By popular demand, here is the recipe for the best mincemeat in the world: Hettie Potter's Suet-free Mincemeat from Nigella Lawson's How To Be A Domestic Goddess. I have no objection to suet in mincemeat, but I have yet...
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Do you look longingly at jars of fruit in alcohol when in your local deli? And then wince at the price? Me, too. But no longer will you need to regretfully place that jar of plump, luxurious fruit back...
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Yesterday we went plum-picking. In our own garden--how cool is that? The much-neglected plum tree at the bottom of our garden is absolutely dripping with fruit in varying degrees of ripeness. I'm pretty surprised as the weather has been...
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Red pepper pesto? Heresy, I hear you cry! Well... not really. Pesto simply means a pounded sauce, or in these modern times--blitzed in the food processor. Sure, the classic Ligurian sauce contains basil and pine nuts, but you can...
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I promised that I'd post a picture of the finished Strawberry Liqueur and here it is. Apologies for the dreadful photo; I found it very hard to capture the true colour of the liqueur (its a much darker red...
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This month's edition of "Is My Blog Burning" is hosted by Donna of There's A Chef In My Kitchen. This months theme is wines and spirits which is perfect timing as I've just decanted my home-made strawberry liqueur! I...
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It's been two weeks since I started this year's batch of strawberry liqueur, so time for a quick update! Thus far, it's looking great. The berries have been leeched of most of their colour, the sugar is dissolving nicely...
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Whilst out shopping yesterday, I spotted some gorgeous English strawberries (well, I smelt them long before I spotted them!) and promptly decided to make some strawberry liqueur. When I was at university I made strawberry liqueur a couple of...
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Renee recently posted an article about kaya - a Malay coconut spread. This really piqued my interest as I'd previously made a coconut curd which had similar ingredients, but which was billed as a European recipe. I searched for...
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I finally got around to making my chutney, and I'm pleased to say that it is absolutely gorgeous! Sweet but piquant and a bit of a kick if you sneak too large a spoonful out of the bowl! I'd definitely...
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I've lost a recipe. In fact, I've lost a cookbook. This is now the second time I have lost this book!! (Sue Kreitzman's Quick After-Work Cookbook, if you were interested). I desperately wanted to make her fig and chilli chutney...
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