Jul 26
Although the garden has decided spring has sprung with the appearance of pretty yellow crocus, the reality is it has been really cold – so once again soup has been the order of the day. I chose to make the spicy lentil soup on page 95. Firstly, I need to point out that this is …
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Jul 26
Ingredients 2 cups red or yellow lentils (rinsed) 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon turmeric ½ teaspoon ground cardamom ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper 2 bay leaves 6 cups vegetable stock 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 finely chopped garlic cloves 2 teaspoons mustard seeds 1 lemon Salt and pepper Method Bring lentils, cumin, turmeric, cardamom, cayenne …
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Jul 13
Disclaimer: As always you are welcome to disagree with me these are my own hang ups and I totally accept that your hang ups are most likely different from mine 🙂 I cant explain why this made me angry but it did… Here we go…If you give me pumpkin soup it should be made with …
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Jul 13
Ingredients 1kg pumpkin (for example butternut) 2 Tablespoons red curry paste 2 cups chicken stock 270ml coconut cream ½ cup roughly chopped coriander Method Peel and cut the pumpkin into 5cm pieces Heat a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the pumpkin and curry paste and cook, stirring for 2 minutes or until the …
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Jul 06
Many years ago I remember trying to make a lemon meringue pie. It was a rather traumatic experience which resulted in a pie that was soupy and all kinds of wrong. It definitely put me off trying it again, but since lemons are in season I decided it was now or never – so I …
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Jul 03
Marble cake! Marble cake is so pretty with its swirls of brown, pink and yellow. The recipe on page 54 is a typical marble cake recipe, but here are my two issues with it. Firstly, the recipe doesn’t say to ice it – and if ever there was a cake crying out for a …
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