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Food and drink

Shortcrust Venison Pie

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Whenever I think about making pastry I never bother because most people say it’s not worth the effort. Even TV chefs commonly say on their programmes that there’s little point when the ready-made product is so good and easy to use. That might be the case for the fiddly stuff like filo or puff but I figured shortcrust pastry was worth a try. Plus, with game season in full swing a visit to the farmer’s market supplied me with some fantastic red deer venison. Shortcrust pastry and some excellent meat is a great excuse to make another pie. Continue reading “Shortcrust Venison Pie” →

Recipe

Pan fried coley with lemon beurre blanc

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In another effort to increase my sauce experience I had a quick go at a beurre blanc to go with some coley I was having for tea.

I again turned to Michelle Roux’s excellent Sauces book for the basic recipe. The original recipe was for twice as much sauce and used cream but I decided for the fish that a lemon zing was more suitable. Continue reading “Pan fried coley with lemon beurre blanc” →

Food and drink

Beef Stock

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I had a free Sunday (deliberately left clear after Saturday was dedicated to whisky) recently and some beef bones in the freezer thanks to Morrisons so I decided to spend the time making beef stock for the first time. Continue reading “Beef Stock” →

Food and drink

Homemade Tablet

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Tablet is a traditional Scottish treat which might seem similar to fudge but it’s harder, crumbly and sweeter. You can usually find it at tea mornings, jumble sales and summer galas as it’s long been a mainstay of the home bakes tables that appear in those locations.

I’ve got fond memories of my Mum making it when we were little and I’ve tried it before in the past with little success. My last attempt ended with a baking tray full of sugary mush that was barely edible. But it’s worth persevering to get it right so I thought I’d give it another go. Continue reading “Homemade Tablet” →

Recipe, Video

Video Blog! Prawn and Chorizo Paella

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I thought I’d do something special to mark the 1st birthday of the blog this month. Here’s the first video blog on the site! I’m cooking paella for this as it was one of the first recipes I posted on the blog back in August 2010.

It’s strange watching yourself on video. It’s also hard to edit! I seem to stir things a lot… must have cut out about 10 minutes of footage which was just me stirring a pan. The paella isn’t completely authentic (no carmelised bottom layer of rice and onions for example) but it’s delicious and really easy.

Continue reading “Video Blog! Prawn and Chorizo Paella” →