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Cream cheese - how to make your own
Who else loves cream cheese, who doesn't is a shorter list but probably harder to find anyone. I'm hooked on the stuff. it's so...
alisdair brooke-taylor
Feb 1, 20242 min read
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chilled courgette and basil soup, it tastes way better than you think, its pretty good hot to.
This recipe has been on the road with me for years, a real summer work horse in the kitchen. Its amazing for those of you with a garden...
alisdair brooke-taylor
Jan 25, 20242 min read
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baked buttermilk ricotta.
This easy recipe is an old dinner party classic which sounds plain and boring but with accompaniments becomes something fantastic, It is...
alisdair brooke-taylor
Jan 20, 20242 min read
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Spicy Harrisa merguez sausage
This post/recipe is a follow on from the Rose Harissa paste post, I would recommend trying to pace this one over two days. the sausages...
alisdair brooke-taylor
Jan 11, 20242 min read
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rose harissa paste
Although most of the ingredients in this recipe share no place in the northern British kitchen, the venn diagram which brought it...
alisdair brooke-taylor
Jan 10, 20243 min read
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Hazelnut chilli oil
this recipe started as a version of the popular Chinese condiment garlic chilli crunch using the ingredients we had in Norland, it...
alisdair brooke-taylor
Dec 31, 20233 min read
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the importance of a stocked pantry
The most important part of any recipe is its ingredients which usually means fresh produce. What I refer to as the pantry is longer life...
alisdair brooke-taylor
Dec 31, 20232 min read
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