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Crab Cannelloni with Sweetcorn and Avocado
This crab cannelloni came about from one of my favourite starters and also from finding all sorts of unique cannellonis in restaurants. The most amazing cannelloni I have eaten was made out of a...
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Clotted Cream Summer Pudding
I made this in July when we had our heatwave earlier in the year. It is British summer on a plate. Raspberries and clotted cream all encased with traditional white sandwich loaf. I thought I’d post...
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Plaice with a Lemon Sabayon and Brown Shrimp Sauce
Firstly, apologies for the delay in putting up a new post. Work has been manic( I almost wasn’t going to be here today either, a transatlantic rescue mission didn’t come about at the last minute.)...
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Salmon with Crab Pastillas and Spiced Puy Lentils.
This dish came originally from a starter I had many years ago. I was amazed at how I had a perfectly round salmon fillet rather than a flat piece. I finally found out how they did it and hence this...
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Smoked Duck, Walnut and Blue Cheese Salad with Beetroot Sorbet
We were entertaining at the weekend and this was our starter. I do believe it was the meal of the evening. Never has a plate of food been so well received. It is all served cold and quite simple to...
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Homemade Goats Milk Ricotta
I have finally started to make my own cheese. The main reason for this, is that I wanted to make a burrata. A burrata is a filled mozzarella with creamy cheese curds. I had one attempt and the main...
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Lobster-An alternative Christmas Dinner
I have to admit to acting on impulse on this one. I have never thought about having a massive lobster for Christmas dinner, but next year, I may just do that. This beauty was in the supermarket as a...
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Pumpkin Veloute, Cod and Onion Bhajis
I’ve been asked to showcase a couple of Dan Moon’s (see below) recipes. Dan has taken over as head chef of Ston Easton Park, a most majestic country estate in the South West, lying on the edge of the...
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Buttermilk Panna Cotta and Honeycomb Sandwich.
It’s almost Spring here in the UK, a little bit of wishful thinking never hurt anyone. I’ve never been a big panna cotta lover. Maybe too many have been too hard. If I wanted to eat cold hard cream, I...
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Lobster Avocado Truffles
I need to start this post by apologising. As these Lobster Avocado Truffles don’t actually have any lobster or truffle in them. They can have both, but I made the cheap version with some crayfish...
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Cauliflower and homemade raisins
I do like to understate things rather than over egging them. I’d much rather have a surprise than a disappointment any day. If this dish read as it does on the menu, there wouldn’t be much to write...
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Lemon Chicken with Polenta Couscous
Following on from the last post, my goodie box from Donald Russell contained some chicken breasts. The marinade choices were Teriyaki, Creamy Moroccan or Chilli and Lemon. I chose the latter to try....
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Crab Cannelloni with Sweetcorn and Avocado
This crab cannelloni came about from one of my favourite starters and also from finding all sorts of unique cannellonis in restaurants. The most amazing cannelloni I have eaten was made out of a...
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Clotted Cream Summer Pudding
I made this in July when we had our heatwave earlier in the year. It is British summer on a plate. Raspberries and clotted cream all encased with traditional white sandwich loaf. I thought I’d post...
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