Parched Peas With Tomatoes And Chargrilled Swordfish

Black Peas With Tomatoes And Chargrilled Swordfish

• I have never really cooked with black peas or you might know them as parched peas before ,I know you can get them in cans but I had a box in the cupboard to good to give to the annual harvest cupboard clear out.
  
  
  Ingredients
  
  
  200 g of black badger peas which I soaked over night , then rinsed and cover for 45 minutes . You can use them immeadily or freeze some if cooking in larger quantities.
  
  
  2 teaspoons of fresh chopped thyme
  
  
  Squeeze of lemon juice
  
  
  Olive oil 
  
  
  2 tablespoons of fresh chopped chives 
  
  
  2 tuna steaks 
  
  
  Crushed clove of garlic.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Toast pepper corns in a non stick frying pan  over medium-high heat, swirling pan about 2 minutes. Let cool, then crush in a pestle and mortar.
• Combine crushed pepper corns ,tinned tomatoes, garlic, black-eyed peas,chives, thyme ,lemon juice, and olive oil in a  bowl; season with salt and pepper and toss to combine. For 30 minutes let the flavours mix in the bowl at room temperature.
  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
• Meanwhile, heat remaining some more olive  oil in a large nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat. Season fish with salt and pepper and cook until golden brown and cooked through, about 4 minutes per side.
• Serve fish topped with the heated sauce
  
  
  Sauce can be made up ahead a few hours.
  
  
  

My View On Things

Black and Black Photography Kedleston Hall Marvels

This is just a sample of my photography shots in black and white to Kedleston Hall. It's good to get out and excercise your eyeballs beyond your own four walls.

Fabulously Fruity Frugal Fruit Crumble

Everyone loves a good crumble all except  my teenager who's never like crumble just the custard. Almost everyone loves crumble and if you don't then you need educating in the mystic ways of the crumble.

Ingredients
5 Sticks young forced rhubarb
115 gram(s)  caster sugar

500 g of summer fruits of your choosing / frozen fruit would be a good one here ( defrosted)
100 gram(s) (3 1/2 oz) butter, softened
100 gram(s) (3 1/2oz) demerara sugar
175-200g 96-7oz) plain flour

4 weetabix

To serve
Ice Cream or double cream, custard  if you so desire.


1. Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/Gas4. Cut the rhubarb into 5cm (2in) pieces and place on a baking tray. Sprinkle with 4 tbsp water, add the caster sugar along with the summer fruits and roast for 10 minutes. Once the rhubarb is cooked, remove it from the  oven. Mix together and place in a ovenproof dish about 3-4 cm ( 1 1/4-1 1/2 in) deep.

2. To make the crumble, combine the butter and sugar together in a bowl until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs, then mix in the flour add the weetabix for that extra crunch.

3. Sprinkle the crumble over the rhubarb and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove allow to cool slightly and serve with ice cream or double cream or even custard, if desired.

Welcome To Cat Politics 2015

Welcome to Cat Politics 2015

"It looks like Larry is back in at 10 Downing street , I like Larry he tried to eat a journalist once * so what is not to like. Larry is pretty chilled and I am always watching the television when that big black door of 10 Downing Street on to spot Larry.

With the Conservative humans back in I have heard from Larry that he faces austerity measures when it comes to feeding as gasp Mr Cameron said he is meant to be a mousing cat. I held onto my cat majority in Derbyshire I campaigned vigorously from my cat basket, the sink, the sink bowl and from behind the door and the ultimate the top of the stairs to scare the bejesus out of everyone.

Me on my soap box.

What is my manifesto I hear you ask ?


1. 23 hours naps for all .

2. A nice basket to sleep in with your very own pinky bear.

3. As much toilet paper and kitchen roll as you want to shred.

4. That brand of cat food you like  but then you won't like but will like.

5. Nail file.

6. Only Bow tie NO collars that make you  sound like either bloody Noddy or a manic Morris dancer are out.

7. Tummy tickles and biting your human bean.

8. Classic FM 24 hours a day and a copy of the Guardian.

9. The right to hiss at nothing that is there.

10. The right to walk to the front door loop round and come in through the cat flap * repeating this action to your hearts content.



I am a politician trust me.