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Zucchini, asparagus, peas and ricotta salata salad

  This salad has Spring written all over it. Now, I am well aware that we are still 6 weeks away from the warmer weather but I just had to get an early start. It looked so healthy and refreshing and quite unremarkably, … Continue reading

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Sformato-di-cavolfiore

  I love it when I stumble across recipes that are completely new to me and this is one of those. I was browsing through an old La Cucina Italiana magazine when I spotted this most delightful looking thing that … Continue reading

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Swedish Potato and Anchovy Gratin/Janssen’s Temptation

  I have spent the better part of the week going over my New Years resolutions. They are slightly different to last years but the most important ones are still right at the top. Patience being one of them. I … Continue reading

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Balsamic Braised Brussel Sprouts with Pancetta

I was sitting down to dinner a couple of months ago with some dear school friends and we all agreed that brussel sprouts were our least favourite vegetable. All for different reasons, mine was the fact that we were forced … Continue reading

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Beetroot Salad with Walnut & Honey Vinegarette

  This salad is one of those that I make on a regular basis. We usually have it with some grilled scotch fillet steaks and a potato gratin. Nothing revolutionary, just really simple food. But gosh it’s good. Tonight I … Continue reading

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Colcannon

  Colcannon is an Irish staple – a traditional potato dish that also consists of kale or cabbage, in this instance kale. It is custom for the Irish to eat this at Halloween and it can contain little trinkets that (if you are lucky … Continue reading

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Florentine Mushrooms

Hey Ho, off to the markets we go! There was a nice chill in the air this morning and a perfect blue sky. It called for a visit to one of the local weekend markets that is held in a nearby … Continue reading

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Roasted Beetroot Salad with Blood Orange, Asparagus and Orange Oil

I have spent the last couple of weeks in New York skirting around the pumpkins. I will get there – certainly with my Bourbon Pumpkin Pie and maybe some Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins but for now I am holding on to the remnants of … Continue reading

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Caramelized Onion & Bacon Tart

  Chicago was on my mind today. It was a place I never expected to live, but we did and we had some great times there. So I thought I might cook something that was characteristic of this fine city but I … Continue reading

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Fig & Goats Cheese Salad

  Alongside the pumpkins I am seeing spilt out of every corner store, I am also finding punnets of figs in abundance. So I bring you another recipe that is making the most of this seasons produce. I have had a … Continue reading

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