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Continue reading →: Ginger Chicken Escalopes
For the mushrooms 15 g butter 2 tbs rapeseed oil or vegetable oil200 g mushrooms, sliced half a centimetre thick1 garlic clove, finely choppedHalf tsp dried oregano or dried mixed Italian herbsSalt and freshly ground black pepper1 onion, thinly sliced For the chicken 2 boneless chicken breasts, skin removed4 cm…
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Continue reading →: Mushroom and Carrot Zosui (Mashurumu to Ninjin no Zosui)
4 – 5 cups konbu–shiitake stock 8oz oyster mushrooms 2 medium carrots, split in half and cut in half-moons 3 cups white or brown cooked rice 1 tsp sea salt 3 tbs soy sauce 1/3 cup thinly sliced scallions or green onions Method Heat the stock. Add the mushrooms and…
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Continue reading →: *Shudder* okay decided to photograph the hoard!
and trust me it isn't pretty (so there will be some dog shots to make me feel better lol!) First off – the living room Okay the last there was a gratuitous shot of two playing dogs (taken a week or so back), next room is the kitchen (which we…
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Continue reading →: Winter vegetable pie
Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil 2 onions, sliced 1 tbsp flour 300g (about 2 large) carrots, cut into small batons ½ cauliflower, broken into small florets 4 garlic cloves, finely sliced 1 rosemary sprig, leaves finely chopped 400g can chopped tomatoes 200g frozen peas 900g potatoes, cut into chunks up…
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Continue reading →: Hearty Meatball Stew
Ingredients Meatballs: 1 slice white sandwich bread, torn into small pieces 8 ounces 20-percent-fat ground beef (about 8 ounces) 2 sweet mild Italian sausages, casings removed 1 egg 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Hearty Meatball Stew: 1 tablespoon all-purpose…
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Continue reading →: Plans for 2014
Read 214 books Knit 16 squares At least 1 new recipe every 4 weeks Use make-up at least once a week Finish sweater Finish tapestry Finish Map of Durham Read all the Terry Pratchetts (Discworld ones) Use up all the odds and sods of lotions and potions! Not much I…
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Continue reading →: German Pfeffernusse Cookies – Gluten Free
250 g self raising gluten-free flour 200 g dark brown sugar 60 g unsalted butter, softened 1 egg 1.23 ml ground cinnamon 1.23 ml ground cloves 1.23 ml ground ginger 1.23 ml white pepper Directions: 1 Preheat oven to 190°C Line baking trays with greaseproof or baking paper. 2 Mix…
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Continue reading →: Two Dog Night?
We are all set for colder weather, we can go as far as a "Two Dog Night" :), actually from the sizes of them maybe that should be more of a one and a half dog night (looks quizically at the new pup, then the established dog, Hamish is pretty…
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Continue reading →: Possible/probable Hamish
Two pics of a possible new addition to the household (seen in both pics along with Toby and Dr Wytch's legs!!) We had to see if Toby would get on okay with a new addition and he was a little indifferent to this pup but the other pup he wasn't…
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Continue reading →: Pumpkin & potato gratin
3 tbsp sunflower oil 1 large onion, sliced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 large red chilli, seeded and chopped 700g pumpkin or butternut squash, cut into wedges and peeled, then cut into chunks 450g potatoes, peeled and cut into small cubes 6-8 fresh sage leaves, finely chopped 140g dolcelatte cheese,…
