Category: General
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Sadly I didn’t take a picture when the chicken was just out of the oven. It looked good, but sadly turned out to be a bit dried-out. Still had …
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The Christmas goose and chicken were delivered today. Here is the chicken: It may not look it in that picture but it is a monster. Over four and a …
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Many apologies for the lack of entries over the past couple of weeks. Something went wrong with my stomach operation and I was feeling violently ill. It seems to …
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Today is my birthday and I am having some friends over to help ease the pain of becoming even more knackered and crapulent. I don’t want to spend the …
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Even though I am an atheist I still think that Christmas is a good excuse to have a blow-out meal of lovely meat. I cannot stand turkey, it is …
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My lunch today was Sillfield Farm Bury-style black pudding. These are sold as whole sausages that you can slice up and fry. Jolly good they are too. They have …
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Spring has arrived in the UK, and this means some good food is available. At Borough Market last weekend we purchased some of the first Lincolnshire asparagus of the …
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Black pudding is really decadent. The cooked blood of animals prepared for our deep viceral satisfaction make it a real treat. Silfield Farm make an array of black puddings …
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I cooked a chili last night. This is a really simple thing to make, but it is a rich, satisfying meal. You can also cook enough so that there …
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Tonight I am cooking a cut of beef that is not terribly highly prized: shin of beef. The trick with these lesser, tougher cuts of meat is slow cooking …
