Category Archives: Home Cooked

The Diaries showed April 1st as the first Saturday in 2017 when the Six from Helensburgh were free, Marg and Hector too. The plan was a Soiree at Hector’s House, with too many to stay over, but enough to justify … Continue reading →

A few weeks back, Marg informed Hector that we are invited to stay over with Margie and Dr. Alsadair in Carnoustie en route to the festive dinner in Aberdoom – Oh, and I said you would cook Curry – for … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago, The Rickmeister raised the matter of a Barrel Party on this very day. Few knew of this, especially The Hector who ended up as Host. Pyraser Landbier (Pyras, Bayern) was the main event, with a smaller … Continue reading →

Some believe that Hector serves Marg a Curry every day, if only. A few times a year is the norm. Last night the freezer was inspected, it was overflowing with Lamb, much of it bought at the local supermarket, and … Continue reading →

Curry-Heute has been in operation for over six years, it took until this year to post the Recipe for Pakora. That was all. This means that The Hector has not actually cooked Pakora in all this time, yet home-cooked Pakora … Continue reading →

Having successfully created a Home-Cooked Hector Karahi to a Decent Standard a few weeks back (Recipe), it was time to try it out on Marg. Two features differentiate Karahi from Curry as I currently understand it. Firstly, the Lamb, boneless … Continue reading →

With The Cat away, The Chef can Play Having enjoyed Lamb Karahi at two of Glasgow’s Best Sources in recent days namely Yadgar and the Khyber Pass Restaurant, Hector was motivated to have a go. I have previously attempted Lamb … Continue reading →

With 500g of Stewing Steak to cook for tonight’s dinner, something different was called for. On occasion, some forty five years ago, Mother would present a Tomato-rich, Spicy Beef Dish – Devilled Beef – she called it. It was not … Continue reading →