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Lucky dip - unadventurous me
Sometimes, it’s worth following a recipe, even if you don’t have to." Cooking all of Real Fast Food I'm feeling lazy and I haven't done...
Sep 15, 2020
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A non Jewish version of a non Jewish, Jewish sandwich
"It’s an unbelievable combination of flavours and textures. And it is, without question, one of the BEST sandwiches in the world!" Nagi...
Sep 13, 2020
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Back of the cupboard - fruit mincemeat
As I have said, I am making marmalade - three batches down and one, maybe one and a half as it were, to go. And I am running out of...
Sep 3, 2020
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Pears and passionfruit - a list
I was supposed to be having a cooking lesson with my granddaughters today, but a power outage has put paid to that. We were going to...
Sep 2, 2020
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A quickie - tomatillos
I've been making marmalade all day - and there's the prospect of several more days of that to come, which is not an enticing prospect. ...
Aug 30, 2020
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More than marmalade
"their Indian name is "narayam", which means 'perfume within'" It's that time of year again. Marmalade making time and I have talked...
Aug 28, 2020
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3 ingredients - internet or books?
"Google generally takes you somewhere you were already thinking of going, a book can take you somewhere you did not imagine before you...
Aug 23, 2020
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Where are the peanuts?
"In a high-pressure environment, peanut butter can be turned into diamonds" National Peanut Board (US) Well I'm not sure whether that...
Aug 22, 2020
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Back of the pantry - pickled cherries
"When I say pickled, I don’t mean the fruit should be kept lurking in a jar of malt vinegar and spices for six months." Nigel Slater Six...
Aug 20, 2020
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Choi
"the warp and woof of Chinese cookery" Joy Larkcom It was my turn to do the supermarket shop yesterday and so I was on the lookout for...
Aug 9, 2020
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Fishy sauces
"For we moderns, at least in the West, there’s a kind of lurid slow-down-for-the-car-crash appeal when reading about garum, an...
Aug 6, 2020
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English jammy things
"Jam, in its various incarnations ... is a non-necessary comestible. It wasn’t always thus. Jam ... was a way to preserve food, to...
Aug 4, 2020
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Sausages and sauerkraut
"Sausage can get complicated. Take Germany. There are said to be 1,500 types of sausage that vary between region, town, and maker. Some...
Aug 2, 2020
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What to do with leftover Corona beer
"the hoppy, malty, slightly bitter character of a good beer adds a unique quality to food ... pleasantly bitter, a little sweet and most...
Aug 1, 2020
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