Baked Mediterranean salmon

Dinner on 15 January 2016 was a darn of baked Mediterranean salmon, half of a spicy roasted whole cauliflower, and peppers stuffed with cheese.

Winter dinner party

I got a beautiful ham fillet from the butcher's a few weeks ago and decided to invite the brother-in-law over for dinner last weekend.

Baked cider ham with sticky mustard glaze,
roasted cauliflower & baby potatoes with parmesan,
French beans with hazelnuts

Buttered pork tenderloin with Granny Smith

So taken I was with the beef & kale cauliflower rice, I had it for dinner again last night and made buttered pork tenderloin and sautéed lamb's liver to go with it.

Buttered pork tenderloin with Granny Smith, served with beef & cauliflower rice and sautéed lamb's liver & mushrooms 

Beef & kale cauliflower rice bowl

I get beef mince quite often as it always seems to be on a special deal. The organic round steak mince from Tesco is quite good, flavoursome and lean, and is my choice of beef mince. I've made several tasty dishes using mince, such as chilli con carne, meatballs, barbecue beef stir-fry, and beef in lettuce cups. But I thought it was time to try a new dish using steak mince. And following my success at making cauliflower rice, I went ahead and mixed beef and kale together for this dish.

Beef & kale cauliflower rice bowl

Cauliflower rice

I got a mini chopper a while ago but had been apprehensive about using it to chop anything other than onions and garlic cloves. But the lure of grinding my own nuts was such that I decided to take the plunge. Tonight for dinner, I made a beef & kale cauliflower rice bowl. For the cauliflower rice, I blitzed a whole head of raw cauliflower. Of course I had to did this in batches (about 5) as my mini chopper wouldn't be able to handle a lot. Still, I was delighted with the way it turned out. 

Cauliflower rice sautéed