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Turkey & Mushroom Stir Fried Rice
This quick meal is great when you are in a rush but fancy something full of flavour. It is best served with finely sliced cucumber...
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Jan 13, 20251 min read


Chicken, Bacon & Spring Onion Jacket Potato
A quick, delicious idea for lunch. This filling is also delightful as a sandwich filler. 2 Servings Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts 1...
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Jan 13, 20251 min read


Chilli con Carne
Its a classic! Beautiful with rice & why not, some guacamole on the side. I also love it as a filler for a baked jacket potato, topped...
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Jan 13, 20251 min read


Wild Nettle Soup
You can find nettles everywhere but preferably pick ones that are growing in the countryside away from dense pollution. Choose small &...
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Jan 13, 20251 min read


Autumnal Forest Pie
This delightful turnover pie is inspired by all the sensations of Autumn. Serve it with a little lettuce salad & a dollop of wholegrain...
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Jan 13, 20251 min read


Pork Confit in Beer
This beautiful dish melts in your mouth and is delightful with homemade mash & steamed vegetables. 4-6 Servings Ingredients: 1kg joint of...
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Jan 13, 20251 min read


Boeuf Carottes
This classic French beef & carrot stew is a true representation of the rustic simplicity that embodies countryside cooking here in...
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Dec 19, 20241 min read


Moroccan Fish Tagine
This dish is incredibly healthy & delicious. I absolutely love the cuisine from the north of Africa, with its influences from the middle...
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Dec 19, 20241 min read


South African Beef & Butternut Stew
This beautiful dish from South Africa is packed with flavour but requires very few ingredients & is incredibly easy to make. Enjoy! 4...
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Dec 19, 20241 min read


Easy Chicken Ramen
I love Asian noodles... in fact, I love all Asian food. Having spent my childhood in South East Asia, my love of all things exotic began...
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Dec 19, 20241 min read


Vegan Mediterranean Pasta
This recipe was created by chance, when I had quite a few left over ingredients from previous recipes I had done. It turned out so tasty...
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Dec 19, 20241 min read


Creamy Tuscan Chicken
This is real comfort food guaranteed to brighten up the gloomiest of days. To be enjoyed with pasta! 4 Servings Ingredients: 4 chicken...
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Dec 19, 20241 min read


Chouée des Chouans
This recipe can only be described as a historical cabbage stew & is in honour of my Chouan ancestors from the west coast of France. It is...
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Dec 17, 20241 min read


Warm Sausage Salad
I do love making this dish in autumn & spring, when its not quite cold enough for stews but certainly not warm enough for cold salads! I...
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Dec 9, 20241 min read


Tian Provençal
Tians are marvellous Provencal vegetable bakes, so simple to make, as are so many dishes that originate from the south of France. Tians...
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Dec 9, 20241 min read


Endives au Jambon
This dish, chicory & ham in a bechamel sauce, is one I cook very regularly throughout autumn & winter. I learnt this recipe from a charming elderly lady when I lived in the south of France. I just adore the contrast between the bitterness of the chicory & the creamy indulgence of the cheese & bechamel sauce. 4 Servings Ingredients: 4 chicories 4 slices of ham 60gr butter 50gr flour 60cl milk A pinch of ground nutmeg S&P Grated gruyere cheese (cheddar works too) Instructions:
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Dec 9, 20241 min read


Poulet Vallée d’Auge
This amazing, comforting chicken dish is brought to us from Normandy, in the north of France. They produce a delightful spirit called Calvados, which is used to flambé the chicken before their local apple cider is added, finishing it all off with cream. 6 Servings Ingredients: 1 whole chicken, cut into 6 parts 50gr butter 2 twigs of thyme 20cl Calvados 2 shallots, finely chopped 20cl dry apple cider 250gr mushrooms, peeled & sliced in halves 20cl heavy cream 1 egg yolk Instru
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Dec 9, 20241 min read


Caponata
I just love this beautiful Sicilian vegetable stew. It is even better after a sleepover in the fridge. It can be consumed warm but is...
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Dec 3, 20241 min read


Poulet Basquaise
What a delightful chicken with peppers dish from Basque, in the south west of France. The peppers give it a beautiful depth of flavour &...
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Dec 3, 20241 min read


Brodu Tat-Tigiega
This Maltese chicken stew is most well known on this stunning island for its medicinal properties. One of my brothers has lived on Malta...
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Nov 22, 20241 min read
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