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Category: Recipes

CHORIZO AND PARSLEY SCOTCH EGGS

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • June 30, 2021
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Soft egg, a garlicky, herb-flecked chorizo blanket and a golden crispy crumb – this makes an epic picnic snack. INGREDIENTS 6 medium eggs 200g good-quality pork sausages, skinned 200g good-quality … Continue Reading →

ONGLET WITH RED WINE SHALLOTS

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • June 28, 2021
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Also known as hanger steak, this cut packs a lot of beefy flavour, and is best cooked rare to keep it tender. A succulent supper for two; INGREDIENTS 85g butter … Continue Reading →

ROAST TOMATOES FENNEL AND CHICKPEAS WITH PRESERVED LEMONS

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • June 27, 2021
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This is a definitive winner. From Diana Henry’s book “How to eat a peach “. Full flavours, a good spicy hit. I had to drink up the juices with a spoon. … Continue Reading →

GRILLED PRAWNS WITH PERNOD, FETA AND TOMATO SAUCE

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • June 21, 2021
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Transport yourself to Corfu with every mouthful of this recipe. Prawns are grilled, then added to a rich, chilli, Pernod laced tomato sauce, topped with creamy feta and olive oil. … Continue Reading →

ROAST CHICKEN WITH LEMON

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • June 21, 2021
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A classic recipe from Diana Henry, who in  turn attributes it to Marcella Hazan. It could not be any more simpler. This is no-brainer food, with the bonus of seeing … Continue Reading →

LEEKS WITH BRETON VINGERATE

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • June 14, 2021
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  It is easy to mix a Vinaigrette together without a recipe, but this recipe by Diana Henry is a bit different and worth remembering. Capers and ground mixed spice … Continue Reading →

CHICKEN BASQUE

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • June 14, 2021
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The delicious combination of chicken and rice, olives and peppers is typical of all the regions around the western Mediterranean but, this Spanish version, with the addition of spicy chorizo … Continue Reading →

BRAISED PORK WITH GINGER AND STAR ANISE

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • June 14, 2021
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Diana Henry’s new book: How to Eat a Peach,which is a beautiful collection of menus rather than recipes; it’s also a sort of memoir, an account of the places she’s … Continue Reading →

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