this and the Lamb Steaks with Cannellini Beans will be sampled sometime soon.
Also in the bag were a cucumber for the Cucumber and Poppy Seed Salad (recommended with pan-fried lamb) and some deliciously ripe apricots, which if I can resist eating them fresh are destined for an Apricot Buttermilk Cake. This Delicious recommends serving with a Honey Cream, which is simply double cream and Greek-style yoghurt whipped with a little mild runny honey – sounds good to me!
Even though I couldn’t find any Strasberries in my local supermarket, I did pick up a punnet of plain ol’ boring raspberries. I can’t decide which recipe to use these in though. There are Glazed Raspberry and White Chocolate Tarts, Raspberry Fool Sundaes with Elderflower Thins, Raspberry Maple Shortcakes, and Raspberry Crumble Pie amongst others. Each as tempting and delicious-looking as the last. Decisions, decisions.
Despite my general dislike of fruit in savoury dishes, I did have some success recently with a Lamb and Mango Tagine, so the Chicken and Preserved Lemon Tagine recipe looks rather tempting. The cost of Free Range Chickens (I refuse to buy any others since the HFW campaign) puts these in the luxury sphere sadly, so I didn’t actually buy a chicken this month.
I was rather taken with the Greek Falafel and Minted Yoghurt Wraps recipe — another reason for buying such a huge bunch of mint. In fact these might just be whipped up today! I’ll be using ready-made falafels though rather than from a mix as suggested for the simple reason I couldn’t find a packet mix! The other option for tonight is the Tuna and Chickpea Salad. Plenty of fresh flavours here — more cucumber, radishes, plenty of parsley, and some green beans. Plus of course tuna and chickpeas. Very spring/summer. Very Delicious.
