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May 13th, 2012
Tenerife part 3: it’s all about the food: mojo, papas arugadas and flan
The afternoon we arrived at Bodegas Monje was utterly stunning. The sky was a shimmering turquoise and the rows of vines glowed emerald green, rolling down towards the sea. What a gorgeous place.
First up was a tour of the winery (meaning that we had to head into the gloom of the cellar… boooo.) Still, I learned absolutely loads about wine making (the winery produce a stunning range of wines, mostly...
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May 9th, 2012
Red lentil and tomato stew (enhanced with some big fat sausages)
We LOVE lentils. The texture is almost creamy, satisfying in that way that only a big dollop of mashed potatoes is usually satisfying, plus of course they have the added bonus of being VERY good for you and low fat too. This recipe is one of our favourites – I often make double and blend the leftovers with stock the next day to make soup. It’s best, though, served with some big, fat, meaty...
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Mar 27th, 2012
Testing… testing… substituting yogurt in recipes for Yeo Valley: yogurt scones and ice cream!
l love cream. But with double cream containing 48% fat, it’s not exactly your healthy option. Fine for the occasional treat, but not for every day. So how can we still make all the lovely creamy recipes and sauces that we love whilst reducing some of the calories and producing a lighter, fresher end result?
Well, last time I was there, the Yeo Valley chaps set me a bit of a challenge: have a go...
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Mar 20th, 2012
Moroccan style turkey with Ras el Hanout and lemon and herb couscous
I’ve written before about the fact that as a nation we’re not massive turkey eaters. Christmas, yes, but the rest of the year? I’ll be honest, when I was given this challenge and popped to the shop, I was surprised to find packs of turkey breast there on the shelves – right next to the chicken. Have you ever seen them? Thought not.
So anyhoo, the lovely chaps at Lean on Turkey, supporting...
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Jan 11th, 2012
Thrifty brisket: a beautiful slow-braised beefy treat.
So, starting the year as we mean to go on, then, my next recipe is a little belter. Brisket is a firm favourite in our house. I love it because it’s a ‘bung it in and forget about it’ type of recipe, and the brevren and Hubby like the meltingly tender meat and rich sauce. We have it with mashed potato usually (not really your diet option, so substitute with mashed sweet potato or maybe...
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Jan 8th, 2012
Healthy recipes: lentil and vegetable soup (remember, lentils are your friend)
So, after promising you a couple of healthy recipes, I then buggered off and promptly forgot all about them. Sorry.
Anyhoo, here I am, back live and a week into my alcohol free month. It’s going well. It’s going really well. I feel fab – and after the amazing facial, my skin’s feeling fab too. I’m drinking much more water (Katy told me that your body often mistakes thirst...
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Dec 24th, 2011
Apple, red onion and chestnut stuffing
Probably a bit late with this one, but as I was making my stuffing this morning I made a few tweaks to my last recipe and thought you might like it – apologies if yours is already shopped for and made! We like a lot of stuffing and this quantity will fill a decent-sized terrine with a little left over, which I roll into little balls and bake separately, but feel free to halve it if there’s only...
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Dec 22nd, 2011
Everything you need to know about spiced and glazed Christmas ham – small or big!
To skip all the waffle and just get to the recipe, feel free to scroll down.
It will be no surprise to you when you hear me say that I love Christmas. LOVELOVELOVE Christmas! But often I find that Christmas recipes involve huge amounts of food. There’s generally only the four of us for Christmas lunch, plus maybe my Mum, so to turn to Nigella’s Christmas book and find her recipe for Christmas ham...
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Nov 25th, 2011
Fish on Friday! Gorgeous kedgeree
So as you know I’m involved with the Fish is the Dish project, a fabulous endeavour from Seafish.org encouraging families to eat more fish. Basically I get challenged every couple of weeks to cook with a different fish ( love it when my delivery man appears at the door clutching my parcel – it’s like a fish version of Christmas). This week it was beautiful fillets of undyed smoked haddock...
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Nov 14th, 2011
Trout with a lime and caper butter sauce
I’m REALLY enjoying this Fish is the Dish project. They send a ‘fish parcel’ every couple of weeks and I get to cook with all sorts of really beautiful fresh fish.
This week, it was some gorgeous fresh trout from a company called Dawnfresh. The colours were absolutely amazing. We all gathered round oohing and ahhing at the beautiful skin (and then had a big family argument about how to...
