A shortcrust pastry, in either sweet or savoury form, which seems to break many of the accepted pastry rules but which works well. Planning serves: preparation time: 10 mins cooking time: Ingredients 8 oz self-raising flour pinch salt…
Tag: England
Shepherd’s Pie
The old English classic; this version being just a minor modification to one from The Cookery Year published by the Reader’s Digest Association. Some interesting (healthier?) variations can be made by using alternative toppings such as sweet potato or a…
Mrs Mopp’s Rough Puff Pastry
This is a cheat’s substitute for puff pastry which is really popular. The grating of the frozen butter is still hard work but it is, I am assured by my pastry chef (Carol), a darn site easier than traditional puff…
Roast Pork with Quinces
What do you do with quinces if you don’t have a sweet tooth? Since they resemble apples in flavour, are as hard as bullets and take long, slow cooking to become tender, they do make a great accompaniment to roast…
JO’s Roast Pork Loin
This recipe is courtesy of Jamie Oliver, transcribed from his Jamie’s Kitchen , quantities adjusted for four people. (Any more hungry Horaces, and I don’t know where to find a roasting pan large enough!) Planning serves: 4 preparation time: 30…
Roasted Red Pepper Soup
Developed from an idea in a Waitrose Seasons magazine – yet to be tried. I want to roast the peppers whole so as to profit from the juices that accumulate inside. This means they’ll need seeding after roasting. Served with…
Pork and Cider Hotpot
This began life as a very basic but quite effective recipe by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall from Waitrose Food Illustrated. It is still a basic recipe but has a few personal modifications. Firstly, good ol’ Hugh wasted the tasty browning bits from…
Oatcakes
There’s a long way to go to find a better accompaniment to cheese, especially the blue variety, than the humble Scottish Oatcake. Here’s a recipe based on something I found on the Hamlyns web site. Planning serves: 15 oatcakes preparation…
Nettle Soup
It may sound bizarre but, once a year when the stinging nettles are young and fresh (usually early April), they make a great soup. The colour can be a stunning green. Take care and, using some good rubber gloves or…
Citrus-Braised Lamb Shanks
Untested as yet – from Waitrose Food Illustrated . Planning serves: 4 preparation time: 30 mins cooking time: 2¾ hrs Ingredients 3 tbs olive oil 1 carrot, finely chopped 1 onion, finely chopped 2 celery sticks, finely chopped 2 tbs…