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Continue reading →: Leek and Potato Soup
Ingredients 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 onion, sliced 225g/8oz potatoes, cubed 2 medium leeks,sliced 1.2 litres/2 pints vegetable stock 150ml/5fl oz double cream or crème fraîche salt and freshly ground black pepper Preparation method Heat the oil in a large pan and add the onions, potatoes and leeks. Cook for…
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Continue reading →: Wonderful Wedding Anniversary
On the 16th of November myself and my wonderful husband had been married for 10 years, and so we decided to go back to the same hotel we spent half our honeymoon at. On the Thursday, therefore, we arrived at The Wynnstay Arms Hotel in Machynnleth and settled in for…
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Continue reading →: Pumpkin curry with chickpeas
gredients 1 tbsp sunflower oil 3 tbsp Thai yellow curry paste 2 onions , finely chopped 3 large stalks lemongrass , bashed with the back of a knife 6 cardamom pods 1 tbsp mustard seed 1 piece pumpkin or a small squash (about 1kg) 250ml vegetable stock 400ml can reduced-fat…
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Continue reading →: Garlicky potato & mushroom gratin
Ingredients 450g Charlotte potatoes (or other waxy potatoes), peeled 150g Portabello mushrooms , thickly sliced olive oil , for frying 1 bay leaf 200ml double cream 100ml milk 1 tsp Dijon mustard 2 smoked garlic cloves (or 1 unsmoked), chopped a small bunch of flatleaf parsley , roughly chopped 50g…
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Continue reading →: Vegetarian Quorn and Chickpea Curry
Ingredients Serves: 4 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided 1 (350g) packet Quorn pieces 1 medium onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, crushed 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed 1/2 teaspoon black mustard seed 1 teaspoon ground turmeric 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1 teaspoon chilli powder 1 teaspoon salt 1…
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Continue reading →: Hallowe’en Exchange
Some wonderful, yummy yarn and accessories arrived thanks to an on-line exchange, I just need to translate the US crochet hook sizes and figure out what the wooden stick is for and then I am good to go! Other news, hmm, well, the sofa is back to being the sofa…
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Continue reading →: Long time no blogging
Life threw me a major curve ball and I had to shut down almost everything else and just concentrate on that, any how it has been sorted out (for a couple of years at least!) and so I can start to get my life back on track. This week I…
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Continue reading →: Mushroom risoniotto
2 tbs rapeseed or olive oilA knob of butter500g mushrooms, cleaned, trimmed and thickly sliced150g risoni or orzo pasta2 garlic cloves, choppedA few sprigs of thyme, leaves only1 tsp balsamic vinegarAbout 75ml dry white wineAbout 50ml double cream or creme fraicheSea salt and freshly ground black pepperA good handful of…
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Continue reading →: Quorn and Mushroom Stroganoff
2 tbsp oil 1 large red onion 2 cloves garlic 350g Quorn Pieces 225g mushrooms 250mls vegetable stock 2 tsp smoked paprika 2 dessertspoons of brandy, optional 100mls half fat creme fraiche Seasoning to taste Chopped fresh parsley and a sprinkle of paprika for garnish Method Slice the red onion…
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Continue reading →: Chunky minestrone soup
3 large carrots , roughly chopped 1 large onion , roughly chopped 4 celery sticks, roughly chopped 1 tbsp olive oil 2 garlic cloves , crushed 2 large potatoes , cut into small dice 2 tbsp tomato purée 2l vegetable stock 400g can chopped tomatoes 400g can butter or cannellini…
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