No Pastry Quiche

November 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
No Pastry Quiche

I love quiche, but I do not always want the added calories of pastry - with this recipe you really can have your quiche and eat it! Another handy tip for avoiding the use of pastry is from my adopted new home in Spain.  Frequently seen them remove crusts from a loaf of bread, roll out until thin and line a lightly oiled (olive oil is preferable) tin with the slices.  Add further pieces of bread if holes develop. Now, more often than not they utilise white bread, but I personally prefer … [Read more...]

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Ethel´s Beef Stew

November 29, 2009 By 3 Comments
Beef Stew

I am celebrating the latest reincarnation of The Recipe Blog with my Grandmother´s recipe for beef stew - a wonderfully warming and hearty stew, perfect for the cold winters of Yorkshire! Ingredients 1 lb shin beef – diced Seasoned flour – plain flour, salt and white pepper 2 tbsp beef dripping 2 large onions, quartered 2 large carrots and a half of a turnip, peeled and diced 1 bottle of Newcastle brown ale 10 fl oz beef stock – add more if required 10 fl oz light vegetable … [Read more...]

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Egg Substitutes, not just for vegans!

November 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Eggs are used to bind a dish and, when whipped incorporate air, making a cake or pudding very light Vegan egg replacement powders are available from health food shops. These can be useful, especially for foods like meringues. Many recipes can be adapted using one of the suggestions below. Just remember to bear in mind what the final dish is, ie is it sweet or savoury and add an appropriate substitute Replacement for one egg: • 1 tbsp soya flour and 1 tbsp water • 1 tbsp arrowroot, … [Read more...]

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Spanish Rabbit with wine, olives and sage

November 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Ingredients:: 4 tbsp olive oil 1 cup plain flour 1 rabbit, cut into serving pieces, washed and patted dry ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp butter 1 large onion, finely diced 2 cups dry white wine 6 black olives, pitted and quartered 6 fresh sage leaves - finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped ¼ cup red-wine vinegar Method:: Heat 4 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large frying pan or casserole over a high heat. Flour the … [Read more...]

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Christmassy Bubble n Squeak

November 13, 2009 By 1 Comment
Taste of Christmas!

You have no idea how delighted I was when I received this message from twitter user @tastechristmas -the official twitter of this seasons greatest restaurant festival - Taste of Christmas 2009! "Congrats, you've won a pair of tickets to Taste of Christmas. we just need an address them to send them to thanks!" This was for my entry in the sprout story/tips/recipe competition. Since I absolutely adore sprouts I just had to enter, and my christmassy version of Bubble n Squeak with shredded … [Read more...]

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Carbonnade Flamande – Beef and Ale Casserole

November 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Ingredients:: 16 oz - chuck steak in large cubesSeasoned flour 1 onion - thinly sliced 1 garlic clove – crushed 5 fl oz strong ale 5 fl oz beef stock 1 tsp brown sugar 1 tsp of sherry vinegar Grain mustard 1 bouquet garni Butter and Olive oil 1 stale French stick – 2 days old Method:: Heat the oil in a casserole dish, add the onions and garlic and sweat off until translucent Put a frying pan with equal amounts of butter and oil over a medium heat, when hot add the steak … [Read more...]

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Spanish Sofrito Sauce

November 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Ingredients: 12 ripe plum tomatoes, skinned and deeseeded 1 1/2 cups good quality olive oil 2 large sweet Spanish onions, peeled and finely diced 1 tsp caster sugar 1 tsp sea salt 1 tsp Pimientón (Spanish sweet paprika, smoked) 1 tsp chilli powder (hot or whatever you prefer 1 bay leaf (laurel) Method: After skinning, scrape the seeds from the tomatoes into a sieve set over a bow (using a small spoon) cover and leave to “drip”. Blitz the tomatoes, add the juices from the … [Read more...]

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Boozy orange cheesecake

November 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Ingredients:: 8 oz wholewheat biscuits, crushed 4 oz melted unsalted butter Dash of Glayva Whisky liqueur Filling: 2 blood oranges 2 fl oz Glayva Whisky liqueur 12 oz cream cheese 12 oz Mascarpone cheese Base: Crush the biscuits in a large plastic bag, put into a bowl and stir in the melted butter and a dash of Glayva Whisky liqueur then lightly press the biscuit mixture into the base of an 8? loose bottomed round cake or flan tin, refrigerate to set Filling: Take the zest off one … [Read more...]

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