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Simple Spring Supper with Forge and Foundry
Asparagus Tart with Pinenuts and Cottage Cheese Rose and I have teamed up with the wonderful Forge and Foundry again to welcome in the warmer, barmier alfresco days of eating outside and enjoying the garden….which has to happen soon..surely…???!!! Whatever the weather I am now ready for those glorious days. Forge and Foundry have made these divine rustic floral sculptures to add depth, height and interest to any garden border…
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Simple Winter Suppers
Aubergine and Nduja Gnocchi Possibly the cosiest, winteringest, comforting of winter suppers yet! Tummy warming gnocchi, velvety aubergine, spicy sausage and creamy marscapone with a zing of festive orange makes the shoulders drop and inspires a few minutes of me time in what can be a very hectic month of the year. So simple to cook and so delicious to eat. Take half an hour off the decorating and Christmas…
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Rhubarb and Ginger Cake
When we first moved to Fruit Hill from London we inherited the most amazing amount of rhubarb plants. In fact there were two huge vegetable beds, and one bed with berries galore. It was quite something after living in London, and over the years since then we have condensed the beds into a manageable size. We had so much the first few years that the children stood in the driveway…
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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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Larder Raider Recipe – Chorizo, Chickpea and Spinach Stew.
This is one of those one-pot wonders that is bursting with smokey, spicy flavours that leaves you always wanting more. Not wanting as in lacking you understand, but just wanting more…like Oliver. It really can be done in one pot, I promise. So for those of you who sometimes struggle with many pots on the go at once, or need a quick post work nourishing supper, this is a keeper…even…
