Tuesday: We haven't had a stir fry in ages so I'm going to make one to have with some hoisin salmon and coriander rice.
Wednesday: Tonight is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, so I'll be trying out some traditional Jewish recipes. According to tradition, having fish on the table is an omen for blessings in the year to come. The fish should also be served with the head on, based on the Deuteronomy verse "May we be heads not tails" or in other words, leaders not followers. So, fish will be on the menu, most likely a salt baked sea bass. I also want to have a go at making challah- a sweet, yeasty bread which looks quite laborious but delicious.
Thursday: I haven't used my pasta machine in a while, which is a shame as I've finally cracked the pasta making. I'm thinking of making some ravioli. Butternut squash is in season, so I'm going to use this as the filling with some pine nuts and a rosemary sauce.
Friday: I keep saying that I'm going to make my own Bibambap and tonight I'm definitely going to do it. There are so many components of the dish to get right- the beef needs to be well marinated and tender, and the rice needs to be sticky but not stodgy. If all goes wrong we can just go back to our local Korean restaurant!
Saturday: We've been having mackerel for a while, so I'm going to try and get some rainbow trout this weekend. I'm going to serve it with a beurre blanc (we had some in Normany and it was delicious) samphire, and garlic potatoes.
Sunday: Game is finally trickling down into the shops. Last week we had a delicious venison casserole and I'm going to go to Borough Market to see if I can get some guinea fowl. I'm loving all the seasonal veg at the moment, so we'll have lots of that with some goose fat roast potatoes. We're also making the most of the wonderful fruit at the moment in out desserts. So far we've had plum, pears and figs. Apples are great this time of year, so I'm going to make a dessert based on them- maybe an apple and clove pie with custard... Mmmm!
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