My Take On Food :

Recipe: Slow Cooker Mince Beef and Aubergine

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I particularly like cooking minced beef in a slow cooker as I find it has a much richer taste and softer texture than if it is cooked quickly.  It also lovely to get the preparation out of the way in the morning and then get the gentle waft of[...]

Loquats

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During May in Turkey you will see lots of Loquat trees loaded down with small yellow fruits. These trees originate from South Eastern China and are also referred to as Japanese Medlars, Japanese Plum or Chinese Plum. The flowers appear[...]

Recipe: Frittata

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Ingredients - ( serves 2 to 4) 3 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into bite sized chunks 1 small onion, peeled and chopped 1 roasted red pepper, chopped 6 sun-dried tomatoes, chopped 4 eggs splash of milk handful of grated cheese olive[...]

Alterations To My Kitchen

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Quite a few of my friend who know our house have often commented on how I manage to cook and write my food blog with such a small kitchen.  It has been a challenge, over the 5 years that we have lived here, I have moved items around in the[...]

Quick Yeast-Less Pizza

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Ingredients  - serves 4 2 1/2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt handful Parmesan Cheese - optional 1/4 cup olive oil 3/4 cup water or milk Topping - tomato relish sliced onion sliced red pepper sliced[...]

Squashes

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Squashes, genius Cucurbita, comprise of the various forms of squash and pumpkin and are classed as 'winter squashes', and are picked at maturity, once the skins have hardened. Courgettes, marrows and cucumbers also come under this genius, but are[...]

Sheringham Crab

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This is one of the great British foods to be found on the Norfolk Coast of England at Sheringham.  Sheringham and Cromer have been supplying England with crabs since the 19th Century. All Images ©2000-2011 Janice Parr Most of[...]

Recipe: Sausage Tartlets

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Ingredients  - serves 2 2 squares of frozen puff pastry 2 sausages, cut into bite sized pieces, or you can use köfte 1 tomato, halved and then each half halved again, to give you 8 pieces 1/4 onion, peeled and finely sliced 6 sage[...]

Recipe: Chargrilled Pork and Vegetables

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Ingredients  - serves 2 2 pork chops 2 red peppers, cut in half and deseeded 1 green pepper, cut into quarters and deseeded 6 small potatoes, scrubbed and sliced thinly 2 tomatoes, halved 2 tbsps olive oil 2 cloves garlic, peeled[...]

Recipe: Spiced Apple Sauce Cake

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Ingredients -  250g/2 cups flour 2 tsps baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 3/4 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp ground ginger 1/8 tsp ground cloves 113g butter, softened 218g/1 cup brown sugar 1tsp vanilla essence 2 large[...]