Author: Sam
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Omelette with spinach, tomato and brie & beetroot compote
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A lovely, large omelette, filled with chopped tomatoes, chopped gherkins, and spinach, sautéed together for a couple of minutes or until the tomato juice reduces, then popped in the middle…
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Celeriac steak and sweet potato fries
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The celeriac steak is magnificent. Meaty and fresh. Can take a good blasting on the griddle. It takes on the flavour of the marinade in rapid fashion, but you could…
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Roast duck with beetroot compote
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This was a big bird at 2.5kg. The fact that the two of us polished it off in one night both disturbs me and provides me with not a single…
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Pan seared salmon with napa cabbage
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The best thing about this recipe is the provided method for cooking the salmon, which resulted in a wonderfully cooked fish. Colour on the outside, translucent and moist on the…
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Miso Broth
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This is a healthy, hearty and homely broth, absolutely packed with goodness and rather quick and easy to boot. I am deeply sceptical that this is even remotely authentic Japanese…
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Warm Sriracha Salad
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Quick and absolutely delicious, particularly as I used ready made sriracha instead of making it. Replaced the kale with spinach added at the last minute. Very valid option, in fact…
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Courgetti with pesto and baked ricotta
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The two things that blew me away here were the home made pesto and the baked ricotta. Both such simple, delicious elements in so many dishes. The pesto, toasted nuts…
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One-pot spaghetti
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Really simple, very fresh thanks to the amount of lemon zest, but I wouldn’t change it. Should have pepper, really can’t see why you would exclude it. Nice, quick dish…
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Gingerbread Zombies
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So I missed Halloween by a little… When isn’t the right time for edible zombies, is my question? The recipe calls for an intricate, fussy pattern produced by a rolling…
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Dosa-Spiced Potato Cakes Florentine
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Aka. God-Damn it Hollandaise, why can I never make you right? I am inept at this sauce. I made this twice tonight and the best I could do was "curdled…