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RECIPES for STOCKING UP AND GETTING YOURSELF IN THE SOUP

02/04/2013 By
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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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The Plaice for Fishy Tails…… Sole Food…. and RECIPES

21/03/2013 By
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  Buying fish is like any other fresh food. You either know what you want and how it should look, or you have to rely on the fishmonger to tell you. This latter has been known to give rise to problems. First time I tried a fish stall after my return to the UK I […]

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NOTES, March 13th. – FOUR SEASONS

13/03/2013 By
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Like other days this week and recently, today has produced ice, snow, sleet, rain, wind, clouds and sunshine, four seasons in one day so to speak. As I sit paddling the keys on my laptop it is currently snowing. This picture, taken a couple of days ago might be my 2013 Christmas Card. THIS WEEK […]

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REVIEW – March 2013

11/03/2013 By
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Pottering Around   I wander along our High Street on most days and often wonder why there are so few people about. I find it rather a dull looking street; perhaps it still feels it should have the A12 traffic passing through it. This is a pity because there are some good shops run some […]

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FLOUR, FAT AND WATER …. Let’s make a start on a tart

08/03/2013 By
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As published in “Coastal Scene” newspaper and website: 8th. March 2013 There are many kinds of pastry, but for now I am concerned with just two: “flaky” and “short-crust”. The first is fiddly, the second simple. Both make lovely tarts and pies. Since they invented ready-made puff (flaky) pastry I have not attempted making my […]

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RIPPING GOOD RAGU AND MARVELLOUS MEAT BALLS

04/03/2013 By
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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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