Thursday 17th of January 2013
Recipes
There’s nothing better than the smell of fresh bread straight from the oven, and this recipe for rosemary and sea salt focaccia is easy to make and lovely served with a salad or for dipping in oil and balsamic vinegar.
We’ve adapted a recipe from Paul Hollywood, off of the Great British Bake Off and a few of the tips we heard on the show are also good to bear in mind when making this. Firstly no matter how unusually wet you…
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Thursday 17th of January 2013
Recipes
Chilli con carne is a dish that has changed drastically from its original appearance and taste. We have fully customised it to our own tastes and preferences and defend this as a proper chilli as stated on pub menus around the country but an authentic chilli con carne is very different.
It was first made by American frontier settlers and used dried beef, suet, dried chili peppers and salt which was pounded together then formed into bri…
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Saturday 12th of January 2013
Recipes
This soup is so hearty it could really be classed as a stew - lots of lentils and butter beans means it’s super filling and keeps you from snacking in the boring afternoons. We made a huge vat of it on a sunday and enjoyed it at lunch all week long. The chilli flakes means it has a little kick, combined with the smokey chorizo flavours it could be the perfect warming winter soup.
We used our favourite Original Yorkshire Cho…
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Sunday 16th of December 2012
Recipes
Between Christmas and New Year you’re likely to find yourself in the position of having groups of family and friends descend on you expecting to be fed, but after the hassles of Christmas day the last thing you want to do is spend hours in the kitchen. This Pork belly recipe is great because after theinitialpreparation it requires very little attention and if you use a side like the rice dish we suggest below then there you d…
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Friday 26th of October 2012
Recipes
Everyone loves a good burger, and if you live in the States or London then you can walk out your front door and find a great burger relatively easily. However outside of London you'll struggle to find a great American style burger - we're talking thin, medium-rare patties topped with american cheese and a mouth-puckering mix of pickles, salad and burger dressing.
So after a week spent craving a decent burger I realised the only way I…
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Monday 1st of October 2012
Recipes
This is a perfect winter warmer supper AND it's incredibly quick and easy to make. The warmth from the curry paste is balanced out by the coconut milk and the leeks and tomatoes give it much more body than you'd get from a Thai green curry. It's also perfect for freezing so make at least double what you need and freeze the rest in portions for even quicker meals!
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
One large leek
250g Frozen prawns
1 Ti…
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Thursday 13th of September 2012
Recipes
This recipe is from Emma Attenborough of the wonderfulKitchen Bitchingfor her incredible flourless chocolate cake. We'll let her explain;
"It is without doubt my favourite sweet treat, and because it doesn’t contain flour, it’s suitable for anyone who can’t eat gluten. It’s rich, but not sickly, and I could honestly eat the entire cake in one sitting."
To make the cake you…
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Friday 17th of August 2012
Recipes
We're got a bit of thing for truffle oil at the moment - and if you get a #LarderBox you will have a received a bottle of white truffle oil and might be wondering what you can do with it. As you will have noted it you've given it a sniff, it has a very strong smell and this alone should tell you it is best used sparingly so as not to over power a dish.
It works brilliantly with both simple cream based dishes and eggs -…
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Friday 10th of August 2012
Recipes
This is possibly one of the most decadent brunchs we can think of - the rich, earthy flavour of white truffles, nutty gruyere cheese and creamy egg yolks all combined on one slice of bread. If you're looking for something special to knock up this Sunday morning to enjoy over the papers with a good cup of coffee this is definitely it. Plus it's not too complicated or time consuming if your heads a little muddled.
Truffled Egg…
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Wednesday 8th of August 2012
Recipes
Relishing the challenge to cook up delicious and exciting vegetarian dishes, we always knew Heather's recipe would be something a little more exciting than hummus and carrots. Even veggies have cravings for the wonderful crispy crunch of some perfectly fried batter and a tasty chunk of halloumi is the perfect filling. Even the most ardent meat eater is sure to love this dish!
Ingredients - serves 2
65g plain white flour
15g …
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Thursday 2nd of August 2012
Recipes
After being inspired by our chat with Ella earlier in the week, we've been thinking how we can make our diets a little healthier and avoid all those heavy carbs. This recipe from her gorgeous blog Deliciously Ella is just the ticket, full of incredible flavours and perfect for warm summer nights.
Roasted aubergine, walnut and pomegranate salad with a sweet, creamy dressing
This is one of my favourite summer salads. It…
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Thursday 26th of July 2012
Recipes
After our chat with Kathryn from London Bakes earlier in the week we knew her recipe would be something a bit special but these brownies make us go mmmmmmmm just at the thought of them. They're light, sticky and o so moreish.
Olive Oil and Dark Chocolate Brownies
Olive oil and dark chocolate is a wonderful combination; the olive oil really brings out the richness and the fruitness of a good quality chocolate. I …
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Friday 20th of July 2012
Recipes
After our chat with Anna from The Grazer about everything from hosting Middle Eastern Supperclubs to French Cassoulets, she carrieson her tour of the world's best cuisines with this fantastic (and filling!) recipe for breakfast burritos, one of our all time favourite ways to start the day.
Breakfast Burritos with Avocado Tomato and Chorizo
These very tasty burritos are my take on an American Breakfast Burrito, or a Mexic…
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Wednesday 18th of July 2012
Recipes
We love this simple Mediterranean inspired salad and once you've griddled your vegetables it's easy to throw together. We've used pesto to dress our salad but if you'd prefer drizzle over some chilli oil or a yoghurt and mint sauce it would work equally as well.
Char-griddled Courgette & Aubergine Salad
Serves 2
Ingredients
1 courgette
1 aubergine
juice of 1 lemon
10 sundried tomatoe…
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Thursday 5th of July 2012
Recipes
In most houses you'll find a bag of frozen peas at the bottom of a freezer draw, there for emergency meals and bumped heads, but there are few foods nicer than fresh British peas in season. They are ripe for picking between June and late July, giving us a few brief opportunites to enjoy their simple pleasures.
Tucked away in their vibrant green jackets, peas are an excellent example of nature's intricate and beautiful design. T…
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Wednesday 27th of June 2012
Recipes
After setting up the recipe site Peachtrees and Bumblebees, Ashley Fryer is a woman who knows a thing or two about baking. Here she shares with us her tried and tested (then tried again) recipe for Salted Caramel Millionaire's Shortbread.
Salted Caramel Millionaire's Shortbread
Millionaire’s shortbread is one of my very favourite little treats. It’s easy to make and it’s wickedly rich, so it’s perfe…
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Tuesday 26th of June 2012
Recipes
If you get a LarderBox, a couple of months ago you will have recevied a bottle of a rather unusual substance - banana ketchup. Now, it's likely you may have already used all of this - it is very tasty and goes with just about everything, our currenty favourite being with crackers and cheese as an after work snack - and maybe you don't get a LarderBox but don't worry you can pick some up here.
Turns out banana ketchup is the…
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Monday 25th of June 2012
Recipes
This recipe is taken from Felicity Cloake's first recipe book Perfect (published Fig Tree, 2011, RRP £18.99) - you can see our chat with her here
Felicity's Perfect Fish Cakes
Serves 2
400g floury potatoes,e.g. Maris Pipers
Salt and pepper
250g fish: salmon, firm whitefish or smoked haddock workparticularly well
1 tablespoon chopped chives
1 tablespoon capers
2 anchovy …
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Thursday 21st of June 2012
Recipes
A crispy duck dish is one of our favourite treats from the Chinese takeaway, but this pan fried duck breast with fresh Asian veg is so much tastier (and not to mention healthier) and can be ready in under 20 minutes.
Our top tip for a quick cheat is to buy one of these prepared bags of stir-fry veg which include white cabbage, beansprouts and carrot to save on prep time. Just throw in a couple of chillies, some ginger and a splash of soy and…
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Thursday 14th of June 2012
Recipes
One of the best things about the British summer is the bounty of fruit and berries that come into season - strawberries, raspberries and blueberries are all in season until the end of September and can be picked straight from the bushes for one of life's simplest pleasures.
Whilst we love our berries au natural or with a spoonful of Greek yoghurt, they're so pretty, like summer's own crown jewel’s they make the perfec…
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Thursday 14th of June 2012
Recipes
If you're lucky enough to receive a LarderBox each month then you're used to receiving unusual ingredients. However June's edition contained one of our most suprising products yet - Sumac marinade from Elli & Manos.
Sumac berries come from a particular variety of the Sumac plant - found widely across the mediterranean region and into the middle east, which when used in cooking adds a delicious lemony flavour. Elli & Manos…
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Wednesday 13th of June 2012
Recipes
This weeks Blogger of the Week, Cecilia Halling who writes the wonderful Whole Food Diary has shared with us this recipe for a rather unusual risotto...
Yes, this dish may look very pink but do not worry, it's an all natural affair. An ingenious use of beetroot, this is a creamy risotto full of fresh flavours - perfect for summer evenings. Even if you're a devoted carnivore, we think you'll love this dish.
Bee…
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Monday 11th of June 2012
Recipes
Following on from our amazing pulled pork recipe (if you haven't seen it then have a read here) we thought we'd give you an update on what we think is the perfect pulled pork sandwich.
Follow our pulled pork recipe but instead of using the barbecue sauce recipe try half a bottle of Smokey Joe's Banana ketchupmixed in with the pork.
To assemble put a spoonful of coleslaw (we love ours with a tablespoon of sesame oil stirre…
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Friday 8th of June 2012
Recipes
Salsa verde is full of fresh, punchy flavours - we added a little chilli to ours to give it an extra kick. Serve it with a beautiful piece of tender tuna loin for an impressive dinner which you can create in under 20 minutes.
We've told you before about our undying love of British asparagus so we couldn't resist adding some for the perfect finishing touch. If you're looking for a show-stopping date night dish, this is certainly r…
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Monday 28th of May 2012
Recipes
Strawberries are pretty much are favourite fruit already and the fact that they are synonymous with great weather and lazy summer days doesn't hurt either. However it turns out that you can make strawberries even better than they already are using one very simple ingredient - balsamic vinegar!
I know it sounds crazy, and when we were first told about it we thought that perhaps this person had spent a little too long in the sun. Yet it wo…
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Friday 25th of May 2012
Recipes
This is a recipe that we've been meaning to make ever since we first saw it on The Guardian's website a couple of years ago. The basic premise is that you hollow out a loaf of bread, fill it with tasty ingredients and then place it under a heavy weight overnight so that by the morning it has compressed into one solid lump of deliciousness. Apparently the sandwich was created so that a cook could put it together the night before their e…
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Wednesday 23rd of May 2012
Recipes
The combination of the basil and ginger with the salmon on these kebabs, along with the sesame oil and aniseed flavour from the fennel makes a great combination. Serve them with a salad if it's a warm day or purple sprouting broccoli if you need something a little more substantial.
Before we start we know that there is a lot of talk at the moment about sustainable fish sourcing and the impact of our current consumpti…
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Friday 18th of May 2012
Recipes
When it comes to BBQ the British aren’t the most adventurous with burgers, burnt sausages and the occasional chicken drumstick usually on the menu.Next time the sun is shining and you fancy getting the grill out you need to try this recipe for whole BBQ chicken - it’s relatively quick and easy is perfect for a group of people who each end up with a plate of fingerlicking good chicken.
The trick here is in spatchcocking t…
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Wednesday 16th of May 2012
Recipes
There are few vegetables finer than asparagus, it is the King of the May season and is eagerly awaited by real food fans each year. The season is very short, traditionally starting on the 23rd April and lasting until Midsummer’s day.
This season our purple headed friends have been suffering from a few problems, with all the rain we’ve been having the crop this year has been a little slow and the annual asparagus festival had to be …
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Thursday 10th of May 2012
Recipes
Foccacia Bread is something which we’ve traditionally found difficult to get right but this recipe produces a great bread and is relatively simple. The only factor to bear in mind is that you need to start it a day or two ahead as it uses a no-knead dough recipe - however this gives the foccacia a great texture and is totally worth the forward planning.
Ingredients
Dough;
750 g Strong white flour525 g Water1/2 Tsp Dried Yeast3…
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Tuesday 8th of May 2012
Recipes
One of our favourite things about visiting the USA is getting to eat proper BBQ (check out this link to see some of the different styles) but it’s not very practical to get on a plane every time we get a craving for some pulled pork so here’s our guide to making it at home. It’s not true BBQ as we’re not going to be using any charcoal but the end result is 95% the same. The main requirement for this is a slow cooker - y…
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Tuesday 1st of May 2012
Recipes
The office has been on a bit of a health kick recently, less big plates of carbs, more vegetables and light salads. It feels good.
We are always on the look out for inventive ways to improve our diets so when we saw this recipe over on Smitten Kitchen for aubergine bruschetta we knew we had to try it out. Rather than use bread for your base, she’s inventively used aubergines slices.
We grilled rather than fried or baked our aubergin…
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Tuesday 17th of April 2012
Recipes
Marshmallows seem like food from another planet, one inhabited with rainbows and unicorns and magical fluffy things. In actual fact, they aren’t too difficult to knock up yourself, and they taste like light-as-a-feather airy fruity goodness depending on how you flavour them.
That’s half the fun with marshmallows, you can infuse them with almost any flavour you can imagine - we stopped short of trying to invent the bacon marshmallow…
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Wednesday 11th of April 2012
Recipes
Souffles have got a bad reputation for themselves. They invoke a reaction of horror and fill people with all kinds of dread at the thought of them not rising and having some sort of classic dinner party disaster.
But they shouldn’t! Souffles are actually relatively simple to prepare and once you have the basic method down, you can create all kinds of amazing flavour combinations. They are endlessly adaptable, can be sweet or savoury an…
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Tuesday 3rd of April 2012
Recipes
Although lamb is easily available all year round, it is hard to beat the taste of British Spring lamb with its subtle and tender flavour which develops through the months. Easter marks the turn of the seasons and with it a whole range of incredible British produce is coming in to season all of which is bursting with flavour and freshness.
We wanted a recipe which would reflect this and with our recent article on nose to tail eating in mind w…
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Tuesday 13th of March 2012
Recipes
Crumpets are a delicious and homely staple of afternoon teas and we think they are the perfect thing to serve up to your Mother this sunday. Rather than make a huge, fussy dinner, serve her up a good cup of tea and a plate of toasted crumpets, dripping with melted butter and smothered in jam or honey.
To give you a little history about our humble crumpet, it is thought to originate from the Anglo-Saxon’s and was initially a hard pancak…
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Tuesday 6th of March 2012
Recipes
Now we’ve never been ones to shy away from our love of pie, it’s probably one of our favourite things, we even have a weekly Pie Day in the office. When people ask ‘who ate all the pies?’ we scream ‘Us! Yes! We’ll happily eat EVERY pie!’ And now we have a whole week to celebrate (eat) them.
It’s not just us who are getting all excited about pies. Everyone seems to love pies with sales at a 30…
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Wednesday 15th of February 2012
Recipes
Sick of the sight of hearts, pink and anything romantic? Want to fill your face with big piles of big piles of messy, unrefined food you can chomp away on with a couple of beers. We have the perfect thing - Dude Food, or Mexican food as it is more commonly known.
We saw a great article on the Guardian’s Word of Mouth blog the other week which quoted Simon Doonan’s book Gay Men Don’t Get Fat and had this amazing quote ̵…
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Friday 10th of February 2012
Recipes
We posted a picture of these wonderful eggs on twitter last weekend and got a fair amount of brunch jealousy so thought we should share with you this wonderfully easy recipe for the perfect thing to eat on a lazy sunday morning.
People are often put off making eggs benedict at home because of the tricky hollandaise sauce but you shouldn’t be as we’ve found a wonderfully simple way to make it. The wonderful Felicity Cloake, author…
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Thursday 9th of February 2012
Recipes
When people think of a romantic meal steak is often one of the first things that comes to mind. We have wondered why this is, what is it about a big hunk of bloody red meat that represents heartfelt love and sweet nothings?
On the one hand perhaps it represents our baser instincts and lets the boys feel all manly eating a slab of juicy meat. On the other, perhaps it is because everyone sees steak as a luxury food only to be eaten on the most…
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Friday 3rd of February 2012
Recipes
There are few things in life better than melted cheese. At least that’s the sort of cold hard fact we base our lives on. What is it about melted cheese that is just so good - it’s gooey and warm and feels so much naughtier than eating cheese normally. It’s almost like melting it makes it seem a hell of a lot less healthy.
Ok so this isn’t a dinner that will fit in with a stringent healthy eating plan but once in a whi…
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Wednesday 18th of January 2012
Recipes
Chinese New Year is on the 23rd of January this year and it’s just what we need to pick us up from the January blues and indulge in some delicious Chinese cuisine. This isn’t just an excuse to eat however as a feast is a central part of how Chinese New Year is celebrated traditionally.
Generally held at the home of the most senior member of the family on the New Year’s Eve, everyone gathers together for their annual family …
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Monday 9th of January 2012
Recipes
O this time of year is full of people talking about eating healthily, New Years resolutions and how we should all be treating our bodies better. Well you aren’t going to be hearing any different from us, even with our love of pies and steak, we are 100% on a health kick and against some of our preconceptions, very much enjoying it.
We know you know, but we will tell you again - eating healthy doesn’t necessarily mean boring eatin…
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Thursday 29th of December 2011
Recipes
There’s always plenty of food around at Christmas. Unless you have one of those christmas disasters like you see on the telly with unfrozen turkeys in bath tubs and the like, there is always far too much food. No matter how well you try and plan, count heads and act sensibly in the shops, you will always end up with enough food to feed double and thus something has to be done with the leftovers.
We didn’t start planning our left …
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Tuesday 20th of December 2011
Recipes
These chocolate truffles are honestly the easiest things to make ever - messy yes, but really simple and make very thoughtful gifts at this time of year. And who doesn’t like an excuse to get covered in chocolate.
The history for the truffle and its origin does not appear to be set in stone (depending on what website you read) but it was around 1895 that some marvellous inventor (perhaps N. Petruccelli in Chambery France or Antoine Duf…
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Wednesday 14th of December 2011
Recipes
When cooking recently we mentioned that we were going to be making mince pies, oooos and ahhs went up in the office. We said they are going to be traditional, more oos and ahhs. ‘really traditional’ we muttered ‘with meat’. The oos and ahhs disappeared, instead a look of disgusted curiosity fell upon everyones faces, even though the name implies exactly what this is as soon as you mention the inclusion of meat people ar…
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Tuesday 13th of December 2011
Recipes
Potatoes are often a make or break addition to a roast dinner, boiled are an unspeakable addition, anything like dauphinoise are ludicrously out of place and mash some times acceptable but only ever with some roasted. Any one who serves a roast without them is a foolish amateur and most people thankfully avoid this folly. But is an awful roast potato worse than no roast at all? We hate to think how many sub-par roast potatoes we have had force…
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Thursday 8th of December 2011
Recipes
Chicken pie is not something you can rush so this isn’t a recipe for a weeknight supper but rather a hearty and reassuring dish for a lazy Sunday evening and is perfect to share. What really makes this pie so special is the chicken stock made from poaching the chicken thighs and vegetables - not only cooking the thighs but producing a rich delicious stock at the same time. After you’ve had this you’ll never want to go back to…
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Tuesday 6th of December 2011
Recipes
Chocolate Brownies are one of those things that everyone loves to make - they’re quick, simple and taste delicious. These brownies look and taste fantastic and would make a fantastic homemade Christmas or Birthday gift.
As with all cooking and baking the higher quality ingredients you start with the better the end result and it’s no different with brownies where the flavour and quality of chocolate you use is incredibly important.
…
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Wednesday 30th of November 2011
Recipes
No two food stuffs conjure up ideas of Christmas the way these two do - a perfect pairing of spices, cinnamon and succulent fruity flavours. And any food being served hot is always welcome in the winter months.
Last week we put our reading glasses on and studied lots of recipes and old cookery books to come up with what we think is the tastiest combination of fruit, booze and pastry for our mince pies. We did come up with a VERY trad…
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Monday 28th of November 2011
Recipes
Hands up who knows what a parmo is?
For those of you that do, Hurrah, you are enlightened. For those of you that don’t you are about to be educated as to the finest northern take away delicacy on offer, often to be seen consumed around the north east after several pints. But although an unsightly take away dish, this can be reproduced in the home and although still horrendously bad for you, it is of the finest culinary distinction.
T…
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Thursday 24th of November 2011
Recipes
Does this sound weird to people? If so it shouldn’t - chocolate and chilli are delicious together, you get the sweetness of the rich chocolate then you get a spicy kick at the back of your mouth a few moments later. We found however it’s best to warn people that they have chilli in them otherwise they get an unexpected shock.
We have a huge selection of chillies on the site, from the mild Ancho to the super spicy Naga Bih Jolokia…
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Thursday 17th of November 2011
Recipes
Have you got lots of little gifts to give out this christmas? Perhaps you want to make a home made advent calendar, each day filled with a tasty little treat or you want to bring something home made in to the office this year instead of a bargain bucket of chocolates?
Here at Love Your Larder we like to make our presents extra special (but you’d know that if you’d seen our marvellous gift selection!) and have been in the kitchen co…
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Wednesday 16th of November 2011
Recipes
In her first guest post for Love Your Larder Katy Riddle author of The Feel Good Food Blog and passionate foodie shares a recipe for the perfect meatballs to make for a romantic night in.
Music may have been the food of love for Shakespeare, but in my mind nothing inspires intimacy like Italian cuisine. Casanova’s countrymen are as renowned for their use of rich tomatoes and fresh herbs in the kitchen as they are for their skills of sedu…
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Tuesday 8th of November 2011
Recipes
Everyone loves a good meaty burger, and home made ones are so simple to make and much tastier than nasty take away rubber that masquerades as real meat. They give burgers a bad name, the home made burger is the definition of a week night treat - delicious but simple to make and can be done quickly once finally home from a busy day, and a food that perhaps shouldn’t be eaten all of the time, although home made burgers can be a much health…
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Wednesday 2nd of November 2011
Recipes
It’s British Sausage Week this week and we thought we would share one of our favourite uses for sausages with you to celebrate. Although the meat might be purely british born and bred, the flavours and inspiration for this dish comes from the Mediterranean, an Italian Spicy Sausage Casserole.
If you fancy a more traditional recipe, why not check out our hearty Toad In the Hole. We wouldn’t want you stuck for sausage ideas n…
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Wednesday 26th of October 2011
Recipes
Around since the 14th century, candying fruit was originally a way of preserving fruit to make it last longer. Now it is normally done for more fanciful reasons than that, we thought it was a lovely thing to make and looks very impressive for not a lot of effort. There’s also lots of things that can be done with it, put it into little bags and give it away as token presents, perfect with Christmas coming up, use it to decorate cupcakes,&…
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Tuesday 18th of October 2011
Recipes
The cold has definitely set in, it is reaching the point that there are more leaves on the floor than there are on the trees and we know that we want some seriously filling food.
Toad in the Hole is a British Classic, seen on pub menus everywhere and has that glorious feeling of unpretentious country side food. Just what you want when it is horridly cold outside.
This recipe is also really simple to make, and one of the perks is getting to s…
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Wednesday 12th of October 2011
Recipes
We first posted about our love of autumn and all the comforting food that comes with it a couple of weeks ago. Then that darned heat wave came along and that all went out the window as we could play outside in the beer garden rather than huddle inside. Although I have to say there is something a little strange about sitting out in the boiling hot sun whilst leaves brown at your feet.
As the weather has reverted back to the norm of grey cloud…
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Monday 26th of September 2011
Recipes
Seasonality in food has an ever growing important and prominence when it comes to sourcing food and ingredients and is a constant preoccupation with chefs and foodies.
But for the more humble food lover, seasonality effects us on a much more basic level - manipulating our needs and wants and influencing what ends up in our bellies at the end of the day.
Summer is a time for light, fresh flavours - pear and chicory salad enjoyed in warm, ha…
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Thursday 15th of September 2011
Recipes
What better to make to celebrate British Food Fortnight than the quintessentially British dish of Steak and Ale pie.
The pie of course in all its forms, whether savoury or sweet, cold cut or hot, short crust or puff pasty, captures the spirit of Britain in the way that fish and chips, gin and tonics or a pint of ale does. All around the world, the simple idea of enclosing meat within pastry - perhaps with an oozing of gravy - conjures up id…
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Tuesday 13th of September 2011
Recipes
The last chapter in this piggilicious meal. What is great about all these dishes but especially this one is that it makes a fantastic side to go with most meals, lifting cabbage - a food with a unfair reputation for blandness - into a melt in the mouth loveliness.
This recipe was actually inspired by Tapas, the cook book from the chefs at El Parador and is now a firm favourite in the Love Your Larder kitchen.
Braised Savoy Cabbage + Smok…
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Tuesday 13th of September 2011
Recipes
Whilst the previous two recipes are classics of Spanish cooking and regular features on Spanish inspired menus -for the last two ways with pork we did a little bit of inventing of our own.
When having tapas the beauty of it is to have a range of dishes and flavours, combining the hearty and heavy with the fresh and flavoursome - all this dishes are of course flavoursome I may add.
So, we did something with the rest of the pork escalopes th…
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Tuesday 13th of September 2011
Recipes
After the classical combination of potatoes and pork, which works wonderfully as a filling dish, bulked out with more potatoes it can make tapas go further for more people without compromising on flavour.
The next way we tackled our pork is another favourite and again, very simple to make - but it is best to start on this earliest as the sauce tastes best when cooked for the maximum amount of time (like with most things - it tastes even bett…
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Tuesday 13th of September 2011
Recipes
A brief stint of house sitting combined with a dreary saturday afternoon led us into the kitchen to conjure up a myriad of spanish inspired dishes all with the warmth and comfort you want when its blustery outside and the season is noticeably maturing, becoming self conscious of its coldness like an old man who worries his neighbours young children find him scary.
We prepared and cooked 4 easy dishes, as well as making an accompanying …
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Thursday 25th of August 2011
Recipes
Would you like an easy, healthy and tasty dinner that looks like this?
Ye, we thought you might, so luckily we took a few more pictures so we could share them with you. Adapting a recipe from Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals, but giving it a few special Love Your Larder twists, we made Jerk Chicken with black bean rice, tomato chilli salsa, fried salted aubergine and a yogurty dip.
For the Chicken
Start with some ingredients that look like …
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