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Pasta Broccoli…seriously good for you!
The photo does not really do this dish justice – if you have never tried this combo before – you must. I had something like this in a restaurant over the summer – and I think this is roughly how they...
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Rocket fuelled Lazy Light Lunch…
Busy Saturday doing lots of little really…so needed a light lunch that would tidy us over until supper – friends coming round so afternoon shopping trip to Salisbury was on the cards. Had a gorgeous...
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A Polish dish that’s easy to polish off!
I stumbled across these delightful dumplings at Lidl recently in their Polish range – oh wow are they something! They are potato based dumplings filled with a terrific tasty mixture of pork and beef...
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The poetry of prawns…
Saturday evening saw just the two of us, so we indulged in one of our favourite supper dishes…prawns with chilli, parsley, garlic and ginger on lightly toasted ciabatta. I am sure you have all done...
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A shout out for the sprout!
These little green nuggets of goodness nestling snugly in the steamer amongst some virginal white cauliflower are my first of the season – about to be served alongside a rump of beef, Yorkshires and...
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Dreamy creamy zucchini pancetta pasta…
One of those cold damp nights that needed a solidly substantial yet velvety pasta dish to nourish the nerves, soften the stress and warm the marrow. I decided to cobble together two of my favourite...
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Chilli prawn pasta…wowza!
Came in last night feeling v peckish but wanting something with real zing but not heavy. Decided to go for a simple prawn dish that took less than 11 minutes – the time the pasta took in fact! 120 gm...
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Life is good, lunch proved it today…
And it was really so simple. As are all the best things in life. I bought some marvellous kiln smoked salmon from a local farm shop and served it with a salad that was light, but satisfying and sexy,...
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Scrambling is a gentle art…
Forgot to share this with you at the weekend. I adore scrambled eggs…only slightly less than poached. But you need to take your time with them – caress them in the pan, tease them around over a high...
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A wrap roaring success!
Busy busy time at work at the moment so will not be posting too much for a few days…but lunch today was a wrap-simple and delicious. Garlic and coriander wraps laid out flat – one half spread with a...
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Lime and coriander prawns….sex on a plate….
Hello! Where have you all been? I know, I know….only joking…tis me…I have been ignoring my duties here in my real life as a blogger whilst trying to earn a decent penny pretending to be grown up,...
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Keep soup in the loop….Devilled Pepper, Courgette and Ham Soup to be specific…
Midweek and with odd jobs of all sorts to do and to drive away the thought of the grim reaper weather lurking outside – mind he did have an anorak with him – I decided to go for a soup with a kick and...
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Belly Pork Pizza….tis the season to experiment!
Well, yes, odd I know, but I had to give it a go – and I didn’t get it quite right but I will next time – if there is one – which there may well be. I have read of places like Jamie Oliver’s Union...
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Simple Salmon says…eat this….!
Ok…a few quick fire posts…last night we had 4 gorgeous salmon fillets to deal with and my kids wanted pasta – so I did a version similar to another earlier dish on this blog but with a few...
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Merry Cranberrymas!
One of my great delights at this time of year is making my own cranberry sauce – I am sure you all make your own – isn’t it satisfying! I found myself in the kitchen this afternoon with a glass of...
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Lazy tasty Serrano brunch…
Just took several generous slices off my serrano ham piece and pan fried til just crispy – served it with an egg on lightly toasted and olive oiled ciabatta. A gorgeous brunch – made me dream of...
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Happy New Year! A tasty way to bring in 2014!
Last night was a joyfully easy evening – good company, good wine plus tastes and flavours to salivate the soul. It began with a nice, crisp and fruity Sancerre whilst we waited for my good friend...
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Let there be light lunches!
The last few days as my stomach returns to normal and the gastric juices flow more calmly, the order of the day has been for light lunches – and yesterdays was a typical one in our household. A good...
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Steak your claim…
….for the best cut for a tasty steak to drool over at a lunchtime. Well, I am going to put a marker down for the Denver steak. I bought 4 of these marbled beauties for lunch yesterday – worth seeking...
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Sausage Meat Balls in a mustard and cream sauce…
This is a recipe created by the marvellous Nigel Slater and it appears in his wonderful new book – Eat. Like all great meatball dishes you can play around with the idea – adjusting quantities,...
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