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View ArticleStuffing: Cavity or no cavity- that is my question!
On making my chicken dinner today, based on Heston Blumenthal's four step process as demonstrated yesterday on saturday kitchen. I made some yummy stuffing but approached the question in my mind. Do we...
View ArticleRed wine risotto- colour and class
Its definitely, officially, totally my favourite thing to eat and probably the best thing to cook, if only for the creative possibilities available. I'm talking about risotto. The Italian dream that us...
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The world is your Oyster, Sydney was mine
It has been a really long time since I started blogging and I have to remain positive that inevitably someone will read what I write and like it. This is the hope! I will therefore continue to record...
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Perfecting the Bolognaise
If you were to ask for a Spaghetti Bolognaise in any trattoria, ristorante or osteria in Italy, then they would either: graciously oblige, or they could tell you the truth: it doesn’t exist. In actual...
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Our love for the Cupcake
If you type 'cupcake' into any major search engine, what would you anticipate back? Its quite shocking to find that you would retrieve 9,390,000 answers in just under 0.23 seconds. Cupcakes have come a...
View ArticleDo you know where yours comes from?
I wonder if anyone else saw the brilliant 'High Street Dreams' last night on BBC one? A fantastic display of hard work, determination and a dedication to sourcing excellent produce. I have to admit...
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Chorizo and chicken spaghetti with a white wine and tomato sauce
I am a massive fan of chorizo both as an ingredient and eaten by itself. And wierdly enough my partner with his not to discerning taste has become so obsessed with chorizo that he actually looks...
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Grow your own... lettuce?
I mentioned a few entries back, that I wanted to really concentrate on sourcing where my ingredients come from and find out a history, a story or a background on my meats. Well I thought the answer...
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Lamb Shank
I was in the Butchers the other day and saw some lamb shanks and thought I'd get them and see what I could do with them. Here is my really simple way of making roasted lamb shank with a red wine...
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Mid Week Dinner Party FunIts been over a week since I last blogged and this is definitely because I have too much going on at work and not enough going on in the kitchen. A lot has happened since the...
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Sweet Potato and Aubergine Bake with a Feta topping
This was one of the side dishes at my dinner party and really worked with the Lamb and chicken I served. It needs a long time in the oven because I put the potatoes in raw. If you wanted to make it...
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Remember the lettuce?
Its been a couple of weeks since I last discussed the various successes and the many, many failures of my abilities in the gardening area, or in my case the yard area. Well I am impressed, with myself...
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Soup yourself slim
I've made no secret of the fact that I am currently following weight watchers. I have enjoyed gaining control of my eating habits and I have found that you can really eat what you want, within...
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What a way to follow low fat soup!
I thought after my soup recipe two days ago that I should blog about the delectably and indulgently rich chocolate cake I made for my partner's birthday. I had forgotten to mention it in my previous...
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Summer BBQ
I love the weather at the moment and today was the perfect day for a BBQ. I decided to cook some lovely welsh spring lamb with some roasted red pepper couscous and a cucumber and yoghurt salad. This...
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Plank steak
Its been absolutely ages since I blogged and there have been a number of things going on. Mainly me going away on my holidays to Turkey. I've had a fantastic, if extremely hot, holiday and believe me...
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Pork Belly
Rather than avoiding unhealthy foods and sticking to the salad I really fancied a little of what makes you feel good and that would be Pork Belly. Without a doubt the most comforting food there is!...
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The Best Broccoli soup!
I'm feeling massively bloated and unhealthy so the solution to that is another soup I reckon! I decided to spring for a broccoli soup and I was actually going to put a few courgettes in for a little...
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Easy Lasagne
I blogged a while back about making the perfect bolognaise recipe and I have used it again here in lasagne. I made a really simple, and I think more traditional, Italian Lasagne. Any lasagne I've...
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Wirral Food and Drink Festival 2010
Its been over a week since I last blogged and its because I have moved house! Therefore cooking and photo taking has been on the back burner whilst I try to settle into my new room. I have had time...
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Liverpool Food and Drink Festival 2010
I have just returned from the Liverpool Food Festival at Sefton Park after a fabulous, foodie filled day. This the first leg of the tour,if you like, as this is running all week in a variety of...
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Pork chop with cauliflower puree
Not been blogging as often recently because I have been busy with work but I hope that I will have more time to tend to my rather flagging blogging soon. Particularly as my lack of blogging means...
View ArticleRevival
So it's been just two years since my last post but the festive season has reminded me that I will need a resolution. Mine is to 're- kindle` my passion for food blogging. Plenty to talk about and...
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Caramel Cheesecake
I write now in my new year diet phase, one which I undoubtedly assume is shared by many right now given the general tendency for everyone to overindulge over the Christmas and New Year period. Yet, I...
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