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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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Simple Winter Suppers with Forge and Foundry
Baked Orzo Bolognese Happy December! As the advent countdown begins, the children are high on chocolate and Christmas cheer, the adults are swimmy on Baileys and Christmas bonhomie and the dog is high on anything she can snaffle from under the table and an apparent liking for Michael Bublé Our thoughts begin to turn to Christmas (ok they have been facing that direction for a while but now it is…
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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…
