pearl barley, bacon and leek casserole

Experimental cookery for the anas tonight, which she's been putting off all week. As it turns out she's right - the pearl barley turns out to be an experiment too far for her, but she ate everthing else. I'll add the recipe to the list of meals I cook when she's on the Diamond Isle...

Food of the Milos
With Dorset only a week away Operation Smug Parenting hits a snag as magic absolutely refuses ratatouille for dinner. What will B-Jamin say? We're particularly embarrassed as Jude witnesses his recalcitrance, and we have to cook him a second meal of pasta and cheese. He did eat a Gordon Ramsay broccoli and stilton soup for lunch mind, and spent the afternoon farting. Just like his mother then.

This Week's Recipe
For the Brendas - Warm Mushroom & Haloumi Salad with Red Wine Vinegar.

Haloumi - sliced
Large Mushrooms - sliced
Rocket
Lemon Wedges

For the Vinagrette
1 shallot - finely sliced
1 garlic clove - finely sliced
2 tbsp finely chopped lemon zest
1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
1 1/2 tbsp red wine vinegar
1/4 cup of olive oil

1. Place ingredients for vinagrette in small pan & cook on a low heat for four minutes.
2. Fry haloumi until golden in pan, drain on kitchen towel and keep warm.
3. Add the mushrooms to the pan & cook for four minutes.
4. Put haloumi & mushrooms on top of the rocket, and drizzle over the vinegrette.