Chicken Soup

Made in a fit of randomness, created completely out of my head! Poach the chicken breasts in stock for about 10 minutes. Take off the heat and leave to stand until needed. Finely dice one onion, one leek (try and get one that’s still young so it’s mainly all white and light green) and one […]

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Beef Stew

The cold weather’s here (or maybe it just seems colder to me after a month in the heat) and it’s the time of the year for stew! This one contains beef, potato, carrots, parsnip, swede, onions and liver and kidney.. served with dumplings of course!

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New Book…

I went into a bookshop, with the aim of getting myself a new book to read… and come out with a recipe book! And then do actually sit down and read it!! I have no clue what this says about me. It’s Feast by Nigella Lawson.. it was on offer, only £10 instead of £25, […]

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Not a Cake!

Chaud-frois that I made at college. It’s an old fashioned way of presenting things (mainly meat and fish) for buffets. The item is cooked, then covered in a bechamel that has gelatin added. The decorations are added, made from aubergine, peppers and cucumber skins. They’re then covered in aspic jelly!

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Buy cake!

Since I appear to have made it to the main Aberddu page.. look at the shiney link there to me! Anyway.. I am, if you didn’t know already, going to South Africa in October, and I want to raise money for that trip So if between now and October you want anything made, anything at […]

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