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Streaky bacon wrapped parsnips
With roasted leg of turkey & cranberry sauce Couldn’t help but notice, within Site Stats, that there were several searches for this recipe recently. Even though this is effectively embedded within...
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Persimmon salad
With bacon bits, buttery fried potatoes & nuts There are certain aspects of Autumn I like, excepting Winter around the corner. Well, that corner has arrived too soon for my liking. And what I dread...
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Fragrant beef stew
With buttery fried potatoes This is a variation of one of my recent posts, Cabbage wrapped minced beef. As it turned out so well, and as I used mince (ground beef) as my wisdom tooth was cutting...
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Apricot, pear & persimmon crumble
With a strong witch’s brew This isn’t exactly a Hallowe’en post. I bought the littl’ witch last week for 50p in a local charity shop, and had to include her. As for the lighting: three things about...
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Picadillo, sort of
With stuffed green Manzanilla olives and shallots When I say sort of that’s because of lots of variations on a theme for this recipe. This is also a dryish version compared to a soupier dish from Cuba....
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Bacon, cauliflower and mushroom gratin
With Double Gloucester cheese with onion & chives This is a recipe from my archives, although I’ve re-adapted it slightly to make it even healthier. There’s very little cream nor cheese in this,...
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Celeriac and pear soup
With crispy bacon & smoked Cheddar cheese Celeriac or celery root have been on sale here in the UK for years now. As I’m not overly keen on celery, regardless of constantly using it in sauces and...
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Celeriac and potato gratin
With crispy bacon and smoked Cheddar cheese It’s nearly a week later and I’m only getting around to cooking the celeriac or celery root gratin, at last. And I’m so glad I did as this was ridiculously...
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Tomato sauce
With pan-fried courgettes & boiled green beans This is a simple enough sauce that surprised me. In that it really didn’t need the salami I had wanted to use up, even though I’d already rendered it...
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Veg soup with parsnip fritters
With leeks & marrowfat peas Abject failure! That’s what it’s been. A weekend where no pan-frying was to take place. That only lasted until lunchtime yesterday. In preparation for this task I’d...
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Bacon chops and a warm salad
That includes marrowfat peas, pearl barley, dried fruit, nuts & seeds When I noticed that bacon chops were on special offer my greedy, although certainly not grubby, hands couldn’t grab a pack...
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Boneless pork shoulder steaks
With prunes & spices When out food shopping on Saturday evening I couldn’t get the cut of pork I’d wanted. Well, not in individual packs. Only large family-sized packs were left. So, I ended up...
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Parsnip soup 02
With nutmeg & pan-fried cubed swede (rutabaga or yellow turnip) Okay, so I lied. Unintentionally, when I mentioned that I would go with the second version of this soup within its post. Then I...
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Chicken with caramelised shallots
leeks and pan-fried mushrooms. Oh, and potatoes! There’s nothing new with the combination of flavours in the dish below. At this time of year, though, leeks really do come into their own. So, too, do...
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Puy lentils with sausages
& a poached egg! Disclaimer: The egg in the photograph above looks more like a fried egg rather than poached. It is, in fact, poached. I deliberately removed it before it was completely set as I...
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Turkey pieces with black beans
with caramelised onions & home-made gravy Turkey really shouldn’t just be for Christmas. Especially as it’s available in my local supermarket throughout the year. I’ve always preferred the leg, or...
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Risotto with pan-fried salmon and broccoli
with beefed-up stock and cream When I can’t be bothered to cook is when I cook risotto. It’s not one of my favourite dishes: and I prefer the Italian way of serving this as their Primo, or first...
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Pasta in a creamy mushroom sauce
with beefed-up stock & fresh shards of Grana Padano cheese Comfort food is something I enjoy all year – and a tad too much at times! During Autumn, though, is when I love to indulge in creamy...
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Chickpea and potato curry
with flaked almonds & mango chutney This isn’t intended to be anywhere near authentic as a curry. Instead, it’s how I like my chickpeas in colder weather – with the warmth of spices. During summer...
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Roasting sweet chestnuts
Sweet European chestnuts Update Christmas 2012: After roasting fresh chestnuts there’s a good chance not all of them will be usable. I’ve just roasted 10 and only 7 of those were good. My advice would...
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