Monthly Archives: July 2006

How to Make Ladies Love You Forever – AKA COM

Chocolate Orange Mousse. Chocolate Orange Mousse. Chocolate Orange Mousse. Ok. I’ll stop now. It’s thick, strong, rich and chocolatey – just like me (ok, two out of four’s not bad). This recipe is so easy and the rewards so great, … Continue reading

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Last Nights Funkin’ MCC Rocked

Chicken Korma followed by a chocolate orange mousse. Now we know what to cook for the ladies in our lives, and err, their dads… I’ve actually made the mousse again already, it was so easy i can’t believe it, I’ll … Continue reading

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Pimped by “The Food Whore”

Sent an email to the wonderfully wonderful food whore mentioning the fact that us new blogger and cooking ignoramous types could do with a little support. In the blink of an eye and before we could debag a passing pyschology … Continue reading

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A cold rush of tomato coulis to the head

Eyes down & watch this space… Like a Star Wars franchise, we keep coming back. The M.C.C. is currently locked down in the “lab” ready to unleash mucho mas culinary goodness to the converted & non-believers alike. We know no boundaries or … Continue reading

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Citrus Butter Beans – The Last of the Summer Hummer

The last of last weeks lovely summer hummer salads. This was my fave, although I think that we added a little too much of the old purple onion for most peeps, so watch that. Segmenting the orange was a strange … Continue reading

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The Soundtrack to Our Slicing

For me, music, or “La Musica” as them Spanish call it, is an integral part (or “ingredient”, if you will) of the M.C.C. And it adds a certain ambience to the proceedings… This week our soundtrack was The Bees-Free The Bees, Max Romeo-War … Continue reading

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How to…Scale, gut & trim a fish

Be warned…scales fly everywhere & their transparency makes them hard to detect. The amount of times I was turned down for the last dance because the girl thought my face was on some Singing Detective flaking caper, I can tell … Continue reading

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“Quick” Roasted Peppers

A quick top tip on getting them there peppers to be roasted without, umm, roasting them. I know I’m not supposed to update old posts, but I’ve just got the piccies, so why not?  

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Russian Potato Salad

Another night, another MCC, the summer hummer is upon us. This potato salad rocks and in no small part thanks to the home made mayo, which I’ll cross post another time (I’m getting fed up with saying that, still got … Continue reading

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Baywatch Superstar – AKA Roast Peppers, Capers and Anchovies

Tie this up with the summer hummer salad vibe, and we’re talking a flavour filled Thursday night, following the Russian from behind. Embarrassingly simple and tasty, just like your favourite Baywatch superstar.

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