What I Ate Today

When Alice told me about some Samosas she’d made with leftover filo pastry, that inspired me to have a go. I fancied trying something slightly contemporary that would be good for lunch as well as a side for a main meal. I thought sweet potato would be quite nice so I had a bit of a search and came up with some ideas, I ended up roughtly following a recipe from Veginity. I was really pleased with the finished results, nothing I’d really change except coating both sides with milk! I’d highly recommend this for a snack for the lunchbox.

Since Jenny was going out for a work curry, I had to make sure I didn’t miss an opportunity for myself. Duck is one of my favourite meats but I’ve seldom had it in a curry. When I had a look around for ideas, I stumbled upon one with a Kerala style which I had to go for given the quality of the food we experienced there on our recent trip of India.

The curry was quite mild for me chilli-wise, but then again I did improvise and was trying out some chillies from the veg box. The spices contrasted well with the duck, bringing out the flavour of the meat rather than masking it. It was served on a bed on lightly fried sliced potatoes which were also coated in the sauce. I made some sultana pilau rice to go with it. I used a light chicken stock, but I’m not sure it worked. The sultanas went well though.