Author: Sam
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Chicken Gumbo
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Really lovely, comforting and warming. There’s something of the mapo tofu about this and I can’t get enough of either. Added some sardine fillets for the final 10 minutes and…
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Green Masala Cauliflower Soup
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I really like this soup, made here without the spinach and using scotch bonnet, which is absolutely not the right chilli to use. Nonetheless this is creamy (albeit with no…
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Cauliflower Soup & Toasted hazelnuts
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Certainly a nice, simple soup with plenty of depth of flavour, though not totally blown away by it. I felt the need to add a dash of hot sauce and…
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Roast Roots
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Though I was skeptical of the mix of the roots and the cheese, its really rather excellent. From https://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/feb/09/nigel-slater-midweek-dinner-roast-roots-and-herb-cheese
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Vegetables Luciana Style
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Exceptionally good treatment of vegetables, perfect on their own with crusty bread or with pasta. Probably many more variations besides. The pre-salting, leaving for an hour, then rinsing and squeezing…
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Madras Fish Curry
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Wonderful, full flavours and feels authentic. Works with more fish than just snapper and monkfish, I used rock salmon here to good effect… Though I read that this can be…
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Tomahawk Steak
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Mostly following: https://thehawksmoor.com/news/how-to-cook-the-perfect-steak/ But getting some specifics for the precise cut from: https://www.donaldrussell.com/tomahawk-steak-900g-grb1153.html And it was a triumph. Finest steak I’ve cooked. Albeit I felt truly terrible for 2 days…

