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Continue reading →: Quorn Mushroom Stroganoff
Ingredients 1 pack Quorn Meat Free Balls 2 tbsp olive oil 15g butter 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 pint white wine 150g chestnut mushrooms sliced 300g low fat creme fraiche 1 tbsp whole grain Dijon mustard Salt & freshly ground black pepper 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped …
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Continue reading →: Quick update of 2014 plans and crafts
Okay we are nearly half way trhough 2014 (eep!) and a round up of how I am getting on is needed I think. I am slowly crawling my way through my plans for the year and I am ahead on a couple of points, behind on a couple, but hey…
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Continue reading →: Need to step up a notch
Everything seems to have ground to a halt, my weight has stalled (dagnabbit!), I haven't crafted in two weeks and I am 6 books behind on my target! Oh and add in to that I haven't worn make-up for three weeks and things are not looking too good Wytchy wise…
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Continue reading →: Creamy mushroom tagliatelle
Ingredients ¼ onion, diced 25g/1oz dried mushrooms, soaked in hot water, drained and liquid reserved 3 tbsp olive oil 150g/5¼oz cooked tagliatelle 50ml/1¾fl oz double cream salt and freshly ground black pepper Preparation method In a large hot pan sweat the onion with the oil. Chop the drained mushrooms and…
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Continue reading →: one week later
okay no real knitting has happened (well okay I got another couple of sampler squares done and did a bit on the sweater but that was it!) but I did get some done on the Map of Durham (yay!) and more of the background colour done on the tapestry. I…
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Continue reading →: Crafting and dogs
Okay not much has been happening crafting wise for a while (apart from a mjor snit when I realised I had made a humungeous error near the start of my sweater so the whole lot came back out! I am now re-knitting that *sigh*), I have taken a long hard…
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Continue reading →: Baked Chicken Curry
2 heaped teaspoons cumin seeds2 heaped teaspoons coriander seeds1 heaped teaspoon fennel seeds2 teaspoons ground turmeric2 teaspoons ground fenugreek1 large onion, roughly chopped3 large garlic cloves, roughly chopped1 large green chilli, roughly chopped1 thumb sized piece of fresh ginger, roughly chopped3-4 tablespoons sunflower or groundnut oil1 chicken, jointed into six…
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Continue reading →: Spring Miso
The making of miso in Japan is a highly traditional process, with some recipes having been passed down through the family for centuries. Miso is a mixture of Koji (cultured grain) and soya beans, left to ferment for anything from six weeks (for sweet misos) to 3 years (for dark,…
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Continue reading →: Ginger Snaps
225g (8 oz) self raising flourPinch salt1 tsp ground ginger110g (4 oz) caster sugar75g (3 oz) butter or margarine110g (4 oz) golden syrup1 egg beaten Preheat the oven to fan 160C, conventional 180C , gas 4. Grease some baking trays Mix together the dry ingredients Warm the fat and syrup.…
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Continue reading →: Mushroom Paprikash
½ tsp caraway seed 1 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, halved and sliced 300g cup mushrooms, quartered 1 large green pepper, deseeded and cut into chunks 2 tsp sweet smoked paprika 400g can chopped tomatoes 1 vegetable stock cube (or gluten-free alternative) 4 tbsp soured cream chopped parsley (optional) pasta,…
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