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pickles

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    Sweet potato and goat's cheese balls

    24 January 2019 - By 

    The challenge with “meatballs” containing spinach and sweet potato is most definitely the moisture.  Squeezing the wilted spinach well is obviously required.  But the potato is trickier.  Leaving the mashed up potato in the fridge for a period helped, however even after 45 minutes the mixture was distinctly soggy.  If you’re truly invested then perhaps suspending it overnight in muslin or a sieve would do the job… But I question the worth.  The addition of breadcrumbs to the mix to dry things out a little was likely required and it’s quite possible that adding more of them than suggested in…

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    Grilled polenta and veggie mess

    22 January 2019 - By 

    Concocted from the left-overs of the previous night’s polenta, poured into a tray while still hot and left to cool then sliced into adorable triangles.  The general consensus is that this was more successful.  Using the griddle pan on the polenta slices is great, adding a little crunch to the otherwise squishy cornmeal.  The overnight marinating of the pickles gave them an added punch and re-roasting the leftover roast roots gave them an extra caramelisation that was helpful. I also threw on some peas and broccoli, because why not? Really nice.  I want to experiment more with the porridge form…

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    Polenta and pickled roots

    16 January 2019 - By 

    I was somewhat nonplussed by the individual parts of this recipe as I was cooking.  The polenta was fine, albeit uninspiring; roast pickled veg wasn’t blowing my mind; and the pesto was mildly insipid. Altogether, however, it all blended beautifully and was a pleasure to eat. This is with some serious omissions from the dish as well, such as no parmesan, no good olive oil, no sage leaves, all of which would really give some much need pop to the flavours.   I held a few of the pickled roots back from the oven and jarred them, adding a few…