Category: Main Course
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Festive Pickled Shallots
It’s a month before Yule and my thoughts have turned, unsurprisingly enough, to the festive table. Now I must confess, I’m not usually a fan of pickled onions – their sharp onion flavour and the acid tang of vinegar has never really been my thing. However by using the milder shallots and cider vinegar, along… Read more
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Courgette and Cheddar Soup
I’m not particularly green fingered, but this year I was prepared for the vast amounts of courgettes our one plant would produce and had some recipes up my sleeve. This one, originally from the BBC Good Food website, simply uses courgette, potatoes and cheese with some stock, is both cheap and easy, and it can… Read more
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Blackberry Jam
This year we had loads of wild blackberries, AKA brambles, growing wild in the green spaces around where we live, so we grabbed a couple of bags and went foraging in the hedgerows while the sun was out. We ended up with so many I simply washed them and froze them in weighed batches for… Read more
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Homemade Orange Curd
This is one of those recipes I found really daunting but which is in fact really easy and the work of just a few minutes. This doesn’t make a lot, but that’s ok because it has a fairly short shelf life of about a month, yet you’ll get enough to do several rounds of toast,… Read more
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Pasta with Bacon and Pesto
This is one of those really simple recipes that is really cheap yet filling. The type of pasta you use isn’t essential, but I like fusilli because the sauce sticks nicely to the twirly sides. You can make your own pesto sauce, but for convenience I always keep a jar on hand. My brother actually… Read more