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Lucy Hoyle Cooks…Wild Garlic and Spinach Soup
When I told my daughter (aged 7…) what recipe I was doing this week for Rebecca, she looked at me with such disdain I thought I had some of the soup attractively dripping from my mouth-but no. Apparently soup is reeeaaalllyy boring Mummy, why aren’t I doing a more exciting recipe like normal!? Well, I started, this has seasonal ingredients in…and she was gone. I had bored her with my…
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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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Superfast Breakfast Pots
This is perfect for all those staycation trips we are all doing at the moment. You can make these little breakfast pots up the night before and then just pop in the cool bag ready for breakfast on the road! I started doing these a few years ago when breakfasts suddenly became boring (apparently) in my house. Of course with three children all with different tastes they all wanted different toppings but at least this could all…
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Lunch In A Loaf
It is that time of year when everyday’s a picnic day in this house. Largely due to the number of cricket matches the boys are playing…..I can hear my smallest sigh from here…..but also just because it is (supposedly) summer so trips to the beach, the river for kayaking or just heading to a friends’ garden to catch up after all this time apart, you’ll need to pack this picnic…
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Chicken à la Rue Des Vignes
Now I bet you are dying to hear the story behind this little mid-week supper beauty with a name like that!! It should really be poulet but I can’t possibly change the name now after 20 odd years. At university, some time ago now when the dinosaurs were roaming-my children’s favourite comment at the moment…I was on placement in Paris, living in the 16th arrondissement in a beautiful, tiny flat with two great…
