Hello time travellers! March 2005 is our destination today with a menu based on two of my favourite things – bread and cheese! What kind of menu might Delicious Magazine be able to provide from these ingredients? Are we up for three courses of cheese on toast? Personally? I’d be quite happy with that but I’m sure Delicious will be able to give us a little more variety! Before we go there, though, let’s look at what was happening in music, books and film back in the day!
What Was Hot – March 2005
Books
Since I started doing these posts, the one constant has been the presence of The Da Vinci Code at the top of the list. March 2005 is no exception!
- The Da Vinci Code: By Dan Brown
- Prince of Fire: By Daniel Silva
- Missing Persons: By Stephen White
I have not heard of the other books but Prince of Fire is one in a series of spy thriller books about an Israeli agent called Gabriel Allon. Spy thrillers are not my thing but I believe this series is very popular. Missing Persons is a psychological thriller about psychologist Allan Gregory. This is also one in a series that interests me. If I didn’t have a “To read” pile taller than me, I would give this series a go!
Movies
- Robots
- The Pacifier
- The Ring 2
I saw The Ring in the cinema. The Ring 2 and both of these other film were not on my radar at all!
Music
- All about you / You’ve for a Friend – McFly
- Good Luck Charm – Elvis Presley (what??? It’s 2005 not 1965!)
- Falling Stars – Sunset Strippers
Dakota by The Stereophonics was just missing out on the podium on the British Charts. This was a big fave of mine at the time!
The Menu
Quick Cuban
This was more of a lunch than a starter. It was most certainly not a traditional Cuban sandwich, but it was delicious nevertheless! And combined both our key ingredients! You may notice that I have not toasted my sandwich – the day I made this, we were in the middle of a mini heatwave, and I really didn’t fancy anything toasted. It would, however, be as good or even better toasted!!! I also thought the tomato salad accompaniment was a bit extra even thought it was tasty!
Quick Cuban Recipe
Pistachio Crusted Goat’s Cheese Soufflé With Pea, Feta and Mint Salad
These were both superb! I loved them individually, and they really worked well together, too. I did not make the red capsicum and mustard seed relish, which was the suggested accompaniment to the soufflé. However, if you would like to give that a try, let me know and I can flick you the recipe I served mine with some chilli jam I had in the fridge. The soufflé was as light as a feather! And I could eat that salad every night of the week. I could not find snow pea shoots for love or money, but the salad was delicious without them.
We have goat’s cheese in the soufflé, parmesan in the crisp and feta in the salad as our key ingredients.
Pistachio Crusted Goat’s Cheese Soufflé Recipe
Pea, Feta and Mint Salad Recipe
Raspberry Tartlets with Raspberry Caramel
Raspberry Tartlets with Raspberry Caramel Recipe
My Nigella Moment – Lamb with Sun-Dried Tomato and Onion Jam
For first-time readers, this refers to the moment at the end of Nigella Lawson’s cooking shows when she sneaks back to the fridge for a delicious late-night bite. In the context of these Twenty Years Ago posts, it is something contained in the magazine that may not fit with the overall menu theme, but I’m sneaking it in because it is too good not to share.
This was amazing! I really loved this, and I am so glad I chose to cook this one as my special dish! That sundried tomato and onion jam was absolutely delicious!
Have a wonderful week!
