Author: platesmates

This was a memorable evening for the amount of cream, cheese and butter involved. They did things differently in the 70s! Tracey’s extra offering of bananas wrapped in ham, smothered in cheese sauce was something special. Once tasted, never forgotten…..

Starter

Philip – some sort of fish mousse?

Main

Justine – Chicken Shalimar

Tracey – Lamb and lemon stew

Sides

Andrew – Florence fennel au gratin

Janet – Spinach with apple

Sue – Broccoli in cheese sauce

Puddings

Jane – Peasant girl in a veil (apple with breadcrumbs and cream)

Most of us hadn’t heard of Maria Elia before, but we enjoyed her recipes, which were very tasty. Some unusual ingredients, which for some involved special journeys out of Bucks….

At time of writing we can only remember a few of the recipes used, but all would be ones we’d do again!

Mains

Philip – Red braised duck legs (Full of Flavour)

Side

Jane – Chilli & tangerine lentils (BBC good food)

Puddings

Andrew – Turkish delight creme brulee

Janet – Blue cheese cheesecake with figs

Our first evening was a great success, although sadly Debrah couldn’t join us as it was school holidays.

We can’t all remember everything that was cooked, but the highlights were:

Karen

Starters

Janet – Broad bean salad

Justine – soup!

Mains

Andrew – Tasty Fish Bake ( Jamie’s Dinners)

Philip – Blackened barbecued pork fillets (Cook with Jamie)

Sue – Fish pie

Sides

Julie – Bacon, avocado and something unremembered salad

Tracey – can’t remember

Puddings

Jane – orange posset

Karen – can’t remember

Plates with Mates was formed in August 2018

10 friends in Seer Green decided to host a food ‘book group’. Every 6 weeks or so, someone decides on a cook book, chef or theme. Each person is allocated a starter, main, side or dessert. We all come together, bringing our dish for all to try.