A Good Roasting
Sharing a traditional roast dinner is a great way to get together with friend and family comforting, filling on cold winter days and not has hard to make as you might think.
Hello
This cold weather is making me crave roast dinners. I feel so British harping on about the weather, but I think it does so influence the foods we want to eat, so I make no apologies.
As a child, we, like many families back then, had a roast dinner every Sunday. As my own children grew up I pretty much carried on the tradition most weeks.
Over time these roast dinners have somethimes taken on a more modern twist, we might cook our roast on the barbecue, serving the meat with wraps and salad in the summer, or have a slow roast lamb joint flavoured with middle eastern spices, and served couscous instead of roasties. Others times we stick with tradition.
But now the children have grown, things change, I often like to serve a roast of some kind whenever we get together. Although more often than not now, its’s not on a Sunday!
And even when it just the two of us at home on a weekend, I might still make a Sunday roast, especially in the winter months as I love the fact that it gives us leftovers to make into meals the following week.
If you find the idea of cooking a roast a bit daunting think again. The secret to a good roast dinner is timing, each element itself is easy. If you are new to cooking a roast or do not make them very often, take a couple of minutes to make a simple time plan so you know when to put the roast potatoes or the veggies on and it will come together nicely. With a bit of practice it becomes second nature.
Remember that meat should rest for at least 15 minutes and can be longer before carving, so time the rest of the dinner to be ready about 15-30 minutes after the meat is cooked.
On Recipes Made Easy I have my go-to recipe for roast pork, beef, lamb and chicken, and in case you too are now longing for a roast, they are linked below. Plus you will find all the trimmings too. Now, pass me the roasties!
Until next time have a delicious week.
Roast Topside
Juicy meat roasted just enough to be still pink in the middle, this traditional family dinner just oozes comfort and it's not as hard to make as you may think.
Roast Pork with Crispy Crackling
Roast pork with crispy crackling is probably the most economical of roasts
Easy Roast Chicken
Easy roast chicken complete with a deliciously rich chicken gravy is the best! Not just because it's easy to make, it won't break the bank and best of all leftovers make for some great quick dinners the following day.
Roast Lamb with boulangerie potatoes
Garlicky lamb cooked on top of sliced potatoes and has been adapted from an old French recipe when the dish would be taken to the local bakery for cooking.
Don’t for get the ROAST POTATOES, ROAST PARNIPS, AND YORKSHIRE PUDDINGS.
And for Dessert
The Ultimate Sticky Toffee Puddings – Only Crumbs Remain
Rich indulgent sticky toffee pudding is one of those desserts that's hard to resist. To me these are the ultimate sticky toffee puddings made with dates and pecans.
Rhubarb and Ginger Crumble – Only Crumbs Remain
I've taken a classic rhubarb crumble and pimped the recipe. The flavour of the rhubarb has been enhanced with stem ginger and the basic crumble has nuts and oats added for extra texture and crunch.
