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A Simple Supper for the end of September
tonight’s supper was an old school classic of bangers on sweet potato mash with onion and mushroom gravy. not an awful lot of “cooking” involved but the result is beautiful and comforting. coat bangers...
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Tea and cake in Dedham, … and cooking.
the 4 scary bikers went out for a quick spin this afternoon after we’d all done the jobs allocated to us – i had an corporate lunch for 30 to cater for. we cycled an easy 23.5 mile route out of...
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Pre-prep for Venice
supper tonight is another simple supper and old-school classic. as we’re off to venice – i thought we’d have the colchestercookschool.com version of spaghetti bolognese to get us into an italian mood....
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Getting back to normal
what a weekend … we spent a few days in venice attending the wedding of the year at the cipriani on saturday, and i’m still recovering from it and trying to get back into the groove. this has been...
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Angel’s Delight
it’s been another mix of golf, cycling and food this week. i played at bury st edmunds on monday and then in the st helena hospice charity day on wednesday, thanks to professional chris cutchie for...
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Vindaloo
what to do with two nice pork loins on a cold autumnal evening? check the web for a pork curry, find a vindaloo recipe by anjum anand and then adapt it. i started by frying 3 roughly chopped medium red...
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Weds night’s simple supper
the body is definitely crying out for a little spice at the moment – perhaps it was all that chopping of wood earlier today as i made an attempt to tidy up the mess after the storm monday which brought...
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Going Ultra-Gastro on a Thursday
today’s dinner was an attempt a a rosemary and salt encrusted lamb shanks a la double michelin starred pub owner tom kerridge. the shanks would be covered in the crust and baked in the oven for 4.5...
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If it’s a Friday, then it’s gotta be fish!
tonight’s simple supper was pan-roasted fillets of salmon or sea-bass [ ... two of us didn't want salmon]. these were served with a chickpea, tomato, ragu, mashed potato and green beans and peas. the...
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perfect for autumn/fall
i cooked an oxtail stew a couple of days ago. it worked out a treat, served with creamy mash and sauteed cabbage. don’t be put off by oxtail .. if treated properly it really is delicious. this is not a...
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