Recipe Folder

You may or may not know that I was a chef when I lived in UK (depending on whether you read the old blog or not), and have had numerous catering jobs since I have lived here. I had a last minute job for a week this year, working with a friend, and we were not as organised as we could be.

This year's menu:

Saturday

Tomato & Bacon Soup

Lasagne

Cheese

Arctic Roll

Sunday

Egg Mayonnaise

Herby Roast Leg of Lamb

Cheese

Tarte au Citron

Monday

Samosas (home made)

Chicken Curry,

Rice & Naan

Cheese

Peach Sorbet with Floc (local fortified wine)

Tuesday

Parma Ham & Melon

Confit de Canard,

Dauphinoise Potatoes,

Roast Mediterranean Vegetables

Cheese

Crème Caramel

Wednesday

Rocket, Pear, Walnut and Parmesan Salad

Summer Chicken (Roasted with garlic, ginger and lemon)

Creamy Sauce

Bread

Cheese

Pears Poached in White Wine

Fruits of the Forest

Thursday

Stuffed Mushrooms on Pasta in a White Wine,
Mushroom and Cream Sauce

Blanquette de Veau (French Veal Stew)
New Potatoes

Cheese

Millefeuille (Vanilla Slice)

Friday

Assiette Exotique (samosas, spring rolls, butterfly prawns etc)

Linguine with Prawns, Scallops and Mussels with Garlic and Chilli

Cheese

Raspberry Tart

So, in a bid to be more organised for next year, I am making a recipe folder. My mum and I sat by the pool (oh the hardship!) a few weeks ago and went through a lot of the recipe books and chose the best ones. The idea is to have the folder organised into section – salads, pasta, starters, mains, desserts. That way, instead of rushing a menu together as I had to this year (and it wasn’t hugely imaginative) I can be a lot more organised next year and have lunches and dinners pre-planned. I should be able to pre-plan the shopping and everything next year, hopefully making things easier and more economical.

I’m actually quite enjoying doing this – it’s making my mouth water! There are some of the recipes that I’m definitely going to have to try out!

The two recipes above are ones that I have recently tried. They are both delicious. If you would like larger copies, don't hesitate to ask via the comments section, as with all the recipes I will be posting. Also, if you need a translation it's not a problem.