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  • Pumpkin Lasagne

    Going on shift for the next two days, I was looking for something to make that would provide plenty of The recipe took some tweaking to accommodate the different flavour profile of the pumpkin, but that was In order to then balance things out, red cooking wine and balsamic vinegar were splashed in. Add the meat and allow it all to simmer together until the meat is cooked. Book Pairing: I was listening to Mr Midshipman Hornblower by CS Forester while making this.

  • Carrot Top Pesto

    Needing to clear it off the counter before cooking Thanksgiving dinner, the cleaned greens went in the Book Pairing: When I first made the Proto-Pesto, I was listening to the Bayou Trilogy by Daniel Woodrell I didn't really think about it while cooking yesterday (there was rather a lot else going on), but reflecting back now, the difference in tone in these two books is striking.

  • Grapefruit and Prune Cookies

    Book Pairing: While baking these I was listening to Dante's Inferno. The verse nature of the book does well in audio version but the downfall of the medium is that I don't

  • Roasted Aubergine Soup with a modified Nettle Harissa

    soft and translucent. 3) Add the aubergine and the remaining soup ingredients except the cheese and cook On a different note, I noticed recently that all of my cooking happens either while wrangling Little It took me a second to place it, but then I realised that it was from WS Maugham's The Painted Veil which older posts and for a fair number of the recipes I could effortlessly conjure up which part of which book It's been a while since my last crime book and I thoroughly enjoyed it!

  • Chicken Salad with a Rosehip Vinegar Mayo

    It took a while but I finally got around to it. And I'm glad I did, too. Recipe Cook Time: approx. 1 hour -- Portions: 4-6 -- Cooking Level: Easy Ingredients: for the mayo: 1 Book Pairing: While mixing the mayo, I was listening to Adam Kay's This is Going to Hurt, all about his quite different, but many experiences resonated, from idiots in A&E, especially on a Friday night (looking

  • Rabbit Stew with a Glühwein Twist

    With a friend coming to visit during the course of the week, I decided to cook the rabbit for dinner. Previously, on the few occasions that I've cooked or eaten rabbit at home, it's been buried in ratatouille and slow-cooked. Book Pairing: Making this, as Little Bit napped, I was listening to A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Candles, friends and good food (with some good books thrown in) do really make life - and Christmas-time

  • Spinach and Mozzarella Baked Apple and Potato Gnocchi

    gnocchi are a bit of a labour of love to make, as it does take a little while to roll them out and cook Recipe Cook Time: approx 2 hours -- Portions: 4 -- Cooking difficulty: Medium Ingredients: 3 c potatoes baking dish once the onions and garlic were fragrant to allow it to melt while the gnocchi finished cooking it took a little while in the making, but was quick and easy to serve up. and wash up afterwards. (I blanch mine and keep them in the freezer until I'm ready to use them) Book pairing: With cold dark

  • Cream Cheese - A Lesson in Failure

    It wasn't, I followed the steps I had followed before, still working from the same cheese-making book

  • Croûte aux Chanterelles

    Cook for about 5-8 minutes, allowing the liquid to cook off, then add remaining ingredients. Cook for a further 5 minutes. 3) Spoon mushroom sauce over bread. Book Pairing: In case you are not familiar with it or missed it, there is a quote from Dr Seuss's Sleep Book above.

  • Sesame Cookies

    Little Bit came through after his nap with his kiddy baking book asking to bake, and then after deciding

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