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Steak with salsa verde and Okra
Half way through my meal, I decided it was so dam good I had to blog about it. Sirloin steak with new potatoes chips, grilled tomatoes and mushrooms, stir fried Okra, topped with a salsa verde. My...
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25 apple recipes
I am very sad. We have an apple tree in our garden, that has produced hardly any apples this year. Last year there where so many apples, I couldn’t use them all. And not really liking apples that...
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Slow cooked beef and chorizo chilli
Oh my goodness, what a lush sunday meal. Some times I don’t have it in me, for the full sunday Roast. It’s quite a commitment meal. Time, love and a lot of washing up. This is a 3 hour, 1 pot cook....
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Strawberries on toast
This has to be the best way for me to start my day. It’s coming to the end of the strawberry season in the UK, so make it quick. Fresh bread, loads of olive spread(or butter) and sliced strawberries on...
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Halloween fun and pumpkin pizza
BOO! I’m not really into Halloween, but Matilda was super excited about it this year. So we had a little spooky day. Oozing blood on our crumpets. Dead fly’s(raisins) for a snack. The girls started the...
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Rose water, fruit, pistachio and yogurt pudding
A quick fix, healthy pudding. Just what I like on a busy week night. My girls love this, and I can guarantee if this is for pudding, dinner will be polished off in no time. Ingredients: fruit – I used...
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Making our own granola
I have become a dried fruit worrier! Always a small box or bag of the stuff lurking in the bottom of my hand bag. Waiting for the emergency snack. Having nuts and dried fruit in the house already, this...
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Making Eves pudding
What have I done without this pudding for all these years! I seem to say this about all the new puddings and cakes I discover. But this is such a quick, versatile and yummy pudding, I really mean it...
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Making savoury scones for lunch boxes
An hour to get out of the door in the morning, is just not long enough! The morning lunch box challenge is an added excitement. Challenge on! Savory scones are a saving grace, they are an easy...
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Peanut butter stir fry
This is a stir fry for all the family. It takes only minutes to throw it all together. The part that takes the longest is slicing the vegetables thinly. You can really use any meat or veg you have left...
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Frozen Berry Meringue pudding
On these balmy summer evenings this pudding is cold and refreshing. The main ingredients are real store cupboard bits, so you can whip it up in a pudding emergency. Like you don’t need pudding...
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Chorizo, pepper and butterbean stew
Or Spanish stew, as it’s known in our house. For no other reason than it has Chorizo in it! This is a store cupboard favorite and can be thrown together during the afternoon and left until needed. I...
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My favourite drink – a mint and cucumber julep
So refreshing! I have been having mine virgin(non alcoholic), but you can dirty them up with bourbon,rum, vodka or gin. The mint julep may be considered a member of a loosely associated family of...
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Fish finger sandwiches, homemade tartar sauce and a cup a Dorset tea
The humble and faithful fish finger. Always there at the fore front of the freezer, waiting in an emergency to comfort and fill our tummy’s. The fish finger sandwich is a classic and a great. This is...
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Re-hashing the beef hash
It’s really corned beef hash. But the words corned beef strike the fear into many. This is a store cupboard dinner and can be thrown together in no time. A real winter comfort food for all the...
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