PASTA LOVELY PASTA — two classics for dinner

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  I like food I can identify when it’s put before me.  It seems to me that Italian cooks are as good as anybody at doing this.  And what a good sight a plate of well sauced pasta is. For the home cook it isn’t a daunting prospect either.  Seeking good classic, easy-to-cook recipes, I […]

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GRAINS OF SENSE ….. Organic Flour from Kelsale ….. by The SuffolkEater

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You can’t always get to a farm shop – for some people the cost in petrol precludes frequent visits and others, of course, don’t necessarily drive or have a car. So the next best thing is to look closely at the produce in your local supermarket for regionally or, better still, locally produced foods. Since […]

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Recipe for cooler evenings – AFELIA

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AFELIA – a stew of pork and potatoes This is a popular dish in Cyprus, the ingredients of which are all widely available in the UK. In the 20 or so years I was putting out recipes in my columns this one occurred every five years or so (show me a cookery writer who doesn’t […]

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MEDITERRANEAN DIPS FOR SUMMER

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As I write the rain is spilling down and the wind almost blowing a gale, to the point where I am wondering how much further the neighbour’s silver birch tree can bend over.  But there must be some summer on the way sometime, so I thought I’d pick out some very good party or buffet/starter […]

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Cream of Carrot and Leek Soup

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“Soup Glorious Soup” As the cooler evenings arrive, so hot starters can be considered. And in my view, a good home-made soup takes a lot of beating.   Read the new cook books, or the menus of trendy restaurants and you’ll come across some weird ingredients used these days in a soup. For my wife and […]

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The Editor’s Apricot Tart

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Unlike the English gentleman of the 19th century who always kept an apricot tart on his sideboard every day of the year, I make this about once a month. Actually, I assemble it, because it is a joint venture of my wife and me – she makes the pastry and the crème pâtissière, whilst I […]

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