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Simple Spring Suppers
Tray baked Chicken thighs with potatoes, shallots and a tomato pan sauce There is the teensiest hint of spring in the air. The trees are greening and there are tiny buds appearing in the hedgerows. The birds are frankly shouting every morning and our resident pheasant Paul has returned to commence the 4.30am alarm call (he likes to kick off proceedings before the cockerel next door) so it has to be almost…
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Simple Winter Suppers with Finamill
Sticky Spiced Chicken Wings with Mango Slaw The best earliest culinary Christmas present ever! The whole family helped to prepare this meal – mainly because it was absurdly fun using the Finamill – even my teenage son stopped his one eyebrowed sneer to join in the button pressing ceramic grinding magic! Each family member insisted on swapping pods simply to click them on and off with ease and a giggle…
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Quick and Easy Apple Crumble
This is entirely based on my fruit hating (yes – actual hate) son and Dame La Aga’s dramatical tendencies (don’t cook won’t cook…or just burn). Ingredients: 4 large cooking apples, 5 eaters peeled, cored and chunked (app 3cm not too big to be “real” (my son) and will cook quickly) 2 tbsp golden caster sugar then throw on Demerara sugar and Muscavado sugar – douse the apples! Ground cinnamon – to…
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Risotto with crispy chorizo, red pepper, spinach and feta
Risotto is an absolute favourite in our house. One of my pantry staples is a bag of arborio rice. Risotto is a dish that you can basically throw anything at, conjuring up a delicious bowl of creamy tasty rice from whatever is in the fridge, which is exactly how this recipe came about. These are all flavours that we know work: chorizo and red pepper, spinach garlic and then the…
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Cheddar and Bacon Savoury Muffins
Lucy Hoyle cooks is back! Woo hoo! Starting her new catering business and homeschooling her three children during lockdown has not defeated her. She returns with the most delicious recipe, perfect to rustle up, stuff in a hamper and head over to the garden of your choice (preferably people you actually know)…over to the super talented Lucy Hoyle… The last time I started getting excited about parties and Boris allowing…
