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random recipes #17 – the middle

1 June 2012 by Dominic Franks

… oh come on… I could hardly get you to do the first and last without then going for the middle… and let’s face it, like a good sandwich, the best bits are always in the middle…

… I used my random number generator… otherwise known as The Viking… to randomly select a number and he chose number 49 which happens to be a book i’ve had for years but never ever cooked from… Memorable Meals by the Cordon Bleu Company… its part of a series of books of which I only have this one and I don’t remember purchasing it so it could very well belong to an old flatmate… it’s thoroughly outdated but in the most fabulously retro way, being published in 1977 and filled to the brim with recipes that ‘help you perfect the art of producing truly memorable meals’…



… it has 160 pages in total, including introduction and index and therefor easy to pick a middle page and there, in all its 1970’s glory on page 80 is Delices of Sole Parmesan which essentially is fish goujons with fried bananas… i’ll let that one hang in the air for a while shall I…?

… usual rules apply:
1. randomly select a book
2. check the page number on the last page and then divide this by two (if the number is odd, round down)
3. go to that page and make that exact recipe… no cheating… you’re only cheating yourself afterall! 
4. post the recipe on your blog with a link back to my blog and include the random recipes logo
5. email the link to me at dom@belleaukitchen.co.uk… tweet it to me if you’re on twitter and i’ll re-tweet!
5. deadline is midnight on the 28th June
… can I just say how much I love doing this challenge every month… I love setting it and I love joining in myself… it’s such a fun game and really opens my eyes to the most surprising books that I would never usually glance at… and of course most of all I love all your wonderful entries and the brilliant effort you make…… so I look forward to your entries this month and I especially look forward to creating my memorable meal…

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  1. Janice says

    1 June 2012 at 9:36 pm

    I love it too Dom, it is always surprising how few recipes I have cooked from some of the books I have. Very precise instructions this month, I'm sure her maj would approve 😉

  2. Lou says

    1 June 2012 at 10:06 pm

    I must admit to being a fan of cooked banana but mainly with chocolate or syrup. Have never tried with fish. Looking forward to hearing how this one turns out. Does the Viking eat fish?
    Away to choose a random book – this is the most exciting bit – not having a clue what you could get – ooh the anticipation.
    Xx

  3. Phil in the Kitchen says

    1 June 2012 at 10:14 pm

    Fish and banana – banana and fish – hmmm… I'm looking forward to that one – I think.

  4. Magnolia Verandah says

    2 June 2012 at 12:25 am

    Fish and bananas ……emm good luck with that one! Then again……..

  5. Magnolia Verandah says

    2 June 2012 at 12:32 am

    Couldn't wait had to go to the bookshelf straight away! No. 49 Jamie at Home – 407 pages……oooooh the anticipation……….203 a picture of a spiders web on wheat emmmm 204 Creamy Rice Pudding with the quickest strawberry jam! Yeah yeah baby! I love rice pudding the man hates it! I'll have to say I had to cos Dom told me!

  6. Baking Addict says

    3 June 2012 at 2:15 am

    I love baking with bananas but fish and banana?! I hope I get something better 🙂 great challenge this month – now I feel complete with the beginning, middle and end 🙂

  7. Kavey says

    3 June 2012 at 11:11 am

    I love the idea of fish goujons with fried bananas. Reminds me of trips to Madeira (where it is not uncommon to serve white fish with bananas).

  8. Vanessa @ Cakes and Teacups says

    4 June 2012 at 1:52 pm

    That sounds delicious. Bananas are also served with some Filipino dishes. Like beef, pork, and chicken adobo. It's optional of course and its delicious. Gives you that savoury sweet taste.

  9. Karen S Booth says

    6 June 2012 at 1:42 pm

    SNEAKY Dom! Hehehehehe! GREAT fun too….as ever, I am SO in for this! Karen

  10. The KitchenMaid says

    8 June 2012 at 3:00 am

    Love it! I might go for number 49 too, because it sounds random enough for me (though I am reserving the right to change my mind if it involves banana fish anything!) love your work x

  11. Choclette says

    9 June 2012 at 7:09 pm

    Ha ha, should have seen that one coming indeed. Will get CT on the case straight away, he's a somewhat random individual. Cordon Bleu sounds scary.

  12. A Little Bit of Heaven on a Plate says

    11 June 2012 at 5:04 pm

    I think we all enjoy this challenge even if we don't manage to join in…brings us all great culinary joy…

  13. Pat Machin says

    19 June 2012 at 8:54 am

    What a great idea! It will actually spur me on to try something completely new every month!

  14. Chris says

    24 June 2012 at 7:53 pm

    This seems to be a wonderful challenge! That would make me try things I wouldn't go for maybe in the first place.
    (I checked already, what I would have to cook for this month and it ended up with “Grilled Mackerel with Pomelo Salad” – I don't go for fish so often.)

  15. Dom at Belleau Kitchen says

    24 June 2012 at 8:43 pm

    oh I think you should go for it Chris!… Love grilled Mackerel and it's so cheap too! (bonus!!)

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