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The Ultimate Winter Warmer. Roast Chicken And Root Vegetable Couscous. Ottolenghi Style.
What a difference a week makes. The temperatures have well and truly dropped with a forecast week of unrelenting rain. Just in time for the Long Weekend. No matter we will be gathering around our dining table to tuck into … Continue reading
Posted in Poultry, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Carrot, Chicken, Couscous, Harissa, Ottolenghi, Parsnip, Preserved Lemon, Pumpkin, Root Vegetables, Saffron, Winter
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No Cake Decorating Required. All In One Berry and Almond Cupcakes With A Baked Meringue Topping.
Lately I’ve embarked on a spate of baking. With the cooler weather there seems to be a never ending demand for cake. For school lunch boxes, cake stalls, afternoon teas and bring a plate get togethers. Whatever the request a … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Afternoon Tea, Almond, Baking, Cupcake, Meringue, Raspberry, Vanilla, Winter
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From The Asian Herb Garden. Malaysian Beef And Potato Curry.
This Sunday heralds the beginning of winter. Hard to fathom with our warm weather and blue sunny skies. It’s still t-shirt weather, our winter coats are hanging in the very back of our cupboards waiting for that elusive cold snap. … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Marinades, Pastes and Dressings, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Asian, Beef, Chilli, Curry Paste, Galangal, Ginger, Lemongrass, Made From Scratch, Potato, Tumeric, Winter
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Secret Indulgences. Little Lemon And Almond Tea Cakes With Drizzle Icing.
Rummaging through my cupboards this morning searching for muffin tins I came across my mini bundt tray. It’s been quite a while since they’ve seen the light of day, probably not since last winter when I used them to bake Little … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Afternoon Tea, Almond, Autumn, Baking, Bundt, Cake, Lemon, Tea Cakes
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Eat, Fast and Live Longer. A 5-2 Recipe Idea Under 400 Calories. Lions Head Meatballs With Bok Choy and Shitake Mushrooms.
Meatballs are a perennial favourite in our house, managing to hit the spot with each family member. No mean feat considering the pickiness of their individual palates and food preferences. Fast days always throw up a particularly interesting challenge, my … Continue reading
Layers Of Sweetness And Crunch. Pistachio and Walnut Baklava With Lemon and Cardamom.
I’ve always loved baklava. Layers of crisp impossibly light flaky pastry studded with a crunchy spiced nut mixture. Soaked in fragrant sweet syrup. For years satiating my cravings for baklava were easy with a quick trip to a Greek, Turkish … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Small Bites, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Autumn, Baking, Baklava, Cardamom, Filo, Lemon, Middle Eastern, Pastry, Pistachio, Walnut
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Breakfast To Go. Toasted Steel Cut Oats With Apple Compote and Brown Sugar Walnuts.
Steel cut oats have just entered my universe and they are fantastic. Luxurious and comforting, a bowl of warming oats never tasted so good. With winter just around the corner I’ve been on the lookout for an easy, portable breakfast … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Fruit, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Apple, Autumn, Breakfast, Brown Sugar, Compote, Gluten free, Healthy, Oatmeal, Porridge, Steel Cut Oats
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Eat, Fast and Live Longer. A 5-2 Fast Diet Recipe Idea Under 200 Calories. Hearty Minestrone Soup With Bacon And Pasta
Another Monday. Another fast day. With the definite arrival of cooler weather I’m settling into a rather easy pattern of putting soup on the dinner table on Monday nights. Wholesome, warm and nourishing, nothing beats making an enormous pot of … Continue reading
Posted in Soup, What I Love to Cook
Tagged 5:2 Diet, Autumn, Bacon, Fast Diet, Gluten free, Healthy, Italian, Minestrone, Pasta
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Perfectly Smooth And Creamy Fudge. The Old Fashioned Way. Just Like Grandma Used To Make.
Lately I have been delving deep into my kitchen drawer and resurrecting recipes for old fashioned treats. The sort your grandma might have made. Some crawled on scraps of paper, others ripped from the pages of newspapers and magazines. Earmarked … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Confectionery, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Butter, Chocolate, Cream, Fudge, Gluten free, Old-Fashioned, Vanilla
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Eat, Fast and Live Longer. A 5-2 Fast Diet Meal Idea Under 300 Calories. Shredded Filo Pastry Topped Chicken And Leek Pot Pies with Roasted Pear And Parsnip.
I’ve never been able to resist a well made pie. With the cooler weather well and truly settling in I’m suddenly craving chicken and leek pot pie. A personal favourite. Traditional comfort food. A crisp pastry lid blanketing an unctuously … Continue reading
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