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Oct 6, 2020

Vegetable Tagine

As mentioned in Day 41 of The Challenge Vegetables stewed with prunes and warm (rather than hot) spices served over couscous. What better...

Oct 5, 2020

Chestnut Soup

As mentioned in Day 42 of The Challenge I love chestnuts and always have. They are a marker of the season. I used to only get them at...

Oct 4, 2020

Pesto Bloomer Loaf

As mentioned in Day 40 of The Challenge This was an experiment. We have made the bloomer before, but as it requires you to roll out the...

Oct 3, 2020

Borscht

As mentioned in Day 39 of The Challenge We haven't had this one in a while, but the local farmer we frequent had beets again so with...

Oct 2, 2020

Simple Pea Soup

As mentioned in Day 38 of The Challenge This can be vegetarian, as this was, or with ham and bacon, but either way it's tasty and...

Oct 1, 2020

Apple Pancakes

As mentioned in Day 39 of The Challenge Pancakes are an easy classic. For whatever reason we decided to have pancakes and bacon for...

Sep 30, 2020

Pumpkin Pasta with Nettle Pesto

As mentioned in Day 40 of The Challenge I love making my own pasta. My pasta maker is one of my favourite kitchen toys. I started making...

Sep 24, 2020

Pumpkin and Chanterelle Risotto

Day 37 of The Challenge (I lied. We cooked tonight rather than eating leftovers before leaving on our trip). We roasted the last of our...

Sep 23, 2020

Hoppin' John

As mentioned in Day 35 of The Challenge This is a recipe which I very much enjoy, but full disclosure here, it isn't mine, it is my...

Sep 22, 2020

Plum Jam, Plum Apple and Ginger Jam, and Plum Chutney

As mentioned in Day 18 of The Challenge As it was plum season, we somehow managed to buy several kilos of plums in a very short time...

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