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Cacio e Pepe
Quick to prepare, using mostly store cupboard ingredients, this delectable pasta dish, which literally means ‘cheese and pepper’, is as easy to make for one person, as it is for a family. Using only pasta, cheese, freshly…
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Brown Rice Kedgeree with Smoked Haddock, Salmon and Coriander
Curry flavoured basmati rice loaded with smoked fish, sweetcorn, peas, cream, butter, fresh coriander, and of course, boiled eggs. There are many variations of this dish and I confess, that this version is probably quite different and…
Colcannon
Colcannon is a traditional Irish dish, of which the principal ingredient is creamy, mashed potatoes. There are many, many recipes and variations, but the other most common additional ingredients are either kale or cabbage and lashings of…
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Anglesey Eggs or Wyau Ynys Môn
A thick layer of mashed potatoes loaded with sweet, buttery leeks, a few hard-boiled eggs, topped with a creamy, unctuous Caerphilly and cheddar cheese sauce and a crispy, cheesy topping! A comforting, homely vegetarian meal which can…
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Orecchiette with Cime di Rapa, Sausage and a touch of Chilli
A month ago I had never heard of cime di rapa. @pastastories posted about it on insta, along with a fabulous photograph for this dish which I really wanted to try. It was not an easy vegetable…
Gratin Dauphinois
Tender, melt in the mouth, thinly sliced potatoes slowly cooked with cream, and milk and flavoured simply with garlic, salt and freshly ground black pepper. This rich, luscious, creamy, dreamy side dish needs nothing else although, I…
Roast Parsnips and Carrots with Honey and Thyme
Wedges of sweet parsnips and carrots roasted with honey, fresh thyme and seasoning. Parsnips and carrots are naturally sweet vegetables and you would think that adding honey would make them too sweet. Somehow though, it really just…
Braised Red Cabbage with Port, Cranberries and Ginger
This beautiful, vibrant red cabbage dish is bursting with all the flavours of winter and Christmas – port, cranberries, ginger as well as some red onion and garlic. Even better it can be completely cooked a day…
Roast Brussels Sprouts with Hazelnuts and Butter
A quintessential Christmas dinner in the UK undoubtedly includes Brussels spouts. I adore these little, compact cabbage like vegetables with their nutty and sweet taste. However, they have had a bad rap over the years and certainly,…
Roast Potatoes
No roast or Christmas dinner is complete without roast potatoes and quite frankly, unless the potatoes are gorgeously golden with a crispy crust and a soft melting centre, they shouldn’t be there! Roast potatoes are not difficult…
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