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10 Dec 2018

Braised pheasant with cabbage and Montbeliard sausage

It might be easily affordable but pheasant is one of the hardest meats to cook. Even plump,...
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28 Sep 2018

Cordelo Verde – Spiced Lamb Casserole

Citrus and spice flavours make this one pot Spanish 'olla' perfect for seeing off...
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03 Sep 2018

Sausages with fennel, borlotti beans and polenta

Cognoscenti might recognise this as one of Nigel Slater's midweek suppers from The Obs...
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21 Aug 2018

Pesto alla Poly Tunnel

Like many, I think I might have overdone it a bit on the tomato planting in the poly tunnel...
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09 Aug 2018

Green Eggs Over Lentils

The best things are often afterthoughts and this was just that. I was tweaking Nigel Slater...
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31 Jul 2018

Rare Roast Beef and Lentil Salad

Rare roast beef and lentils are a great basis for any salad but what really gives this it&#...
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30 Jul 2018

Sticky Shiitake Mushrooms

Cooking the mushrooms in cornflour gives them a rich, meaty texture that pairs beautifully ...
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23 Apr 2018

Beef and Mushroom Stroganoff

Some would insist that only fillet steak should be used for a classic stroganoff. Most peop...
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28 Mar 2018

Boston (in Lincolnshire) Baked Beans

We might not have a rum distilling industry providing dark treacle as a by-product, but we ...
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08 Mar 2018

Irish Stew for St Patrick’s Day

Chef, Richard Corrigan, came up with the idea of using two sorts of potatoes and it works a...
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08 Mar 2018

Lamb braised in milk with garlic & fennel

This recipe is rather rich and luxurious, hailing as it does from New York's Italian s...
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30 Jan 2018

Kimchi noodle soup

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30 Jan 2018

Kimchi and prawn fritters

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04 Aug 2017

Warm lentil and sausage salad

Sausages and lentils are a great combination - pair them in a salad or a casserole dependin...
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19 Jun 2017

Crab & Chorizo Empanadas

Makes 20 / prep time – 20 minutesPreheat the oven to 180°C and bake for about 20 minute...
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19 Jun 2017

Crab Cakes

Makes 12 / prep time – 30 minutesPreheat the oven to 180°C and bake for about 30 minute...
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27 Apr 2017

Devon Steak Pasty

Makes 7/8 pasties / prep time – 30 minutes (excluding making the pastry)/cooking timePr...
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16 Jan 2017

Fabada Asturiana

Serves:8 Prep time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 3-4 hours
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25 Nov 2016

Carbonnade Flamande

You might think that a beef bourguignon becomes Carbonnade Flamande when you substitute red...
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04 Nov 2016

Chorizo with piquillo peppers

The beauty of the Luis Gil cooking chorizo, or Chorizo fresca as it says on the packet, is ...
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04 Nov 2016

Chunky chilli con carne

There's chilli and there's chilli. Everyone has their version but I think this on...
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04 Nov 2016

Stuffed Tomatoes

Stuffed Tomatoes - or Pomodori al riso as they’re known in Rome. Stuffed anything sounds te...
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04 Nov 2016

Caponata Involtini (aubergine rolls)

These little blighters are a combination of Nigella's Involtini and Thomasina Miers Au...
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04 Nov 2016

Panzanella – Tuscan bread and tomato salad

As my sister said to me - 'who would have thought bread and tomatoes could be so delic...
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