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Cole Slaw

Coleslaw

I confess I’ve been a little lax these past few weeks. It’s not that I haven’t been cooking, it’s just that I’ve been making things that aren’t in the Prawn Cocktail Years. Well, that’s not going to get this challenge done now, is it. So, onward – I have some interest meals planned for the […]

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Cornish Pasties

Cornish Pasty

I love pasties. I know I should make them more often, but I’m never that confident with making pastry. If I made them more often though, I’d surely get more confident. I really should just keep making them. Anyway, I made Cornish Pasties. Spoiler alert: they were *good*. Since 2011, Cornish Pasties have had Protected […]

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Tomato Salad

Potato Salad, Tomato Salad

The weather is glorious right now, sunny and very warm. Barbecues and eating outside are very much the order of the day. So, two very easy recipes to accompany a selection of meats from the barbecue: Potato Salad and Tomato Salad. I make potato salad fairly regularly, especially in summer. I’ve made many different styles […]

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Moussaka

Moussaka

Moussaka is really just a fancy Greek kind of shepherd’s pie. It can, in my experience, tend to be a bit on the oily side, but the authors here are very clear about what a good moussaka should be. Besides, I’ve made this particular recipe before, although not for quite a few years now. I was […]

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Ratatouille

Ratatouille

Ratatouille is one of my favourite Pixar movies, and so I’ve been hankering after making this dish ever since I started this project. Well, our Riverford veg box included an aubergine this week, so that was all I needed to spur me into action. According to the book, Ratatouille “languishes in a somewhat tarnished reputation”. […]

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Taramasalata

Taramasalata, Take Two

After my first, not too successful, attempt at making taramasalata, I was determined to try again. The problem with the previous version was a strong bitter aftertaste, and I was convinced that it was the onion juice that was causing that. So, I made a new batch today. I followed exactly the same recipe, but […]

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Cheesecake

Cheesecake

Sometimes, when you cook a recipe, it all just falls perfectly into place. Everything works exactly as it should, at exactly the right time. Sometimes, though, fate plays a different hand, and nothing pans out quite the way you want. So it felt with this cheesecake. It’s years since I’ve made a cheesecake, so I decided […]

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Hummus and Taramasalata

Hummus, Taramasalata

I love both hummus and taramasalata, and thought they’d be a great pair of things to make to snack on together with some nice slices of toast. I regularly make hummus, but have never made my own taramasalata before, so I was keen to try that out. Both are very simple recipes and wouldn’t take […]

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Crème Caramel

Crème Caramel

I don’t have much of a sweet tooth, I’m definitely a savoury kind of guy. That means I don’t make puddings and desserts very often, and the thought of making something like a set custard sends shivers down my spine. Well, I have a Crème Caramel to make, I guess I should get it out of […]

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Petits Pois à la Française

Petits Pois à la Française

I cooked lettuce once. It was a Nigella Lawson recipe. We didn’t enjoy it, it was awful. To this day, I don’t know whether it was the recipe, the lettuce, or my execution that was at fault. All I know is that we didn’t (couldn’t) eat it – it went into the bin. For the […]

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