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River Cottage every day bread
I wasn’t entirely sure, but having seen Hugh F-W make this bread on TV, I followed the recipe pretty exactly, though the sachets of yeast I had were only 7 grams, not the 10g that the recipe states. After a … Continue reading
Christmas cake
This recipe was taken straight from the egg-box lid that lives in the Family Recipe Folder. Interestingly, it turns out that I copied it into my own recipe book when I first went to university. Apparently I considered it vital … Continue reading
Winter casserole with dumplings
1 butternut squash, chopped 3 cloves garlic, crushed (175ml white wine) 1 tin butterbeans, drained 400ml vegetable stock 2tbsp tomato puree For the dumplings: 200g self- raising flour 100g vegetable suet 2tsp dried mixed herbs Salt and freshly ground black … Continue reading
Sausage rolls and sweet potato wedges
Peel the sausages/crush up the veggie hotdogs. Season. Roll out the puff pastry into a large rectangle, then divide this in half, longways. Place sausage meat along the middle of the pastry, then roll up, sticking with beaten egg. Brush … Continue reading
Spinach and squash lasagna
I noticed a recipe for pasta with squash and spinach in one of the Good Food 101 books, but thought those ingredients would work well in lasagna, so came up with the following. Made for dear friends we haven’t seen … Continue reading
Apple crumble with no oats
At home we always ate apple crumble with a topping that included oats, which I love, and was made with oil, removing the necessity of rubbing in the butter. But the Penguin likes non-oat topping too, so I thought I’d … Continue reading
Boo’s Brownies
I’m very behind on posting recipes, but this is a quick post so I can share the recipe. I wanted to make something to send out to my little sister in Italy to remind her of home, so thought I’d … Continue reading
Spinach and feta cheese pie
This was going to be a winter vegetable pie, but the parsnips were a bit past it. We’d been discussing that we had lots of spinach so I made up a recipe. 1 pkt puff pastry 1/2 bag frozen spinach … Continue reading
Banoffee Pie
Made to take over for dinner at M’s, along with some mini-pies for lunch at work. Based roughly upon The Original Hungry Monk Banoffi Pie Recipe. Make the caramel Caramel seems to be unbuyable at present, but the method of … Continue reading
Balti tofu with paneer and peas
A variation on a chicken curry from 500 Indian Recipes. As it turns out, far too hot for me, but the Penguin liked it. Ingredients 1 packet tofu 2 tbsp tomato puree 3 tbsp natural yoghurt (we used creme fraiche) … Continue reading