Year: 2023
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READY STEADY COOK CHALLENGE with My good friends at Just Footprints agreed
READY STEADY COOK CHALLENGE with justfootprintschester ???? ???? My good friends at Just Footprints agreed to do a blind ingredient challenge with me this week. I was given a bag of mystery ingredients, the contents of which came in under a fiver at £4.80. And I challenged myself to come up with something using only the contents of the bag and what was already in my kitchen. (I do have a very well stocked kitchen so it’s not THAT much…
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TURKISH BULGAR WHEAT SALAD I made this dish as part of my ‘Ready steady cook
???????? TURKISH BULGAR WHEAT SALAD ???????? I made this dish as part of my ‘Ready steady cook challenge’ in partnership with justfootprintschester , having been provided with a bag of ingredients and the freedom to make whatever popped into my mad little mind. I have used bulgar wheat before, but almost exclusively from supermarkets or Wholefoods stores, prepackaged. You can get bulgar wheat of varying ‘fineness’, the finer the bulgar the closer to a kind of couscous it is and…
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WALNUT AND MUSHROOM BOREK A what? A Borek. A pastry made with flaky pastry su
???????? WALNUT AND MUSHROOM BOREK ???????? A what? A Borek. A pastry made with flaky pastry such as filo, and filled with tasty fillings like; cheese, spinach and meat. I based mine on a minced meat Borek that usually contains spices, nuts and dried fruit. My mystery bag of goodies from justfootprintschester contained walnuts – which is one of my favourite mince substitutes. Simply soak the walnuts in cold water for at least an hour, drain, blitz them a little…
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LENTIL AND MUSHROOM STEW An earthy, savoury, winter warmer coming right up. I e
LENTIL AND MUSHROOM STEW An earthy, savoury, winter warmer coming right up. I enjoyed a big bowl of this stew with ‘cheesey’ mash and some crusty bread. ????sweat 1 leek, 1 red onion and one clove of garlic in a large pan until soft (about 10-15 minutes, more time more flavour). ???? roughly chop or tear two handfuls of mushrooms up- I used shiitake and field mushrooms. Place in a baking tray and toss with salt, pepper, olive oil and…
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Spiced Apple Cake I have a bloody lush sweet recipe for you. It was so good in
Spiced Apple Cake I have a bloody lush sweet recipe for you. It was so good in fact that I failed to get a half decent photograph before it was all snaffled up by myself and my greedy husband. So poor photography aside, this dish was too good not to share with you. A super moist (yes I said moist!), sweet and gently spiced apple cake, perfect served warm with ice cream or custard. Enjoy! ???? peel, core and chop…
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This dish was born of clearing out the left overs from the veg drawer; beetroot,
This dish was born of clearing out the left overs from the veg drawer; beetroot, parsnip, carrot. Paired with Middle Eastern spices, bulgar wheat and some quick flat breads it was a filling and delicious dinner. As well as being a one pan wonder. ????roughly chop some root veg; I used 2 parsnips, 2 carrots and 2 small beetroots along with a large red onion. Pop into a roasting pan with oil, salt, pepper, 2 tbsp za’atar, and 1tsp sumac.…
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