Author: Sam
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Pizza by poolish
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Not more flavoursome than the previous neopolitan, but a fine method for creating a great crust and handling the dough. Perhaps combining the best of both is worthwhile. 200g water…
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Spiced pumpkin soup with bacon
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Excellent soup, warming and packed with flavour. I rescued out a ladleful of the pumpkin and onion chunks from the blended fate of their brethren to add once again before…
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Peanut Pumpkin Curry
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Good solid curry, though I do feel the seasoning and aromatics need heightening… Fish sauce, lime, lemongrass… Stuff like this. I used a peanut sauce instead of just peanut butter…
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Crab Cream Croquettes
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Creamy delicious, excellent with the suggested tonkotsu dipping sauce. Essentially crab roux, cooled, shaped and fried. Really good, needs a nice, finely sliced salad with a sharp dressing. From Japaneasy,…
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Miso cod and dashi soba
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Made with instant dashi for convenience, the times of 10 minutes per side are only for exceptionally thick slabs of cod, I used 8 minutes per side and it was…
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Pan fried fish with rosemary, tomato & vinegar
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Superb, quick meal that bergs you to dip crusty bread in it. Used frozen sardines here, but something a little more solid would be ideal. From Aegean, pg. 59
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Flash Loaf
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A quick proving recipe with a high yeast content. Difficult to judge on this showing due to a couple of significant change, such as the white flour being replaced with…
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Pak choy & Shiitake
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Very quick, simple stir fry, lovely and fresh tasting and could be a main or a side quite happily. The sauce somewhat gummed up here and reduced to a coating,…
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Oven baked aubergine, tomato & sheep's cheese bechamel
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This is not what the book intends, the aubergine shells did not come out crispy and could in no way be filled so much as they could be draped into…
