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Continue reading →: Fairly Generic Update
The first thing is I have managed to get some stitching done for the first time in WEEKS – the last time I worked on the Winnie the Pooh calendar it looked like this Today I managed to finish the box surround off and started the first character It started…
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Continue reading →: Ultimate 10 bean chilli
500 g Waitrose love life 10 bean mix, soaked overnight in cold waterolive oil spray80 g cooked ingredients Iberico de Bellota diced chorizo2 onions, chopped4 garlic cloves, chopped12 x 90 g jar cooks ingredients chipotle paste1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1 teaspoon ground cumin3×400 g cans cirio chopped tomatoes2 red and 2…
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Continue reading →: Spanish stuffed marrow
Ingredients 1 marrow 1 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, diced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 100g chorizo, chopped 1 tsp smoked paprika ½ tsp cayenne pepper ½ tsp each dried oregano and dried thyme 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes 140g roasted red peppers from a jar, sliced handful parsley, chopped…
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Continue reading →: Fiery Chilli Welsh Red Dragon Pie
Ingredients 200g aduki beans, soaked overnight 2 – 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 medium leeks, sliced and washed well of grit 2 – 3 garlic cloves, crushed 250g carrots, peeled and diced 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1-11/2 teaspoon red chilli flakes 1 tablespoon of fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried…
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Continue reading →: Lemony chicken stew with giant couscous
Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 2 onions, chopped 500g skinless boneless chicken thighs, each cut into 2-3 chunks 3 tbsp tagine paste or 2 tbsp ras el hanout 2 x 400g cans tomato with chopped mixed olives small handful fresh oregano, leaves picked and chopped 2 preserved lemons, flesh removed,…
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Continue reading →: Really not happy with Amazon
I pre-ordered a book You purchased this item on 5 Mar 2015. View this order and I was expecting this item within 2 or 3 days of the publishing date I was NOT expecting to go into my orders and find the message Usually dispatched within 11 to…
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Continue reading →: One-pot chicken & bacon stew
Ingredients 3 tbsp olive oil 16 chicken pieces on the bone (about 3kg/6lb 8oz in total) 140g smoked bacon, chopped or lardons or cubetti di pancetta 4 medium carrots, thickly sliced 2 onions, roughly chopped 2 tbsp plain flour 1 tbsp tomato purée 75ml white wine or cider vinegar 1l…
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Continue reading →: Crawling out of a pit
One side effect of my pain is that it leads to depression, and when depressed the house (and in particular the lounge and my desk) got to pot, so I thought I would start with the centre of my life (other than Dr Wytch and the Furry Wytchies) which is…
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Continue reading →: Chicken curry recipe
Ingredients 1 kg (2.2lbs) chicken breast (boneless) For the curry sauce 500 g (17.6oz) onions 100 ml (3.5fl oz) oil 1 tbsp ginger paste 1 tbsp garlic paste 1 tbsp tomato paste/puree 100 g (3.5oz) tomatoes 1 tbsp garam masala 0.5 tsp chilli powder 0.5 tsp turmeric 3 cardamom seeds…
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Continue reading →: Double chocolate shortbreads
Ingredients 175g butter, softened 85g golden caster sugar 200g plain flour 2 tbsp cocoa powder 100g chocolate chips, milk or dark Method Mix the butter and sugar together with a wooden spoon. Stir in the flour and cocoa, followed by the chocolate chips – you’ll probably need to mix it…
