RECIPES – VIVA ITALIA!

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  Here is a three course lunch or dinner, which family or friends will enjoy, is not difficult to cook and nearly all of which can be prepared in advance. STARTER – Mozzarella, Tomatoes and Basil For each person, all you need is: 1 “ball” of Buffalo Mozzarella (*)   1 smallish tomato A sprig or […]

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RECIPES — Getting the meal off to a good start

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Quite often I find I enjoy the starter and the dessert of a three-course meal, but not the “main “. The reason, I think, is that a good starter is tasty and can take the edge of the appetite for the main course. A less charitable thought is that the main may well have had […]

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RECIPES for STOCKING UP AND GETTING YOURSELF IN THE SOUP

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From my weekly article in COASTAL SCENE, issue dated 29th March 2012 It being the First Day of Spring as I started this week’s column, I thought of new season’s English lamb cooked with a sprig of rosemary. Then I looked into the garden at the rosemary bush…. And my thinking was: “I’m not going […]

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RECIPES for SUMMER MEALS

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Carrot, Radish and Spinach Salad You don’t mix this, so simply arrange the ingredients in rows upon a serving platter. Ingredients for Two Servings 2 medium sized carrots, topped, tailed, peeled and coarsely grated. 4 large radishes, peeled to leave only the white part, grated. 1 bunch spinach, carefully washed, patted dry, stalks and choggy […]

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RIPPING GOOD RAGU AND MARVELLOUS MEAT BALLS

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  As published in “Coastal Scene”, issue dated 1st March 2013 Our man at the stove Patrick Skinner doesn’t mince words, he prefers pork and beef The horse meat scare is still on and more badburgers are found daily, so it does seem good sense to buy meat from a source you can trust. If […]

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SKEWERING A SIZZLING SHISH KEBAB

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There’s not much you can’t skewer and grill or griddle. The result should be delicious and unless you’ve included some fatty objects it will be good for you, too. Shish Kebab is Turkish in origin and indicates a skewer on to which pieces of meat and vegetables are put and grilled over hot coals. It […]

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