Author: Sam
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Lamb Chops, Lemon & Mint
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Extremely simple, extremely nice. Modified the potatoes such that once the lamb was cooked and resting, I dumped the boiled ‘news’ into the pan with the oil and mint mix,…
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Mushroom and Lentil Braise
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If I was to do this again I would be certain to use a very full bodied wine, and probably a stronger stock. And at least in my slow cooker…
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Greek Kofte with Tahini Dip
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A good, meaty veggie dish with powerful flavours. Needs a sharp element to contrast the flavour and texture, such as the pickled beetroot here, not in the recipe but works…
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Lamb and Sweet Potato Tagine
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Substituting sausage meat for lamb mince and sweet potato for squash, as the original recipe asks for. However I’d do this every time, I think. Although there is room for…
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Casserole-Roast Chicken, Shallots, Garlic & Marjoram
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Real tasty. The sweet, whole roasted garlic, squeezed out from their papery shells onto potatoes and chicken is a delight. The sauce formed naturally in the casserole savoury and effortless.…
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Vanilla Fairy Cakes
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Excellent, airy fairy cake recipe, and a remarkably smooth butter cream that works well in the context on the whole, and even more so with an added, sliced and macerated…
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Bream with Celery & Avgolemono Sauce
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Wonderful way to cook bream, a lovely, firm flavourful and unavoidably spiky fish. The avegolemono sauce is a creamy one, achieved in a carbonara like fashion, delicate flavoured the…
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No-Bake Cheesecake and Red Berry Coulis
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An extremely nice recipe I would happily try again. Although not exactly on trend there is a part of me that is beginning to suspect that I simply prefer non-baked…
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Trout and… flaked almonds?
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Many of the listed ingredients were missing when it came to it, one of the two title ingredients of almonds being chief among them. And those that I had were…
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Pancit Canton
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Wonderful quick noodle dish, made luxurious with nice, big, juicy expensive prawns, but these could be substituted for a more economical version. Used matchsticked leeks in place of ripped cabbage…