Nigel Slater’s Spicy Moroccan Lamb Tagine Recipe
Posted: 24 May '11 by Niall
Nigel Slater’s Spicy Moroccan Tagine is a wonderful recipe, full of exotic flavours and aromas! Mixing lamb and fruit might sound strange, but they’re perfect partners, and make this North African slow-cooked stew very moreish – or is that Moorish!?
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Baked Feta cheese and tomatoes
Posted: 19 April '11 by Niall
Here’s a wonderful recipe that turns a boring block of Feta cheese into an incredibly tasty lunch or a light meal. The flavours are just perfect for Summer, and the parcels are ideal for BBQ cooking – just make sure you’ve plenty of warm crusty bread and a good bottle of white wine to hand!
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Spaghetti Pie – Our Secret Shame..
Posted: 16 March '11 by Niall
We were genuinely unsure whether to post this recipe or not.. I mean, tinned spaghetti doesn’t really scream “food blog”, does it? I’m not sure where the recipe came from. Mum used to make it when I was a kid, and it’s been a favourite of mine ever since, as childhood dishes tend to be…
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We make Scotch Pies for British Pie Week
Posted: 11 March '11 by Niall
It’s British Pie Week from 7th to 13th of March, 2011 and we thought we’d do something a little different to celebrate. Scotch Pies are still popular in Scotland, and with good reason – not only is the spiced lamb-filling very tasty, but the shape of the pie is perfect Al Fresco eating. The rim..
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New York-Style Bagels
Posted: 08 March '11 by Niall
Bagels are a regular Sunday morning breakfast treat in our house, and they make an appearance over Christmas too. We’d always bought them from a supermarket, toasting and slathering them with cream cheese, and topping it off with bacon or smoked salmon. Mum had visited New York in the dim and distant past and knew..
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Roast Stuffed Porchetta
Posted: 01 March '11 by Niall
We made this fantastic recipe at Christmas, replacing the traditional baked ham with this Italian porchetta.. And it was an immediate hit! The pork shoulder is a cheaper cut of meat but, given a bit of care and enough gentle cooking, can give tremendous results. I wouldn’t go so far as to say that the..
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Spicy Kerala prawn curry
Posted: 04 February '11 by Niall and Kelly
The term “curry” must be one of the greatest catch-alls of all time, covering a multitude of cooking styles from the subcontinent! Here’s a recipe from the South-West of India, a prawn curry from Kerala. It’s so easy to make, taking about 30 mins from start to finish, and will fill your house with some..
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Jamie’s Chocolate Panettone Bombe
Posted: 02 February '11 by Niall and Kelly
A panettone has become a traditional Christmas purchase in our house. The Italian sweet bread sums up everything that is good about the Christmas holidays – the decorative “wrapping” paper around the base, the spiced scent, the candied peel secreted in the fluffy bread, the sheer size of the thing – it’s unapologetically, excessively festive…
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