16: Potato cakes with "orange roughy and spinach" (Page 198, Nigella Express)

Potato cakes sound so much fancier than potato pancakes for some reason. Although these are probably considered appetisers, after several of them I was quite full. Not quite as a colourful as Nigella's.

I like salmon, but I'm not a huge fan of smoked salmon so I decided to substitute smoked salmon for another fish, orange roughy (deep sea perch). I had a bit of a disaster in the kitchen yesterday which involved me throwing out an entire fillet in frustration and cooking instant noodles. So today I wanted something really simple. Hence more pancakes. I will probably get sick of them soon.

These potato cakes were made using instant mash. I actually quite like instant mash, sure it tastes different from real mash. But when you can't be bothered to make the real thing and then clean up after yourself instant mash is a godsend. I was surprised by how soft and fluffy these turned out to be.

This was another quick and simple recipe, although it probably was not meant to be the main meal.